"It's a special time not only for me but my family to play a trial match up there and it's awesome for the town to be able to rub shoulders with some of their idols."
He said the most important part of the experience would be spending time in the community.
"The best thing about it is giving our time to the locals that may not get the opportunity to travel to Auckland because of costs and other reasons."
The Warriors were up against a strong side in the West Tigers and Blair confirmed this game would be vital to get momentum for the start of the season.
"We're training hard as of late so it's important we get all our combinations, our communications and our executions all done really well leading into our first game."
The Warriors take on the Bulldogs on March 16 in game one of the season.
