Ben Searle sits down with One New Zealand Warriors NRL Assistant Coach Slade Griffin for an honest and wide-ranging kōrero. From his playing days in the NRL to his transition into coaching at the top level, this episode of OneTake, unpacks his unique journey through the game.

0:00      Introduction

05:00   Tanah Boyd

07:00   The Young Guns

08:00   The Defensive Game.

12:00   Day in the life as an NRL Assistant Coach

14:30   Slade Griffin, an NRL Player.

19:30   Three ACL injurires and recovery.

22:00   Debuting for the Kiwis.

26:00   Andrew Webster.

OneTake: The official club podcast. Off the field and inside the club, uncovering every journey to the Warriors jersey.

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Ben Searle sits down with Warriors playmaker Chanel Harris-Tavita for an unfiltered kōrero, diving deep into his unique rugby league journey — from early promise to stepping away from the game, and what’s driven his powerful return in 2025.

OneTake — the official club podcast. Off the field and inside the club, uncovering every journey to the Warriors jersey.

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Shaun Johnson goes one on one with some of the biggest stars at the club, in a candid sit down exploring their journeys like you’ve never heard before. Proudly brought to you, by Persil.

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Days before the boys rep the 'Dear Warrior' by #151, we sit with Lewi Brown to talk through the story and inspiration behind the special jersey. 

He also talks through his career, both on and off the field; and on the boys performance so far this year. 

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00:00 Introduction.

01:16 The build up to the Dear Warrior release.

03:12 Life after footy & coming back to the game. 

07:11 Dear Warrior: Feedback.

09:30 The homecoming: Christchurch & Auckland.

12:34 The team room. 

14:40 Favourite moment in the Warrior Jersey. 

15:50 Lewi’s take on the 2025 performance. 

17:42 Luke Metcalf.

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Fresh off an emotional debut week, Ben Searle sits down with Warrior #291 Sam Healey.

He talks all things magic round, his first impressions of New Zealand, carving his own path as the son of an NRL legend and his early playing days in Cronulla.

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The club is celebrating the Pasifika culture and community this week, repping a jersey that represents not only the past, but the current and future Pasifika players and legacy, under one family in the Warriors.

In this episode, Ben Searle is joined by Warriors royalty, Jerry Seuseu, Ali Lauiti'iti, and Monty Betham to chat Pasifika heritage, the club's celebration of Pasifika culture, and the new wave.
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00:00 Introduction

01:22 Pasifika Week

03:57 The growth of the Pasifika community in Rugby League

05:47 The Warriors community.

09:52 The new wave.

12:29 The international game.

16:05 The impact of Pasifika players at the Warriors.

20:35 Players in leadership roles.

22:53 Putting Benny to the test.

25:33 The meaning behind the Pasifika jersey.

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In this episode, Warrior #285, Kurt Capewell, joins to review the season so far, and chat about what Warriors fans should expect in the future. 

We also get an insight on what Kurt gets up to off the field (🎣)!! Check out Kurt’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@kurt_capes?feature=shared 

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00:00 Introduction.

00:34 Bye round.

01:01 Recovery.

02:07 Round 04 v Tigers.

03:56 The NSW Cup boys.

06:13 THAT try.

07:41 Stats.

08:41 Defensive line speed.

09:19 Chanel Harris-Tavita.

10:02 Trust and connection.

12:07 Round 06 v Storm.

13:05 Our support.

13:44 Fishing.

14:37 Kurt’s YouTube channel.

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In this, our 30 year anniversary as a club, Warrior #1 Dean Bell popped into HQ to talk all things footy and how far the club has come since he first lead them out. 

He takes us back to that iconic night in 1995, the theatre of game day, playing the first professional rugby league game in the US + the current leaders at the Warriors and his hopes for the future of the club. 

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Ronald Griffiths, our NRLW coach for the next three seasons, joins us this week on OneTake, to chat his journey to coaching, expectations for our NRLW side, and his recruitment strategy.

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00:00 Introduction.

00:52 Ronald Griffiths: Who I am.

04:11 The Growth of the NRLW.

05:22 Warriors identity. 

06:38 Starting from scratch.

08:44 Recruitment strategy.

10:36 Michaela Blyde-Brake.

12:03 Expectations.

13:00 Depth.

14:03 Developing the game in New Zealand.

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In this special episode we come to you live from Las Vegas at the Warriors fan hub, as we build into the most historic Round 01 in club history. 

Searley sits down the great Rugby League Guru, DWZ stops by to give an update on his injury and the one and only Shaun Johnson joins the show to preview the game. 

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0:00 Guru

16:10 Dallin update

26:10 Shaun Johnson

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