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• 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 ›

• PERHAM OUTSHINES HALVES RIVALS AS WARRIORS BEAT STORM

  By Will Evans on February 22, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The Warriors kicked off 2019 with a solid 12-6 win over an error-riddled Melbourne Storm outfit in Geelong. Stephen Kearney may have seen some different qualities from his charges, but the much talked about halves picture only seems more muddied… Read More ›

• WARRIORS HALVES CONTENDERS NAMED FOR STORM TRIAL

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

  

  Chanel Harris-Tavita, Adam Keighran and Hayze Perham will all get the chance to press their claims for the Warriors’ vacant halves spot in Friday night’s first NRL trial against the Melbourne Storm in Geelong. The trio have been named in… Read More ›

• FOUR WARRIORS INCLUDED IN MĀORI ALL-STARS TEAM

  By Will Evans on February 1, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Four Warriors players will feature in the NRL Māori All-Stars line-up for the historic clash with the NRL Indigenous All-Stars in Melbourne on February 15. Peta Hiku has been named at fullback, Tohu Harris and Adam Blair will start in… Read More ›