1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: So back home tonight for the Warriors. Of course, Dragons 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: Penrith as a mention demarment to go before the break. 3 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: They lost last night, so that means if we win tonight, 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: we leap for them. We're back in the top four. 5 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: Win also means we've got a playoff. Locke apparently lost 6 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: means we could fall as low as seven. But that's 7 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: just sports journalists being negative. I'm known to that. Richie 8 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: Barnett's former Keewis captain, of course, is back with us 9 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: on the program, Richie Morning, Good morning. 10 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 2: See in a. 11 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: Way, if we can't beat the Dragons, that would be 12 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: foreign iran. We don't really deserve to be anywhere, do we. 13 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: I mean, we can't keep losing. 14 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: We've been saying that for the last couple of weeks, 15 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 2: haven't we really to be honest, And I think, you know, 16 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 2: with the injuries, the injury crisis that we've seen, you know, 17 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 2: the I guess, the combinations, that the chemistry between players, 18 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 2: I think that's really who curtailed this season. But they 19 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: need to get it back and this is a perfect 20 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 2: opportunity against the Dragon's side that's just starting to edge 21 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 2: their way through. They haven't been all that bad this 22 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 2: year as well, So I've got a lot of grunt 23 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:55,639 Speaker 2: and a lot of threat there. The Warrior's just got 24 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 2: to bring their old game back, their discipline, their aggression, 25 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:01,279 Speaker 2: and then to play a bit of more football. 26 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,479 Speaker 1: You use the word crisis, so that's what you would 27 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: equate the injuries too. So this is major as opposed 28 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: to just a few problems. 29 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I just think it's just quality players out of 30 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 2: the system and it's just difficult for the structure, particularly 31 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 2: in defense and the style of player they want to play. 32 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 2: It's happened the Dragons have also had the same issue 33 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 2: this year as well, and they start to climb. You know, 34 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 2: at the end of the season, you want a general 35 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 2: health bill of the side, and the Warriors hopefully start 36 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 2: to hit some consistency in their players and that'll certainly help. 37 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: Can they will webbe be talking to them about the 38 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: three and around the psychology of that and don't let 39 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: that weigh you down. 40 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: I think they wouldn't be talking so much about that. 41 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 2: I think they've been talking about their role as each player, 42 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 2: each individual player playing to their best. They can possibly 43 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 2: be stick to the plan, of course and highlight and 44 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 2: identify these strengths and make sure that these players around it. 45 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: You know, Gutho's an amazing player, can tongue incredible the 46 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: way he shapes. They play a lot on the left lately. 47 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: In the last month of football, eighteen of their tries 48 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 2: scored eleven of them on the left hand side, so 49 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 2: predominantly that's where the Warriors are having trouble. So they're 50 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 2: running at a dummy half more than ever in the 51 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 2: last five weeks. So Cook is an amazing runner of 52 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 2: the ball, so they just have to go out with 53 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: their old defense. We're seeing what the blueprint has been 54 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 2: for the Warriors. That's really aggressive. Their kick chaser's got 55 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 2: to be on form. They've got to really nail them 56 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 2: down there and make it real hard and suffocate them 57 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 2: as much as they can. And I think that's the 58 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 2: recipe with the success. But I also think they need 59 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: to start expanding the way they play and show creativity 60 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: Wig Egan or give that creativity. They just need to 61 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 2: roll on the back of it. Herely on the back 62 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: he's such a creator and a fearless player. What time 63 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 2: they bring him into the game will be important as well. 64 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: Fantastic. I love the way you talk you're building up 65 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: ahead of steam that Richie Barnett for mc keewy's Captain 66 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: of course, and with Skysport these days, so it's an 67 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: easy ish right in the top four is very really 68 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: still a possibility. 69 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 2: For more from The Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 70 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 2: news Talks at B from six am weekdays, or follow 71 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.