Warriors captain Simon Mannering insists his side can't afford to take the struggling Gold Coast Titans lightly when they meet in Sunday's match at Mt Smart Stadium.
The visitors may be understrength and out of finals contention but Mannering says they are a tough side who have proven difficult to overcome in recent clashes.
It took a gritty second-half effort for the Warriors to turn a 16-14 halftime deficit into a 24-16 round 11 victory, while they only just scraped home in both of their 2013 meetings (25-24 and 24-22).
"Last time we played them they had a few guys out but they play bloody tough and compete right throughout the whole game and we only just managed to get the win then, so we're expecting a very tough one," Mannering said.