Covid-19 made the Kiwis nomads for almost three years. Their squad has a ragtag look to it as a result, but plans are afoot to turn the club into a “development powerhouse” once again.
saw him captain-coaching at Connecticut and cleaning up rubbish at Hull KR. At the Warriors, he has pulled together a squad sourced predominantly from outside New Zealand, to the point 14 of his starting 17 against the Broncos have been recruited from NRL rivals.
“For three years there’s been a bit of patching things up. But getting home last year the emphasis was on recruiting proven, quality, experienced players.”The fingerprints of McFadden’s predecessor, Peter O’Sullivan – now with Wayne Bennett at the Dolphins – can still be seen on a Warriors roster that first came together in dribs and drabs. Harris was lured from Melbourne in mid-2017 as a key building block.
“We signed Mitch Barnett, Dylan Walker, Marata Niukore and Luke Metcalf all in a big hit,” chief executive Cameron George says. Five-eighth Te Maire Martin was in the same discussion until a broken leg cost him most of his 2023, his comeback for the finals covering Metcalf’s own season-ending hamstring tear.
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