TWL Podcast 2026: Ep 31 - My Nex-Generation feat. Gerard Cronin

A special bye-week episode presented by ComfortGlaze as Gerard Cronin, the brains and voice behind Warriors Anonymous' weekly highlights packages of the Warriors Harold Matts, SG Ball, Jersey Flegg and NSW Cup matches, joins TWL.

It's a deep dive on the club's junior programme, as well as the performances of the Warriors' four teams below NRL level in 2026, the standout players and the young guns most likely to make the leap to the elite level.

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TWL Podcast 2026: Ep 30 - Mid-season Marauders

It's bye week for the Wahs' water-treading NRL side, but Will and Brad are still going LIVE - same bat time, same bat channel - for the NRLW Round 1 team list drop.

We'll be unpicking the thriller against the Phins and the squad's tenuous outside-back situation, highlight the Warriors' lower-grade teams with the support of TWL's new partner ComfortGlaze, bring you another PlaceMakers Warriors legend and unveil the club's top 10 mid-season recruits following the arrival of a son of an icon.

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TWL 2026: Ep 29 - Stadium Love

Will and Brad are still recharging the social batteries after a huge weekend in Canterbury and at One New Zealand Stadium, but they can't wait to tell you all about it. Meanwhile, Fonzie joins in to do the heavy lifting analysis-wise after a convincing yet patchy win over the Cowboys.

Plus LIVE! team lists, a preview of the 2 v 3 blockbuster against the Dolphins and a look at the Warriors' alarming casualty ward.

Also stay tuned for nother NO UGLY Salty giveaway and a PlaceMakers Warriors legend.

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TWL Podcast 2026: Ep 28 - ...Like Clockwork

A bit of throuples therapy after tense back-to-back losses, with Fonzie rejoining Will and Brad to unpick the Sharks defeat, the ongoing line-up permutations, LIVE team list announcement, a preview of Sunday's clash with the Cowboys and a look ahead at a huge weekend in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

PLUS another NO UGLY Salty giveaway and a Canterbury local for this week's PlaceMakers Warriors legend.

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TWL 2026 - Ep 27: Dai on this hill - feat. Dai Henwood

There's no way you could enjoy this as much as Will and Brad did, but it's one of the great Team List Tuesday LIVE episodes courtesy of the long-awaited return of Dai Henwood ONZM!

There's Dai's Sydney mini Magic Round, viewers watching us in the bath, recruit watch with Grant Anderson and Will Warbrick, Kane Evans' moving interview, a surprisingly big team list drop and a preview of Saturday's clash with the Sharks, another PlaceMakers Warriors legend profile and more No Ugly giveaways.

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TWL 2026 - Ep 26: Ill Telecommuncation feat. Jason Paris

A special bye week treat for TWL as One NZ CEO, Warriors superfan and social media assassin Jason Paris stops in for an in-depth chat about what makes the Warriors' record-breaking partnership with One NZ tick, the ups and down of COVID and the 'Up the Wahs' phenomenon since, the infamous Twitter incident, One NZ and the prospect of a South Island NRL club, and the balance of being a passionate supporter and a chief sponsor.

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TWL 2026 - Ep 25: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Fonz, Will and Brad get together for a rare pre-record and break down the barnburner against the Panthers and dust off the mailbag to answer listener questions: Metcalf v TMM, Ali v Rocco, hooker depth, Capewell re-signing + much more.

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TWL 2026: Ep 24 - Half The World Away feat. Grant Rovelli

Will caught up with Grant Rovelli to walk through the underrated playmaker's rugby league journey, which took him from Mackay to Sydney Roosters, onto a career-defining stint with the Warriors and a boyhood dream realised at the Cowboys, before finishing back in Mackay. Warrior #127 also provides his thoughts on the current team's trajectory and comparisons to the overachieving 2007-08 combination that he was such a vital cog in.

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TWL 2026: Ep 23 - Fix Up, Look Sharp feat. Sam Ackerman

Veteran NZ league reporter Sam Ackerman joins Will and Brad to break down the win over the Dragons and take a LIVE look at the Round 13 team list ahead of the Warriors' top-of-the-table blockbuster against the Panthers.

Plus an RTS tribute following his injury blow, the ongoing TMM vs LM debate, another NO UGLY Salty giveaway and an Aussie journeyman for this week's PlaceMakers Warriors Legend, and some great insights from Sam after a quarter of a century in the NZ sports media game.

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TWL Podcast 2026: Ep 22 - Knee Deep

There's a waka-load to cover in this Team List Tuesday LIVE ep - so Will, Fonz and Keith will do their best to unpack a storyline-laden Magic Round foray, where Tanah's injury, Luke's dramas and Te Maire's form leaves the Warriors; State of Origin (non) selection; and a fascinating team naming into a preview of the Rd 12 clash with the Dragons.

Plus another NO UGLY Salty giveaway and a poignant PlaceMakers Warriors legend.

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