Warriors to Vegas 2025

[Philip_Smith007]

I keep hearing people saying Warriors are off to Vegas next year, but haven't seen anything offically announced.

Anything offical or off the record?

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Viva Wahs Vegas: Warriors confirmed to open NRL season in Las Vegas

The Auckland team will be part of the league extravaganza in the Nevada city next March.

www.nzherald.co.nz

nzherald seems pretty certain.. but yea, cant see anything (yet) on the warriors or nrl sites.

 

[nswarrior]

Will you be going if Warriors are confirmed to be playing there?

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Will you be going if Warriors are confirmed to be playing there?

Would love to go.
But you would have to make a trip of it and went their last year on a family holiday.

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Man I’d love to do it too but pretty sure it’ll be during the school term and it’s my boy’s last year of high school next year. I don’t want to take him out of school but I don’t want to go without him either.

 

[Meth]

I'n not at all excited about this or confident that it will be good for our season

 

[Beavers Headgear]

I'n not at all excited about this or confident that it will be good for our season

Was interested to see Gus Gould pulled the Dogs out of the equation very early on, a couple of months into the season he made the point that all 4 teams that went to Vegas were performing below expectations

Also follow the Breakers, they made the decision that a week into the season they would head over to America and play NBA sides, felt like it set their season back and they ended up chasing their tails for most of it

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Was interested to see Gus Gould pulled the Dogs out of the equation very early on, a couple of months into the season he made the point that all 4 teams that went to Vegas were performing below expectations

Also follow the Breakers, they made the decision that a week into the season they would head over to America and play NBA sides, felt like it set their season back and they ended up chasing their tails for most of it

I get the caution but for me, the fact the Roosters have managed it brilliantly counts for more than the fact the others haven’t.

Souths were a basket case going in to begin with (at the time), and the Broncs started sliding after losing Reynolds in to an injury that could’ve happened anywhere. For Manly, maybe could argue the disruption meant Turbo’s dodgy hammy didn’t get all the preseason love it needed to last a full year… maybe? that'd be tenuous though.

Gus is obviously a smart man but I'm glad our club stayed in the mix. Just wish I could get over there.

 

[Blair]

When I went to Las Vegas I wanted to feel like I was in Las Vegas, a foreign city, in a foreign country (albeit quite culturally 'familiar').

I know I'll sound 'elitist' but, truth be told, if I'm spending all that money, and going all that way, I don't want to feel like I'm at Homebush or Mt Smart.

I'd go if I won a competition (as part of the no-holds-barred promotion there must be trips to be won?) but, in the desert heat (although it can be cool in March), it would still make my blood run cold turning the corner and seeing hordes of league fans approaching.

(Go ahead, call me a ***t!)

 

[Philip_Smith007]

What I don't get is they want us to grow the game and go to the States, but they frequently have the refs, bunker most commonly screw us over.

 

[Rich102]

I think our flight may be cancelled.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Official
https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2024/07/09/official-ready.-set.-vegas/

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

I think I remember SJ stating he wanted to go to Vegas with the Warriors.
Could it mean he may go around one more year? I know Webby and co have said the balls in his park and it's up to him.

 

[Blair]

I think I remember SJ stating he wanted to go to Vegas with the Warriors.
Could it mean he may go around one more year? I know Webby and co have said the balls in his park and it's up to him.

Because of his status as a Warriors legend (he has given a lot to the club, when you think about it) can he announce the LV game as his last? You'd think not, if it was the normal start to a new season, but this is different, isn't it?

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

Because of his status as a Warriors legend (he has given a lot to the club, when you think about it) can he announce the LV game as his last? You'd think not, if it was the normal start to a new season, but this is different, isn't it?

SJ going to Vegas would be very good for marketing purposes, and if he's healthy, our team's chances of picking up 2 points for Round 1 next year will be high. There are a few reaction videos of Americans watching our beloved game, and a few of them feature SJ.

I would love it if he comes back to some sort of form to warrant a solid career sign off.

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Because of his status as a Warriors legend (he has given a lot to the club, when you think about it) can he announce the LV game as his last? You'd think not, if it was the normal start to a new season, but this is different, isn't it?

He could go as a club ambassador on the club’s coin and that’d be more than appropriate given his status. But I’m not sure a 1 game contract would make a whole lot of sense. It’s still 2 competition points after all.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

What about the Mount Smart Joker.
He going?
He'd go ok in Vegas, a few photo ops down the strip with the locals.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

What about the Mount Smart Joker.
He going?
He'd go ok in Vegas, a few photo ops down the strip with the locals.

I reckon they should fly him over. And the Butcher if he’s up for the travel at his age.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

I reckon they should fly him over. And the Butcher if he’s up for the travel at his age.

They will have to have a competition for season ticket holders surely.

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

They will have to have a competition for season ticket holders surely.

This would be cool lol I'm keen on going over but the 10k-15k numbers floating around to stay under a week is a challenge for many.