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The Warriors can evoke hope and despair like no other team.
Three weeks ago, their season looked in danger of being snuffed out long before it should have on the back of six straight losses.
But after last night, they are enjoying the view on the upper slopes of the NRL table after collecting their third win on the trot. They provisionally moved into seventh on the table.
It's a pleasant view but there's often little time to enjoy it when you're riding the Warriors' rollercoaster. The dips can be gut-wrenching but it can also be extremely thrilling.
The most important thing, though, is to still be enjoying the ride at the end of the regular season.
Last night, Ivan Cleary's side managed to do what many NRL teams have failed to do this season - win on the Gold Coast.
The Titans had won six of their seven games at Carrara this year and a four-game winning streak had surprisingly elevated them to fifth on the NRL table.
A Warriors win didn't always seem a fait accompli, however, and rarely has the Sean Fitzpatrick-ism of a game of two halves seemed more appropriate.
Cleary might claim it was his words of genius at halftime but his side stepped up a gear in the second spell and swept to a convincing win.
In the end, they travelled for an incredible 1895m to the Titans' 1043m, as the visitors found space up the middle of the park through the likes of Nathan Fien and George Gatis and willing runners in Wade McKinnon, Simon Mannering and Grant Rovelli.
They trailed only 6-0 at the break but it could easily have been more. Only some desperate defending kept the scoreboard attendant unemployed and defence has been the aspect that has turned around their season.
In the first 15 minutes in particular, they rarely enjoyed feeling the synthetic of the football as the Titans dominated possession.
But the Warriors survived and started making some forays into the opposition half. They continued with their high-tempo approach and offloads were common but they seemed to hit a barrier as high as the Himalayas when they came to the Titans' 20m line.
The attack lost its shape, became static and the players became increasingly frustrated that they couldn't find a way through. It's all very well to chance your arm deep in opposition territory but it shouldn't be done wantonly.
They actually looked more dangerous attacking from distance than closer to the line.
McKinnon continued his impressive form at the back and he read the play well.
He was once again slippery with the ball in hand and was rewarded with a second-half try, rounding off a classy Rovelli break.
Sam Rapira had got the ball rolling in the 48th minute. The young front-rower somehow thrust his big mit over the line, despite the attention of four defenders, and the relief among his team-mates was palpable.
Witt added a couple of penalties as the Warriors enjoyed a period of seven repeat sets of six. All of a sudden, their attack looked fluid, they found space up the middle of the park and offloads were sticking.
Gatis made the game safe with a try four minutes from time.
The win will be another good confidence builder and a repeat at Townsville next weekend could well define their season. Fans will hope so but they know better than to get too carried away.
After all, the rollercoaster has been known to twist and turn before.
Titans 6 (B. Delaney try, M. Rogers gl) Warriors 22 (S. Rapira, W. McKinnon, G. Gatis tries, M. Witt 5 gls). HT: 6-0.
