Manly wing Jorge Taufua's block-busting return to the NRL would have surely put a smile on Laurie Daley's face on a tough weekend for the NSW State of Origin coach.

The Warriors desperately wanted to win against the Bulldogs on Sunday for a number of reasons - Shaun Johnson is holding himself responsible for that not happening.

New Warriors coach Andrew McFadden won't be jumping for joy on his first start as head coach, even though his side stopped the rot, writes Chris Rattue.

Warriors chief executive Wayne Scurrah says the club is in "great shape" and needs to get past the owners' public war of words.

The Warriors ended one of the worst weeks in the club's history in agonising fashion when the Bulldogs landed a field goal with only two minutes left.

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South Sydney officials have lodged a complaint to Penrith after Sam Burgess was struck in the face by a spectator as he left the field after the Rabbitohs' 18-2 win over the Panthers on Friday.

The Warriors provided certainty on a number of fronts yesterday, with the announcement of 10 players re-signing with the club and chief executive Wayne Scurrah saying he will walk if they don’t make the play-offs.

Matt Elliott 'talked' his way into the job at the Warriors - and the lack of due diligence around his appointment has costs that go well beyond his payout.

The goings-on at the Warriors this week after the departure of coach Matt Elliott plumbed the depths of poor public relations.

Things are getting so bad at the Warriors that the crowd numbers and Nathan Friend's tackle counts are threatening to meet in the middle.

Forget round two: Jarrod Mullen's return is going to make Newcastle a whole different prospect to stop.

A gaggle of leading player agents don't think the ruckus engulfing the Warriors will affect their ability to recruit players for next season.

Government officials opposed giving any money to Auckland's hugely successful NRL Nines tournament because they feared it would undermine the Wellington-based rugby sevens tournament the week before.

Andrew McFadden has promised a "tougher" approach as interim Warriors coach and it's exactly what senior players Simon Mannering and Jacob Lillyman want.

After five rounds of Dream Team Fantasy NRL it's time to evaluate the ownership trends of our game players.

The butcher and the fishmonger are unhappy. Two of the Warriors' most diehard fans have expressed dismay at the saga embroiling the club following the departure of coach Matt Elliott on Monday.

Eric Watson says he will walk away from the Warriors if the club's fans tell him to go.

Kiwis coach Steve Kearney is eyeing rookie Parramatta backrower Manu Ma'u for his test pack as Sonny Bill Williams' international league career creeps towards an end.

Warriors chairman Bill Wavish says Sir Owen Glenn needs to sell his 50 per cent stake for the Warriors to move on from the mess presently engulfing the club.

Matt Elliott has tried to defuse the ruckus engulfing the Warriors by saying he agreed to the press release sent out which said he had resigned and held no bitterness.

Sir Owen Glenn says he was offered just a sixth of his initial investment in the club by fellow co-owner Eric Watson as a split between the multimillionaires seems imminent.

There are no guarantees the Warriors will be able to hold on to senior players Simon Mannering and Jacob Lillyman next season.

Warriors chairman Bill Wavish has refuted suggestions from co-owner Owen Glenn that he was not consulted in the departure of coach Matt Elliott.

Former Warriors' coach Matthew Elliott has slammed suggestions that the club's Polynesian players don't respond well to Australian coaches.