Since their inception back in 1995, the New Zealand Warriors have become notorious for being extremely dynamic, but ultimately lacking the discipline to consistently fulfil their potential.
But in 2023 something changed - the club raided the endless supply of resources being cultivated in Penrith and hired Andrew Webster to be their next NRL coach.
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Webster, who had just played a role in back-to-back premierships with the Panthers, was presented with the unenviable challenge of rebuilding a Warriors outfit who had just finished second-last and were completely out of answers.
The rookie signal caller was up to the task in year-one, earning Dally M coach of the year honours and delivering the club its first preliminary final appearance since 2011.
After a down year in 2024, the Warriors have rebounded - building a reputation for strangling teams out of the contest.
They own the NRL's best completion rate after Round 23 at 82 per cent, commit the fewest errors, and concede the second-least penalties.
Warriors sides of old made a habit of throwing away leads and letting their opponents back into games. This version hangs in the grind, kicking to corners, tackling hard, and playing the percentages.
The curious trend of the 2025 Warriors is that their attack has not flowed and sits near the bottom of the league in most metrics.
They rank 16th for line breaks and offloads, they're 14th for try assists, 17th for line break assists, and they often look out of ideas when the arm wrestle turns into a shootout.
Points tend to arrive in steady drips rather than flurries - just 21.2 per game, barely good enough for 10th in the competition.
Key injuries to Luke Metcalf and Mitch Barnett have only deepened the problem, stripping away power through the middle and creativity out wide.
Without them, the Warriors have been easier to contain, relying almost entirely on discipline to drag themselves over the line.
It's a high-wire act - one missed tackle or poor kick can undo 70-minutes of effort, because they rarely blow games open.
Even so, their error rate of 9.6 per game - best in the NRL - keeps them in positions to win.
The question now is whether discipline alone can carry them through finals football, where firepower often decides the big moments.
A few more stumbles during the run home and the Warriors could find themselves in a dogfight to finish in the top-eight - a brutal reality considering the success they've had this season.
For Webster, it's proof that his vision for what a Warriors side could be - playing disciplined and patient rugby league - has been realised.
However, it's also a reminder of how far their attack must come.
After three straight losses, the Warriors will get a chance to steady themselves on Friday night at home against a desperate Dragons outfit.