FULL TIME at Mt Smart Stadium - The NZ Warriors 19 have defeated the Brisbane Broncos 10
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Jayson Bukuya makes an unforced error.
Josh Hoffman saves the day for the Broncos there after Jayson Bukuya looks to score if not for the tackle
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
PENALTY WARRIORS: Ben Hunt penalised for not leaving the ruck - Feleti Mateo takes the tap
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
Ben Hunt puts a chip and chase through but its too heavy for the chaser
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
Ben Henry goes short side on the last and puts a kick in that almost works but the wet conditions see him unable to pick it up
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
Warriors starting to tire and the Broncos finding good space but lose the ball off a Ben Barba bomb and the Warriors work it away from their own line
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
Sam Tomkins goes to the air with the bomb, nobody wants it and the second kick from Ben Henry goes straight to Ben Barba
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Sam Tomkins makes an unforced error.
A play of some amazing hands comes to an end after Sam Tomkins juggles the pass and ends up dropping the ball
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
Sam Rapira and Charlie Gubb with the tackle of the match - Ben Hannant charges for the line before being stopped by the Warriors pair on the last
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
Dale Copley comes off the field looking very concussed
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
Shaun Johnson aims for a field goal before sending the ball super high but Ben Barba takes it relatively comfortably
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
Shaun Johnson has no problems with the conversion in front
New Zealand Warriors 19-10
TRY NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Scored by Chad Townsend. Kick to come.
The Warriors extend their lead after some lovely work from Ikahihifo and Laumape open up space for the Warriors and its Chad Townsend that scores
New Zealand Warriors 17-10
Broncos showing good defence and attack - a line of yellow jerseys face Sam Tomkins as he brings the ball back
New Zealand Warriors 13-10
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Ben Hunt unsuccessful.
Ben Hunt misses the conversion from out wide
New Zealand Warriors 13-10
TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Ben Barba. Kick to come.
Ben Barba scores after following up from a strong Jack Reed burst from Dummy half to score in the corner
New Zealand Warriors 13-10
Ben Hunt goes to the kick again but its a bad kick and Simon Mannering cleans it up again
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
Manu Vatuvei saves the day by getting his hand to the ball just before Dale Copley and the ball goes dead, dropout coming up
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
Shaun Johnson goes high and wide with the kick, too wide in fact and its out on the full
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
Warriors go from side to side on the last tackle and it takes some good defence from the Broncos to stop the Warriors
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
Warriors starting to dominate in this one, strong defence and attack
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
Strong defence from the Warriors and in particular the "Gingerbread Man" Manu Vatuvei who made 4 tackles in a row
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
A forward "give" lets the pressure off the Warriors after Lachlan Maranta is given the ball by his teammate
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
Broncos force their first drop out of the night and the Broncos are on the attack
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
Ngani Laumape is ON REPORT after being the main man in the tackle
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
Josh McGuire is dropped onto his head in a three man tackle from the Warriors
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
PENALTY WARRIORS: Warriors get the penalty after Daniel Vidot throws the Warriors player into touch after the held call of Jared Maxwell
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
Suiaia Matagi is ON REPORT for attacking the legs of the kicker
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
Time Out as Josh Hoffman is down injured after Suaia Matagi tackled him whilst kicking
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
Play back underway in Auckland
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
SUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Field goal attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
From nowhere Shaun Johnson kicks a field goal and after trailing early, the Warriors lead by 7
New Zealand Warriors 13-6
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
Shaun Johnson puts the kick straight through the middle of the uprights
New Zealand Warriors 12-6
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Scored by Konrad Hurrell. Kick to come.
Some excellent play in attack from the Warriors and its Konrad Hurrell who uses his strength and skill to score out wide
New Zealand Warriors 10-6
A tackle count restart for the Warriors and they get another set to pressure the Broncos line
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Back to back dropouts being forced by the Warriors
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Shaun Johnson throws a ball that intercept all over it but Dale Copley can't take it but does make the Warriors player dive and the play breaks down
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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
Shaun Johnson goes for the conversion and like Ben Hunt he puts it through off the uprights
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Scored by Ben Henry. Kick to come.
Despite the pressure from the Broncos - its the Warriors who score through Ben Henry after showing lightning speed following some good hands from Feleti Mateo
Brisbane Broncos 6-4
UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Suaia Matagi makes an unforced error.
Another mistake from the Warriors this time through Suaia Matagi - puts the pressure back on the Warriors defence again
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
Quick hands on the last and Daniel Vidot is forced to kick and its cleaned up on the bounce by Manu Vatuvei
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
Warriors being forced to scramble in defence but luckily are only the one try down
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Manu Vatuvei makes an unforced error.
Manu Vatuvei drops the ball and the Broncos are on the attack
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Ben Hunt successful.
Ben Hunt puts the ball onto the goalposts and gets it through the uprights
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Jake Granville. Kick to come.
Jake Granville picks the ball up from dummy-half and goes through some poor defence from the Warriors to score out wide
Brisbane Broncos 4-0
Six more tackles for the Broncos after David Fusitua can't catch a Ben Hunt bomb
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Miscommunication at the back and danger is adverted by the Captain Simon Mannering
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Shaun Johnson puts a kick in but its poor finds Daniel Vidot on the full
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UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
David Fusitua makes an unforced error.
Sam Tomkins out jumps Ben Barba although both don't touch the ball and its Fusitua who drops the ball with an open tryline
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The Broncos survive a good attacking raid from the Warriors and get a 20m restart for the kick going dead
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Some good work from the Warriors finds them space and then on the next tackle the Broncos are forced to put the ball dead
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A good kick from Shaun Johnson is matched with a great take from Jack Reed to get into the field of play
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PENALTY WARRIORS: Broncos penalised for being too slow out of the ruck, Warriors inside the Broncos 20m
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Sam Thaiday stays down injured for a moment with a leg injury but is back up on his feet
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Shaun Johnson goes high and long with the kick but Ben Barba takes a beautiful catch inside his own 10m zone
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Ben Hunt with a pinpoint kick but Konrad Hurrell saves the day and gets out to the 10m line
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UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Sebastine Ikahihifo makes an unforced error.
A bad start for the Warriors - Sebastine Ikahihifo puts a bad play the ball in and the Broncos go on the attack early
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Jared Maxwell calls time on and the Warriors have the first possession
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Here come the Warriors in their heritage jerseys celebrating onesie night in Auckland
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The Brisbane Broncos are out on to Mt Smart Stadium
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TEAM CHANGES: Warriors side is 1-17, Broncos on the other hand have several changes - Sam Thaiday & Matt Gillett back up from origin despite not being named on Tuesday, Todd Lowrie & Corey Oates drop to the bench with Jarrod Wallace and Francis Molo dropping out of the team
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Jared Maxwell, Dave Munro
Touch Judges: Russell Turner, Anthony Elliott
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Steve Folkes
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS (19)
Tries: Ben Henry, Konrad Hurrell, Chad Townsend
Field Goals: Shaun Johnson (1/1)
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (3/3)
Penalty Goals:
BRISBANE BRONCOS (10)
Tries: Jake Granville, Ben Barba
Field Goals:
Conversions: Ben Hunt (1/2)
Penalty Goals: