Johnson named halfback in 2023 RLPA Dream Team
Shaun Johnson has picked up another gong – claiming halfback in the 2023 RLPA Dream Team. The Kiwi legend recently won the81stminute.com’s Beetson Raudonikis Medal...
‘Through blood and sweat’: Warriors just one win away from the NRL grand final
Former Kiwi International and one-time Warriors coach Tony Kemp is relishing the Auckland-based side being a single win away from the NRL grand final. The...
“They’re a top four side for a reason”: Frizell says Knights ready for best version of Warriors in eliminational final
Newcastle Knights veteran Tyson Frizell is wary of the Warriors ahead of their elimination final blockbuster in Auckland this weekend. The Warriors, without Shaun Johnson,...
‘A million times over’: Warriors riding wave of momentum but don’t want to upsize potential home final at Eden Park
The New Zealand Warriors don’t want a home semi-final moved to Eden Park – that’s the message from superstar halfback Shaun Johnson and coach Andrew...
Manu Vatuvei says prison was “the best thing that ever happened” to the one-time Warriors legend
Former Warriors cult hero and try scoring favourite Manu Vatuvei is out of prison and telling his story after being put away for importing drugs....
Andrew Webster the 2023 Beetson Raudonikis Medal Coach of the Year
There is several weeks before we announce all the awards for the81stminute.com’s 12th annual Beetson Raudonikis Medal which includes Coach of the Year. In recent...
‘A really big five weeks of rugby league’: Mature Warriors preparing for finals footy but not getting ahead of themselves
The New Zealand Warriors aren’t getting excited – yet. Andrew Webster’s team has been the fairy tale story of NRL season 2023 so far in...
‘Croker 300’: A kid from Goulburn and one from Papatoetoe – separated by fourteen long winters and the same rugby league dream we all share in common
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Fourteen long years ago, on a Sunday afternoon at Canberra Stadium, a slight 18-year-old Goulburn native ran out in the number...
‘Difference in opinion’: NRL head of football Graham Annesley tries to defend officials after howlers in Warriors loss to the Panthers
BY STAFF WRITERS NRL head of football Graham Annesley has come out in defense of the game’s officials after a sensational blast from the CEO...
2023 predicted ladder: Broncos, Sea Eagles, Wests Tigers, Warriors, Bulldogs to miss the finals
BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis It is that time of the year which means every man and their dog are putting together their best guesses –...