Lafai flicks the ball out the back to an unsuspecting Meaney and he knocks it out., That's all she wrote
Dogs get a 7 tackle set - a minute left
Nikorima has a crack at the field goal from in front and he missed it.
Challenge successful. No knock-on.
Bulldogs with a drop out.
SCRUM BULLDOGS - Lawton drops an unexpected pass. Warriors challenging
RTS makes a break down the sideline by some great cover defence stops him from running away
Cogger shaped for a kick and then got run over by the Perham 123!
SCRUM WARRIORS - Hiku smashes Hopoate as he is about to pass - the pass goes forward and into touch
Nikorima pushes this wide.
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.
SCRUM WARRIORS - a sloppy pass from Doorey goes forward
PENALTY BULLDOGS - And Turner is denied a try again, this time due to Papali'i running obstruction.
And off to the bunker again as Turner goes close a second time
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.
Off to the bunker for another Warriors try
Nikorima squeezes this through from almost in front.
Nikorima skips out of a tackle and then switches the ball back inside to Mucrhie who strolls over to score near the posts.
Nikorima misses from out wide
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.
Meaney from the right sideline pushes this wide.
Cogger holds up a beautiful short ball and Hopoate runs onto it, hits a gap at pace and scores on the right side.
Turner puts up a bomb and it goes out on the full.
SCRUM WARRIORS - Cogger finds touch with a nice kick on the last tackle.
Second half is underway
SCRUM WARRIORS - JMK loses the ball in a tackle after a good dummy half run.
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.
SCRUM BULLDOGS - Pompey finds touch with a long kick.
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.
Nikorima slots the easy conversion
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.
SCRUM WARRIORS - RFM loses the ball in a 2 man tackle. The Bulldogs challenge it and lose.
RTS with a nice grubber and kick chase forces a Bulldogs drop out.
PENALTY WARRIORS - They find touch on halfway
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.
Warriors are getting close-ish with their attacking plays, but last play execution is letting them down
PENALTY BULLDOGS - Illegal strip by the Warriors. They find touch on halfway
Meaney from right in front adds the extras.
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
Meaney fails to convert from touch
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Both sides trading unimaginative sets
SCRUM BULLDOGS - An adventurous play by the Warriors sees Perham go close to scoring on the left edge, but he drops the ball.
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)