It's the 16,000 kilometer journey some suggest is a bridge too far, but the Warriors claim their arduous path to Sunday's NRL grand final might just be what helps deliver the club an inaugural premiership.
The Auckland-based club has made return trips to three different states up and down the Australian eastern seaboard to secure a start at ANZ Stadium.
Their clash with Manly is the culmination of a month which has yielded some big-name scalps - andplenty of frequent flyer points.
But while critics suggest the constant travel back and across the Tasman - totalling almost 16,300km - will take its toll on Sunday, Warriors players say it has brought the playing group closer together.
In essence, they have been on a series on mini-camps throughout September, the players and staff getting just two days at home this week following the win over Melbourne before setting up camp in Sydney on Wednesday.
"I remember at Parra, you would see each other at training and then you would just rock up for the game," Warriors backrower and former Eel Feleti Mateo told NZN.
"The lead-up to games (with the Warriors), when you're in the hotels having breakfast, meals together, it really helps us bringing the team together.
"I think it's a real advantage."
However not all within the Warriors camp see the benefits of the tough travel regime.
"I don't think people realise the pressure that this team goes through travelling every second week to Australia," Warriors director John Hart said.
"Five of the last six weeks we've played away from home - that's pretty tough."
The Warriors held a session behind closed doors on Friday while the Sea Eagles welcomed backrowers Anthony Watmough and Tony Williams back to the fold after both were spared promotional activities on Thursday as they overcame illness.
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