A painful lesson dished out by the Rabbitohs will ensure the Warriors won't bask in the glory of their hard-fought win over the Broncos.
A fortnight ago, the Warriors were being lauded as top-eight specials as they overcame the Storm at home to notch their fourth straight victory.
But a banana skin came in the form of a 16-18 loss to South Sydney and all 80 minutes of guts and glory against Melbourne was ruined.
So it stands to reason that the Warriors will need no reminding that next Saturday's clash with the Sharks, also at Mt Smart Stadium, is one where the momentum must be continued.
"We don't have the time to slip up anymore - we're playing for money every week and whether it's underdogs or favourites, at the end of the day it doesn't matter," Warriors coach Ivan Cleary said.
"At the end of the day we know what we need to do. We've got to prepare as well as we can and hopefully it's good enough to get you the two points."
Captain Steve Price, sporting a war wound under his left eye that accurately summed up the physical forward battle, praised the efforts of his troops before offering a similar sentiment to his coach.
"I thought we were really good. It was a really tough game and both sides ripped into each other and didn't give anything to each other," Price said.
"I think the signs were clear from the start when the Broncos took the two points straight up that it was going to be that type of game."
"To keep a Brisbane side out that's been in very good form, even though they had a couple of their higher profile players out, shows the character and attitude of the team at the moment."
"We've got to maintain that because as we saw last week, it's not too hard to get beaten if you slip up a little bit."
There were plenty of positives to take forward, especially in the outstanding return of fullback Wade McKinnon from knee surgery.
As was expected from such a fierce competitor, McKinnon put himself straight into the firing line and hardly put a foot wrong in a performance unbefitting of someone who hadn't played since February.
"It's a big ask, not just being out for six months but also (returning from) a huge injury and I thought he was really intelligent," Cleary said. "I thought he paced himself well and I couldn't ask for much more really."
The Warriors coach also pointed to the influence of wing Manu Vatuvei in his second major hit-out after a serious leg injury and Jerome Ropati, who Cleary felt 'had his best game of the year' on promotion from the bench to his favoured centre role.