Say what you will about the Warriors’ chronic underachievement over 28 seasons, but this team has a habit of delivered on the biggest Mt Smart Stadium encounters. The Auckland Warriors’ 25-22 defeat to Brisbane on premiership debut is arguably the… Read More ›
The opening act of Stacey Jones’ tenure as head coach had Warriors fans grasping at familiar delusions of grandeur – but after crossing twice in the early stages, they scored just one of the last nine tries of their Sunday… Read More ›
Much like the final scoreline, the individual ratings from the Warriors’ 32-30 loss to South Sydney don’t quite reflect how truly awful the team’s overall performance was. At least they learned how to score against 12. #NRLWarriorsSouths Match Highlights 🎥… Read More ›
Cronulla’s early and recent periods of dominance bookended a decade where the Warriors held the upper hand, leaving the Sharks with an eight-win advantage after a rivalry spanning 27 seasons. Incredibly, more than a third of the teams’ 44 encounters… Read More ›
During a 24-season rivalry, the Warriors have crafted a well-deserved reputation as a bogey side for perennial contenders Melbourne – particularly at the Storm’s home grounds. The teams have staged many dramatic clashes, none more so than the Warriors’ twin… Read More ›
It only took the prodigal son 242 minutes. But before his ugly, spiralling golden point field goal snatched a 25-24 victory for the Warriors over North Queensland Cowboys in Redcliffe, it seemed as if it would be one of those… Read More ›
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 ›
Via Warriors Media Signing formalities have been completed for Cronulla-Sutherland rookie Luke Metcalf to join the Vodafone Warriors for the 2023 and 2024 NRL seasons. The 22-year-old, off contract with the Sharks at the end of the 2022 season, made… Read More ›
The 2021 season and Nathan Brown era started in super-promising fashion via a gritty 19-6 victory over Gold Coast Titans. It ended in a pathetic, season-worst 44-0 defeat to the same opponents, who in turn tore eighth spot away from… Read More ›
Before we get into the Warriors’ agonising 24-22 loss to Brisbane, let’s clear one thing up. Despite what the dud Channel Nine commentary team (which NZ viewers bizarrely were switched to three minutes in after Warren Smith and co. kicked… Read More ›