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As his side’s season teeters on a knife’s edge, Warriors coach Andrew Webster is urging his side’s fanatical fanbase to keep the faith.

Since his arrival at the Warriors at the start of 2023, just about everything Webster touched turned to gold.

Players enjoyed career-best form, and the side ended a five-year absence from the NRL finals with a fourth-placed finish in the regular season.

Nine months on, though, things look very different at Mt Smart.

This time last year, the Warriors sat sixth on the NRL ladder with eight wins and six defeats.

But after a record-equalling defeat to the Gold Coast Titans, Webster’s men are currently 13th, with six wins and eight losses – to go with a draw.

However, the results of that 2023 season are still being seen.

This year, the Warriors are on course to sell out every home game they play.

The fanatical legion of fans that got on the bandwagon are largely still there, supplementing the Mt Smart faithful who’ve been there the whole time.

And even with the Warriors languishing in 13th place, they’re only three points outside the top eight and finals football.

Last weekend’s 66-6 loss against the Titans equalled the worst result in the club’s history.

But in the context of that record being shared with a 70-10 defeat to the Melbourne Storm during the Covid-affected years in Australia, last weekend’s loss should be considered worse.

As a result, Webster took it upon himself to issue a rallying cry to the fans on behalf of the players.