What a sad way to describe the Warriors releasing Pricey of the Captaincy what'sup with that STUFF?!?I agree with Deaker for once maybe a Vice Captaincy role under Price and let the Big Man go out a winner and not just another player shame on you WARRIORS...

Clinton #33 are you crazy??? Simon mannering gives his all for 80 min, he has consistantly been in the top 3 players for our team for the last 5 years, yes luck would be a great captain and i dont think you can get a better captain that Price but Simon is a club man, hed give his all for the club, hes amoung the top back rowers in the game and is only 23, he very smart when it comes to the game Tackticly and emotionally. the warriors are jsut lucky they have 3 of the best choices to choose from, Also I think Luck has his head burried below too many tackles to have a clear idea of what is going on in the game where as Mannering is a link bettween the backs and forwards so will have a great insight into the tempo and balance of a game. Tuff choice though going through a year with a future captain when you have one of the best ever in the team.

Stuff is becoming more and more like a Woman's Day Magazine, sensationalist/misleading headlines are irritating.

Steven Price hasn't been "stripped" of his captaincy. This is a timely handover of the captaincy to a consistent performer & a player of future. Steven Fleming took over the captaincy @ 23 & we don't want to be forced into a rookie or non-"Warrior" captain in 2011

The Warriors are well known for shooting themselves in the foot and this is just another one of many.Steve Price if fit would be the first person you would put in your team. He inspires his fellow players by always knuckling down and doing the hard yards.Simon Mannering is a competent NRL second rower.This shows the coach and management are really struggling to find way to improve the fortunes of the Warriors.

Pricey has been a great captain but he is ageing. He was awol through injury for much of last year and won't be around after next season. Therefore, a great decision by the Warriors. Every club would want a player of Mannering's calibre on their roster so a no-brainer making him the captain.

Smart move grooming a captain while Priceys still around. People have commented about the fact Luck didn't get it, no disrespect to Lucky he's a key player but he is not a captain. To the people saying Mannering underpreforms and lacks passion, take a jump! You obviously don't watch Warriors games because Manners is the most consistent player in the team, and his work rate is second to none! He may not jump about and scream but he always puts his body on the line in D and is first to put his hand up to do the hard yards coming off his own line. He will be well assisted by the likes of Pricey, Lucky, Rapira, Wade, Tatey etc Good luck Manners

Ian, well if he has not been stripped, dumped, dropped, ejected - then what has he been? Get a grip. Price has been UNCEREMONIOUSLY DUMPED as captain. I won't be surprised if they pay out his contract half way thru the year too.

Good decision....Saw Mannering plays his 1st few games of league down in Nelson and have kept an eye on him since. Should be the face of New Zealand Rugby League. Congratulations to Paul Bergmen for identifying this talent playing schoolboy Rugby. Well done to simon Mannerring

Why drop Price as captain??? He was so good as it and they should have just made Simon co-captain wth. he can learn from price while hes still there and when he retires or leaves he can take over completely.

Once again the Warriors will implode. The main problem up there is they have idiots running the club. A change of coach would have made sense, but a change of captain another dumb mistake by the dumb administration. There' no way I would put any money on this lot to make the top 10 next year. Maybe they should look at signing some of the players from the Current National Champions, Canterbury instead of has been Aussies or drunks.