This Warriors Life

The Warriors podcast throuple is back together again for the first time in 2022 with Brad and Fonzie sorting out their schedules to join Will on a Friday arvo. First and foremost, Larking concludes his pants saga, then it's onto an erudite Fonz-led breakdown of the Roosters game and a wrap of where the team is at right now. There's the usual tangents, anecdotes and waffle (inlcuding musi...

With Fonzie still on a post-golden point bender and Brad too busy showing off his new pants around town, Will's joined by the esteemed Michael Burgess for a dive into Friday's victory and Shaun Johnson's impact since his return to the Warriors, the Montoya incident, the Warriors' season prospects, the chances of Reece Walsh hanging around, the club's impending homecoming,...

Still a little rattled from Friday's scrimmage - as evidenced by Will's muddled delivery - but fortunately Fonzie is here to provide a bit of direction and clarity, much like we hope SJ will on the paddock this weekend.  Visit This Warriors Life's website , Twitter and Facebook for more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will and Fonzie are back together for the first time in 2022 - and it feels good. Tune in for a deep-ish dive into the Warriors' two matches so far: what's working and what's not; who's going well and who's not; what the outlook is from this early stage of the campaign and where Brownie's job security stands.  Visit This Warriors Life's website , Twitter and Face...

The 2022 season is just hours away, Brad Larking is back on the TWL podcast with Will Evans for the first time this year - and it's  the most shambolic Warriors-related combination since Dane Nielsen and Glen Fisiiahi teamed up on an edge. Plenty of tangents (beer, BZP, the days when not everyone in NZ could get TV3, bands everyone likes that we hate), some Warriors and NRL chat, and Josh Cur...

Warriors CEO Cameron George joined TWL's Will Evans for a chat a week out from the club's first game of 2022, covering off: -SJ's return, Dylan Walker's signing, Walsh and CHT's future -The Redcliffe set-up and optimism for a permanent return home -Update on development and pathways  -The relationship with the Dolphins after getting an NRL license -The contribution of Nath...

It's  an Xmas special! But Fonzie is a self-professed Grinch, so really it's an excuse for he and Will to  catch up for a couple of end-of-year Friday arvo beers and chat everything Warriors. The Twitter and NZ Warriors forum communities have dished up some curly questions in high volume - the boys have attempted to answer as many of them as thoughtfully as they can.  Visit This Warriors...

It's too disjointed to call it a season review, but Will and Brad give their assessment of the weak finish to 2021 on the Gold Coast, the overblown discipline furore and a wretched season overall. Recruitment chat, Will's deep dive into why Brown has a minimal chance of proving a good hire, Brad's ever-involving odyssey of a lamb-owner, Warriors youngsters that got away (courtesy of...

Last Friday's finals-hopes-ending loss still stinging like the first sunburn of summer, Will and Brad draft in a special guest to boost the enthusiasm factor - and Sammy St. G sparkles on debut like Patty Herbert or Walshy at AAMI Park on Anzac Day. The loss to the Raiders reviewed, Sunday's clash with the Titans previewed, and a whole bunch of 2021 season-reviewy, 2022-forecasty, archet...

The boys convene on Friday morning for a rare GAMEDAY podcast, revelling in the Warriors still being a mathematical finals hope ahead of tonight's showdown with the Raiders. Meanwhile, Brad gets a pet lamb and wonders aloud if he could bring himself to eat it, before detailing his battles with a knotted extension lead.  Also check out their Chancer TWL Fan Challenge picks - play before kick-o...

Coming to you from Level 4, Will and Brad are already showing signs of lockdown fatigue...could be the day drinking. But they're pumped the Warriors are still alive in the finals race, while the rambling, tangent-heavy league chat is complemented by Larking asking another couple of life's great questions: where is the thermometer for the outside temp on your car? And who is the 'fee...

They're back after a few weeks in the casualty ward, wrapping up the Warriors' first back-to-back wins of the season as the little finals flame just keeps flickering. The Twitter mailbag gets a run, Will bemoans the lack of quality rugby league Evanses and Brad's got issues with Cooper Cronk and Maggi 2-minute Noodles' packaging.  Visit This Warriors Life's website , Twitt...

It's a far more contented Will and Brad rolling up this week despite the current six-match losing run, thanks to the short-handed Warriors' gallantry against the Panthers. A couple of new segments with Russell and Shane's in-game text message thread revealed and Ben Lythe getting the nod for the first edition of 'Forgotten Warriors', plus a fair bit of news to chew the fat...

Comin' at ya on a Friday afternoon as Will and Brad gave it a bit more time to calm down after last weekend's horrendous capitulation. It didn't help.  Visit This Warriors Life's website , Twitter and Facebook for more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fonzie Talks Warriors and TWL's Will drop everything to react to the daddy of all Warriors news bombshells: SHAUN JOHNSON IS COMING HOME BABYYYYYYY!!! Don't turn it up too loud, the euphoria might blow out your speakers.  Visit This Warriors Life's website , Twitter and Facebook for more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Between Walshy's Origin call-up, the DWZ confirmation, Chad Townsend's shock return and the Black Caps' World Test Championship triumph, there's been enough happening for Will and Brad to crawl out of a dark pit of despair after the loss to the Knights and record an episode. The undoubted highlights, though, are Brad's separate analogies involving Gloriavale and MacGyver. ...

Will and Brad are coming in flat, because (a) No Fonzie (b) the demoralising loss to the Storm (c) our 5-8 record and (d) DWZ. Plenty of recruitment and retention chat, a review of Sunday's shit-Storm and a full NRL Round 15 preview.  Visit This Warriors Life's website , Twitter and Facebook for more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's another crossover episode! Will and Brad are joined by Fonzie Talks Warriors for a monster two-hour-plus gasbag - and are predictably dwarfed by his intellect and analysis, while also being emasculated by his deep baritone voice. We had fun recording, not making any promises you'll enjoy the listen as much.  Visit This Warriors Life's website , Twitter and Facebook for more Hos...

After the obligatory gushing about Reece Walsh, Will and Brad take a look ahead to Friday's huge trip to Townsville with an unchanged line-up. There's also Peta Hiku's departure, Will's triumph in Chancer's TWL Fan Challenge and one brush with the late, great Bob Fulton, birthday shout-outs, the barnstorming return of 'Which Warrior Would You?', a full NRL Round...

Not a hint of smugness here - Will and Brad take no joy in what unfolded on Sunday arvo at Brookie - but they  did  say benching Reece Walsh was a recipe for disaster. So it proved, amid some associated defensive ineptitude, and their post-match debrief is sure to provide some cathartic relief for some fans.  Catch the  TWL  match report here: BASIC BROWN BURNED BY TURBO-CHARGED MANLY Visit This W...

Will and Brad try and keep a lid on their unbridled enthusiasm for the Warriors' new wonderboy Reece Walsh...and do a terrible job of it. They're all in. Lots of team chat - including preferred three-quarter lines and halves/hooker/utility combinations when we're at full-strength - plus a full preview of NRL Round 8.  Visit This Warriors Life's website , Twitter and Facebook fo...

Just a quick Saturday night ep from the boys to run through the TWL Chancer Warriors Fan Challenge for the ANZAC Day showdown with the Storm - plus some huge props for Benji Marshall and Isaiah Papali'i in a wee Friday night review, and fitness test advice from Brad. Play the TWL Chancer Warriors Fan Challenge here: https://www.chancerhq.com/warriors/Storm_2021round07 Or even better, download...

Will and Brad revel in the Warriors' bounce-back upset of the Dragons, empty out a packed TWL Twitter mailbag and rip through a preview of Round 7 - the boys have got a funny feeling we'll push the Storm close on ANZAC Day. Come for the league chat, stay for Brad's story about a knife-sharpening weirdo Tradestaff sent him.  Visit This Warriors Life's website , Twitter and Faceb...

On hiatus for a couple of weeks, Will and Brad return with their longest TWL pod ever. That's not necessarily a good thing. Nevertheless, the boys are all guns blazing - with Nikorima and Egan in the firing line - after the horror show against Manly, and pondering where the team goes from here and the club goes spine recruitment-wise.  Plenty around the NRL to sink the teeth into in a big new...

Happy Easter This Warriors Lifers!  Still regrouping from the most exciting thing that has ever happened in Canberra since Telly was born there, Will and Brad put the Warriors'  Easter Sunday showdown with the injury-stricken Roosters under the microscope.  Plus there's a bit of news chat - Origin eligibility, 18th man - the TWL Chancer Warriors Fan Challenge and a rapid Round 4 preview....