Once again it’s a case of one step back, two steps forward for the 2018 Warriors, who for the third time in five rounds have responded to a dismal loss with a remarkable victory. Coming off a season-worst 32-0 loss… Read More ›
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JOHNSON OUT, LUKE NAMED FOR ROOSTERS’ VISIT
Shaun Johnson has been ruled out of the Warriors’ Indigenous Round clash with Sydney Roosters at Mount Smart Stadium, but Issac Luke is a shock inclusion for the second week in a row despite picking up an apparently serious shoulder… Read More ›
TWL RD 9 PREVIEW: WARRIORS V TIGERS
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS V WESTS TIGERS – 7.30PM (NZT)/5.30PM (AEST) SATURDAY, MAY 5 @ MOUNT SMART STADIUM The Storylines: It’s been a long wait for atonement for the Warriors, spanked by a red-hot Melbourne Storm on Anzac Day and left… Read More ›
LUKE NAMED AS HORDE OF STARS RETURN
The Warriors have potentially pulled a bit of a swifty ahead of their Round 9 showdown with Wests Tigers, naming Issac Luke after the on-fire hooker was reported by the club to be facing a four-week stint on the sideline… Read More ›
TWL WARRIORS PLAYER OF THE YEAR UPDATE
We’re already one-third of the way through the 2018 NRL premiership, so we thought it was time to bring you an update on who is leading the race to become the inaugural This Warriors Life Player of the Year award! Fashioned on… Read More ›
NUMBERS GAME: WARRIORS RD 7 & 8 STATS
All the key numbers from the Warriors’ last two wildly contrasting outings, plus how the boys stack up individually against their NRL rivals. Despite their stoic defensive effort in a 20-10 victory over St George Illawarra in Round 7, the… Read More ›
WARRIORS ROUND 8 PLAYER RATINGS
How we saw the individual performances in the Warriors’ 50-10 shellacking at the hands of the Storm. 1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c): The Warriors’ best on a tough night, leading the charge in attack as the Warriors staged a fight-back during… Read More ›
WARRIORS ROUND 7 PLAYER RATINGS
How we saw the gutsy Warriors individually out of 10 in the 20-12 triumph over the Dragons. 1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c): After a few quiet-ish weeks by his standards, the skipper stood up big time with a sensational display at… Read More ›
TWL RD 7 WRAP: GUTS GALORE AS WARRIORS PUT DRAGONS TO THE SWORD
The 2018 Warriors are the real MF-ing deal. In one of the club’s gutsiest-ever performances, the Warriors outlasted the previously unbeaten St George Illawarra Dragons 20-12 despite a massive deficit in the possession and penalties departments. The Warriors took most… 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 ›