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'You've got to turn up' - Stephen Kearney questions players' desire after Tigers hammering

March 25, 2019
Stephen Kearney fronts media after the Warriors' loss to the Tigers

Warriors coach Stephen Kearney has questioned the desire of some of his players, following last night's 34-6 hammering at the hands of the Wests Tigers.

Following last week's 40-6 win over the Bulldogs, the Warriros were heavily outclassed by the Tigers in Campbelltown, conceding six tries while scoring only one themselves.

Fronting media afterwards, coach Kearney suggested that some of his players had become complacent following such a big win to open their season a week ago.

"I thought the Tigers out-enthused us, out energised us and had a real attitude to get a job done tonight," he said.

"I think some of us thought it was going to be an easier night than what they anticipated. I thought for the first half an hour it was a real arm wrestle and we just let them get away from us and were our own worst enemy.

"I just thought possibly there were some individuals tonight on the cloud they finished off with last week. The lesson for this footy team is the NRL is every week as we all know, you've got to turn up regardless of where they are on the table, what round it is.

"It was a good lesson for them."

The Warriors will look to bounce back when they take on the Manly Sea Eagles in Christchurch this Saturday.

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