Australia
The Warriors' new owners want to model the NRL's sleeping giant on the likes of non-Sydney powerhouses such as the Storm, Broncos and Cowboys as they ambitiously eye a maiden title within "three to four years".
Only days after Eric Watson offloaded the Warriors to a partnership of Carlaw Heritage Trust, an extension of the Auckland Rugby League, and manufacturing giant Autex Industries, the new representatives have laid bare plans to turn the Warriors into an NRL force.
The consortium will resist making wholesale front-office and coaching changes, reinforcing the groundwork of chief executive Cameron George and coach Stephen Kearney as the Warriors make a mockery of pre-season predictions in the opening months of the season.
And now the new shareholders has started crafting longer-terms goals for the club, which rely heavily on rebuilding New Zealand's junior pathways in an attempt to feature in their first NRL grand final since 2011.
"I think the club is probably in the best shape it's ever been," said Autex Industries' chief executive Mark Robinson, whose father was the first to sponsor a New Zealand national sporting team when he backed the Kiwis in 1979.
The Warriors' new owners want to model the NRL's sleeping giant on the likes of non-Sydney powerhouses such as the Storm, Broncos and Cowboys as they ambitiously eye a maiden title within "three to four years".
Only days after Eric Watson offloaded the Warriors to a partnership of Carlaw Heritage Trust, an extension of the Auckland Rugby League, and manufacturing giant Autex Industries, the new representatives have laid bare plans to turn the Warriors into an NRL force.
The consortium will resist making wholesale front-office and coaching changes, reinforcing the groundwork of chief executive Cameron George and coach Stephen Kearney as the Warriors make a mockery of pre-season predictions in the opening months of the season.
And now the new shareholders has started crafting longer-terms goals for the club, which rely heavily on rebuilding New Zealand's junior pathways in an attempt to feature in their first NRL grand final since 2011.
"I think the club is probably in the best shape it's ever been," said Autex Industries' chief executive Mark Robinson, whose father was the first to sponsor a New Zealand national sporting team when he backed the Kiwis in 1979.
