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TWL RD 1 PLAYER RATINGS: WARRIORS V TITANS
Marks out of 10 for the Warriors after a comprehensive season-opening win over the Titans in Gosford. 1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c): Certainly not vintage Roger, but it didn’t need to be. Marshalled and cleaned up from the back well, racked up… Read More ›
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THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2021: EP 6 – HOW GOOD?
You didn’t ask for it, but we did it anyway. Will Evans and Brad Larking punch out their immediate post-match reaction in podcast form – and it’s a helluva lot more satisfying to do it after a statement 19-6 Round… Read More ›
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TWL RD 1 WRAP: F*** IT…IT’S OUR YEAR!
Fortify the bandwagon, because the jumpers will be lining up around the block after the Nathan Brown era at the Warriors got underway in spectacular fashion. The Warriors made arguably the most authoritative start to any campaign in their 27-season… Read More ›
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TWL’S TAB STATS TALK: WARRIORS TOP SEASON TRYSCORERS
Peta Hiku topped the Warriors’ try charts in 2020 with eight – the lowest tally in the club’s history. Though it occurred in a truncated season, Hiku’s eight meat pies in 18 games also represented the lowest strike-rate by any… Read More ›
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THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2021: EP 5 – THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
It’s NRL Round 1 this week! And Brad is absolutely frothing for the season and to be back on the pod, so much so he’s revived Tales of Runanga. He and Will take a look at our first Warriors team… Read More ›
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THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V TITANS
The Warriors’ 14-season rivalry with the Gold Coast Titans can be neatly divided into two parts, with the holiday strip-based club enjoying the early running before the Warriors wrested control in 2011. The large Kiwi expat population in southeast Queensland… Read More ›
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EGAN AND KATOA NAMED FOR SEASON OPENER
The Warriors have been buoyed by the inclusion of injured pair Wayde Egan and Eliesa Katoa for their NRL Round 1 showdown with Gold Coast Titans in Gosford. Hooker Egan (elbow) and second-rower Katoa (cheekbone) were expected to miss the… Read More ›
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THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2021: EP 4 – JUMPING THE SHARK WITH FONZIE
It’s a crossover pod! The kingpin of Warriors analysis, Fonzie Talks Warriors, joins TWL’s Will for a lively hour of chat. We get to hear about Fonzie’s background and how he came to be a Warriors tragic, before he and Will delve… Read More ›
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AFB SHINES, EGAN INJURED IN LISMORE DRAW
A powerhouse club debut from front-rower Addin Fonua-Blake provided a tantalising window into the Warriors’ immediate future, but an elbow injury sustained by hooker Wayde Egan was an unwanted headache for Nathan Brown as his side drew 12-all draw against… Read More ›
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TWL 2021 PREVIEW: DAVID FUSITU’A
No player on the Warriors’ roster is at more of a career crossroads than long-serving outside-back David Fusitu’a. The only member of the squad with 100 NRL games for the club to his name, ‘Fus’ has slid into a bewildering… Read More ›