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Running It Straight: NZ Warriors 2026 season post-mortem
Sport Nation • September 23rd, 2026 10:35 am
James Fisher-Harris | Photo: Photosport
As you'd imagine, there's a sombre tone to this week's edition of Running It Straight.
Sam Hewat and Anthony Gelling process all of the action and heartbreak from the Warriors' elimination semi-final defeat to the Newcastle Knights at Eden Park on Sunday.
What went wrong (apart from the obvious) for the Wahs? Where did the Knights expose the hosts? How impactful were those bunker howlers?
Looking to switch to a more positive note, the lads also take a long look ahead to next season and what sort of team line-up we could expect to see when Round 1 rolls around.
The Knights head into their preliminary final against the Panthers as firm underdogs, paying $3.80 in the betcha* head-to-head odds.
On the other side of the draw, the Dolphins ($1.65) are favoured to topple the Sydney Roosters ($2.25).
Watch the full episode on YouTube below:
*All betcha odds are current at the time of publishing - R18, please gamble responsibly.
