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• THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V TIGERS

  By Will Evans on March 20, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Regarded as two of the most unpredictable and exciting sides in the NRL, the 19-season rivalry between the Warriors and Wests Tigers has been marked by high-scoring try-fests and extraordinary comebacks. Overall record: Played 29 – Wests Tigers won 15,… Read More ›

• WARRIORS ROUND 1 PLAYER RATINGS

  By Will Evans on March 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Marks out of 10 for the Warriors’ 40-6 beatdown of the Bulldogs.   1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK: I can smell another Dally M already. Ran for over 200 metres, scored a fine solo try and set one up with an even… Read More ›

• WARRIORS SHINE IN THE SHADOWS OF TRAGEDY

  By Will Evans on March 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The Warriors provided some temporary cheer for a grieving nation trying to make sense of the incomprehensible tragedy that unfolded in Christchurch a day earlier, tearing the Canterbury Bulldogs apart 40-6 at Mount Smart Stadium. A crowd of 18,795 –… Read More ›

• RABBITS ROLL ROOSTERS IN FIERY GRUDGE MATCH

  By Will Evans on March 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  A dominant second-half display carried the Wayne Bennett-coached South Sydney Rabbitohs to a 26-16 upset of defending champs Sydney Roosters at the SCG on Friday night. The Roosters led 12-10 at halftime as the heavyweights went try-for-try. But the Rabbitohs… Read More ›

• JOHNSON’S SHARKS GO DOWN IN NEWCASTLE THRILLER

  By Will Evans on March 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Shaun Johnson’s keenly-anticipated debut for the Cronulla Sharks ended with a 14-8 defeat to the Newcastle Knights in a wild, error-riddled encounter at McDonald Jones Stadium. Edrick Lee’s sensational late intercept try clinched the result for the home side –… Read More ›

• FLASHBACK FRIDAY: WARRIORS BITE BULLDOGS IN MT SMART MILESTONE

  By Will Evans on March 15, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Flashback Friday revisits one of the Warriors’ most dominant performances against Canterbury – a 36-12 drubbing in 2011 that doubled as the club’s 200th match at Mount Smart Stadium. The Bulldogs arrived in Auckland for the Round 19 clash in… Read More ›

• STORM START POST-SLATER ERA IN STYLE

  By Will Evans on March 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Any notion that the Melbourne Storm may not be there when the whips are cracking this September went straight out the window with a clinical 22-12 defeat of the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL’s season opener. The result extended the… Read More ›

• TWL RD 1 PREVIEW: WARRIORS V BULLDOGS

  By Will Evans on March 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS V CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDGOS – 5:00PM (NZT)/7:00PM (AEDT) @ MOUNT SMART STADIUM, AUCKLAND The Storylines: While aiming to build on the outstanding on- and off-field foundations laid during a landmark 2018 campaign, the Warriors unmistakably launch into a… Read More ›

• THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V BULLDOGS

  By Will Evans on March 12, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The Warriors’ rivalry with the Canterbury Bulldogs intensified during the early-2000s following a string of spectacular comebacks and upset victories by the Auckland-based club, while the Bulldogs’ consistently large contingent of Kiwi imports ensured an extra bit of fire and… Read More ›

• LONG-RANGE FORECAST: THE BIG QUESTION MARK HANGING OVER WARRIORS’ JOHNSON-LESS ATTACK

  By Will Evans on March 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  According to the Aussie pundits, the Warriors’ 2019 finals prospects are about as bright as Dylan Napa’s hopes of securing a GoPro sponsorship deal. Of the 21 experts and staff polled by Big League magazine, just four tipped the Warriors… Read More ›