Warriors coach Andrew McFadden has rung the changes in his coaching staff following the club's disappointing end to the NRL season.

There are a core of players who will be close - or beyond - the mythical 50 NRL-game barrier that separates the eager from the experienced.

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.

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

Warriors chairman made a complaint in Feb alleging that Sir Owen was seen "grabbing patrons" bottoms and sucking a wedge of lemon from the mouth of a female patron.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Improvement takes time. Perfection takes longer and The Warriors have thrown away their opportunity for the NRL premiership this season, writes Hugh McGahan.

Win or lose, no one at the Warriors looks forward to Monday, writes Michael Burgess.

On-field he’s tough but fair; off-field he embodies family values and integrity. Alan Perrott talks to Warriors hero Manu Vatuvei.

A boat trip and a game of golf - in many ways, it was the classic Kiwi blokes' bonding trip.

Prop Jacob Lillyman admits the Warriors' forwards have to take responsibility for the side's form drop.