Warriors can’t capitalise on draw

The sights have now turned to a trip to Sydney after the Warriors failed to capitalise on what was a scheduling bonus through the first three weeks of the 2017 NRL season.

The first three games of Stephen Kearney’s coaching tenure at the Warriors have been in New Zealand and it was a start to the season which was hoped would help put the much maligned Auckland-based club on the front foot in 2017.

The Warriors opened the season with two games in Auckland – a win over Newcastle and loss to Melbourne – before heading to Dunedin for Friday’s 24-12 loss to the Bulldogs in Dunedin. Limited travel, home support, it was all weighted in the Warriors favour as they chased early season points.

One out of three would have fallen short of the Warriors target and now they head to Sydney to take on the Dragons on Sunday – a place where they have traditionally struggled.

‘The return of captain Roger Tuivasa-Scheck and the introduction of star off-season signing Kieran Foran can not come soon enough.