The New Zealand Warriors weren't even able to name 21 players before pulling off a gutsy victory over the Wests Tigers on Friday evening.

With a debutant in the centres, Euan Aitken lining up in the second row and an injury and suspension toll ripping the side to shreds, they still managed to pick up the win over Michael Maguire's Tigers, with the coach now seemingly hanging by a thread.

Add that to the fact both Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Leeson Ah Mau have gone home, the former leaving the club and the latter to avoid being trapped by New Zealand's closing travel bubble, and it makes the performance all the more miraculous.

Warriors' coach Nathan Brown said at the postgame press conference however that clubs have already reached out about loaning the Warriors players to complete the season.

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 04: Warriors Head Coach Nathan Brown during a New Zealand Warriors NRL media opportunity at Mount Smart Stadium on December 04, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

โ€œThereโ€™s been some clubs that have already been on the phone,โ€ Brown said.

โ€œWeโ€™ve had two or three clubs who have been very kind and offered to loan us players with the situation weโ€™re in.

โ€œRaiders with Sticky and Hook from the Dragons have been really good, and theyโ€™ve said theyโ€™ve got some players there for us if we need them. We couldnโ€™t even name a whole squad this week.โ€

But the Warriors, who had to recall their own loaned player in Jamayne Taunoa-Brown this week who was immediately ferried into the starting team, don't want help.

Taunoa-Brown was put into the side with Matt Lodge suspended, Ah Mau heading home and Addin Fonua-Blake out with a long-term injury, while Wayde Egan and Tohu Harris are also out for the season in the middle third rotation.

Brown said he wants to give opportunities to his younger players as the club build for 2022.

โ€œWe are very grateful for that, but loaning players is not going to help us build our club for next year,โ€ he said

โ€œWe want to win, but weโ€™d rather win with our own players.โ€