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League: The Coal Train chugs on
Gold Coast have moved to quash speculation giant former test and Origin back-rower Dave "Coal Train" Taylor has been shopped around to other NRL clubs.
Gold Coast have moved to quash speculation giant former test and Origin back-rower Dave "Coal Train" Taylor has been shopped around to other NRL clubs.
Two weeks ago Konrad Hurrell wasn't seen as fit enough to play in the NRL but after two disappointing defeats the Warriors need to change something.
There's no doubt my introduction to the NRL has been tough, writes Warriors fullback Sam Tomkins in his first Herald column.
Life gets that little bit harder for the Warriors after their performance at Eden Park yesterday.
If the week-to-week motivation of the NRL is not enough, many key Warriors are also playing for their futures over the next few weeks.
There have been many things said about the Warriors throughout history, some of them true and others less so.
Despite winning two games from two to open their 2014 NRL campaign, attack remains a concern for the Brisbane Broncos.
The Warriors still can't beat the Dragons or win at Eden Park, losing their fourth in four years, but more disconcertingly have opened their season with two-straight defeats.
South Sydney coach Michael Maguire says he is wary of a Manly side coming off a record NRL loss ahead of tonight's encounter in Gosford.
Canberra is seen as a graveyard for visiting NRL teams but the Warriors have a better winning record at the Australian capital.
The Warriors need to review how many home games they take away from Mt Smart Stadium because their record in these games is hurting their premiership chances.
Sonny Bill Williams is devastated over the shoulder charge ban that has sidelined him for the next three NRL rounds, say his Sydney Roosters teammates.
Centre Jerome Ropati has been handed the job of trying to stiffen a right-edge defence that was woefully inadequate last weekend.
Having shown remarkable durability throughout his career, iron man Cameron Smith is confident his body will allow him to play league at the top level into his mid-30s.
It's only one game into the new season but it seems all too familiar.
The Warriors were good, they were bad and often quite ugly and, in the end, disappointing.