Less than two weeks after the terror attacks in the city, the Sea Eagles will host the Warriors at AMI Stadium.
A heavy-hearted Warriors belted Canterbury in their season-opener in Auckland last week, but were fell back to earth when routed by Wests Tigers on Sunday.
"I thought it was a big week for the footy club last week as I said after that game, for a number of reasons," Kearney said after the loss to the Tigers.
"The lesson for this footy team is that the NRL, it's every week.