This exasperated edition of TWL‘s Warriors player ratings is dedicated to my man Duelo Duel Deulz. 1 REECE WALSH: A c%*t of a day to be a fullback and Walshy felt the brunt of an aerial assault the Warriors were too… Read More ›
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TWL RD 15: SEASON ON THE BRINK AS WET DREAM TURNS TO KNIGHTMARE
The Warriors’ Top 8 hopes are hanging by a thread – despite boasting a blatantly finals-quality roster in the most bottom-heavy premiership of the NRL era – after a 10-6 loss in the Newcastle wind and rain. It was a… Read More ›
THIS WARRIORS LIFE PODCAST 2021: EP 22 – MIDYEAR MALAISE
Will and Brad are coming in flat, because (a) No Fonzie (b) the demoralising loss to the Storm (c) our 5-8 record and (d) DWZ. Plenty of recruitment and retention chat, a review of Sunday’s shit-Storm and a full NRL… Read More ›
SPINE SHAKE-UP AS WALSH RETURNS, TEVAGA & O’SULLIVAN RECALLED
Via Warriors Media Sean O’Sullivan, Jazz Tevaga and Reece Walsh all come into the spine for the Vodafone Warriors’ 15th-round NRL encounter with the Newcastle Knights at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday (3.00pm kick-off local time; 5.00pm NZT). The 22-year-old… Read More ›
WATCH: NRL ROUND 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Full highlights and details from all Round 1 matches of the 2020 NRL season. PARRAMATTA EELS V CANTERBURY BULLDOGS @ BANKWEST STADIUM Highly-rated Parramatta grafted out a dour 8-2 win over a Canterbury side rocked by the standing down of… Read More ›
TWL RD 1 PLAYER RATINGS: WARRIORS V KNIGHTS
Covid-19 or not, the Warriors had a job to do at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The vast majority failed to aim up. 1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c): Looking virtually the only Warriors player likely to break the Knights open, but… Read More ›
TWL RD 1 WRAP: WARRIORS STRANDED IN KNIGHTMARE
If only the New Zealand Government’s strict new travel regulations – announced on Saturday afternoon as the Warriors were bumbling their way through the Newcastle wet – were the most disturbing development of the day for the club. Uncertainty is… Read More ›
TAB PRESENTS: HOW ABOUT THOSE WARRIORS? – ROUND 1 PREVIEW
The maligned New Zealand Warriors come into NRL season 2020 off a low base, though outwardly they are projecting a steely determination to stick it up the doomsayers. In conjunction with TAB, This Warriors Life’s WILL EVANS unpacks the Warriors’… Read More ›
TWL PLAYER RATINGS: WARRIORS V KNIGHTS
Marks out of 10 for a game of two halves. 1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c): Another fine captain’s knock, running for 235 metres and looking to spark the Warriors’ attack at every opportunity. Excellent at the back as usual. 8 Roger tuivasa-sheck is… Read More ›
TWL RD 16 WRAP: WARRIORS REVIVAL SINKS DEPLETED KNIGHTS
At halftime the angry mob was readying the pitchforks for a Monday morning march on the Warriors’ Penrose headquarters. But a second-half U-turn put the embattled side on course for a 24-20 win over a severely-depleted Newcastle Knights to at… Read More ›