Of all the ways that the Auckland club have contrived to miss the playoffs over the last five years, the 36-24 defeat to the Tigers is by far the worst, writes Michael Burgess.

Dejected Warriors fans have reacted passionately to another failed season, with coach Andrew "Cappy" McFadden among those in the firing line.

For a fifth-straight season the Warriors have fallen short of the NRL finals following a disastrous loss to Wests Tigers at Mt Smart Stadium today.

Poor defence costly yet again as the Tigers beat the Warriors 36-24 and shut the NZ franchise out of the top eight for yet another year.

Cronulla have re-ignited hopes of a maiden NRL premiership with a resounding 37-12 home win over the Sydney Roosters. Down 12-0

Joey Leilua and Jordan Rapana have kept Canberra in the hunt for a top-two NRL finals spot by leading a Blake Austin-less Raiders

The Warriors are still alive in 2016 - just.

According to a member of the competition committee, the NRL's golden-point system is set to be reviewed.

The Broncos sent shockwaves through the NRL after producing their best performance of the season to rock Melbourne's minor premiership

Broncos star James Roberts has been fined $20,000 but escaped suspension over a drunken incident.

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Broncos forward Matt Gillett told Australian media he "might be making the transition across the ditch" to the Warriors.

The Warriors are putting all their focus into beating Wests Tigers on Sunday but will be cheering for Penrith in Saturday night's

Coaches seem to hate it but clearly NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg is a fan of the game's golden-point system.

Tui Lolohea has earned an NRL recall and Solomone Kata returns from injury as the Warriors fight to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Benji Marshall has revealed coach Paul McGregor has offered him a farewell in the final game of the NRL season.

Kenny-Dowall told Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney his Sydney Roosters teammate should be the first player picked.

The 34-year-old will fall six matches shy of joining the exclusive 300-game club.

Benji Marshall's time at the Dragons appears all but over, and his storied NRL career might also be at an end.

Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has declared his team the comeback kings of the NRL after they produced a stunning comeback against Parramatta

The Sydney Roosters have recorded their biggest win over St George Illawarra and ended the Dragons' NRL finals hopes with a 42-6 thumping

In the wake of the Warriors' dismantling at the hands of the North Queensland Cowboys last night, the Auckland-based franchise have

The Warriors' finals hopes took an Olympic-sized dive against North Queensland.

A historic four-try haul to rookie Suliasi Vunivalu has fired Melbourne to a testy 38-18 victory over Manly.

George Burgess has hit out at the Australian-born players considering pledging their allegiance to England.

The Titans have shown they are not going to become a one-man team.

NZ Herald rugby league experts David Skipwith and Dale Budge take a look at three key questions ahead of tonight's NRL clash.

Penrith have all but secured a place in this year's NRL finals series, and ended the Wests Tigers' late-season charge, with a 40-10

Just when the NRL top-four race looked done, Brisbane re-ignited the contest with a 20-10 win over Canterbury on Thursday night at

The Warriors are wary of Cowboys captain Johnathan Thurston's short kicking game and are intent on improving their defence after being