Warriors co-owner Sir Owen Glenn has been accused of inappropriate behaviour towards several of the club's star players during an evening at an upmarket Viaduct restaurant.

The Warriors have been drawn into an investigation into the use of tertiary education funding on the eve of the club's biggest game of the season.

The last thing on Benji Marshall's mind on his NRL return was a test recall but that seems less far-fetched after a chat with New Zealand coach Steve Kearney.

Star halfback Mitchell Pearce steered the Sydney Roosters to a 22-18 win over South Sydney last night.

Back-rower Feleti Mateo is set to make a late dash from his grandfather's funeral in Tonga to join the Warriors in Sydney ahead of Sunday's must-win clash against the Panthers at Penrith.

Coach Andrew McFadden says the Warriors need to put the distractions of the other weekend matches out of their minds as they prepare for their crunch game against the Panthers.

NRL chief operating officer Jim Doyle has fended off suggestions he has access to confidential salary cap information that could benefit the Warriors when he takes on the club's chief executive role at the end of the season.

The Warriors have called upon the enigmatic ball-playing talents of Feleti Mateo for Sunday's must-win final round clash at Penrith.

Sir Owen Glenn has become so disillusioned with New Zealand he plans to close his foundation and concentrate his charitable efforts overseas.

Two wins from their past six games had the Warriors staring down the barrel of yet another late season collapse before Sunday's emphatic seven try 42-0 win.

Chris Rattue writes: At least the Warriors arrested the slide and stayed in contention for a playoffs spot.

It took 89 minutes of gritty rugby league, but Pt Chevalier won their second consecutive Appliance Shed Fox Memorial Premiership after beating Mt Albert.

The Warriors kept their hopes of a home playoff alive with a devastating 42-0 win over the Gold Coast Titans in front of 13,540 fans at Mt Smart Stadium today.

Click here to see how the round 25 NRL game between the Warriors and the Gold Coast Titans at Mt Smart Stadium went down.

paul Lweis writes: Warriors under-20s player James Bell, recently banned for three games after spitting blood at an opponent, unwittingly hit on a broader issue.

Gregor Paul writes: It's not just politics that is dirty. Rugby recruitment is heading that way, too.

Slip slidin' away. For all the progress made under Andrew McFadden - and there has been plenty - this is starting to feel like yet another Warriors' late-season slide.