This Warriors Life

TWL Podcast 2026: Ep 35 - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves feat. Honey Hireme-Smiler

This Warriors Life is joined LIVE! this Tuesday by a long-awaited special guest, Sky Sports presenter and crosscode international icon Honey Hireme-Smiler MNZM - and she's one of the all-time great ring-ins! We review the Warriors' scratchy NRL win over the Dragons, delve into the club's NRLW campaign and Honey's career and post-footy life, and break down the teams lists and preview this weekend's fixtures.

Plus we've got the ComfortGlaze Lower Grade Report, the NO UGLY Salty Moment of the Week, a PlaceMakers wahine Warriors Legend and five double passes to give away to Saturday's NRL game thanks to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs!

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TWL 2026: Ep 34 - Hohaia Ground feat. Lance Hohaia

Champion utility Lance Hohaia beamed in from the USA to spend an hour and half with Will and Brad, recounting the fascinating ups and downs of his career that started in the Waikato, encompassed a decade and two grand finals with the Warriors, some glorious highs in a 28-Test Kiwis tenure, and finished with a stint and a Super League ring at St Helens.

Behind-the-scenes yarns and insights aplenty - you'll love this one.

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TWL 2026: Ep 33 - Top-two Princes

The TWL crew break down Friday's win over the Tigers and bring in an intriguing Round 20 team list LIVE ahead of the Warriors' clash with the Dragons.

Meanwhile, Brad has a keen eye on the NRL ladder and some side quests for the run home, Will's reliving some friends-turned-foes history after Bunty's sin bin - and there's another NO UGLY Salty giveaway, a PlaceMakers Warriors Legend and the Comfort Glaze Lower Grades report.

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This Warriors Life brings up the 250-episode milestone with a fascinating LIVE! Team List Tuesday ahead of Friday's showdown with the Tigers, while there's some big recruitment and retention news plus a dominant season-opening display from the Warriors' NRLW side to recap.

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Brought to you by the Warriors-mad legends at Kingz Container Crew 👑- head to kingzcontainercrew.com for all your container packing and unpacking solutions, or hit the Work With Us tab to get a spot in the KCC squad.

With the support of PlaceMakers, New Zealand's experts in trade since 1981. Know how. Can do. 🔨

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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.

Check out the Warriors Anonymous podcast and NSWRL highlights: https://www.youtube.com/@warriorsanonymous

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Thanks to ComfortGlaze, the retrofit double-glazing experts 🪟 Head to comfortglaze.co.nz and select 'This Warriors Life' in the How Did You Hear About Us? section for your enquiry to receive a discount!

Also brought to you by the Warriors-mad legends at Kingz Container Crew 👑- head to kingzcontainercrew.com for all your container packing and unpacking solutions, or hit the Work With Us tab to get a spot in the KCC squad.

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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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Brought to you by the Warriors-mad legends at Kingz Container Crew 👑- head to kingzcontainercrew.com for all your container packing and unpacking solutions, or hit the Work With Us tab to get a spot in the KCC squad.

With the support of PlaceMakers, New Zealand's experts in trade since 1981. Know how. Can do. 🔨

And ComfortGlaze, the retrofit double-glazing experts 🪟 Head to comfortglaze.co.nz and select 'This Warriors Life' in the How Did You Hear About Us? section for your enquiry to receive a discount!

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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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Brought to you by the Warriors-mad legends at Kingz Container Crew 👑- head to kingzcontainercrew.com for all your container packing and unpacking solutions, or hit the Work With Us tab to get a spot in the KCC squad.

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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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Brought to you by the Warriors-mad legends at Kingz Container Crew 👑 - head to kingzcontainercrew.com for all your container packing and unpacking solutions, or hit the Work With Us tab to get a spot in the KCC squad.

With the support of PlaceMakers, New Zealand's experts in trade since 1981. Know how. Can do. 🔨

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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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This is a Frank podcast

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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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Brought to you by the Warriors-mad legends at Kingz Container Crew 👑 - head to kingzcontainercrew.com for all your container packing and unpacking solutions, or hit the Work With Us tab to get a spot in the KCC squad.

With the support of PlaceMakers, New Zealand's experts in trade since 1981. Know how. Can do. 🔨

This is a Frank podcast

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