A few weeks back, because of a discussion we had on the TWL pod featuring Corey Rosser, I delved into the voice recordings on my phone to retrieve an expletive-laden post-match interview with Jazz Tevaga after Manly had pumped the… Read More ›
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THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V BRONCOS
The Warriors’ rivalry with the Broncos kicked off via an epic contest in their 1995 premiership debut. Competition between the two clubs has consequently held a special place in the Auckland-based club’s narrative ever since, and has produced many thrillers,… Read More ›
THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V SHARKS
Cronulla’s early and recent periods of dominance bookended a decade where the Warriors held the upper hand, leaving the Sharks with a 10-win advantage after a rivalry spanning 28 seasons. Incredibly, more than a third of the teams’ 46 encounters… Read More ›
THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V EELS
The Warriors’ rivalry with the Parramatta Eels has encompassed many twists and turns, including a pair of week one finals encounters, an incredible number of shared players, and even three coaches who have been in charge of both clubs. Overall… Read More ›
TWL RD 18: WARRIORS TAUGHT WET-WEATHER LESSON BY RESURGENT RABBITS
That wasn’t in the script. Pre-match was all about the Warriors laying down in concrete their burgeoning status as a top-four contender against a weakened, down-on-form heavyweight in front of a sellout Mt Smart crowd on cold, windy and soggy… Read More ›
THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V RABBITOHS
The Warriors and South Sydney Rabbitohs have qualified for the finals in the same season just twice, but the clubs have still managed to produce some of the NRL era’s most extraordinary regular season matches during a wildly fluctuating rivalry…. Read More ›
THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V DRAGONS
The Auckland Warriors endured their troubles against the St George Dragons and Illawarra Steelers early in the club’s existence – and that was only exacerbated by the St George Illawarra Dragons merger in 1999. The Warriors’ success rate against the… Read More ›
TWL RD 15: WARRIORS GATECRASH CROKER-PALOOZA
The Warriors made their most emphatic statement of 2023 yet to dominate warm favourite Canberra 36-14, producing a monumental defensive display in the face of a dearth of territory and possession to trail by just two at halftime then blowing… 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 13: SEASON-WORST FROM WARRIORS DESPITE GRANDSTAND FINISH
In the end, the Warriors were a shirt-pull away from having a Shaun Johnson sideline conversion attempt to win it – but the scoreline in Origin-ravaged Brisbane’s 26-22 victory in Napier undeniably flattered Andrew Webster’s side in the most un-Webster-like… Read More ›