“They have given us an undertaking that they will get through round two and then my discussion with them is we will sit down with the players and management and assess that,” Greenberg said. “It’s possible for us to continue the competition if the Warriors want to go home. We want all 16 clubs being part of the competition. That step is a scenario and we will only get to after this weekend.
“(If the Warriors go home) we will be playing with 15 clubs not 16."
“We’re not putting pressure on people. We are trying to look at it in the context of the whole competition.”
Kingscliff has become the Warriors base with travel restrictions keeping them in Australia if they want to continue playing. If they do return to Auckland, they must self-isolate for 14 days which ends any chance of matches being played for at least two weeks.
With outside back duo Pat Herbert and Peta Hiku returning home, Warriors coach Stephen Kearney has 24 players to pick from ahead of their clash with the Raiders. Likely replacement Taane Milne has been ruled out due to suffering a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury in the Canterbury Cup last week.
“Having Pet and Pat go home has put a bit of pressure on from that sense but we’re talking with the NRL at the moment,” Kearney said. “We’ve got enough guys here at the moment to cope with that.
“I’m picking that things will resolve itself over the next little bit.”