Kearney to George: Keep quiet

Warriors’ effort had been good in recent months, with the exception of their last two losses to Canberra and the Sydney Roosters.

A gutsy win over Manly came between those defeats, while they also beat Newcastle and Cronulla and drew with Brisbane in a threeweek block last month.

‘‘If you look at last weekend [and the 42-6 loss to the Roosters], there might’ve been some occasions during the period of that game where it could have been the case,’’ Kearney said.

‘‘In the last nine weeks we have had two occasions where we haven’t taken our best performance to the footy ground – against Canberra and the Roosters.

‘‘Prior to that we had made some really consistent progress.’’

The Warriors’ absence from the finals will mark the seventh time they’ve missed in the last eight years, with their 2018 return their sole appearance.

They have not signed any new NRL players for next season, with 27 of their current squad already signed on for next season.

‘‘You can’t just move players [mid-contract] – every party must agree,’’ George told Radio Sport in an interview on Tuesday.

‘‘But players signed here longterm have got to put in and if they don’t’ we have that discussion with them.

‘‘There are certainly some questions around the effort of certain players and performances throughout the year.

‘‘That will come under the microscope.

‘‘If we feel people are not putting in, there is certainly no place in this environment for them either on the field or off the field.’’ – AAP