Andrew Webster: Warriors Coach on the upcoming qualifying finals against the Dolphins, team decisions
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How does home‑field advantage influence the Warriors’ approach to the qualifying final?
Finals time for the Warriors, home advantage and alive, and we take on the Dolphins tomorrow night. Andrew Webster is with us. Good morning.
Morning to you. Now
has the mindset changed at all this week?
Um, not look our preparation's the same as in the days we train. Um, the intensity's certainly been there, so so that's gone up. Um, but yeah, we're we're making sure we certainly play the way that we know how to play. That's the plan. And so Things haven't changed, but you can see You can certainly see and feel the intensity of training. has increased as it should during finals and Yeah, we're just keeping things very simple this week and we know it's a big challenge ahead.
And what about a recipe for the Dolphins? Interesting side, it's very fifty fifty. Sometimes we win, sometimes we don't. What do we do about that?
Well we win this time 'cause it matters. Um but we've got to gotta make sure we play more for the for the eighty minutes. The thing with them is if But it's got so much speed, Mark, you know, like if you You know, the hammer for example, um Um, farm worth, if you give them an inch they'll take it. So we've just gotta make sure we put them under pressure for longer. Make sure we don't give them those opportunities as much and Um, yeah, hopefully well we should play our best football. I'm confident we'll win.
A lot of players back. I mean, all that talent, are you spoiled for choice?
What changes in mindset and training intensity did the Warriors implement for the finals?
Well we're not spoiled for choice 'cause we s we the objective is to get our best team on the field, but um Lecker only missed one game, Ker Cape Well only missed one game, and Wade Eden is the same. So Jackson Fort's the one that has been out for ten weeks and returns but He was probably well, he was voted the best player in the competition before he hurt himself. Um And publisher podes are already so Uh he's a welcome return for finals and uh Yeah, I think having depths and having having talent is great, but we've also still got A good five or six. quality and a real players not playing this week.
Yeah, how wa how were the injuries for you for the season? I mean any worse than any other year?
No, I don't know. I we don't seem to get much luck with it, Mike. We travel a lot more than anyone else. We're on planes longer. Um, yeah, there's a lot of contributing factors. Injuries sometimes unlucky. Like we've had two ACLs just There's nothing you can put your finger on there that say we did wrong. But um We've certainly had Our fair share again. But as normal, we move on and get on with it and The next person plays and the next person plays well and Every team's got that motto, but
How does Andrew Webster plan to counter the Dolphins’ speed and attacking style?
Um not every team can perfect it. So it it's a It's a real um testament to our boys that they just get on with the job.
How close was Dallon?
Uh, from a physical aspect and the way he's moving and what he's doing, yeah, he is close. Um but from a for my um Science point of view. It's probably got a bit ridiculous and a bit scary in the end. So we We have to wait and make sure we just give him the right time. But Gowan was keen to play, he was ticking all the boxes along the way. Um, but No, just not just Not safe and not allowed to um push the button on that one yet.
Now just quickly back to Manley. Uh how do you explain them getting that close?
Um Well, that we we were very physical, like we dominated them. They I think they had forty seconds in our twenty metres and I think we spent eight minutes in theirs. And we came away with thirty points or thirty one points. So we certainly scored enough points to win. Every game of football in my opinion. But Um They had long range tries from our defensive lapses on the edges and That's why they got close and then We were down.
What impact does Jackson Ford’s return from injury have on the Warriors’ bench strength?
six points we were I'm gonna say and then we scored a great try and Found a way to kick a field goal with our young players on the field, so It was an awesome lesson for us and an awesome opportunity going into the finals to have to to kick a field goal and win a tight game and Um teams I think probably the public are thinking we should have mash mainly, but I disagree with that. They been without turbo all year, they've played really well lately.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
How does home‑field advantage influence the Warriors’ approach to the qualifying final?
0:00–1:17
2
What changes in mindset and training intensity did the Warriors implement for the finals?
1:17–2:33
3
How does Andrew Webster plan to counter the Dolphins’ speed and attacking style?
2:33–3:43
4
What impact does Jackson Ford’s return from injury have on the Warriors’ bench strength?
3:43–5:09
5
Why does the team consider the minor‑premiership irrelevant to winning the grand final?
5:09–6:37
6
Does a week off after a win give the Warriors a tactical edge in the finals?
6:37–7:41
7
How are young players prepared to handle the distractions of a high‑stakes final?
7:41–8:41
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