Sir Owen Glenn claimed Eric Watson threatened to "tear my head off and shove it up my a***" and warned him not to wander around Auckland without minders.

The Warriors have continued their pursuit of Manly centre Steve Matai and remain hopeful the Sea Eagles will grant him a release for next season in the NRL.

Hours before the Warriors' showdown against the Panthers last Sunday, fullback Sam Tomkins took to Twitter seeking information about the death of his friend and Wigan junior teammate Luke Rhoden.

With the Warriors producing yet another season of mediocrity questions remain over the direction the club will take through the off-season.

Changes to the Warriors' playing group and off-field staff are expected once the club completes their end-of-season review process.

Manly star Brett Stewart is to play in tomorrow night's qualifying final against South Sydney after training strongly at the club's Narrabeen base yesterday.

Stephen Kearney says the door is still open for Benji Marshall to play for the Kiwis, despite his omission from the train-on squad for the upcoming Four Nations tournament.

Warriors captain Simon Mannering admits Sunday's limp performance against the Penrith Panthers proved they were not worthy of a top-eight finish.

The Warriors season came to a spirit-crushing end at the hands of a clinical Panthers side at Penrith tonight.

Ryan Hoffman admits he can't help but imagine a dream premiership farewell to his 12 NRL seasons with Melbourne.

Watch a replay of tonight's live blog of the Warriors do-or-die clash with the Penrith Panthers at Sportingbet Stadium in Australia.

Sometimes sport serves up delicious irony. Ivan Cleary was the last coach to take the Warriors to the playoffs and now his Penrith side stand between the Auckland club and the end of their top-eight dreams.

Benji Marshall isn't likely to feature in the Kiwis squad for this year's Four Nations, despite the fact he's made a successful return to rugby league.

Stop the rot and positive results will follow. Turmoil leads to disasters on the scoreboard and table.