New Zealand Warriors have played two pre-season games with a 12-12 draw vs Cronulla Sharks and a 36-10 win vs Melbourne Storm, offering plenty of funky wrinkles to digest before the NRL season starts.

Nothing tickles New Zealand Warriors anxiety like a young player departing for Australia and just before the first Pre-Season Challenge game vs Cronulla Sharks, Zyon Maiu'u has departed to join Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.