Warriors are in the business of misery and tried to find one more. The pass goes to ground. FULLTIME. Wow.
Harris-Tavita adds two more.
He got the challenge right and gets a four-pointer. Simple pass into wide open space and Jazz Tevaga adds his name to the scoresheet.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Another whistle and they'll look to pile on some more misery.
Warriors lose it on first. CHALLENGE coming. It is interference from the Knights player. PENALTY WARRIORS!
PENALTY WARRIORS! High shot. Can they finish in style.
Kicked by Tavita.
Straight from the scrum, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck goes straight through. Game Over.
Lino loses it.
Left side kick for Harris-Tavita. He takes his time, nails it.
The Warriors have finished them off in style. It was a slick backline move from the home side. RTS starts it with a move then simple pass-pass-finish for Jennings.
Warriors lost their way late in the count, but RTS finds a way to get another dropout. Knights battling against the clock here.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Second effort from the Knights interchange forward. Warriors can put this away here.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Wow! Starford To'a almost creates something from nothing for the Knights. He tried to gun it past RTS but he was dragged down. Knights got caught down the corridor and strip it after the tackle.
Chanel Harris-Tavita tries to make it 14, swings it wide.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Pompey just got it down in time. Ponga was screaming across to stop the winger. But lets go back to the pass. Hiku just flicked it 15 metres for the rampaging Pompey.
BUNKER TIME AGAIN! Peta Hiku might have produced some magic again. Pompey the receipent. Checking the touchline.
Nikorima kicks a tackle early but same result. Dropout. Knights under the kosh here.
Rinse and repeat. Chanel Harris-Tavita kicks through and Ponga can't do much. Dropout again.
Pompey Power! The winger just straddled the tightrope of the sideline, toed down and somehow stayed in. Warriors on the march. A hooked kick inside sees it go for a dropout.
Mid range kick for Chanel Harris-Tavita. He lines it up, nails it.
Yes they can! RTS steps to beat Pearce and sees the line open wide.
Hiku hammered trying to throw it wide. Warriors get six again though. Can they stretch the lead again.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Alvaro is a fibber! He tried to roll over for the try but the ball never touched. Held up.
BUNKER TIME! Danie Alvaro might have stolen one here.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Been a fast start from both sides. Both fullbacks have made inroads and now the Warriors get a penalty just their side of halfway.
Knights have come out to play this half. Ponga just exploded through a gap, tries to get up quickly and loses it.
KICK-OFF! Here we go again.
The shadows have started to creep onto Scully Park. The Knights have to start chasing this contest against an energetic Warriors side. Can they turn them over? Lets find out!
The final few seconds resembled a game of AFL. So many bounces of the ball and no one could control. First came from Shibasaki. HALFTIME
Perham goes bang! Lovely catch from the Warriors back and he has the bumpers up getting the Warriors over the halfway line.
It was almost the repeat of the first try. Pearce piloted one right into the path of Shibasaki who this time couldn't hold on.
Warriors almost find some space and got a set restart. Nothing came of it though, Adam Blair spilled it.
Almost from the Knights! Lachlan Fitzgibbon steams through a huge gap. On last, Kurt Mann saw space, went for it and gets taken down inches from the line.
PENALTY KNIGHTS! Crusher from the Warriors defenders. Pearce just finds touch.
Warriors tried to replicate their first try. Quick hands started with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck put Pompey into space again but he is drilled over the sideline. Knights survive.
PENALTY WARRIORS! Escort from a Knights defender which was unneeded due to the catch from Starford To'a.
While Peta Hiku is getting some attention. The person choosing the tunes here at Tamworth is having a fun time already. Had Slice of Heaven and some solid 90s/00s bops. Keep it up friend.
Knights having some problems with handling. Lino now has lost it. CHALLENGE from the visitors. No intent from the defenders. Remains a knock on.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Pearce hasn't got this down. How it came out is the question now. Stripped by RTS in the act of the Knights seven scoring. Scrum Newcastle.
BUNKER TIME! Knights might have cashed in again off the seven tackle set. Mitch Pearce tried to slice through.
Jack Murchie coming off his best game in first grade tries to fly high but loses it. Another seven tackle set for the Knights.
Knights can't find a finish to the set after points. Mann again knocks on from dummy half.
Ponga from the right touchline. He steadies, takes his time.. bends it over.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! It was a clean take from Gehamat Shibasaki and he has a stroll to the line. It was a pitch perfect kick from Pearce in the lead up.
BUNKER TIME! Knights hit back.. maybe. Called TRY and checking contest.
First blot on the Warriors today. Kick was carried there and it rolled dead. Seven tackle set for the Knights.
PENALTY KNIGHTS! Another fumble coming from their end from the Knights. Bailed out this time with a strip called.
Harris-Tavita raises the flags again.
High shot from the Knights. Warriors will shoot for two.
Knights continue to get sloppy. Hymel Hunt almost broke through in a tackle then Kurt Mann bobbles it at marker.
First kick of the afternoon for Chanel Harris-Tavita and he kept it straight.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Pompey kept his feet in the air and gets the four-pointer.
BUNKER TIME! Warriors might have the first points. Peta Hiku fended off his man and flicked it to his winger.
The Knights are shooting themselves in the foot early here. Starford To'a tries to step away from his man and lost control.
Warriors probe well through their right side attack, followed by a pair of forwards charging towards the line. The latter of that, Katoa, is well held.
Knights are the first to blink here. David Klemmer bobbles the ball. Warriors scrum 40 out.
Both teams are through their first sets and got to their kick. Solid start to the game here in Tamworth.
Both sides are onto the field here at Sculley Park. The Warriors in their red, green and white and camped in the northern end, ready to receive the kick-off. The Knights are in white and kick us off! Here we go!
Happy Saturday everyone! We start in a different place.. Tamworth! The Warriors have taken a game to the Central West of NSW to thank them for their support during the initial part of lockdown. They take on the Knights. Newcastle are building themselves this season and look ready to charge into the top four. The sun is shining, the grass is dry and we're ready for some football!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Matt Cecchin
Touch Judges: Todd Smith, Gavin Badger
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Ben Lowe
WARRIORS (36)
Tries: Adam Pompey (2), Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (2), George Jennings, Jazz Tevaga
Field Goals:
Conversions: Chanel Harris-Tavita (5/6)
Penalty Goals: Chanel Harris-Tavita (1/1)
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (6)
Tries: Gehamat Shibasaki
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kalyn Ponga (1/1)
Penalty Goals: