Canterbury are privately seething at the NRL's decision to fine them $20,000 after Josh Jackson was allowed to remain on the field.

Feleti Mateo has experienced something new at the Warriors - being dropped.

Interim Warriors coach Andrew McFadden has made a number of big changes to the side for Sunday's game against the Bulldogs at Eden Park.

The Warriors made a decisive call to get rid of Matt Elliott as coach but they should have acted more decisively when handling his "resignation", writes Michael Brown.

Star playmaker Todd Carney says the bad press haunting Cronulla over the first month of the NRL season played a significant role in the Sharks' horror start on the field.

The message was clear when Andrew McFadden spoke to his players for the first time as Warriors' head coach yesterday: It's time to harden up.

The corpses continue to pile up at the gates of Mt Smart Stadium.

"Head coaches are the ones who bare the brunt of poor performances," said the Warriors' top brass after the resignation of Matt Elliott today.

The 37-6 loss was appalling. It was incompetent, writes Dylan Cleaver. It spoke of a team that was either not getting the message from their coach or had stopped listening.

Matt Elliott has resigned as coach of the Warriors, the club has announced, his hand forced by the side’s dreadful weekend defeat to the Sharks.

The heat will come on Warriors coach Matt Elliott this week and owner Eric Watson is the first who wants some answers.

The Warriors are set to sack coach Matt Elliott, according to an Australian media report.

Sport divides opinion like few things in life and we have seen a handful of stories recently which have polarised people.

Exciting young winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak scored two tries on debut to help Penrith to a hard-fought 12-6 win over the Raiders at a rain-hit Sportingbet Stadium last night.

It's hard to think of a dumber move in sport than Andrew Fifita's comment which ended his move to the Bulldogs from the Sharks, writes Paul Lewis.

Penrith coach Ivan Cleary has warned against making knee-jerk changes to the NRL rulebook after the career-ending injury to Newcastle back-rower Alex McKinnon.

When an interim coach comes in for any length of time, it's natural for players to drop their standards and take their foot off the pedal. It doesn't look like they are engaged and their performance against the Knights last weekend was disgraceful.

Justin Hodges won't be burdened with his co-captaincy duties in his delayed NRL season start for Brisbane tonight.

Chad Townsend has never felt secure in his NRL career and it's no different at the Warriors. The 23-year-old played only 19 times for the Sharks in three seasons, including five last year.

Wests Tigers say there are no long-term concerns over the health of back-rower Liam Fulton as he makes his return on Sunday from a second concussion in three NRL matches against Manly.