jirskyr
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A few interesting things about this:
1) McFadden has the balls, and the salary cap ability, to axe several of his big names.
2) McF deflects attention away from his coaching and onto these underperforming players.
3) What happens if Warriors get pumped next week, or if the new boys are not up to required level yet.'
4) Are these guys on the outer and, Milky-style, give me your Tigers team with the inclusion of Matulino or Vatuvei :smiley:
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/new-zealand-warriors/new-zealand-warriors-axe-six-including-manu-vatuvei,-ben-matulino,-bodene-thompson-and-konrad-hurrell-20160428-gohrgf.html
**New Zealand Warriors axe six, including Manu Vatuvei, Ben Matulino, Bodene Thompson and Konrad Hurrell**
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New Zealand internationals Manu Vatuvei, Ben Matulino, Bodene Thompson and Konrad Hurrell are among six Warriors players dumped by coach Andrew McFadden over attitude issues ahead of Sunday's match against St George Illawarra in Auckland.
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Albert Vete and Sam Lisone will also play NSW Cup after McFadden said they had failed to meet team standards in the wake of the Warriors' 0-42 loss to Melbourne at AAMI Park on Anzac Day.
Axed: Crowd favorite Manu Vatuvei.
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Axed: Crowd favorite Manu Vatuvei. Photo: Getty Images
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"We've dealt with this internally after questioning the players involved and won't be going into any details," he said.
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The changes have opened the way for 21-year-old prop Toafofoa Sipley to make his NRL debut against the Dragons while Sione Lousi, John Palavi and Matt Allwood have earned NRL recalls.
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Warriors chief executive Jim Doyle said the club was trying to create a professional environment to ensure success and backed McFadden's decision to take such drastic action.
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"It was a decision we have looked at internally over the last day or so, we have met high standards as an organisation and we expect our players to meet those standards," Doyle told Radio Sport.
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"We expect all of our players to be professional and meet all of our standards and in this case it is very disappointing that those players haven't.
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"We met with the players as a group and we have further meetings with them individually. They were disappointed, emotional, regretful etc.
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"We want to have a successful club that we are all proud of and that means you have to have a high performance, professional culture and when things don't go the way they are supposed to go you have to take the appropriate action to make sure everybody is aware of what our standards are.
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"We want long term success and to do that we have to certain things in place. Our expectations are that every single player who plays for the Warriors is a professional makes everyone associated with the club proud.
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"We need our players to prepare well to do the things that are required to play in a tough competition and when people don't do that you obviously need to take neccessary steps."
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McFadden said all four players have impressed in the NSW Cups side's last two winning displays against North Sydney and Newcastle.
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McFadden won't confirm his starting line-up and interchange until an hour before the match against the Dragons.
1) McFadden has the balls, and the salary cap ability, to axe several of his big names.
2) McF deflects attention away from his coaching and onto these underperforming players.
3) What happens if Warriors get pumped next week, or if the new boys are not up to required level yet.'
4) Are these guys on the outer and, Milky-style, give me your Tigers team with the inclusion of Matulino or Vatuvei :smiley:
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/new-zealand-warriors/new-zealand-warriors-axe-six-including-manu-vatuvei,-ben-matulino,-bodene-thompson-and-konrad-hurrell-20160428-gohrgf.html
**New Zealand Warriors axe six, including Manu Vatuvei, Ben Matulino, Bodene Thompson and Konrad Hurrell**
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New Zealand internationals Manu Vatuvei, Ben Matulino, Bodene Thompson and Konrad Hurrell are among six Warriors players dumped by coach Andrew McFadden over attitude issues ahead of Sunday's match against St George Illawarra in Auckland.
>
Albert Vete and Sam Lisone will also play NSW Cup after McFadden said they had failed to meet team standards in the wake of the Warriors' 0-42 loss to Melbourne at AAMI Park on Anzac Day.
Axed: Crowd favorite Manu Vatuvei.
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Axed: Crowd favorite Manu Vatuvei. Photo: Getty Images
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"We've dealt with this internally after questioning the players involved and won't be going into any details," he said.
>
The changes have opened the way for 21-year-old prop Toafofoa Sipley to make his NRL debut against the Dragons while Sione Lousi, John Palavi and Matt Allwood have earned NRL recalls.
>
Warriors chief executive Jim Doyle said the club was trying to create a professional environment to ensure success and backed McFadden's decision to take such drastic action.
>
"It was a decision we have looked at internally over the last day or so, we have met high standards as an organisation and we expect our players to meet those standards," Doyle told Radio Sport.
>
"We expect all of our players to be professional and meet all of our standards and in this case it is very disappointing that those players haven't.
>
"We met with the players as a group and we have further meetings with them individually. They were disappointed, emotional, regretful etc.
>
"We want to have a successful club that we are all proud of and that means you have to have a high performance, professional culture and when things don't go the way they are supposed to go you have to take the appropriate action to make sure everybody is aware of what our standards are.
>
"We want long term success and to do that we have to certain things in place. Our expectations are that every single player who plays for the Warriors is a professional makes everyone associated with the club proud.
>
"We need our players to prepare well to do the things that are required to play in a tough competition and when people don't do that you obviously need to take neccessary steps."
>
McFadden said all four players have impressed in the NSW Cups side's last two winning displays against North Sydney and Newcastle.
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McFadden won't confirm his starting line-up and interchange until an hour before the match against the Dragons.
