Ahead of the Warriors’ massive elimination final showdown with Penrith at ANZ Stadium tomorrow, Flashback Friday relives the clubs’ only previous post-season clash – a preliminary final thriller in 2003 played at the same venue in front of 43,174 fans…. Read More ›
Flashbacks
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: MANNERING MARKS 200TH IN STYLE
If there’s any concerns over whether the hoopla over Simon Mannering’s 300th NRL appearance and final home game will distract the Warriors from the task at hand tonight, a flashback to the great man’s 200th first-grade outing should ease them…. Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: HOHAIA’S BUZZER-BEATER STUNS DOGS
This week’s Flashback Friday relives a stunning Warriors victory strangely overlooked in the annals of the NRL era’s greatest finishes, when a last-minute try to Lance Hohaia stole a 30-24 win over Canterbury at ANZ Stadium in 2010. The Warriors had… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: WARRIORS WIN HIGH-SCORER AT PENRITH
The Warriors have found Panthers Stadium a hostile venue in recent years, going down in their last four visits. Flashback Friday recalls one of the club’s most important victories at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Chasing a maiden finals… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: McKINNON BLITZES FORMER CLUB
The New Zealand Warriors scored their first opening-round victory in five years with a commanding Saturday night defeat of Parramatta in Auckland in 2007. The hosts carved out a 24-0 halftime lead to put the match out of the Eels’… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: WARRIORS-ROOSTERS DRAW HAILED AS ONE OF THE GREATS
The New Zealand Warriors and the Sydney Roosters played out a golden point draw at the SFS in an exhilarating contest regarded as one of the finest regular season matches of the NRL era. The resurgent Roosters – on a… Read More ›
FLASBACK FRIDAY: JOHNNY DANGER DOWN-TROUS MANU
Like any New Zealander with a half-decent sense of humour, This Warriors Life was deeply saddened to hear of comedian Johnny Danger’s tragic death in a motorcycle accident earlier this week. To pay tribute, we’re reliving the time Johnny saw Warriors legend… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: WARRIORS STEAL CRAZY WIN ON THE BUZZER
With the Warriors and Melbourne Storm squaring off midweek, we’re moving our flashback piece ahead a couple of days and marking 20 years since the clubs’ maiden encounter in the Victorian capital – a wildly fluctuating contest that concluded with… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: ‘CAMPO’ DECKS ‘WEBBY’
Ahead of Saturday’s showdown between the Warriors and Broncos, Flashback Friday recalls one of the rivalry’s most memorable moments. The rebranded New Zealand Warriors rapidly developed into an NRL force in the early-2000s after years of underwhelming performance, accentuating their… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: ‘FREDDY’ AND ALI SEND-OFF SPARKS WARRIORS UPSET
The Warriors and Roosters have played in a grand final, a sudden-death semi and some of the great regular-season clashes of the new millennium. But in the lead-up to Saturday’s showdown, Flashback Friday delves back a little further, reliving an… Read More ›