Head coach Stephen Kearney at a recent Warriors training session at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland. Photo: Getty ImagesWarriors coach Stephen Kearney doesn't think it's unfair his team have been scheduled to play in Perth yet again, despite their WA hoodoo. The Warriors have lost all nine of their matches in Perth - a horror stretch dating back to their first game there in 1996. The five-hour time difference and 5340km flight to Perth have proven to be obstacles too big to overcome for the Warriors. The Warriors have been forced to return to their hoodoo city for Saturday's clash with South Sydney at Perth's new $1.5 billion stadium.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 08, 2018 01:07 UTC