NZ WARRIORS SEASON REVIEW + Erin Clark SNUB! | League Of Our Own - S2 EP29
Turns out 2025 wasn’t “Our Year” after all. Following defeat to Penrith, the 2025 season comes to an end for the NZ Warriors in Week 1 of the NRL Finals. Let the review begin! Best place to start? Looking at Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s 4th Simon Mannering Medal win, edging out ‘buy of the season’ Erin Clark. What was it that gave RTS the edge, and what more could Clark have done?The campaign is easily broken down into two parts: The first 15 rounds, where the team was flying high with Luke Metcalf guiding the ship, and then what came next in trying to find his replacement as the wheels began to come off… How do we score the Warriors’ year?We theorize as to what Andrew Webster meant when he said the team still needs a ‘final ingredient’ to challenge for an NRL Premiership - is it luck, further player development, a big name signing? And if they get the cheque book out, what position are they filling?But most importantly… WAS IT A FORWARD PASS?!00:00 INTRO00:55 Was it a forward pass?04:14 RTS wins 4th Simon Mannering Medal!08:39 Leka Halasima wins Rookie of the Year11:04 SEASON REVIEW - Great start, tough finish17:47 One last TMM rant. Sorry.22:36 LUKE METCALF - a blessing and a curse27:50 What will 2026 bring for Taine Tuaupiki?31:27 Creating the Wahs’ version of Isaiah Iongi34:00 The FINAL INGREDIENT for NRL PREMIERSHIP success37:30 Goodbye Dallin… or RTS?!40:06 Betcha This Happens - NRL Finals Week 244:42 Goodbye + Lets Gone Warriors 2026!
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NZ WARRIORS v PENRITH PANTHERS! NRL Week 1 Finals Preview | League Of Our Own - S2 EP28
It’s NRL Finals time and the Warriors meet the Penrith Panthers at Go Media Stadium Mt Smart on Saturday! As daunting as Ivan Cleary’s side appears - 5-straight Grand Final appearances, 4-straight NRL Premierships - Coach Blair lays out the blueprint for a Wahs victory. Yes, it IS possible.Blairy & Goran also believe that the team Andrew Webster named on Tuesday will look a lot different at first whistle - the changes that need to be made are revealed!We talk about the influence of Penrith’s ‘second halfback’ Isaah Yeo, what Nathan’s brother Jett Cleary can do to help the Warriors, and ask if the real James Fisher-Harris would please stand up against his former side.As always we’ve got Betcha This Happens and a 4-leg multi… where we push the boat out big time and splash the cash! Comparatively. All this and more on League Of Our Own.00:00 Blairy’s fastest NRL try beaten by JFH!03:44 How the Warriors can take down the Panthers!08:06 League Of Our Own’s Warriors team for Saturday08:43 Kurt Capewell vs Liam Martin?09:57 If Kurt moves, who plays CENTRE?11:16 Come on down, TAINE & TE MAIRE! Please?14:02 Ivan v Webby - Master and Apprentice16:39 Will James Fisher-Harris bar up for this?20:51 Why is ISAAH YEO the REAL danger man?24:32 Jett Cleary conspiring against big brother Nathan26:30 Dylan Edwards with a case of the dropsies29:13 ROCCO BERRY - injury prone, tortured genius, mismanaged, all of the above?34:27 Betcha This Happens, Finals Week 135:25 STORM v BULLDOGS37:15 WAHS v PANTHERS39:54 SHARKS v ROOSTERS42:00 RAIDERS V BRONCOS
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PULL THE TRIGGER! Why Te Maire Martin MUST START | League Of Our Own - S2 EP27
We’re into the final round of the regular season and the NZ Warriors face a daunting trip to Brookvale Oval to keep faint hopes of a top 4 finish alive. With so much at stake, Blairy & Goran go back to the well once again: in order to give themselves the best possible chance, Te Maire Martin MUST start. However, coach Andrew Webster has again picked Tanah Boyd alongside Chanel Harris-Tavita in the halves to face the Sea Eagles. So if it were you, what would you do? Stick with Boyd and CHT, or introduce the spark plug that is TMM?With that in mind, the boys talk about X-factor playmakers in the NRL, having seen one last week in Mitchell Moses, and coming up against another in Daly Cherry-Evans in Round 27. In the absence of Luke Metcalf, has Webster’s selection been a little too safe? DCE may be in the twilight of his career but in his farewell match as a Manly player, he’ll undoubtedly pull out all the stops to get the win.Elsewhere we urge the kiwis on the Gold Coast to show up in their thousands to support Kieran Foran in his final NRL game this weekend, as the Titans meet the Tigers… Dylan Brown takes back the 6 jersey one last time in his Parramatta farewell against his future team the Newcastle Knights… Goran asks Blairy if he’s doing okay after a tough week in Newy… and we celebrate our glorious success in Betcha This Happens after picking 8 from 8 last week!00:00 INTRO + We picked 8 from 8!02:47 NZ Warriors team selection = TOO SAFE?05:05 Pull the trigger! Te Maire Martin MUST START12:27 DCE at centre of Sea Eagles’ point-scoring blitz17:30 Loss of Wayde Egan + Sam Healey’s chance19:00 POSITIVES! The Wahs are back playing finals footy!22:43 Farewell to FOZ - Kieran’s 318th NRL game27:08 Dylan Brown’s unlikely Eels farewell vs Knights29:40 RUOK? Blairy’s difficult week in Newcastle
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NZ Warriors: BEWARE the KICK to ZAC LOMAX! Brandon Smith’s unwanted HEADLINES | League Of Our Own - S2 EP26
After a much-needed week off due to sickness in the Paladin household, the boys are back! And what a story to come back to regarding Brandon Smith… he’s alleged to have supplied a drug dealer with inside knowledge of Bunnies’ team selection to place a bet, as well as hooking up some former Roosters teammates with ‘nose candy’. Allegedly! Blairy & Goran talk about the sensational headlines that seem to follow the Hectic Cheese throughout his career, and wonder what the deterrent is for players to avoid scenarios like this?Away from that, the focus turns to Warriors v Eels on Friday night, pitting Goran’s two favourite teams against each other. The boys talk about where Parramatta are most dangerous, the temporary role Dylan Brown finds himself in at left centre, and how it has the potential to be a long night for RTS and Adam Pompey with Mitch Moses kicking to Zac Lomax - one of the best in the NRL under the high ball.There’s a stroke of genius from Ivan Cleary (or is it a big middle finger to the fans?), a possible return to the NRL for Kiwi winger Will Warbrick, and we predict Round 26 with Betcha This Happens!00:00 Intro + Did Blairy screen-record Goran on his sick bed?!02:11 Brandon Smith’s unwanted headlines05:00 Why do NRL players get caught up in undesirable scenarios?08:05 CREDIT TO THE WAHS! Top 4 with 2 rounds to play!!10:54 A trip to Canberra? Or Home Final Week 1?12:20 Wahs v Eels = Goran’s nightmare15:04 Shutting down Mitch Moses and the kick to Zac Lomax18:26 Dylan Brown… the left centre! 21:12 Wahs kicking game vs Ryley Smith’s kick pressure22:46 Rocco Berry’s return, and Tanah Boyd gets running!26:00 Is Tanah vs TMM no longer a thing?28:56 Betcha This Happens + Panthers rest EVERYONE for Bulldogs clash31:45 Welcome back WILL WARBRICK36:29 Goodbye!
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CRAIG BELLAMY sprays Blairy, and ISRAEL DAGG ‘Waydes’ in?! | League Of Our Own - S2 EP 25
Following a disastrous loss to the Bulldogs, the NZ Warriors now sit outside the NRL’s top 4. The record of late has not been pretty; 3 straight defeats, and only 2 wins from their last 7 appearances. Outside of the obvious (injuries to Luke Metcalf and Mitch Barnett) Blairy & Goran discuss the deeper reasons for the worrying slide, and then attempt to plot a path back into the 4 by regular season’s end.Wayde Egan returns to action this week which is a massive relief for everyone… bar former All Blacks fullback and winger Israel Dagg. On radio this week he stated that Sam Healey “offers a little bit more” than Egan. While we are extremely encouraged by Sam’s efforts after 4 games of first grade, and a grand total of 154 minutes in his burgeoning NRL career, Blairy explains why Egan is the go-to guy for the Wahs in the 9 jersey!And after being dropped last week to NSW Cup, Tanah Boyd is back wearing the 7 jersey against the Dragons in place of Te Maire Martin, who is going through his return-to-play protocols (concussion). Is the superior kicking game of Boyd better than the X-Factor Martin offers? And when TMM is back in the selection mix for the final 3 weeks of the season, is it Tanah or Te Maire leading the Warriors’ charge to finals… who have you got!?And inspired by Mitch Moses, Blairy reveals his all-time favourite spray!00:00 We need sponsors! As our high tech set-ups are revealed…01:55 Blairy’s best spray. Shock horror: it involves Craig Bellamy!05:43 “Just effing have a crack!” - a message for outside backs.08:08 OUT of Top 4: How worried should Wahs fans be?13:22 What’s happened to the Warriors’ footy style?!16:58 Can the Warriors make it BACK to the Top 4?26:33 ISRAEL DAGG: Sam Healey offers a bit more than Wayde Egan.32:53 Rocco Berry returns next week… or not?36:15 Te Maire Martin over Tanah Boyd - who ya got!39:31 Betcha This Happens for Round 24
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