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Nrl Player Injury

4 items · 4 aliases · peaked week of 26 Apr 2026 · first seen 8 May 2026

A former New Zealand Warriors NRL player, Jason Death, is in intensive care after suffering a serious skull fracture from a fall, with a GoFundMe campaign launched to support his recovery.

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In the press Methodology →

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  • Mike Hosking mike-hosking-breakfast Full Show Podcast: 28 April 2026 27 Apr · 122s
    Welcome to the Shorten Week, seven past six to tell you what it says, something about the power of the Warriors brand that you can travel to any major centre in this country and as a so-called Auckland team sell the place out and you can sell those large stadiums out and so it was in the capital. An Anzac clash on home soil, yet another victory that came as a result of an excellent game of rugby league I thought, reminds us yet again that it doesn't really matter what end of the table you're at these days, any given game can be close. For the Warriors. It was a lesson in coming back from a first half that could have, should have been better. But if you believe in class, the great sides will always find whatever's required to get to the right side of it by the 80th minute for the observer. What a fast-paced, high-quality exchange, didn't you think? Neither looked inferior, neither looked overwhelmed. The ball got moved about the place with speed and flair. You can see why the game in general is on such a roll. The fitness, agility and power of your average NRL-er is at a level that produces a sport that is exciting to watch. watch there have been any number of results this season that have shown the NRL to be one of the best competitions in professional sport anywhere in the world for the Warriors part they seem to be a side that have players that show up or not given any given week but there are enough of them to fill the gaps of those who haven't to piece together a victorious performance I mean Zelensky wasn't that good was he Tourpicchi was though they seem to have some people like Ford who are good every week and others that sort of oscillate depending on what well who knows what you might want to worry a little bit going forward about that particular aspect of the side I mean the great sides offer more consistency than that but as always wins are wins points are points and if you haven't have a look at the table and you will find us right up there with the best of them injury Might be starting to be an issue, so depth might start to be a talking point, but with the Eels to come this Saturday we face another side below us. But having said that, when you are where we are, pretty much everyone's below you. This is an awesome season, I was thinking over the weekend, an awesome season. We really are a very, very good side playing very enjoyable league these days. It's a thrill to be a fan, and there is every prospect things are not just on a roll, but getting better and better, and this really could be our year. Hell yeah!
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mike-hosking-breakfast Government / N-A

growing worry over squad consistency and long-term sustainability

Full Show Podcast: 28 April 2026
27 Apr
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