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 ›
The legacy of the ANZACs holds a hallowed place in the narrative of rugby league in Australia and New Zealand. April 25, 2020, marks 105 years since the landing of troops, predominantly from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps… Read More ›
A total of 25 players have captained the Warriors in their 25-season existence, including 11 fulltime skippers – each who, for better or worse, added to the fascinating tapestry of the club’s history during their time in charge. Here’s everything… Read More ›
It’s going to be a challenging month on lockdown with no footy. So let’s remember some of the good times to get us through. TWL relives what we think were the greatest months in Warriors history. What was your favourite? 10…. 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 ›
The Warriors were largely at the mercy of the mercurial Andrew Johns during the first decade of their rivalry with the Knights, but they have turned the tables on the Novacastrians over the past 13 seasons to take a… Read More ›
This week we profile the most ‘mature’ players to have donned the Warriors jersey. Interestingly, six of the top nine were Aussie imports, while Jacob Lillyman is the only player not recruited after their 30th birthday. Blake Green will bump… Read More ›
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 ›
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 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 ›
