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Week of Aug 2, 2025

Warriors v Dolphins - [Round 22, 2025]

Week of Jul 26, 2025

Knights v Warriors - [Round 20, 2025]

Week of Jul 19, 2025

Warriors v Tigers - [Round 19, 2025]

Gotta say how good having a goal kicker you can back in 9 times out of 10, much better for the blood pressure. Awesome debut, he suits the calm methodical Webby style, sets up good shapes running into the line like that. He's Cool Hand Tanwah, welcome to the whanau son.

Week of Jul 12, 2025

Warriors v Tigers - [Round 19, 2025]

Week of Jul 5, 2025

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Jun 28, 2025

Zyon Maiu'u

Also on Zyon, he was a junior sprinter on a number of successful relay teams for Waitakere. He was too big for individual sprint glory but always raced anyway. I’ll never knock a kid that has the guts to compete individually, whether it be track or boxing or tennis or whatever. You can have a bad day in team sports and your team can still win, you have a bad on the track or in the ring and everyone sees you fail, sometimes in front hundreds of people.

How are his tattoos even a factor in judging his playing ability? He’s from a strong Samoan family with a sister signed to NZ sevens and was in the squad that played at the recent world champs, and a younger bro the in the Warriors pathways that’s also a sprinter.

Good luck to him, if he retired tomorrow, he’s still played one more NRL game than any of us have ever played.

Week of Jun 21, 2025

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Jun 14, 2025

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Jun 7, 2025

Rabbitohs vs Warriors - [Round 13, 2025]

Week of May 31, 2025

Warriors v Raiders - [Round 12, 2025]

I thought we did alright without our starting props. Was such a niggly game and if we had either Barnett of JFH we would have won that. I know plenty give Ford shit but 200m and 43 tackles is impressive.

Week of May 24, 2025

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of May 17, 2025

Dolphins vs Warriors - [Round 11, 2025]

Lance155 said:
I think it might have been Leka in a recent interview saying how the young boys try to match Fish in training etc, so he is definitely having an impact with his actions
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Stacey was on SENZ this week and mentioned that JFH does extras after every training and that three boys always stay with him: Laban, Leka and Demetric.

Week of May 10, 2025

Dragons v Warriors - [Round 10, 2025]

1995warriorsfan said:
Being reported that kosi has broken his collarbone.
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Kosi has never been a favourite of mine, but jeeze he's stood up when we've really needed him this year.

I think he has played almost perfectly for us. In the wet against Roosters he ran for 200m, hes scored a few tries in the next two. No missed tackles in all 3 games.

I think we as fans need to move on from some of the stinkers he's played, these 3 games he's been great. On top of that, he went really well a few years ago when he ended up hurting his knee, I remember he went on a bit of a run and was quite consistent for a lot 8 games or so.

Hearing that he may have broken his collar bone...absolutely nuts. The bloke bleeds for us, let's give him our support.

Week of May 3, 2025

Warriors v Cowboys - [Round 9, 2025]

My wife surprised me & purchased tix to the games(Whole weekend) flights(Perth to Brissy) for magic round. Her folks live 15 mins from Suncorp. So our accom is sorted. I've never been to suncorp. And its been a dream of mine to watch a game there. Bit of bucket list trip for me. Feel like a kid again , Excited! Lol. Hope the boys get the W! I'll be smiling for the rest of the year.

Week of Apr 26, 2025

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

We have a gun halfback in the making in Jett Cleary. The club needs to lock him up long term. His running game over the past few weeks has been super impressive, but it's his organizing chops and goal kicking that really sets him apart. You can see the sway he has on that Jersey Flegg team. He gets the ball every time he wants it - never over-called - and invariably takes the right option. His natural charisma translates well in that team environment. As he fills out more, like his brother did, I really think he's going to become a top tier half.

Week of Apr 19, 2025

James Fisher-Harris

Week of Apr 12, 2025

Storm v Warriors - [Round 6, 2025]

As a US based wahs fan, I'm making the trip down under for this one. Last time I went to Aami Park was 2014, which was the last time we beat them in Melbourne. So fingers crossed that 17th time is the charm!

Week of Apr 5, 2025

Tigers v Warriors - [Round 4, 2025]

Week of Mar 29, 2025

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Can we stop fighting over who is better out of tohu & Clarke? One is premiership winner, international captain & one of the best ball player locks of all time. The other is a young, talented athlete who has 1 international cap to his name. It’s night and day.

But irrespective of this, this doesn’t discount what Erin is currently producing. He’s punching above expectations, and that’s all we can ask for.

Will he be a future elite lock? Probably not. Does it matter? Probably not. There’s no other player like tohu, that would come to the warriors so we need to stop the comparisons and accept our new direction.

Erin Clarke is great, but he will never be Tohu. Nor does he need to, to be successful.

Week of Mar 22, 2025

Warriors v Roosters - [Round 3, 2025]

Week of Mar 15, 2025

Warriors v Manly - [Round 2, 2025]

Week of Mar 8, 2025

Raiders v Warriors - [Round 1, 2025]

Wrighty said:
Robbie your takes always prove prophetic. You were right about Nathan Brown for example from day one. Should we persevere with Webster? Will he come good? What is your take on him? Does he have it?
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@Wrighty, I think this year is a defining one for Webster. It’s unfortunate because he’s clearly a long-term thinker, just getting started in his coaching career. But the hype machine driven by Cam and the NZ media around "Wah-mania" has created expectations that commercial success alone can't sustain if the team keeps floundering. And it’s not just about losing — it’s how they’re losing.

Webster seems determined to turn the Warriors into a Penrith clone, mirroring their style and development model. The problem? He’s not Ivan Cleary, Metcalf is not Nathan Cleary, and the roster isn’t built for that approach. Where Penrith have game-breaking talent, the Warriors have inconsistency. Where the Panthers excel at disciplined, structured play, the Warriors have players who, in many cases, wouldn’t start at most NRL clubs.

The only coach who truly unlocked the Warriors’ potential was Daniel Anderson. He didn’t try to copy anyone — he built a team around the talent he had, blending work ethic, competitiveness, and natural skill into a style uniquely suited to them. No one since has replicated that formula.

Coaches imprint their personality onto their teams. Ricky Stuart’s Raiders reflect his hard-nosed, win-at-all-costs mentality. Craig Bellamy's Melbourne sides mirror his relentless work ethic from his playing days. Des Hasler's teams, like him, are intense, unorthodox, and tireless.

And Webster? He’s a nice guy, a personable guy, and his Warriors play exactly like that — safe, predictable, and completely lacking in bite. There’s no aggression, no spark, just rigid adherence to a system that already feels outdated.

Week of Mar 1, 2025

Raiders vs Warriors - [Round 1, 2025]

Ran into Webby and the rest of the coaching staff at the ‘New York New York’ resort a few hours ago

My little brother went up and gave them an ‘up the Wahs’ so Webby followed him over and he said hello to our table, shook everyone’s hand and was v nice with his time

They then found themselves a bench and wouldn’t ya know it, the whole ref squad for the weekend with Ash Klein and then stopped by and chatted with them for a while 👀

Will be missing the fan fest to do a day trip to LA before the games, but that more than made up for it

Just wanted to share (/flex a little hahaha)

Week of Feb 22, 2025

Pre Season Trial 2- Warriors vs Storm

I wanna show some love to Bunty. He looks so good(So far) this year! Did anyone see the late step before he hit the line ? I was shocked! 🤣🤣 And he's driving through players too! Looking fitter than ever. Keep it up Bunty!

Week of Feb 15, 2025

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

I think on reflection, the management would concede they should have held on to Tu, especially after the release on Montoya. Although he didn't perform well last season, we are missing a experienced NSW cup level winger who can fill a hole for 5 games a season. Perhaps they think Kosi is that guy. We will need another back up winger this season, which is a shame as most clubs can rely on a development contract/young gun to fill that spot. Kali and Pasifikala didn't look ready in the trial unfortunately.

Thinking about our side, to have a guy like Taine miss the team potentially for a Kosi is completely arse about face. I would love to see a back 3 of Taine, RTS and CNK. Don't really care who plays where on attack/defense, using 3 fullbacks will get our best 3 backs on the park.

Week of Feb 8, 2025

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Feb 1, 2025

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Gidday fam. It's been a long time between posts, but I've just been reading the Dylan Brown and general halves chats on here and thought I'd lend my view on it.

First off, Brown is looking for his big Kayln Ponga payday. He's the incumbent Kiwis 6, and in the next contract will be the prime of his career. With Brad Arthur sacked (who I heard he was quite close to), I think that's his motivation. And with clubs like the Dolphins sitting on a stack of cash and the Roosters basically ready to plug him into a spine of Robson, Walker and Teddy – that's an auction you don't want to raise your paddle in, if you ask me.

So while I think the price is wrong for us, I don't necessarily believe that he's the wrong type of player. It's my belief that the club wants to turn Metcalf into a long-term 7 for us. He came through the grades as one, and it's only because he's fast and played second fiddle to dominant halves so far that people say he can't do it. Mitch Moses made the transition in a similar stage in his career and complimented Brown perfectly. Having said that, we don't know how successful this transition will be for Luke, so going in on Brown is a long shot.

For us to have long term success, we need to give our development system time to bring through a core group of talented players (particularly spine players) that want to stay together in NZ to win a comp – and that could mean taking less money. People forget we had no development sides during covid, and our junior grades have only just entered the Aus comps. In reality we could be waiting a few seasons to see the shoots. This means we probably aren't going to win any comps for a few years. To do that you need a really confident, settled and experienced spine that knows how to get the close ones nailed. And unless you're the roosters, you need to grow that.

Personally I think Metcalf is in for a breakout season, and have no question that he can transition into a very good halfback if he stays fit. Te Maire would be a great foil for him at 6 with much-needed experience and a good short kicking game.

But that's me. Keep an eye out for my sign at the Sharks trial. I'll be on the bank!

Week of Jan 25, 2025

2025 Captaincy Discussion

Week of Jan 18, 2025

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Wrighty sounds like one of those ai chatbot that write stories, "I apologize for my mistakes, please give me a new scenario for the next response that fit the storyline" 🤣

Week of Jan 11, 2025

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

3rdstriker said:
If true thankyou Tohu for your wonderful career you've been a great captain and servant of the game.
Tohu had the ability in his prime to game play and play 5 eighth.
By the way this must be one of @MrFrankWhite s happiest of days.😁
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Nah man. I love peak Tohu. I just didn’t like busted Tohu. Plus I’m sad, it’s tough giving up your job because your body can’t handle it.

So not happy, excited though for the future.

Week of Jan 4, 2025

Warriors Preseason 2025

Week of Dec 28, 2024

Seasons Greetings

Wishing all forumers a safe and relaxing Christmas period with the hope that you all have a healthy and fun-filled 2025.

P.S. & the team have a better 2025 than they did in 2024

P.S.S Up the Wahs

Week of Dec 21, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

BangBro's (still banging) said:
I guess the Jackson Stewart one stings a little because the Roosters have a decent record of getting good outside backs from NZ.

RTS, SKD, and Manu to name some.
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What caught my eye is the school.

I was surprised the Warriors snapped up so few from the NZ champion high school, then I thought about, the Warriors old bias towards Auckland schools and was not so surprised.

Someone will try to level the we can't keep them all oxymoron here.

Cliches are just that.

Watch the tournament. St Thomas are the new Melbourne Storm style school boys league system.

As such it makes them unique.

They crushed everyone at schoolboys with three basic sporting elements.

They were fitter than all the other schools.

They were technically better in the wrestle than all of the other schools.

They were smarter in tactical play than other schools.

Thus my Storm reference.

You don't have to believe me, watch them on you tube and pay attention to technical aspects of their game (for purist who have been following the NZ scene for decades they are truly a revelation, if you don't see that then you should look up Batercard cup and Fox because these kids are better than those men).

Therefore their coach must be outstanding and insightful in terms of NRL culture, he would be the first person I would be phoning from Warriors HQ (perhaps they have already obviously people like me do not know the vagaries of this club we follow).

That team was so in tune that I would have tried to sign 100% of the players and worked out the details later.

Why?

Because after a century of Rugby league they are the first School boy outfit in this country to display fully professional and drilled RL science.

One hundred years.

First to win on fitness and tackle technique, first to use repeat sets comfortably like adults. And they came from nowhere. Who knew a school of nobodies using sports science would destroy all the usual suspects?

Of course the Roosters went for whomever they could get.

Yet we moan about signings year upon year and wonder why they happen, the duds I mean. Watch Money ball, and Air, look to the classic scenes in those movies when the scouts are telling the managers why this player has no game sense or this other player has club house issues.

Problem with our game starts with scouts, the same ones who brought us Vatuvei as the highest paid player (Manu was great, but a Winger should never be your highest in a Salary cap, and at another NRL club Manu would have had a hot housing in NRL defence this club failed him at) or Hurrell as the so obviously warrior esque fat boy take the piss type.

McFadden then is our best hope from here.

Week of Dec 14, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Dec 7, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Tohu started 2024 with a 237m and 37 tackle (@95%) effort in an 80 minute performance. If he's not run ragged early doors he'll make valuable contributions & none of us can change what he gets paid anyways

Week of Nov 30, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Nov 23, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Nov 16, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Nov 9, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

My unpopular opinion about Taine is that he's a 'nearly man'.

He looks good in a lesser competition in the Cup team, but in his limited NRL experiences he's looked dangerous and has made a load of half breaks, but he doesn't seem to have the outright pace off the mark to cruise through a gap. I don't think Taine would have scored the try he did against a tiring Tonga pack.
Will this improve the more NRL he is exposed to? Potentially? A lot of those quick, nippy blokes like Keano, Campbell, RW, Talagi, Paps are all explosive and from day one, were able to showcase this. I don't think we've seen that from Taine unfortunately

Week of Nov 2, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Oct 26, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

I swear some people on this forum need to get their brains checked because there's some serious issues with memories that extend back beyond about 3 months ago.

Berry was a cornerstone of our 2023 success with his defence and kick chases. He scored an elite solo try against the Knights in the playoffs. He's 23, and has demonstrated growth in his abilities year on year.

All of the above, and some clowns reckon he's never amounted to much and never will. Heeeeeeyyyzus.... Stick to watching Kata and Konnie highlights.

Week of Oct 19, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Oct 12, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

I'll miss Montoya. I was pleasantly surprised at how well he played for us and while there were a few shockers and a brain snap or two, he gave a shit and tried his guts out.
I love those kinda guys - the ones who don't have the most talent in the world but who bust their arse for the team.
His last try in Warriors colours - the cut out pass from Metcalf to get us in front against the Sharks was an absolutely beauty.
Stoked for him that he's been able to pick up a longer contract somewhere else.

I guess that means the Bulldogs move up a notch in my books. That now puts them at notch one lol

Week of Oct 5, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Obviously dollars & cents are the deciding factor on whether or not to sign Nikora but I don't get why people bag him. Barnett & AFB were our only regular offloaders in 2024 & with AFB leaving if Nikora could replicate this years 25 offloads & 10 tries it would be a godsend. The fact he always plays 80 mins on the right edge alone has me sold. Capewell on the left, with Halasima increasingly taking his minutes, & Niukore a specialist middle would undoubtedly strengthen our side.

Week of Sep 28, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Sep 21, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Week of Sep 14, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

Interesting watching Mitch Barnett on once a Warrior. Says he has big raps on Tom Ale, and goes on to say he doesn’t think Tom knows how good he can be. Great work ethic and everything. Says this is some of the best young talent he’s ever seen. Speaks highly of Sifakula and Halasima, and says Zyon is one of the scariest people he’s met

Week of Sep 7, 2024

Warriors 2025/2026 Recruitment & Retention

So we're getting an unknown hooker, a known rugby player, losing an unknown outside back to make room for that known rugby player, RTS made an instagram post, and Josh Curran was hungover at his end of year review.

Like sands through the hourglass, these are the days of our lives.

Week of Aug 31, 2024

2024 Season Members Forum

One interesting thing that got lost in all the noise was that the club have purchased land on O'Rourke Rd and plan to build a excellence centre there for their pathways system. Pretty big news IMO...

Week of Aug 24, 2024

Warriors 2024/2025 Recruitment & Retention

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This post gives me huge hope for the future. What Penrith have done took 6 years. People made a mockery of Phil goulds 5 year plan, now look at them. They’ve got the best junior pathways in the competition, if not ever. The bulldogs are only going well because they’ve benefited from an external pathway program, the panthers. Kikau, Burton, Crichton, and their head coach. The dogs would still be cellar dwellers without the Penrith system.

That top post has seven future starters, all under the age of 22. Whilst some are not quite NRL ready right now, give them a year or 2, and look out. Our nsw cup side are sitting 4th, with all the chopping and changing going on at first grade due to a variety of reasons. Many of these players are jersey flegg eligible yet are playing against men.

We all want instant success, but this is only due to the lack of success we’ve experienced the last decade. We’ve tried to recruit our way to premierships, this has been short lived. Our seasons have yo-yo’d from top 8 to bottom 8, almost every year. The head coach is locked in for the next 5 years+, we have a full developmental system aligned with other major clubs. Our 17s are the reigning champions, and the above players are on the path to future NRL players.

Unfortunately we will need to wait a few more years to see success at the top grade imo, whilst our pathways are set up to provide long term consistency.

The reality is, what we’ve been doing hasn’t been working. we now have the model for success, however we now just need to wait for these future first graders to develop.

This might seem like another ‘just be patient’ post, but when you actually stop and reflect on the organisational changes the club is making, you can start to see the plan they’re deploying & the future is extremely bright for the warriors
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