This Warriors Life

Welcome to TWL's New Zealand staff Xmas party - and it's as messy and regrettable as your average office equivalent. Featuring: childhood Santa trauma, struggles with semantics and indignant retail staff, car washing pain and the declining quality of school Christmas productions + BONUS Warriors content (re-signings, new signings, name changes, the No.6 and 7 puzzle, and the club's most successful...

Former Warriors coach and current GM Recruitment, Pathways and Development Andrew McFadden joined Will and Fonzie for an absorbing chat about where the club's been, where it is now and where it's heading - from the junior space through to moulding the NRL roster. 'Cappy' was one of the great guests - enjoy! Brought to you by the Warriors-mad legends at Kingz Container Crew. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Will, Brad and Fonz poke their heads up from off-season hibernation to talk through the Pacific Championships so far, along with the Warriors' raft of signings, re-signings and releases over the past six weeks. Brought to you by the Warriors-made legends at Kingz Container Crew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will, Brad and Fonzie are back for part two of TWL's 2024 squad analysis. Plus SJ's media pivot, RLPA honours, the Sam Healey signing and Fonz comes off the back fence and runs straight over Kalyn Ponga. Stick around till the end for Brad's off-grid tradie party experience and our end-of-season thank-yous. Brought to you by the Warriors-mad legends at Kingz Container Crew . Hosted on Acast. See ac...

After a three-week detox, Will, Brad and Fonzie are finally ready to start talking about the Warriors' winter of frustration and underachievement. Join us for part one of TWL's 2024 season wrap, chatting about some recent news, the campaign more broadly and why it unfolded the way it did, and reviewing the first chunk of the Warriors' roster. Oh, and it's This Warriors Life's 200th episode! Stay t...

A belated reflection from an under-the-weather Will and Brad on a euphoric end to a tough old season for the Warriors. No shortage of SJ-related gushing, a look at how the season-ending performances could impact Webby's 2025 selections, a broader look at a crazy round in the NRL, some stats creep gear, a couple of segues + the overall season winner of the MixnPik TWL Challenge revealed! This podca...

Will, Brad and Fonzie wrap up another jarring defeat, delve into some news and recruitment rumours, and take you through to the last Team List Tuesday of 2024 in this LIVE episode. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2K_yfZnlf0 This podcast is brought to you by the Warriors-mad legends at Kingz Container Crew - head to kingzcontainercrew.com if you're on the hunt for container packi...

Catch up on Will, Brad and Fonzie's LIVE episode as the build-up to SJ's last game at home ramps up, Team List Tuesday drops, plus the drawing of the winner of 2x tickets for the Warriors' clash with the Bulldogs at Shaun Johnson Stadium. WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXfleAhPLoU This podcast is brought to you by Kingz Container Crew Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Oh boy, the losses are piling up, mathematical chances are out the window - and Will and Brad are crawling towards the end of a demoralising season. They wrap up the Warriors' loss to Manly, dig into an increasingly frustrating lack of backline strike and the dubious quality of our likely 2025 spine, while Will details a harrowing case of mistaken identity. See the pain in their faces by viewing t...

Another expanded LIVE episode for your Tuesdee, with Fonzie jumping in this week (no, you won't be able to see him, you thirsty weirdos), and Will and Brad taking you through to team list naming. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7Iun_1mC0w This podcast is brought to you by Kingz Container Crew Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will and Brad rummage through the wreckage of another gut-wrenching Warriors loss - this time in golden point to the Dolphins. Brad produces a long-winded but poetically apt analogy for the 2024 season, while Will reveals that we in fact can't say the Wahs are mathematically out of Top 8 calculations just yet. HB Trace! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThisWarriorsLife This...

After a rollercoaster few days in the Warriors universe, Will Evans is joined LIVE by Everything Rugby League's Keith Whitelock and NRL.com's Corey Rosser to discuss Shaun Johnson's retirement bombshell and the team's spiralling 2024 campaign after a horror defeat to Parramatta. With Brad Larking unavailable, Will and Keith will see you through to Team List Tuesday for NRL Round 23. Watch on YouTu...

A special episode of This Warriors Life as Will Evans is joined by the legendary Sir Graham Lowe for an in-depth interview recorded in the Frank Management studio. The New Zealand rugby league icon discusses his trailblazing coaching career with Otahuhu, Norths Devils, the Kiwis, Wigan, Manly and the Queensland Origin team, the health battles that punctuated the latter stints, a tumultuous term as...

The bad news is club legend and cult hero Jazz Tevaga is leaving the Warriors. The good news is we can belatedly release the second part of last week's yarn with the man himself - kicking off with the contract bombshell, as well as future plans, young guns, away game roommates and interview swearing. Thanks for the memories Jazzy bro, hopefully a few more to come over the next few weeks! For the b...

Catch up on Will and Brad's LIVE episode for NRL Round 22 Team List Tuesday, featuring some huuuuuge ins for the Warriors' must-win showdown with Parramatta on Friday night. Plus some Two-minute Tuesday Takes (Mt Smart sell-outs, Ngani Laumape, NSW Cup), MixnPik chat and the most bewildering Warriors trend of 2024 PLUS your chance to win two tickets to the game at our fortress this Friday. WATCH O...

It's back-to-back Fonzie eps as your favourite analyst joins Will to pick apart a scrappy, frustrating - but very crucial - Warriors victory over the Tigers. What's going right? What's still holding them back? Who should come back and where? How much better will we have to be to keep the dream alive with a win against the Eels? All those questions answered and more. This podcast is brought to you...

After a couple of weeks on the sidelines, Fonzie returns with a bang to sum up where it's gone right and wrong in the Warriors' recent losses - and breaks down how they could still walk the tightrope all the way to the promised land of finals footy. This podcast is brought to you by the Warriors-mad legends at Kingz Container Crew - head to  kingzcontainercrew.com  if you're on the hunt...

A big day for Will and Brad, joined by 132-game Warriors great Jazz Tevaga for no-holds-barred yarn about the 2024 season, fatherhood, southern roots, his best mate's harrowing cancer journey, baldness, sledging, saunas and rep footy - and that's all in part one. The second part of the chat is too hot for TV right now...stay tuned for the rest. For the best experience, watch this episode over at T...

Will and Brad are back for another Tuesday team list rundown ahead of the Warriors' must-win (we mean it this time) Friday nighter at home against Wests Tigers. Brought to you by Kingz Container Crew Pty Ltd   Watch this episode on YouTube: https://bit.ly/4bERbUc   Follow TWL on Instagram: https://bit.ly/45e1iOe   Visit the Ladbrokes Blog for Will's weekly NRL previews, reviews and...

Will and Brad shake figurative and literal lingering hangovers to get together on Monday morning and mull over yet another excruciating loss, a two-point dagger to the heart in Canberra. There's plenty of sympathy for Chanel, while the boys swing from writing an early epitaph for season 2024 to dreaming of a miracle Top 8 charge and back again. Stacks of content still to come this week - stay tune...

Will and Brad are back for another edition of That’s My Team, featuring some big changes for the Warriors crunch Friday nighter against the Raiders. Also featuring in this week’s Tuesday Two-minute Takes: Tohu’s injury, NSW Cup comeback, Adam Gee’s reprieve, Brad’s outdated Sky package, the Immortals, SJ’s pod, 30-for-30 greatest tries, Origin, NRL ladder predictor and RIP Norm Hewitt. Brought to...

Will and Brad belatedly emerge from under their tear-soaked duvets to talk about one of the most gut-wrenching Warriors losses of all time, but one laced with positives and pride. A full rundown of the individual performances - including lavish praise for Mitchy B and Leka the Wrecker - plus a deep dive into the Warriors' golden point history, alarming referee win % stats, and a 30-for-30 greatest...

Fonzie takes the lead to break down the fascinating juncture the Warriors find themselves at on several fronts - from their 2024 prospects to their roster composition beyond this season - as Will nods along in agreement, with a massive showdown against the Bulldogs looming large. This podcast is brought to you by the Warriors-mad legends at Kingz Container Crew - head to  kingzcontainercrew.c...

A nondescript Team List Tuesday, but plenty of news and views for Will and Brad to wrap around it, including: Wahs in Vegas, signage at Glastonbury, obscene tattoo story conclusion, new NRLW coach, the Warriors' edgy social media team, Bulldogs poach a youngster, Feldt close in on Manu, Josh Curran lights the fuse, a Ladbrokes odds update and Bulldogs-Warriors preview, and a $2m offer that ties L...

Relieved rather than satisfied would sum up Will and Brad's mood after the Warriors' bounce-back win over the Broncos, but it nevertheless provided plenty of fodder for a lazy Sunday afternoon recap. (Note: a few all-time tech gremlins in this record, including losing Brad's track for about 15 minutes - so there's a big, heavily-edited chunk with Will prattling on with Brad's stunning insights sad...