The coach and players react to Mannering's altruistic retirement

Warrior coach Stephen Kearney and attacker Adam Blair claim that veteran Simon Mannering will be considered "disinterested" above all and "the ultimate warrior"

In front of his teammates, the media and all the staff of the Warriors Wednesday, he would retire from the rugby league at the end of the season after 14 years in the NRL.

The 31-year-old man said he had thought about the decision for several weeks, but he felt that it was time to suspend boots, observation motivation and day grind- in-a-out-out of a NRL calendar as the main reasons.

Ironically, the decision comes after the back-rower set arguably his strongest performance of the Year in the last week win over the Broncos.

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He will make his 294th appearance for the club on Sunday against the Melbourne Storm.

Kearney said that Mannering had been a great player and an "even better guy" during his time at the club.

"I know he's agonized over this Kearney said," There is obviously sadness, knowing that there's a guy who, during the last period, has held this club.

"With regard to the man and the player that he is, myself, including the staff and the players, I would say that he is the most altruistic that is. He does not put himself first, he puts the team first. Always. "

Blair, who joined the Kiwis at the same time as Mannering, said that he also admired this man as much as the player.

"He spoke to the group this morning and he is just to say that he surprised us "We thought maybe the year was passing, he might want to go back and we would have liked that as a group, but he obviously his reasons for arriving at this decision 19659006] "I've always admired what he's done for this club, the way he puts his body at stake every week, he's selfless, he's always thinking about other players and staff and he went about his business without doing any stories. I think it's so that he will be remembered and we will miss him.

Blair said the camp was motivated to "send it on top" and continue their push for final football this season – somewhere they have not been since Mannering as captain in 2011.

Online, tributes have flowed for the native Nelson from former teammates like Dennan Kemp, Ruben Wiki and others, all expressing their admiration for a man who, they say, is showing the world. example.

– Tips and Tricks