Via Warriors Media Warriors head coach Stephen Kearney has included all three of the club’s Denver Test Kiwi internationals on an extended bench for Friday night’s 16th-round NRL clash against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Mount Smart Stadium (8.00pm kick-off). Hooker… Read More ›
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NUMBERS GAME: WARRIORS RD 14 STATS
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 ›
WARRIORS ROUND 14 PLAYER RATINGS
Marks out of 10 for each Warrior after the team’s 34-14 drubbing of Manly in Christchurch. Sucks to be a Dally M judge only being able to dish out points to three players when there were at least four man-of-the-match… Read More ›
FUSITU’A PLEDGES TEST FUTURE TO TONGA
Warriors winger David Fusitu’a has followed clubmate Solomone Kata’s lead and committed to Mate Ma’a Tonga instead of New Zealand, citing family inspiration. Fusitu’a debuted for both nations in 2016 but was part of the contingent of players who controversially… Read More ›
WARRIORS HALFWAY REPORT: OUTSIDE BACKS
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 ›
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 ›
TWL RD 8 WRAP: SNOOZY WARRIORS STUNNED BY EARLY STORM ONSLAUGHT
“The sleeping giants of the NRL are very much awake,” Fox Sports commentator Warren Smith declared just before kick-off at AAMI Park. But the Warriors hit the snooze button as the Melbourne Storm inflicted a 50-10 Anzac Day demolition job… Read More ›
NUMBERS GAME: WARRIORS ROUND 6 STATS
The Warriors conceded more than 20 points for the first time in 2018 in Round 6 – going down 27-18 to Brisbane – but the 92 points scored against them in the first six weeks is still good for the… Read More ›
NUMBERS GAME: WARRIORS RD 5 STATS
The Warriors’ rugged 22-12 win over the Cowboys on Saturday extended the club’s best-ever start to a season to 5-0. Of the 12 teams in the NRL era that have won their first five games prior to this year, 11… Read More ›
SEVEN-TACKLE SET: WARRIORS V COWBOYS TAKEAWAYS
Thoughts and talking points from the Warriors’ double-header domination of the Cowboys. Rising to the occasion The biggest Mount Smart crowd in more than a decade, the hype of their watershed start to the season, a desperate opponent – this… Read More ›