The pain of the 2016 Warriors season has come to an end with a 40-18 defeat to the Eels in a miserable, wet night in front of a half empty Mt Smart stadium and it was the fitting way for the Warriors to go out.

It was their fourth loss in a row and once again the club's marketing team will spend the summer months trying to come up with ways on why people should still keep the faith. Over the those four games they have conceded 151 points and scored 70 and gone from being inside the eight, to finishing the season in 10th place.