League immortal Andrew Johns says the Warriors are "perennial under-achievers" and says it is up to halfback Shaun Johnson to find consistency and take the team to the next level.

South Sydney's all-time leading try-scorer Nathan Merritt has announced his retirement after 13 seasons and 236 games.

Des Hasler has broken ranks from the majority of the league community and given the NRL and its referees a pat on the back leading into Canterbury's preliminary final against Penrith on Saturday.

Police aren't taking any more action after Sir Owen Glenn complained that Warriors' co-owner Eric Watson threatened and intimidated him in the Mt Smart stadium boardroom.

The Warriors are interested in signing Brisbane Broncos and Kiwis international Josh Hoffman but not as a fullback.

Former Wests Tigers NYC coach Andrew Webster was yesterday named as the second new assistant coach to Warriors head coach Andrew McFadden.

The All Blacks don’t always have a blanket curfew time when players go out - or rules that they should stay in certain numbers.

League immortal Andrew Johns believes the NRL Auckland Nines has the potential to grow the game here and in the Pacific Islands.

As it is throughout the 26 regular-season rounds, the hopes of the final four sides left in the NRL premiership race rest largely on the shoulders of their diminutive halfbacks.

Police will patrol mosques across Sydney under an operation established to head off any reprisals from Thursday's anti-terror raids, but they insist it's for community protection and confidence.

Warriors centre Konrad Hurrell is out of the Kiwis' Four Nations campaign thanks to a fracture recently discovered on his right wrist.

It's often said in sport you should never go back but Tony Iro has done just that, electing to return to the Warriors as assistant coach.

Sonny Bill Williams isn't used to emptiness, but that's how his NRL career almost ended on Friday night.

After 16 months in the role of Canterbury Bulldogs chief executive, Raelene Castle feels right at home in charge of one of the NRL's most high-profile clubs.

Whenever Des Hasler drove past a park, he was compelled to pull over, set up the witches' hats and train.

September specialists Manly say they haven't lost their finals mojo as they prepare for the end of an era of NRL success.

Canterbury continued the charm offensive yesterday, claiming injury-hit Manly would be as dangerous as ever in tomorrow night's sudden-death NRL semifinal at Allianz Stadium.

Wests Tigers' decision to let go head coach Mick Potter could have repercussions for the Warriors and Kiwis and their assistant coach appointments.

Yawn - Simon Mannering has been named the Warriors' player of the year. Again.