The resurgence of the Warriors has been one of the best stories in the NRL but amidst the club’s sudden success, CEO Cameron George has not forgotten the heartache of the past few years.
It is what makes the team’s rapid rise this season all the more surprising, having only returned to Auckland late last year after a Covid-enforced stay in Australia saw the Warriors spend 1,038 days away from home.
It was expected that the NRL would do something to repay the Warriors for their sacrifice, but George has been left underwhelmed by the results.
So far, the Wests Tigers are the only NRL team to have committed to taking a home game across the ditch in a gesture of gratitude, set to play the Warriors at FMG Stadium Waikato in Round 24.
The NRL, on the other hand, took its annual pre-season game between the Indigenous All Stars and New Zealand Māori to Rotorua earlier this year.
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