Former Dragons premiership winner Jamie Soward is tipping another sorry year for the Warriors, and has questioned the overall direction of the club.
Speaking on
The NRL Podcast, Soward said he sees the Warriors "getting worse" in 2020 after missing the top eight last season.
He also called for positional changes in the halves, citing young-gun Chanel Harris-Tavita as the long term answer.
"I think Kodi Nikorima can be like Connor Watson (for the Knights), he can come off the bench with that speed around the ruck and play anywhere," Soward said.
"Harris-Tavita has to be there. He went through a tough year last season and did a great job steering them around when Blake Green was out hurt.
"Overall I think they get worse. They just haven't got much depth."
The former NSW Blues five-eighth also called for changes to be made up front, adding he felt it was time for some of the experienced heads to step aside and give the club's youth a chance to shine.
He also tipped Karl Lawton to win the three man race for the vacant number nine jersey,
following Issac Luke's departure.
"They have to do something, I think they have to bring some young guys in," he said.
"Leivaha Pulu should start in the back row, with Isaiah Papali'i and Jazz Tevaga.
"Adam Blair is a guy who can come off the bench and do a really good job for them. Bring that spark, maybe an offload and create some second phase through him.
"At the moment I'm leaning towards them in the bottom four somewhere, which is sad.
"To have Maumalo, Fusitu'a and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck starting your sets, and then to not score points, they have been really disappointing."
In the club's recent mini series
All In, Warriors chief executive Cameron George said he felt
"everyone" was against the Warriors this upcoming season, in an expletive-laden team address.
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