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TWL FINALS WEEK 3: KINGZ CONTAINER CREW WARRIORS PLAYER RATINGS
A tough Kingz Container Crew Warriors Player Ratings to dish out after a gutting 42-12 preliminary final loss to the Broncos, but a pleasure to have run the rule over this bunch – with KCC’s wonderful support – throughout an… Read More ›
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TWL PRELIM FINAL: BLISTERING BRONCOS REIN IN WARRIORS FAIRYTALE
A few weeks back, because of a discussion we had on the TWL pod featuring Corey Rosser, I delved into the voice recordings on my phone to retrieve an expletive-laden post-match interview with Jazz Tevaga after Manly had pumped the… Read More ›
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THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V BRONCOS
The Warriors’ rivalry with the Broncos kicked off via an epic contest in their 1995 premiership debut. Competition between the two clubs has consequently held a special place in the Auckland-based club’s narrative ever since, and has produced many thrillers,… Read More ›
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY: SCORING SPREE AT SUNCORP
The Warriors were at their Harlem Globetrotter-esque best in a 56-18 dismantling of an Origin-depleted Brisbane in Round 12 of the 2013 season – the highest score ever conceded by the Broncos at home at the time. Playmakers Feleti Mateo… Read More ›
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THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2023: EP 41 – WILD HORSES (feat. Peter Fegan)
Brace yourself for this one: we’ve got Brisbane-based senior 9 News journalist and 4BC broadcaster Peter Fegan coming off the back fence like Payne Haas at Will and Brad for a scorching bout of trans-Tasman banter two days out from… Read More ›
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TWL PODCAST 2023 FEAT. FONZIE: EP 40 – A WIN AWAY
As the euphoria slowly subsides from the Warriors’ instantly iconic semi-final win and the rabid anticipation for a preliminary final in Brisbane builds, Fonzie joins Will – for TWL’s 150th episode, no less – to unpick the victory over the… Read More ›
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THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2023: EP 39 – SWEET EMOTION (feat. Nick Bewley)
With the euphoria of the Warriors’ semi-final rout of the Knights at a electric Mt Smart Stadium still bubbling very close to the surface, Will Evans and ZB’s Nick Bewley get together to share their similar-but-different – and equally emotion-charged… Read More ›
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TWL FINALS WEEK 2: KINGZ CONTAINER CREW WARRIORS PLAYER RATINGS
The performance spoke for itself: the Warriors’ 40-10 semi-final demolition of Newcastle was one of the greatest displays in the club’s history on an occasion as significant and electrifying as any in its 29 seasons. Dominating in every facet from… Read More ›
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THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2023: EP 38 – SEMI-CHARMED LIFE
Ahead of the Warriors’ biggest match since the 2011 grand final, Will Evans, Brad Larking and Shannon Griffiths apply some balm to the wounds of last Saturday’s blowout at Penrith and look ahead to hosting a Ponga-inspired Knights outfit on… Read More ›
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TWL FINALS WEEK 1: KINGZ CONTAINER CREW WARRIORS PLAYER RATINGS
The Warriors endured a brutal reintroduction to finals footy courtesy of a 32-6 loss at Penrith, struggling to compensate for the loss of Shaun Johnson in the club’s first post-season match in five years. Few genuine standouts in the Kingz… Read More ›