It is always good to take some time out, to clear your thoughts and take emotion out of the equation before evaluating things. It was an indifferent season for the Warriors to say the least. Their 13th-place finish returned the… Read More ›
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THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V RAIDERS
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 RIVALRY: WARRIORS V SHARKS
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 RIVALRY: WARRIORS V ROOSTERS
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 ›
BEST OF ENEMIES: DALY CHERRY-EVANS
The likes of Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Darren Lockyer, Andrew Johns, Brad Fittler and Allan Langer have terrorised the Warriors intermittently over the years, but no opposition player has quite the same résumé of dominance against the club… Read More ›
THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V SEA EAGLES
Manly’s strong support in New Zealand faded following the advent of the Auckland Warriors in 1995. The clubs have contested many notable and thrilling regular season encounters, along with a preliminary final showdown and a memorable grand final – but… Read More ›
TWL TOP 10: WARRIORS IRONMEN
It’s no mean feat for a player to go through a gruelling NRL campaign without missing a game – as emphasised by the fact only Leeson Ah Mau and Peta Hiku have appeared in all 17 games for the Warriors… Read More ›
THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V PANTHERS
The Warriors’ seesawing rivalry with the Penrith Panthers includes two shared coaches, several stars who have turned out for both clubs, two finals matches and a truckload of points. But after 25 seasons, it’s the Panthers who hold the advantage… Read More ›
THE RIVALRY: WARRIORS V TITANS
The Warriors’ 12-season rivalry with the Gold Coast Titans can be neatly divided into two parts, with the holiday strip-based club enjoying the early running before the Warriors wrested control in 2011. The large Kiwi expat population in southeast Queensland… Read More ›
GENERATION NEXT: TIME FOR 1990s KIDS TO TAKE OVER
As we move our way through June and approach the halfway point of the year, it also puts us that little bit closer to a brand new decade: the 2020s. A stat popped up the other day, revealing: ‘As we… Read More ›
