Alec MacDonald isn't a well known Aotearoa Kiwis prospect and for many Kiwi-NRL fans he isn't even a well known NRL trooper, but MacDonald is the prototypical Melbourne Storm player who has flourished under coach Craig Bellamy.
New Zealand Warriors have played some of their best footy this season in Australia and after battling to a draw with Sea Eagles at Mt Smart, they will now be eager to improve against Dragons on Friday night.
New Zealand Warriors played three games against Sea Eagles on Saturday at Mt Smart and came away with one point, from two losses and a draw.
New Zealand Warriors return to Mt Smart where they host Sea Eagles who haven't won a game away from their Brookvale fortress this season.
At a time when there are lots of highly decorated Kiwi-NRL juniors from Aotearoa generating buzz on their climb to NRL footy, the Jacob Laban debut for New Zealand Warriors has been highly anticipated.
Any hearty fan understands the fragile nature of New Zealand Warriors confidence and an away trip to take on Rabbitohs offers a lovely check in with how legit the confidence is.
After the festival vs Raiders in Christchurch, New Zealand Warriors return to Mt Smart where the faithful will have their chance to respond to the Christchurch crowd against Knights on Sunday afternoon.
Matthew Timoko couldn't get the win with Raiders in Aotearoa but he scored a typically powerful try and his upward trend continues.
NZ Warriors did their job in getting a win over Raiders and hearty South Islanders did their job in whipping up a glorious atmosphere in Christchurch.
It isn't just a slow start for New Zealand Warriors in the NRL as they are 1-5 across the top three grades after two rounds and the NRL crew now face a niggly challenge against Raiders in Christchurch.
Deine Mariner has started the first two games of the 2024 NRL season on the wing for Broncos and if Mariner's playing consistently, tries will be scored.
After a pesky home loss vs Sharks to start the season, New Zealand Warriors take on Storm in Melbourne and this serves as key learning moment for all.
New Zealand Warriors start the 2024 NRL season at Mt Smart on Friday night against the Sharks and while that game will be what most folks focus on, there will also be first round games in NSW Cup and Under 21 Jersey Flegg.
As the two Andys (Webster and McFadden) enter their second season overseeing the New Zealand Warriors pipelines, they have lured three young Australian halves over the ditch.
As soon as Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's return to Aotearoa Warriors was made official, minds were spinning about what role he would play and how he would fit into a top-four team.
Aotearoa has plenty big boppers on the rise towards NRL, but Xavier Willison leads a pack of forwards who have already dabbled in NRL mahi and are chasing a breakout 2024 campaign.
New Zealand Warriors restored their Mt Smart mana for 2024 against Dolphins and while a win over Dolphins was nice, this pre-season window is laying out key information across the NRL and NSW Cup squads.
New Zealand Warriors return to Mt Smart for their second Pre-Season Challenge game against Dolphins and coach Andrew Webster has tightened his rotation with the top-tier lads selected to play.
New Zealand Warriors lost their first NRL Pre-Season Challenge game against Tigers but a hearty performance from their long line of youngsters after Zyon Maiu'u's red card has set the tone for this season.
Kiwi-NRL jokers are scattered throughout the NRL Pre-Season Challenge team lists with an enticing crop of youngers getting opportunities in second tier squads.