Andrew Webster: Warriors Coach on the win over the Cowboys, season to date, Jackson Ford's injury
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What is the current standing of the Warriors in the NRL season?
Time to catch up and check in with Warriors. Andrew Webster was the early part of the season, if you remember. We last had him on, but what a lot of very successful waters travelled under that bridge since then. Second on the table, beautiful victory over the weekend, of course, and the final's just 10 weeks away. Andrew Webster back with us. Good morning. Morning to you. I'll talk about the season generally, but specifically Sunday, Christchurch, fabulous scene, of course, very good win. Is there a lot to say to a team after a good outing like that?
There is.
How did the Warriors perform in their recent match against the Cowboys?
There's obviously moments you've got to summarise, but we were really pleased. I think there was a bit of an occasion there, obviously, with the crowd, the expectation. It was such a special event, so there was a bit of pressure, and I thought the boys dealt with it really well. Certainly some improvements from it, but we were stoked with how we went about it.
And what is your summation of the season so far, then?
Really good. I mean, I think... Running second this time of year is awesome. The thing for me and for the players is we're very ambitious. We've fallen short at a few occasions. But whilst we fell short, we certainly made improvements compared to where we were this time last year. But we need to fix those moments so we can go on and try and They're the team that we want to be.
Now, this consistency, as opposed to previous years, you've been brilliant this year. What literally has been fixed in terms of consistency and how have you done it?
We've worked hard at communication and fixing things quicker. I think the biggest mistake was how we were talented. We were working hard. We were trying hard for each other, but how were we going to fix what we needed to fix? And the best way we learnt was through communication, connection and leadership. And that's how we worked hard at it, just so we can be more consistent. If we fix things quicker through good communication, then we're going to get what we want.
Now, a couple of losses recently, though, were tight ones, but nevertheless losses. Are there big learnings out of that? Or in a competition like the NRL, you know, you're inevitably going to lose by a couple of points and that's just life.
Yeah, I mean, we've lost four games. I mean, we're in second spot. But at the same... At the same time, we were beaten by the Panthers. Both teams had origin players out.
What improvements have the Warriors made compared to last season?
We were extremely competitive. We had our chances to win. And we played the Sharks at home. It was exactly the same situation. So I think the learnings out of those two games were probably a little bit passive. Probably didn't go after the moment and kind of just fully commit. And we did that really well on the weekend, which we were proud of.
So the Panthers specifically, you'll meet them again in a couple of weeks, of course, so I suppose that's good. But when you meet them again, is there anything different about it this time? In other words, did you have to deal with the potential or possibility of being out-psyched by the whole experience?
No, I said it to the players. It was the Tuesday before kick-off. I said, boys, our week's about to start. I just can't believe how you guys don't look overruled by the occasion. You look so motivated to go after it, the occasion. And we just look like a different frame of mind compared to what we have been in the past. I think the mental side of it, we were there. But like I said, there was a couple of moments in the game where we could have, like, I'll give you an example. We were offside for a kick and we scored a try off that tick. And if we were onside, we still scored the try. And then that means that we go on and win the game. So they're the little cleanups, but we definitely weren't. We wanted to take the game to them.
And our young players particularly stood up, which was awesome.
What do you make of the injury toll so far this season? Obviously, you can never pick who it is. But are you where, basically, you thought you might be?
Oh, no. No, we're worse off than I thought, unfortunately.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the current standing of the Warriors in the NRL season?
0:00–0:26
2
How did the Warriors perform in their recent match against the Cowboys?
0:26–2:19
3
What improvements have the Warriors made compared to last season?
2:19–4:02
4
How does Coach Webster view the team's consistency this year?
4:02–7:09
5
What lessons were learned from recent close losses?
7:09–11:14
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