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6:00pm Fri August 9, 2019
Round 21 - Go Media Stadium, Penrose / Aotearoa - Crowd: 9595
80min

Warriors will hang on here. They will snap a six-game losing streak at home and keep their season alive. FULLTIME.

79min

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Short kick-off goes awry but the Warriors played at it!

77min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Chanel Harris-Tavita.

Harris-Tavita can take all the time he likes. The half has had a whale of a game tonight and studies the kick. It is from besides the sticks..

Warriors lead Warriors 24 - 16 Sea Eagles
76min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Jazz Tevaga. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Just checking grounding. Tevaga saw the markers not square and dives over.

Warriors lead Warriors 22 - 16 Sea Eagles
76min

BUNKER TIME! Jazz Tevaga might have stolen this! Checking it.

75min

FORWARD PASS! Sea Eagles trying to play it out from their own end. Koroisau threw it forward. Warriors can snuff it out here.

75min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

Another kick from the edge. Garrick kicks it again!

Warriors lead Warriors 18 - 16 Sea Eagles
75min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Reuben Garrick. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! No problem there! Tommy Trbojevic throws a large cut-out on last which caught out the defense. Suli drew his man and Garrick did the rest.

Warriors lead Warriors 18 - 14 Sea Eagles
75min

BUNKER TIME! HANG ON.. Garrick might have a quickfire double.

73min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Kicked by Reuben Garrick.

The winger has to convert his own effort. He studies the kick quickly, nails it.

Warriors lead Warriors 18 - 10 Sea Eagles
72min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Reuben Garrick. Kick to come.

Garrick dives over! Sea Eagles have stripped numbers well on the edge all night and one goes to hand.

Warriors lead Warriors 18 - 8 Sea Eagles
71min

Sironen looking to rebound after his error charged down the ball and scoops it up. RTS with a strip and PENALTY.

69min

The comeback is short-lived. Garrick's miss and now Curtis Sironen has the ball dislodged. Warriors can finish them off here.

69min

Conversion: Sea Eagles
Attempted by Reuben Garrick.

Garrick doesn't take much time with the kick, set it down and hits the upright.

Warriors lead Warriors 18 - 4 Sea Eagles
68min

Try: Sea Eagles
Scored by Joel Thompson. Kick to come.

Thompson crashed over! Some life for the Sea Eagles.

Warriors lead Warriors 18 - 4 Sea Eagles
67min

The forward will get an early shower. Sin Bin. He obstructed Fainu as he was chasing the ball.

67min

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! It was never going to be a four-pointer. DCE knocked it on last. We will come back for a professional foul from Adam Blair.

67min

BUNKER TIME! Checking the kick chase, who go the last touch and everything else in between.

66min

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Warriors with the spoiling tactics to slow down the Sea Eagles. Quick tap on not authorised. Sea Eagles running out of time.

65min

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! One of the downsides of this aggressive defense. Warriors are caught offside.

63min

Things just aren't clicking for the Sea Eagles tonight. Fainu tries to create something and it is spilled by Thompson.

62min

Time off. Morgan Boyle with a thunderous head clash. He gets some assistance and the Sea Eagles will continue on second tackle on the 40 metre line.

61min

Jake Turbo gets into the kicking action. He forces a repeat set. Sea Eagles need three tries, and need them quickly.

59min

DCE stretched out and showed he isn't affected by his ankle, goes down the left and kicks inside for his chasers but RTS is there to cover.

58min

Warrors slice them down the left! Quick hands opened it up for Maumalo, the winger could see the line but decided to basketball it inside to Harris-Tavita. The pass was forward. Blushes saved for the Sea Eagles.

54min

Again, the rushing defense from the Warriors gets results! They got in Tommy Trbo's face and the skillful fullback loses it.

53min

Huge kick from the Eagles and it forced Maumalo into his second error of the night. Sea Eagles need to strike soon.

48min

Fainu drops it in the PTB. Big let off for the Warriors.

47min

Maumalo spills it off the scrum.

46min

Breakdown on last from the Sea Eagles and it was left to Sironen to kick there and he thudded it against a Warriors before it rolled out. Not played at and Warriors ball.

44min

Suli tries to position his winger as the Sea Eagles stripped the numbers but again, it goes astray.

43min

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! PTB penalty for the Sea Eagles and they have a chance to strike back.

42min

Sea Eagles again probing the edges and almost create an opening but the Warriors scrambled well. Now the kick on last goes dead. Seven tackles for the Sea Eagles.

40min

Back underway! Sea Eagles have a long road back in this contest.

40min

HALFTIME :: Wow! Warriors with some brilliance and old-fashioned hard defense lead 18-nil at the break.

40min

Penalty Goal: Warriors
Kicked by Chanel Harris-Tavita.

Harris-Tavita tops off his impressive half with his third conversion of the night.

Warriors lead Warriors 18 - 0 Sea Eagles
38min

PENALTY WARRIORS! Green now has got grubber happy! The kick came off a Sea Eagles and instinctively Taniela Paseka dived on the ball while offside. Warriors shoot for two.

36min

Harris-Tavita has had it on a string this first half. He toes it through for himself but the covering Sea Eagles defense are on-hand to sweep it over. Dropout.

35min

PENALTY WARRIORS! Scoring tries and earning penalties.. Ken Maumalo is on fire. Warriors take a chance to compose themselves and shoot is past halfway.

33min

Walker's on! He scoops up a loose pass off the final tackle kick and the five-eighth sends the Sea Eagles into the Warriors half.

32min

PENALTY WARRIORS! A huge cheer goes around Mt Smart. Warriors defused a grubber then earn the whistle for an offside call.

31min

DCE tries to lead the defense on a merry dance but is collected and looks hurt. Time off and this would be a hammer blow if the half has to leave the field.

31min

Both sides have been issued a warning. Warriors for excessive penalties on their line. Jazz Tevaga the chief offender. DCE gets spoken as well to not escalate things. The half tries to have his two cents but is told to move on.

31min

It's all on! Addin Fonua-Blake took offence to something in the play-the-ball, struck the defender and then it was on for young and old. Time off while everything is sorted out. Initial call is PENALTY Sea Eagles for holding on.

30min

Bang! Harris-Tavita with a huge hit. Tommy Trbojevic reeled in a kick then is hammered by the half. Now the visitors get a relieving penalty.

28min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Chanel Harris-Tavita.

Wide left attempt for Harris-Tavita. Has he corrected from his first? Yes he has. Flags raised.

Warriors lead Warriors 16 - 0 Sea Eagles
26min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Ken Maumalo. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Warriors ran it on last, go through the hands and the last pass from Harris-Tavita opened up the space and Maumalo finished it well.

Warriors lead Warriors 14 - 0 Sea Eagles
26min

BUNKER TIME! Ken at the double! Going upstairs. Same as last time, grounding and touchline.

24min

PENALTY WARRIORS! All the home side now. Jazz Tevaga strolled through the middle, begging for the whistle and is duly rewarded. Kick puts them right into the redzone.

24min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Chanel Harris-Tavita.

Easier kick this time for Harris-Tavita. He stews over it and raises the flags.

Warriors lead Warriors 10 - 0 Sea Eagles
23min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Ligi Sao. Kick to come.

Wow! That is some skill from the reigning Dally M winner. Green kicks inside for RTS, it is fumbled by the Sea Eagles defenders and RTS popped it up to Ligi Sao to crash over.

Warriors lead Warriors 8 - 0 Sea Eagles
22min

WHAT HAPPENED THERE! Sea Eagles were gifted an extra set due to RTS dropping a grubber at speed then DCE tries the hollywood kick on first! tackle and it rolled dead. Seven tackle set.

21min

Time off while the Sea Eagles are deep on the attack. Brad Parker is in a bad way and being assisted from the field. On replay, it was an innoucous incident from taking a tap. He has been chaired from the field by the trainers and will force a reshuffle for the Eagles.

20min

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! That is their fifth of the night. Can they break through this Warriors defense?

18min

Sea Eagles refuse to reign in their style. They created the overlap on the left, Tommy Trbojevic's pass is low and dropped by Jorge Taufua.

17min

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Some fine short balls from Addin-Fonua Blake almost sent DCE through. He was tackled close and almost before he got the ball. It is a penalty for offside though.

15min

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! They just keep probing here. A knockdown from Green got them a refresh then the Warriors concede a penalty right under the sticks.

12min

An early shift from the Sea Eagles muched up the metres through Parker. On last, DCE tries to go himself but is halted on his run through. Warriors having to earn their metres atm.

11min

Sea Eagles stretch left then right to try and break open the Warriors but the home side stay firm. They will counter after a DCE grubber went straight into Warriors hands.

10min

Safe set from the Eagles and Walker earns them a repeat. Pressure starting to mount for the visitors.

9min

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Right in front. Tapped and gone.

8min

Huge run from the back fence from Paasi but he loses it getting up. Manly scrum.

6min

Conversion: Warriors
Attempted by Chanel Harris-Tavita.

Harris-Tavita hooks it wide.

Warriors lead Warriors 4 - 0 Sea Eagles
6min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Ken Maumalo. Kick to come.

GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Maumalo walked the tightrope and kept it in. Harris-Tavita spied the defensive line up and chipped it behind for the winger to score.

Warriors lead Warriors 4 - 0 Sea Eagles
6min

BUNKER TIME! Ken Maumalo might have got the opener. Called TRY. Checking grounding and touchline.

5min

PENALTY WARRIORS! Blair jags through the line and earns the whistle. First chance to attack for the Warriors.

2min

Safety first start from both sides. Sea Eagles have looked for territory with both kicks and the Warriors have probably edged it on metres gained.

KICK-OFF! Underway at a soggy Mt Smart.

Here we go! First out is the Sea Eagles, wearing their maroon and white away strip. They have been on fire in recent weeks including their thrashing of the Knights and the victory against the Storm. It is a big challenge that faces the Warriors who trot onto Mt Smart in their black, silver and red jersey.

Happy Friday! Hope everyone on the east coast is rugged up and ready to enjoy some football! First up, we head across the ditch - the struggling Warriors host a streaking Sea Eagles side. Can the Warriors keep their faint finals hopes alive or will the Sea Eagles steam train roll on? Find out at 6pm!

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ben Cummins, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Touch Judges: Tim Roby, Kasey Badger

Video Referee: Henry Perenara, Bryan Norrie

WARRIORS (24)
Tries: Ken Maumalo (2), Ligi Sao, Jazz Tevaga
Field Goals:
Conversions: Chanel Harris-Tavita (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Chanel Harris-Tavita (1/1)

MANLY-WARRINGAH SEA EAGLES (16)
Tries: Joel Thompson, Reuben Garrick (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Reuben Garrick (2/3)
Penalty Goals: