The Warriors’ 34-14 beatdown of Manly went against a number of recent trends for the club. It ended a seven-match losing streak against the Sea Eagles and was just their second win in 15 encounters between the club. Incredibly, it… Read More ›
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WARRIORS HALFWAY REPORT: MIDDLE FORWARDS
The 2018 NRL premiership is at the halfway point and despite a few disappointing recent losses, it’s fair to say the 8-4 Warriors have exceeded expectations – individually and as a team. TWL is taking the bye-week opportunity to run… Read More ›
WARRIORS ROUND 12 PLAYER RATINGS
Not too many players making inroads in the TWL Player of the Year award race this week after a 30-10 drubbing from South Sydney. 1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c): Never has a bad game and tonight was no exception. Always looked… Read More ›
WHAT THEY SAID: ROUND 10 REACTION
All the reaction from the fans, media and the Warriors themselves after their worst showing of 2018 in a 32-0 loss to the Roosters. What the Warriors said Probably the grimmest Warriors press conference so far in 2018, but Stephen… Read More ›
WARRIORS ROUND 10 PLAYER RATINGS
No 7s or above is this week’s depressing edition of Warriors player ratings ☹. 1. ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK: If there was a shining light, again it was probably RTS. Led the team’s running metres stats with 159 from a team-high 16… Read More ›
JOHNSON OUT, LUKE NAMED FOR ROOSTERS’ VISIT
Shaun Johnson has been ruled out of the Warriors’ Indigenous Round clash with Sydney Roosters at Mount Smart Stadium, but Issac Luke is a shock inclusion for the second week in a row despite picking up an apparently serious shoulder… Read More ›
NUMBERS GAME: ROUND 9 STATS
The Warriors’ 26-4 defeat of Wests Tigers on Saturday night represented the third time in just nine games this season they have kept their opponents to less than 10 points. The club’s record for restricting teams to single-figure scorelines in… Read More ›
SEVEN-TACKLE SET: WARRIORS V BRONCOS TAKEAWAYS
Thoughts and talking points from the Warriors first loss of 2018, a pancake-flat 27-18 defeat to the Broncos. Outmuscled, outenthused, outgunned Warriors coach Stephen Kearney hit the nail on the head: “I have to give credit to Brisbane, they came… Read More ›
TWL WARRIORS ROUND 5 PLAYER RATINGS
The 7 and 8 keys got a work-out after the Warriors’ 22-12 victory over the Cowboys in front of a packed house at Mount Smart. 1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c): Clean-up work at the back was first-rate but didn’t have to… Read More ›
SEVEN-TACKLE SET: WARRIORS V ROOSTERS TAKEAWAYS
Thoughts and talking points from a victory that will live long in the memory. As good as it gets With no Johnson, Gavet, Lisone, Papali’i or Mannering, the Warriors went into their away assignment against the heavyweight Sydney Roosters with… Read More ›