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 ›
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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 ›
BEST OF ENEMIES: JARROD CROKER
With over 1,600 points since his NRL debut for Canberra in 2009, Jarrod Croker is the 13th-highest point-scorer in premiership history. The centre’s prolific efforts against the Warriors make up almost 10 percent of his career tally. JARROD CROKER –… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: JONES BOOTS WARRIORS INTO PRELIM
Ahead of Saturday afternoon’s showdown in Canberra, Flashback Friday relives the most memorable Warriors-Raiders clash in the clubs’ 23-season rivalry. A bumper crowd of 31,616 (boosted by a 10,000-ticket giveaway promotion by Warriors boss Eric Watson) descended on the Sydney… Read More ›
BEST OF ENEMIES: MICHAEL GORDON
Veteran winger/fullback Michael Gordon is one of just 20 players to have accumulated 1,500 points in first grade – and the Warriors have frequently been on the wrong end of his radar boot. MICHAEL GORDON – CAREER RECORD v WARRIORS… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: JONES SINKS SOUTHS IN GOLDEN POINT
With the Warriors preparing to take on the Rabbitohs in Perth on Saturday, Flashback Friday relives one of the great nail-biters between the clubs. The mercurial Stacey Jones once again proved the New Zealand Warriors’ saviour, sinking South Sydney 31-30… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: WARRIORS IN THE ’97 WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE
As the Melbourne Storm and Leeds Rhinos prepare to square off in the World Club Challenge tonight – with ex-Warriors Ryan Hoffman and Joel Moon set to feature – TWL’s inaugural Flashback Friday revisits the Auckland Warriors’ memorable campaign in… Read More ›