Judging by the Warriors’ season-ending 42-16 loss to Cronulla, Cameron George was right on the money in questioning some of the players’ effort levels – a public broadside that created a fair bit of controversy midweek. In comparison, Kodi Nikorima… Read More ›
Cronulla’s early and recent periods of dominance bookended a decade where the Warriors held the upper hand, leaving the Sharks with a five-win advantage after a rivalry spanning 23 seasons. Incredibly, almost a third of the teams’ 37 encounters have… Read More ›
The Warriors’ already-slim playoffs hopes took a major nosedive courtesy of a 42-6 thrashing at the hands of Sydney Roosters. The desperate visitors scored the opening try inside the first five minutes but barely fired a shot thereafter. They managed… Read More ›
The Warriors are one of the few current teams to have crafted a winning record against the Sydney Roosters, but the Tricolours proved too strong when the Auckland-based club qualified for a historic grand final appearance in 2002. The teams… Read More ›
The Warriors have yet again found a way to confound the rugby league world. Just a week after an inexplicably listless 34-point loss to Canberra, the under-fire club overcame a host of injuries, a record-equalling home losing streak, and a… Read More ›
The likes of Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Darren Lockyer, Andrew Johns, Brad Fittler and Allan Langer have terrorised the Warriors intermittently over the years, but no opposition player has quite the same résumé of dominance against the club… Read More ›
Manly’s strong support in New Zealand faded following the advent of the Auckland Warriors in 1995. The clubs have contested many notable and thrilling regular season encounters, along with a preliminary final showdown and a memorable grand final – but… Read More ›
Add this to the pantheon of rugby league quotes that don’t age well. “If there’s a team that’s going to stand up on the back of some adversity, it’s ours,” Cameron George told club media on Monday. The Warriors could… Read More ›
The Auckland Warriors and Canberra Raiders clashed before even taking the field against one another, but ultimately went on to forge a fascinating and fluctuating rivalry marked by semi-final classics, golden point thrillers and home-ground hoodoos. Overall record: Played… Read More ›
Cue the conspiracy theorists. And it’s hard to resist getting on the bandwagon of the tinfoil hat brigade, who believe there is an NRL-driven plot against the Warriors, after a disgraceful refereeing performance gifted Parramatta a 24-22 win in a… Read More ›
