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New Zealand Warriors
18
Match Complete
St. George Illawarra Dragons
6
| A. Pompey |  | 79 | ||
| A. Pompey |  | 75 | ||
| A. Fonua-Blake |  | 74 | ||
| 62 | | Z. Lomax | ||
| 61 | | Z. Lomax | ||
| C. Nicoll-Klokstad | | 19 | ||
| A. Pompey | | 14 | ||
| A. Pompey | | 13 |
| 3 | Tries | 1 | ||
| 2 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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Round 26 of the NRL premiership continues tonight when the Warriors take on the St George Illawarra Dragons at Go Media Stadium in Auckland. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 6:00pm (AEST).
The Warriors run to the finals continues to go as planned and they are within touching distance of a top 4 spot. They can make it a certainty with a win against a Dragons team that continues to put in solid performances at this end of the season.
The Warriors saw off a determined Sea Eagles 29-22 last round in a match not without controversy. The jury is divided over whether the tackle on Reuben Garrick deserved to be penalised, but a different call to the one made could have easily changed the result.
The Warriors success is built around a strong forward pack that will win the battle in the middle over most teams. Having done that, Shaun Johnson continues to play great football and is ably supported by Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, whose style of football is similar to Dylan Edwards.
Coach Andrew Webster has named an unchanged 17. However, Te Maire Martin has been named in the reserves and must be close to a long awaited return from injury.
The Dragons led the Storm 18-4 after 25 minutes in Wollongong last Saturday night, but faded late to lose 38-28 to a Storm side that needed a win to stay in the top 4.
The result in itself was reflective of the Dragons season, with some bright patches overshadowed by poor discipline and too many defensive lapses. Shane Flanagan has a mammoth job on his hands next season.
In the only change to the side that took on the Storm, Zac Lomax’s return from injury is a big plus for the Dragons.
The Dragons have been thereabouts recently but haven’t had the composure to finish off games. For fans of the red and white, I fear that we will get more of the same this weekend. Warriors by 12
Venue: Go Media Stadium, Auckland
Kick-off: 6:00pm (AEST)
TV: Nine, Fox Sports
Streaming: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Warriors $1.16 Dragons $5.25 – odds via PlayUp
Warriors: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3. Rocco Berry 4. Adam Pompey 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Luke Metcalf 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Wayde Egan 10. Bunty Afoa 11. Josh Curran 12. Marata Niukore 13. Tohu Harris 14. Dylan Walker 15. Jackson Ford 16. Bayley Sironen 17. Freddy Lussick 18. Tom Ale 20. Taine Tuaupiki 21. Edward Kosi 22. TeMaire Martin 23. Kalani Going
Dragons: 1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Billy Burns 12. Dan Russell 13. Michael Molo 14. Connor Muhleisen 15. Ryan Couchman 16. Ben Murdoch-Masila 17. Zane Musgrove 18. Toby Couchman 19. Jayden Sullivan 20. Max Feagai 21. Sione Finau 22. Jaiyden Hunt
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