Warriors will hang on here. They will snap a six-game losing streak at home and keep their season alive. FULLTIME.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Short kick-off goes awry but the Warriors played at it!
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..
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Just checking grounding. Tevaga saw the markers not square and dives over.
BUNKER TIME! Jazz Tevaga might have stolen this! Checking it.
FORWARD PASS! Sea Eagles trying to play it out from their own end. Koroisau threw it forward. Warriors can snuff it out here.
Another kick from the edge. Garrick kicks it again!
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.
BUNKER TIME! HANG ON.. Garrick might have a quickfire double.
The winger has to convert his own effort. He studies the kick quickly, nails it.
Garrick dives over! Sea Eagles have stripped numbers well on the edge all night and one goes to hand.
Sironen looking to rebound after his error charged down the ball and scoops it up. RTS with a strip and PENALTY.
The comeback is short-lived. Garrick's miss and now Curtis Sironen has the ball dislodged. Warriors can finish them off here.
Garrick doesn't take much time with the kick, set it down and hits the upright.
Thompson crashed over! Some life for the Sea Eagles.
The forward will get an early shower. Sin Bin. He obstructed Fainu as he was chasing the ball.
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.
BUNKER TIME! Checking the kick chase, who go the last touch and everything else in between.
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.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! One of the downsides of this aggressive defense. Warriors are caught offside.
Things just aren't clicking for the Sea Eagles tonight. Fainu tries to create something and it is spilled by Thompson.
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.
Jake Turbo gets into the kicking action. He forces a repeat set. Sea Eagles need three tries, and need them quickly.
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.
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.
Again, the rushing defense from the Warriors gets results! They got in Tommy Trbo's face and the skillful fullback loses it.
Huge kick from the Eagles and it forced Maumalo into his second error of the night. Sea Eagles need to strike soon.
Fainu drops it in the PTB. Big let off for the Warriors.
Maumalo spills it off the scrum.
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.
Suli tries to position his winger as the Sea Eagles stripped the numbers but again, it goes astray.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! PTB penalty for the Sea Eagles and they have a chance to strike back.
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.
Back underway! Sea Eagles have a long road back in this contest.
HALFTIME :: Wow! Warriors with some brilliance and old-fashioned hard defense lead 18-nil at the break.
Harris-Tavita tops off his impressive half with his third conversion of the night.
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.
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.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Scoring tries and earning penalties.. Ken Maumalo is on fire. Warriors take a chance to compose themselves and shoot is past halfway.
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.
PENALTY WARRIORS! A huge cheer goes around Mt Smart. Warriors defused a grubber then earn the whistle for an offside call.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wide left attempt for Harris-Tavita. Has he corrected from his first? Yes he has. Flags raised.
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.
BUNKER TIME! Ken at the double! Going upstairs. Same as last time, grounding and touchline.
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.
Easier kick this time for Harris-Tavita. He stews over it and raises the flags.
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.
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.
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.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! That is their fifth of the night. Can they break through this Warriors defense?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Safe set from the Eagles and Walker earns them a repeat. Pressure starting to mount for the visitors.
PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Right in front. Tapped and gone.
Huge run from the back fence from Paasi but he loses it getting up. Manly scrum.
Harris-Tavita hooks it wide.
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.
BUNKER TIME! Ken Maumalo might have got the opener. Called TRY. Checking grounding and touchline.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Blair jags through the line and earns the whistle. First chance to attack for the Warriors.
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: