All the reaction from the media, fans and the Warriors themselves after the solid home win over the Titans on Saturday.
What the Warriors said
Stephen Kearney and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck were wisely keeping a lid on things once again, quite rightly acknowledging there are still areas the Warriors are falling short and that they are yet to get the balance right between smart and exuberant footy.
"That's what we want to be about" – Luke from the sheds.#NRLWarriorsTitans #WarriorNation
[Bully with Vodafone Warriors TV] https://t.co/seugm51GJ2 pic.twitter.com/wxUOloeASE
— Vodafone Warriors (@NZWarriors) March 18, 2018
'It's more instinctive I guess" – flying Fus.#NRLWarriorsTitans #WarriorNation@PhotosportNZ
[Fus in form] https://t.co/A2fGxKO2bW pic.twitter.com/03osTKrN6W
— Vodafone Warriors (@NZWarriors) March 18, 2018
"We were a bit all over the place, a bit erratic" – Green on display against the Titans.#NRLWarriorsTitans #FirstHomeGame #WarriorNation
[Green talks to Vodafone Warriors TV] https://t.co/sRRyiJ4vO3 pic.twitter.com/6Jkdbr0kL5
— Vodafone Warriors (@NZWarriors) March 18, 2018
What the fans said
No longer is the comments section of the Warriors’ Facebook posts the domain of the illiterate and irrational lunatics. It’s a forum where fans can robustly, yet politely, put across their views without a keyboard brawl ensuing. Things really are different in 2018!
Pointlessly exciting is always better to watch than boringly successful. #NRLWarriorsTitans
— Dr Hirini Kaa (@revhirini) March 17, 2018
What the NZ media said
The Kiwi media contingent enjoyed the rare luxury of not having to frantically rewrite half their story, with the Warriors comfortably closing out the win with plenty of time to spare.
There was an underlying ‘thank f*** they backed up last week’s performance’ sentiment in the sunny match reports from NZ Herald’s David Skipwith and Stuff’s Marvin France.
Meanwhile, after a week toiling on the trail of the Warriors’ ownership rollercoaster, Stuff’s David Long knocked out some nice yarns courtesy of Peta Hiku and Sam Lisone.
There wasn’t too much deviation in TWL’s player ratings and those from our pals at Kiwi League Central:
PLAYER RATINGS | Looking at each of the 17 after a big win over the Titans. Who was your best? #WarriorNation #WarriorsForever #NRLWarriorsTitans
➡️ https://t.co/PGyYfOFVbP pic.twitter.com/g9WMheG0zM
— KiwiLeagueCentral (@KiwiLeague) March 17, 2018
Meanwhile, Veitchy was getting pretty excited about the Warriors’ prospects from his vantage point in Bali.
What the Aussie media said
Covering the match for FoxSports online, Tony Webeck declared: ‘The NRL’s great entertainers are back, and they’re here to stay.’
SportingNews made light of the crowded Warriors bandwagon after just two rounds.
"NZ Warriors 2018 Grand Finalists." #NRLWarriorsTitans
Warriors bandwagon grows with Titans win: https://t.co/yw59oX3QQO pic.twitter.com/74xEtI3Z1X
— Sporting News Australia (@sportingnewsau) March 17, 2018
Otherwise it was relatively quiet from across the ditch as far as online and print media goes.
And clearly the Warriors revival angle has already lost a bit of its lustre in Oz – they didn’t even bother reviewing the match against the Titans on Sunday Night With Matty Johns.
What we said
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