We’re only two rounds into 2018, but the Warriors’ impressive showings in the opening fortnight of the NRL premiership have already made pundits and players from rival clubs sit up and take notice. It was players’ night on NRL360 on… Read More ›
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WARRIORS AIMING TO PUT ROUND 1 STRUGGLES BEHIND THEM
Notoriously slow out of the blocks, the Warriors have won a paltry five of their 21 games in Round 1 since entering the premiership in 1995 – a success rate of 24 percent. Last year’s tight 26-22 win over dual… Read More ›
10 HOODOOS THE WARRIORS MUST OVERCOME IN 2018
The Warriors have always been prone to a good hoodoo or two, with certain teams and venues proving impossible for the club to overcome regardless of the respective combatants’ positions on the ladder. Here’s the trends the Warriors should be… Read More ›
AUSSIE VIEW: WARRIORS FOR THE SPOON
Lofty expectations have exacerbated the Warriors’ agonising six-season finals drought, but that shouldn’t be a problem in 2018 if the consensus from Australian experts are any indication. In Big League’s 2018 NRL Season Preview issue, none of the nine-strong staff… Read More ›
PUTTING THE ‘RTS-TERIA’ IN PERSPECTIVE
The Warriors’ pre-season has been dominated by speculation around what captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will do when his current contract expires at the end of 2018. New Zealand Rugby and the Blues are reportedly tempting RTS with a code switch, while… Read More ›
TAB REVEALS WARRIORS’ BIGGEST BROMANCE
Warriors sponsors TAB got into the Valentine’s Day spirit by pressing the players on the biggest bromance at the club – with some surprise results. Blake Ayshford outed the love-hate relationship between big-name recruit Tohu Harris and young utility Jazz… Read More ›
TUIVASA-SHECK COMPLETES WARRIORS-KIWIS POTY DOUBLE
If you listen to any number of Australia-based journos and fans, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has regressed since joining the Warriors and a shift to rugby union or a Sydney NRL club is imminent. The fact he coupled the Warriors’ Player of… Read More ›
WARRIORS REVIVAL MUST START UP FRONT
Veteran pivot Blake Green is being hailed as the Warriors’ possible saviour, but coach Stephen Kearney’s most pertinent problems lie outside the key playmaking positions. Another year, another pre-season of expectations on the enigmatic New Zealand Warriors – though they… Read More ›