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Do not write off the London Warriors

Three games in, three losses. On paper the London Warriors are having a rough start to their first AFLE season. But anyone writing them off right now is making a serious mistake. The full picture looks very different from the scoreline, and there are very good reasons to believe this team is going to become a real problem for the rest of the league as the season goes on.

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A roster still finding its shape

Here is the most important thing to understand about the Warriors right now. Through three weeks, they have played with just two American players, and only from their third game onwards. That is not a fully loaded roster. That is a team still assembling itself while the season is already running. Most clubs came into the year with their import spots filled and their combinations ready. The Warriors have been doing this differently, and that context matters enormously when looking at their 0-3 record.

What is still to come

The Warriors still have their I-Import and E-Import spots available. Those are not minor additions. Used well, import spots can completely transform a roster and change the balance of a team overnight. When those pieces arrive and start clicking with the players already in place, the Warriors will look like a different team. Add that to the homegrown talent they already have on the roster, players who have shown throughout the opening weeks that they can compete at this level, and you have a combination that could make London genuinely dangerous in the second half of the season.

The playoff race is far from over

Sixteen weeks is a long season. Three losses in the early stage with a roster that is not yet complete is a very different situation from three losses with a full squad. The Warriors have the homegrown foundation, the import slots to reinforce with, and the time to turn things around before the playoff picture becomes clear. Teams that peak too early often fade. Teams that build gradually and arrive in form at the right moment can cause real damage.

London is 0-3 and they have work to do. But the tools are there, the potential is real, and the Warriors are absolutely not done yet.

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