Add this to the pantheon of rugby league quotes that don’t age well. “If there’s a team that’s going to stand up on the back of some adversity, it’s ours,” Cameron George told club media on Monday. The Warriors could… Read More ›
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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 ›
TWL RD 14 WRAP: WARRIORS HANG ON IN GOLD COAST THRILLER
What the Warriors lacked in execution, ball-control and 80-minute consistency, they made up for with character in a high-pressure 24-20 eclipse of the equally-desperate Gold Coast Titans. After giving up an early 10-point lead, the Warriors endured an error-riddled second… Read More ›
TWL RD 13 WRAP: PROMISING START SWEPT AWAY BY STORM
Arguably the Warriors’ most impressive opening half-hour of the season gave way to one of their most demoralising losses of 2019 as the ultra-professional Melbourne Storm eased to a 32-10 win at Mount Smart Stadium. The home side were physical,… Read More ›
TWL RD 11 WRAP: WARRIORS OVERWHELMED IN BRONCOS SLUGFEST
The Warriors showed plenty of guts but a frustrating lack of execution and fluency to go down 8-2 to Brisbane in an Indigenous Round arm-wrestle. Despite dominating for long periods, the Warriors repeatedly came up empty in their quest for… Read More ›
TWL RD 10 WRAP: RALLYING WARRIORS POUND PANTHERS
The TWL crew was at a wedding last night, but caught a glorious 1am replay. Back-to-back for the first time in 2019 for the Warriors with an emphatic, hoodoo-busting 30-10 thrashing of a frankly awful Penrith Panthers side. Warriors 30 (Issac… Read More ›
TWL RD 9 WRAP: BLACK MAGIC! WARRIORS SINK SAINTS TO SAVE SEASON
There is fight after all. And, just maybe, there is hope. The Warriors produced a Magic Round performance that fans will cherish for many years to come; based on the previous eight rounds, it was a veritable landmark display to… Read More ›
TWL RD 8 WRAP: HARD DAY’S KNIGHT AS WARRIORS UNRAVEL
The pre-game consensus was that if the Warriors showed anywhere near the intensity and desire they produced in Melbourne on Anzac Day, they would comfortably account for Newcastle in a virtual must-win at Mount Smart. But talking about the Warriors’… Read More ›
TWL RD 7 WRAP: COURAGEOUS WARRIORS PIPPED IN ANZAC DAY CLASSIC
The hollow feeling of a heartbreaking defeat when you arguably deserve to win sure beats the angry disappointment that follows a loss in a game you’ve thrown away. That’s the silver lining after the Melbourne Storm edged the Warriors… Read More ›
TWL RD 6 WRAP: COWBOYS GRIND DOWN WASTEFUL WARRIORS
The Warriors’ maddening inability to take their scoring chances underpinned a gut-wrenching 17-10 loss to a gritty North Queensland outfit at Mount Smart Stadium. The Cowboys snapped a four-match losing streak – joining the Warriors on a 2-4 record after… Read More ›
