nrl 2017

After the embarrassment of Round 22, the Warriors headed back to Mount Smart Stadium for the second to last time in 2017 to face the Canberra Raiders. In front of their smallest crowd of the year, the embarrassing Warriors run continued with their sixth loss in a row. The Warriors were close...

After the bye in Round 18, the Warriors returned to Mount Smart Stadium, renamed Manu Vatuvei Stadium for one night only to face the Penrith Panthers. The Warriors needed a win here to close the gap on the top eight but were found wanting after an inspired performance from Nathan Cleary as the...

Well, the Warriors have one less Monkey on their back after their Round 14 trip to the Gold Coast. The Warriors who have yet to taste victory away from Mt Smart in 2017 really needed to get the job done against the Titans and in Ryan Hoffman’s 300th NRL match the Warriors delivered with a 34-12...

After back to back to back disappointing showings, the Warriors made their way back to Mt Smart to face the Brisbane Broncos. With State of Origin season upon us, the Broncos made the trip across the ditch missing 7 players from their squad but still had the likes of Ben Hunt, Jordan Kahu, Adam...

After last week’s closer than expected victory over the Gold Coast Titans the Warriors were once again playing at Mount Smart Stadium, this time facing the Parramatta Eels in a must-win encounter. Losing here would see the Warriors sitting 2-4 with a hard mountain to climb to regain top eight...

After claiming that last week's performance was the Warriors worst of 2017, the Warriors went out and proved me wrong by putting on a woeful display in their first outing on Australian soil losing 26-12 to the St George Illawarra Dragons. In a milestone game for Simon Mannering where he broke...

After last week's loss to the Melbourne Storm, the Warriors made the journey to Dunedin to face the 0-2 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. The Bulldogs have not looked impressive this season and with the Warriors enjoying their third week in a row playing in New Zealand, they were expected to get a...

Finally, the Nrl season is almost here, we are only a few days away and I cannot wait! The Nines have come and gone, the preseason matches are all over and it's time for the real deal. This also means it's time for me to give my thoughts on how the Warriors will fare in their 2017 campaign...