In this week's five players we'd bring back we look at the New Zealand Warriors.
For those who missed last week's intro, these are five former players from the club we'd bring back to improve the current NRL squad.
As mentioned in last week's Sharks article, recently retired players, or those playing in Super League are not considered. Manu, Mannering, Johnson etc will therefore not be considered.
See also - If we could bring back 5 players from: Cronulla Sharks,ย Canberra Raiders, Canterbury Bulldogs, North Queensland Cowboys
5. Lance Hohaia
I've tried to not use recently retired players, drawing the line at about five years. I'm renaming this the "Lance Hohaia clause" as he simply had to be on this list.
Capped 185 times by the club, Hohaia is one of the greats of the Warriors, and a personal favourite. He would fit straight into the Warriors current line up at five-eighth besides the aforementioned Stacey Jones.
That said, he could play centre or even slot in at number nine. He's probably the best option in any of those positions given the current squad.
He was a victim of his own versatility, often being used in bit part roles. If provided a full time role, I believe he would have been one of the best the club has ever seen.
The fact he played 28 times for the New Zealand national side shows just how good this guy was.
