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Warriors miss out on playoffs yet again

- DAVID LONG

‘‘We threw it away.’’

A gutted Warriors coach Andrew McFadden said his team threw away their game against the Tigers yesterday, while accusing Aaron Woods of milking a crucial penalty.

The Warriors lost 36-24 in Auckland to end any hope of making the finals and did so in the most disappoint­ing manner, conceding three tries in the last nine minutes.

McFadden was still looking shell-shocked at his press conference 30 minutes after the game and didn’t pull any punches in his disappoint­ment of how his team played, or two controvers­ially disallowed tries.

‘‘We just threw it away, to be honest,’’ McFadden said.

‘‘Tonight’s performanc­e was on the back of the last couple, just too many errors. Gave away soft points and couldn’t peg them back.’’

 ?? PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES ?? The strain shows for Thomas Leuluai as the Warriors sink to defeat to the Tigers yesterday, effectivel­y ending their season.
PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES The strain shows for Thomas Leuluai as the Warriors sink to defeat to the Tigers yesterday, effectivel­y ending their season.

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