Warriors five-eighth Blake Green says he and his teammates haven't heard about the possibility the NRL may restart the season without the club involved.
According to reports released on Monday, the NRL's desire to restart the season by late May or early June, could force the Warriors out of the competition due to New Zealand's border restrictions.
โWe could play without them but we donโt want to,โ NRL CEO Todd Greenberg told the Sydney Morning Herald.
โWeโll be doing everything possible to ensure the season is played in its full capacity with all teams, and that includes the Warriors.
โThatโs for two reasons. One, we want the competition to be pure. But two, to genuinely reflect the sacrifices they made earlier in the year.โ
This could be a huge blow for the Warriors players who remained in Australia at Kingscliff in order for Round 2 to go ahead.
New Zealand's border restrictions are tougher than Australia's and are set to finish on April 23, but will likely be extended by the government.
Speaking onย Fox Footy Liveย on Monday, Green spoke of the issue.
โWe havenโt had any dialogue with our footy club about that even being a possibility.
โIโve been watching the news every day and Jacinda Ardern the New Zealand Prime Minister has been on every day giving updates. Sheโs been fantastic, to be honest.
โIt looks like theyโve got a hold on things. I think thereโs every chance โ weโre two weeks into a four week lockdown โ that could be it.
โItโs not going to go back to complete normal but Iโm hoping that (travel restrictions) are a relaxed little bit more and weโll be able to get over and get amongst it straight away.โ
Warriors chief executive Cameron George wouldn't speak on Greenberg's comments, issuing a short statement toย AAP
โNothing to add at this stage! Just awaiting more information from the NRL,โ the statement read.
Players and staff who returned to New Zealand are still undergoing a 14-day isolation period.
Green stated that the squad had been broken up into four groups, each with an assigned coach so that training can continue.
โWe post videos and pictures of us doing training and what weโre getting up to,โ he said.
โYou just check in with everyone and make sure everyoneโs in the right headspace.โ
Meanwhile, Green spoke of his desire to play on in 2021, with the 33-year-old out of contract at seasons end.
โI havenโt got any intentions to finish at the moment,โ Green said
โI think those four years over in the UK probably didnโt take a huge toll on my body and Iโve been fortunate enough not to have any bad injuries or anything like that.
โI train every day and Iโm not on any modified training or anything like that.
โI love going to training and still love playing so thatโs the plan at the moment.โ
