A tough Kingz Container Crew Warriors Player Ratings to dish out after a gutting 42-12 preliminary final loss to the Broncos, but a pleasure to have run the rule over this bunch – with KCC’s wonderful support – throughout an… Read More ›
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THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2023: EP 34 – AIN’T NO MT SMART HIGH ENOUGH
After a superb TWL debut a few weeks back, Keith Whitelock joins Will Evans again for a boisterous chat, featuring: a deep dive into living life with the name Keith, unpacking the talking points from the Manly game, Andrew Webster’s… Read More ›
TWL RD 25: KINGZ CONTAINER CREW WARRIORS PLAYER RATINGS
In many ways the Warriors’ 29-22 win over Manly was a continuation of the late collapse against Canberra, and subpar performances combined with nervy finishes against Gold Coast and Wests Tigers in their last three outings. It was equally as… Read More ›
TWL RD 14: SCRATCHY WARRIORS FIND WAY TO PHIN-ISH OFF BENNETT’S BOYS
In some aspects it was one of the Warriors’ less satisfying and impressive wins under Andrew Webster, but the ultimately emphatic 30-8 result over a weakened Dolphins outfit was comfortably their biggest – and certainly one of their most important… Read More ›
TWL RD 9: WARRIORS PLAYER RATINGS
A handful of individual positives in a frustating afternoon out in the slop at Mt Smart. 1 DALLIN WATENE-ZELEZNIAK: In his first match as a starting fullback in almost two years, the former New Zealand Test No.1 was close to the… Read More ›
RD 6 TEAM: DWZ IN, MONTOYA OUT FOR ROOSTERS SHOWDOWN
Via Warriors Media Experienced winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak will make his comeback from a four-match injury lay-off when the Vodafone Warriors face the Sydney Roosters in a sixth-round NRL clash which will evoke memories of the grand final meeting between the… Read More ›
TWL RD 1: WARRIORS V DRAGONS PLAYER RATINGS
The first bunch of marks out of 10 for the Warriors in 2022, with a couple of hyper-impressive middle forwards getting the early jump in TWL‘s POTY standings. 1 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA: Not a fullback, despite giving it a red-hot crack. Interestingly, it… Read More ›
TWL RD 1: SLOPPY WARRIORS GET DRAGGED
I’ve witnessed some mind-blowing Round 1 capitulations from the Warriors in my time, so this could only ever rank somewhere in the middle. And though the 28-16 defeat to St George Illawarra on the Sunshine Coast was unquestionably two competition… Read More ›
DWZ, SIRONEN NAMED TO RETURN AS WARRIORS CHASE FOUR STRAIGHT
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is one of three frontline players back in the frame for his 150th career appearance when the Vodafone Warriors face Brisbane in Sunday’s 23rd-round NRL contest at Suncorp Stadium (4.05pm kick-off local time; 6.05pm NZT). After a false… Read More ›
TWL RD 19: WARRIORS PLAYER RATINGS
Marks out of 10 after a Rabbitohs avalanche on the Sunny Coast. 1 REECE WALSH: The rookie sensation’s toughest day in the NRL to date. A bomb and a kick-off out on the full led to Souths’ first two tries, while… Read More ›