South Sydney cemented their spot at the top of the NRL ladder with an entertaining 30-24 win over in-form Gold Coast Titans in Cairns yesterday.

It might now be safe to say the Warriors are back. Tonight they won their fourth game in a row and are within touching distance of the top eight.

Watch a replay of our live blog from the NRL match between the Warriors and the Roosters from Allianz Stadium.

Stacey Jones is set to be unveiled as the Warriors' under-20s coach for next season, taking over from John Ackland who won't be seeking a contract extension at the end of the season.

John Ackland's departure from the Warriors at the conclusion of the season will bring to an end an era that ushered in one of the most successful stints in the club's history.

The Warriors showed last week they can do style with their big win over Brisbane and today they proved they can do substance with a grinding victory over Manly.

Join us here for our live blog of the New Zealand Warriors taking on the Many Sea Eagles from Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

They were the team Kiwis used to love - now Manly are one of the teams we love to hate and just can't beat.

An honesty session with the players after their awful 62-6 defeat to Penrith three weeks ago has played some part in the Warriors' turnaround.

Henry Perenara doesn't put it this way, but the drift is clear. All but one of the important people in his life thought he was mad, quitting a top-drawer league career at 27 to become a referee.

On Monday night the Warriors produced their best performance in nearly two years but you would hardly know it after Russell Packer's lack of control stole the narrative.

Halfback Shaun Johnson made a gesture to Matt Elliott in the coach's box immediately after Elijah Taylor crossed to seal the Warriors' 28-12 win over Newcastle on Sunday.

Call it the bounce-back effect but the Warriors won a crucial match that lifted them off the bottom of the NRL table yesterday.

The Warriors were once again smiling after 80 minutes of football but this time it was OK after they beat Newcastle 28-12 today.

Warriors coaches have survived heavy thrashings in the past but such results have usually proved terminal in the end.

Paul Lewis writes: The Warriors have become the most embarrassing body in New Zealand sport. That's saying something.

As three boys growing up in south-east Auckland, we had the occasional treat of a visit from a small "circus" company, a one-tent affair which featured sideshows designed to terrify faint-hearted punters from near and far.

Tough, challenging, difficult. Call it what you want, and a lot of people have used much more colourful language, but it has been a demanding week for the Warriors after their humiliating capitulation against Penrith last weekend.

The Warriors' pathetic capitulation against Penrith was one of those disasters that every sports club hopes never happens. Keen observers with an ear to the ground were hardly surprised though.