The Warriors say they do not have a culture of racism at the club and do not use slurs as 'banter.'
Sydney Roosters prop Spencer Leniu has been suspended for eight weeks for a racial slur directed towards Brisbane Broncos star Ezra Mam during round one of the NRL.
Leniu pleaded ignorance at his hearing, claiming he did not understand the historical connotations associated with the slur.
The panel was not buying his reasoning and unanimously imposed the ban.
Leniu stated that such words were often used between NRL players in a light-hearted way.
However, Warriors prop Addin Fonua-Blake said "there is no place for it in the game."
"Obviously it's not accepted anywhere at all...I don't do it, so I can't comment on what he does."
While Warriors coach Andrew Webster admits that "coaching and politics is never going to be my thing," he said that he knows Spencer and that he is a good person.
"When people make mistakes, they've got to learn from them, and he's going to learn from his mistake, and it's a big mistake.
"As a coach, I've got to prepare players to play, but at the end of the day, that just can't happen in sport and when those mistakes are made, we've got to help create awareness around everyone that it's just not good enough and support the player that received that racism and the player who dealt it out."
As part of Leniu's legal defence, his lawyers cited Warriors winger Marcelo Montoya's four game ban for using a homophobic slur in 2022.
However, the judiciary rejected the comparison, stating that Mam was more deeply affected.
Webster did not answer whether or not the NRL should differentiate between homophobic and racist slurs, but said common sense is his biggest tool in fighting ignorance.
"I think everyone knows today that you can't and shouldn't be that be that type of player or that person. So that's our biggest thing if you want to be here at the club, you have to be a good person and if you make a mistake, we'll help teach you on how to do it right, and what's appropriate and what's not."
He said he is confident Leniu would not repeat the indiscretion.
"We want to get better society and as a game and it just shouldn't be there. But I think everyone deserves a second chance."
