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The New Zealand Warriors are looking to continue their unbeaten start to the season when they host the Brisbane Broncos at Mt Smart Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 3pm (AEST).
Five wins in a row has finally given long-suffering Warriors fans hope that this year might be the first time they play finals football since 2011.
So far, they’ve had wins over Souths, the Titans, Canberra, the Roosters and the Cowboys.
Coach Stephen Kearney has named an unchanged 17 this week.
The Broncos have just two wins to show for their efforts in 2018, against the Cowboys and the Wests Tigers. They’re coming off back-to-back losses to the Titans and Newcastle.
Their record against the Warriors in New Zealand in recent years doesn’t inspire much confidence either, having only won two of their last ten matches when playing them across the ditch.
But they should be fired up for a big performance to get their season back on track in front a parochial Kiwi crowd.
Alex Glenn returns from a shoulder injury this week for Brisbane, to take his usual spot in the back row, with Jaydn Su’A dropping back to the bench.
Prediction
Broncos by 7.
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