UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Sam Tomkins makes an unforced error.
Sam Tomkins can't catch the ball and is that the end of the Warriors chance to win
Newcastle Knights 28-22
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Conversion attempt by Chad Townsend unsuccessful.
Chad Townsend misses yet another kick this afternoon and gap is 6
Newcastle Knights 28-22
TRY NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Scored by Manu Vatuvei. Kick to come.
Manu Vatuvei gets the green lights from the Video Refs and closes the gap
Newcastle Knights 28-22
Another successful short kick off for the Warriors after the Knights tap it back and Sam Lousi is first to the ball
Newcastle Knights 28-18
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Penalty goal attempt by Kurt Gidley successful.
Kurt Gidley uses the clock and adds another 2 points
Newcastle Knights 28-18
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Feleti Mateo is penalised for a late hit on Tyrone Roberts
Newcastle Knights 26-18
UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Chad Townsend makes an unforced error.
Shaun Johnson forces an offload but Chad Townsend can't catch the ball, Knights have the scrum 40m out from their own line
Newcastle Knights 26-18
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Conversion attempt by Chad Townsend unsuccessful.
Chad Townsend doesn't get enough fade on the kick and misses it
Newcastle Knights 26-18
TRY NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Scored by David Fusitua. Kick to come.
David Fusitua is on the receiving end of some beautiful lead up work from the Warriors and he scores in the corner
Newcastle Knights 26-18
Warriors on the attack after successfully using the short kickoff
Newcastle Knights 26-14
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley unsuccessful.
Kurt Gidley misses the conversion by a country mile
Newcastle Knights 26-14
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Chanel Mata'utia. Kick to come.
Chanel Mata'utia gets his first of the night after the Knights again play a free-flowing set and extends the lead out again
Newcastle Knights 26-14
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Penalty goal attempt by Kurt Gidley successful.
From right in front Kurt Gidley kicks the penalty goal to extend the margin
Newcastle Knights 22-14
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Warriors hang around too long in tackle on their own 10m and they are penalised
Newcastle Knights 20-14
UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Manu Vatuvei makes an unforced error.
The Knights run it on the last before a Tyrone Roberts kick can't be taken by Manu Vatuvei
Newcastle Knights 20-14
Plenty of excitement and passing on the last tackle play before an average Leilua kick goes straight to the Warriors defence
Newcastle Knights 20-14
Knights go close again but Sam Tomkins dives desperately over the ball and stops another Knights try
Newcastle Knights 20-14
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley successful.
Kurt Gidley nails the conversion from the sideline
Newcastle Knights 20-14
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Sione Mata'utia. Kick to come.
Sione Mata'utia gets his third with another example of spectacular skill from the winger
Newcastle Knights 18-14
VIDEO REFEREE: Sione Mata'utia could have a hattrick, checking touch line and touch ingoal and grounding, Gavin Reynolds has a TRY
14 all
PENALTY KNIGHTS: The Warriors try a bit too much in the tackle and are penalised - Count now 6-5 in favour of the Knights
14 all
Shaun Johnson goes sideways then throws a long ball that ends up with the touch judge
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Edge to edge attack for the Warriors but they don't get points but do get the repeat set
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PENALTY WARRIORS: Jarrod Mullen penalised for a strip on Manu Vatuvei after the Beast was slammed on his back in a good tackle
14 all
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Conversion attempt by Chad Townsend unsuccessful.
Chad Townsend puts a shocker in and the ball goes to the left of the uprights
14 all
TRY NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Scored by Nathan Friend. Kick to come.
Nathan Friend goes from dummy half and has no Knights defenders in front of him so he takes full advantage of the gap and a soft try
14 all
PENALTY WARRIORS: Opening penalty of the second half goes to the Warriors and they go down field
Newcastle Knights 14-10
Both sides are back on the field at Hunter Stadium for the second 40 minutes
Newcastle Knights 14-10
That's Half Time at Hunter Stadium - the Newcastle Knights take a 14-10 lead over the NZ Warriors in an entertaining half of footy
Newcastle Knights 14-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Conversion attempt by Chad Townsend successful.
An absolute perfect kick from Chad Townsend sees the kick go through the middle of the uprights to close the gap to 4
Newcastle Knights 14-10
TRY NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Scored by Manu Vatuvei. Kick to come.
Manu Vatuvei strolls over for his first of the afternoon, after the Video Refs can't find conclusive evidence to overturn the onfield decision of TRY
Newcastle Knights 14-8
VIDEO REFEREE: Checking a possible Manu Vatuvei try, Gavin Morris says TRY, checking a possible knock on in the lead up
Newcastle Knights 14-4
Kurt Gidley takes an absolute screamer at the back with the high bomb from Shaun Johnson though does get trapped ingoal
Newcastle Knights 14-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Conversion attempt by Chad Townsend unsuccessful.
Chad Townsend pushes the conversion across the face of the goals, for no change to the score
Newcastle Knights 14-4
TRY NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Scored by David Fusitua. Kick to come.
David Fusitua pulls off an absolute MIRACLE try, throws himself in the air and gets the ball down just inside the sideline
Newcastle Knights 14-4
VIDEO REFEREE: David Fusitua could have a miracle try, Gavin Morris says NO TRY however, checking touchline and grounding
Newcastle Knights 14-0
PENALTY WARRIORS: The ball rolls free from the Warriors but Gavin Reynolds finds a strip and penalises the Knights for it
Newcastle Knights 14-0
The Warriors throw the ball around on the last with very little gain with the Knights defence a class above
Newcastle Knights 14-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley successful.
Kurt Gidley puts the ball through the posts and extends the Knights lead
Newcastle Knights 14-0
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Sione Mata'utia. Kick to come.
Sione Mata'utia gets a double after streaking down the sideline after Shaun Johnson can't get to the tackle through contact with Gavin Morris
Newcastle Knights 12-0
Poor kick on the last gives Sam Tomkins a free run to the 20m and beyond
Newcastle Knights 8-0
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Warriors penalised for a high tackle there, didn't seem to be much in it, Simon Mannering argues the case and Gavin Morris
"Takes his point"
Newcastle Knights 8-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley unsuccessful.
Kurt Gidley from the sideline can't convert the try
Newcastle Knights 8-0
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Joseph Leilua. Kick to come.
The Knights go left, Joseph Leilua finds a gap and has too much speed for Ben Henry to stop him and Leilua scores
Newcastle Knights 8-0
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Another offside penalty against the Warriors blown by Gavin Morris, Knights on the attack again
Newcastle Knights 4-0
Feleti Mateo gets collected high but enough for the VR to put it on report
Newcastle Knights 4-0
UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Sam Tomkins makes an unforced error.
Sam Tomkins has to reach back to catch a terrible pass from Shaun Johnson but he can't take it and pressure is off the Knights
Newcastle Knights 4-0
The Warriors will get another set of six after Gavin Morris rules the Warriors kick was played at before going into touch
Newcastle Knights 4-0
PENALTY WARRIORS: Knights ruled to have gone too early in defence according to Gavin Morris
Newcastle Knights 4-0
The Knights trying an expansive game although the last tackle option catches them out and the kick goes dead
Newcastle Knights 4-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Conversion attempt by Kurt Gidley unsuccessful.
Kurt Gidley starts the kick too much to the left and the touchies wave it away
Newcastle Knights 4-0
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Scored by Sione Mata'utia. Kick to come.
Jarrod Mullen catches the aggressive Warriors defence napping and Sione Mata'utia gets the opening 4 pointer
Newcastle Knights 4-0
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Gavin Morris penalises the Warriors for being inside the 10m which gives the Knights a piggyback out of their own 20m
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Poor last tackle option for the Knights and Tyrone Roberts is tackled on the last about 5m out from the Warriors line
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UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Shaun Johnson makes an unforced error.
Shaun Johnson can't catch an average kick from Jarrod Mullen and the Knights have the 10m scrum
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PENALTY KNIGHTS: Warriors hold too long in the tackle and Travis Waddell takes the quick tap
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PENALTY KNIGHTS: Warriors captain Simon Mannering is on report for a high tackle on Dane Gagai
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UNFORCED ERROR NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
Ben Henry makes an unforced error.
Warriors look sharp in attack but the last pass from Sam Tomkins isn't a good one and Ben Henry can't handle it
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PENALTY WARRIORS: Knights penalised by Gavin Reynolds for a second effort in the tackle, Warriors go the tap
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UNFORCED ERROR NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
David Fa'alogo makes an unforced error.
Poor first set from the Knights, Jeremy Smith gets a good offload to David Fa'alogo who wasn't ready for it and he drops it
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Here come the Knights onto Hunter Stadium and they are wearing the close the gap, aboriginal design jersey
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Here come the NZ Warriors out onto the field at Hunter Stadium, in the white away jerseys today
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TEAM NEWS | Knights lose Willie Mason and Akuila Uate - this sees Sione Mata'utia (#20, wing) and David Fa'alogo (#18, prop) starting. Chris Houston fills the remaining bench spot. Positionally, Travis Waddell will start in jersey #14 at hooker while #9 Adam Clydsdale will drop to the bench. The Warriors are 1-17.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Gavin Morris, Gavin Reynolds
Touch Judges: Paul Holland, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Bernard Sutton, Steve Folkes
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (28)
Tries: Sione Mata'utia (3), Joseph Leilua, Chanel Mata'utia
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kurt Gidley (2/5)
Penalty Goals: Kurt Gidley (2/2)
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS (22)
Tries: David Fusitua (2), Manu Vatuvei (2), Nathan Friend
Field Goals:
Conversions: Chad Townsend (1/5)
Penalty Goals: