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Coach Webster pays Shaun Johnson ultimate compliment

Retiring Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson will run out for one last time at Mt Smart Stadium. (James Gourley/AAP PHOTOS)

Andrew Webster has paid Shaun Johnson the ultimate compliment, saying the legendary halfback shaped the way he wanted to coach as the Warriors prepare for the retiring playmaker's emotional farewell.

Providing he plays against former side Cronulla next week, Johnson is set to retire at the end of the season as a veteran of 268 NRL games - 224 of those for the Warriors - and finish his career as the club's most significant playmaker since Stacey Jones.

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