Fullback can combine with young playmaker Shaun Johnson to boost late run.

The New Zealand Warriors ended a four-match losing streak with a 22-6 win over struggling Gold Coast.

The manner in which Ivan Cleary ends his six-year tenure as Warriors coach will be determined over the next seven days.

Former Kiwis rugby league international Clinton Toopi is set for a landmark outing when he faces his former club on Friday.

The cavalry appears to be riding over the hill just in the nick of time for the Warriors.

Brian McClennan as head coach with John Ackland his assistant - that is a dream coaching ticket for the Warriors.

Ivan Cleary should be handed his box of chocolates, cheap bottle of plonk and oversized farewell card today.

The club's owner needs to make his presence felt at Mt Smart before another season drifts away.

Jacob Lillyman says his badly broken nose won't affect him in next Wednesday night's blockbuster State of Origin decider.

For a team that had just slumped to a fourth-straight defeat, the Warriors were surprisingly chipper yesterday.

Two tries from Storm fullback Billy Slater succumbed the NZ Warriors to a 16-8 defeat at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.

Jesse Bromwich has been coming to terms with fatherhood since Monday but there is one aspect of life he's not losing sleep over.

The New Zealand Warriors have lost three in a row, are they heading towards another defeat?

Ivan Cleary's raft of changes for the Storm on Sunday appears more a case of slapping bandaids on some gaping wounds.

A run of home games could define the 2011 season for the Warriors.

Two strong contenders have the credentials to take over as Warriors coach should the need arise.