Full Time
80:00
2:00pm Sun August 23, 2020
Round 15 - Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal - Crowd: 2631
80min

Lafai flicks the ball out the back to an unsuspecting Meaney and he knocks it out., That's all she wrote

79min

Dogs get a 7 tackle set - a minute left

79min

Field Goal: Warriors
Attempted by Kodi Nikorima.

Nikorima has a crack at the field goal from in front and he missed it.

Warriors lead Bulldogs 14 - 20 Warriors
78min

Challenge successful. No knock-on.

77min

Bulldogs with a drop out.

77min

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Lawton drops an unexpected pass. Warriors challenging

76min

RTS makes a break down the sideline by some great cover defence stops him from running away

74min

Cogger shaped for a kick and then got run over by the Perham 123!

71min

SCRUM WARRIORS - Hiku smashes Hopoate as he is about to pass - the pass goes forward and into touch

63min

Conversion: Warriors
Attempted by Kodi Nikorima.

Nikorima pushes this wide.

Warriors lead Bulldogs 14 - 20 Warriors
63min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. Kick to come.

RTS won't be denied. Nikorima softly walks into the tackler, who cuddles him lovingly, then Nikorima passes to RTS who flies up on the right side, takes the pass and swerves around the defence to score a good try.

Warriors lead Bulldogs 14 - 20 Warriors
61min

SCRUM WARRIORS - a sloppy pass from Doorey goes forward

60min

PENALTY BULLDOGS - And Turner is denied a try again, this time due to Papali'i running obstruction.

59min

And off to the bunker again as Turner goes close a second time

56min

Paul Turner very nearly gets across for a try on debut, but his ball carrying arm hits the ground before the line. He then knocks the ball on.

56min

Off to the bunker for another Warriors try

51min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Kodi Nikorima.

Nikorima squeezes this through from almost in front.

Warriors lead Bulldogs 14 - 16 Warriors
50min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Jack Murchie. Kick to come.

Nikorima skips out of a tackle and then switches the ball back inside to Mucrhie who strolls over to score near the posts.

Tied up at Bulldogs 14 - 14 Warriors
49min

Conversion: Warriors
Attempted by Kodi Nikorima.

Nikorima misses from out wide

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 14 - 10 Warriors
48min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Adam Pompey. Kick to come.

Warriors slowly amble down the right side, but a brilliant offload by Murchie to Hiku, who quickly gets the ball out to Pompey, puts the winger in a clear run down the sideline and he goes over to score.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 14 - 10 Warriors
43min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Attempted by Nick Meaney.

Meaney from the right sideline pushes this wide.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 14 - 6 Warriors
43min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Will Hopoate. Kick to come.

Cogger holds up a beautiful short ball and Hopoate runs onto it, hits a gap at pace and scores on the right side.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 14 - 6 Warriors
42min

Turner puts up a bomb and it goes out on the full.

41min

SCRUM WARRIORS - Cogger finds touch with a nice kick on the last tackle.

40min

Second half is underway

37min

SCRUM WARRIORS - JMK loses the ball in a tackle after a good dummy half run.

36min

Blair gets put into space thanks to a stunning offload from Tohu Harris, but cannot find any support. Hiku gets puts into touch on the next play.

34min

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Pompey finds touch with a long kick.

33min

Play stopped again with Kerrod Holland cops a solid blow to the ribs. He looked like he was yelling at dinosaurs briefly, but he righted himself and is playing on.

30min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Kodi Nikorima.

Nikorima slots the easy conversion

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 10 - 6 Warriors
29min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Jack Murchie. Kick to come.

Nikorima kicks from the left side to the right, 4 Warriors players challenge for the kick, but Jack Murchie is the only one who catches it cleanly and he scores besides the posts.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 10 - 4 Warriors
29min

SCRUM WARRIORS - RFM loses the ball in a 2 man tackle. The Bulldogs challenge it and lose.

27min

RTS with a nice grubber and kick chase forces a Bulldogs drop out.

26min

PENALTY WARRIORS - They find touch on halfway

26min

Play stopped as a Warriors player gets treatment for a sore head/neck. Looks a bit like an accidental crusher and a slightly highish tackle by Foran.

26min

Warriors are getting close-ish with their attacking plays, but last play execution is letting them down

20min

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Illegal strip by the Warriors. They find touch on halfway

18min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Kicked by Nick Meaney.

Meaney from right in front adds the extras.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 10 - 0 Warriors
18min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Kieran Foran. Kick to come.

Marshall-King strolls effortlessly through the Warriors middle from dummy half, draws RTS and then puts Foran away for a good try under the posts

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 8 - 0 Warriors
16min

Conversion: Bulldogs
Attempted by Nick Meaney.

Meaney fails to convert from touch

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 4 - 0 Warriors
16min

Try: Bulldogs
Scored by Nick Meaney. Kick to come.

The Bulldogs swing the ball to the left and Meaney gets into space down the sideline. He sends the ball back inside to Lafai, who charges towards the left corner before a stunning flick out the back to Meaney allows the winger to barge over the line for a great try.

Bulldogs lead Bulldogs 4 - 0 Warriors
12min

Woah. Steve Georgallis almost had a heart attack. Turner kicks on the second tackle, Smith regathers on his own tryline and then throws a pass to Hopoate who wasn't expecting it. The ball goes to ground and the Warriors chasing through very nearly score. Warriors knock on.

10min

Foran attempts a 40/20 and misses just a tiny...nah who am I kidding, it's gone out on the full by a long way.

7min

A nice kick bounces awkwardly for RTS, but he manages to regather the ball, but is trapped in his own in-goal. Warriors drop out.

6min

Nikorima pokes his nose through the line, got the ball carrying arm free and was holding it out for an eternity looking for support, but eventually loses it forward.

5min

Both sides trading unimaginative sets

2min

SCRUM BULLDOGS - An adventurous play by the Warriors sees Perham go close to scoring on the left edge, but he drops the ball.

1min

PENALTY WARRIORS - First tackle of the game and Tolman strips the ball illegally. Match totals - PENALTIES 2, Tackles 1

PENALTY WARRIORS - And the Dogs boot the backside out of it and the kickoff goes dead on the full

Bulldogs get Sunday started!

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Peter Gough

Touch Judges: Gavin Badger, Henry Perenara

Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Ben Lowe

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (14)
Tries: Nick Meaney, Kieran Foran, Will Hopoate
Conversions: Nick Meaney (1/3)

WARRIORS (20)
Tries: Jack Murchie (2), Adam Pompey, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Field Goals: Kodi Nikorima (0/1)
Conversions: Kodi Nikorima (2/4)