Full Time
80:00
2:00pm Sun July 3, 2022
Round 16 - Go Media Stadium, Penrose / Aotearoa - Crowd: 26009
78min

PENALTY TIGERS - They get a full set 20m from the Warriors line

78min

Doueihi grubbers for himself but its no chance. Volkman cleans up and is tackled ingoal. Warriors dropout

78min

Laurie grubbers to the Warriors corner and it goes dead ingoal. Fizzer.

78min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson from the right sideline adds the extras.

Warriors lead Warriors 22 - 2 Wests Tigers
74min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Jesse Arthars. Kick to come.

Johnson with a chip kick to the Tigers left corner. DWZ bats it back and Arthars collects the ball, spins out of the Maumalo tackle effort and scores.

Warriors lead Warriors 20 - 2 Wests Tigers
72min

Jimmy the Jet gets parked in the front row of Mt Smart Stadium

72min

Garner goes on a crash run, gets spun about tackled in the Warriors ingoal, but he has no clue where he is. Bunker looking to see if he scored. Not even close.

72min

Tigers 20m from the Warriors line and everyone is standing still. Doueihi puts in a weak grubber which the Warriors fumble. Tigers get another set on the Warriors line,.

70min

SCRUM TIGERS - Volkman looks to offload but his heart wasn't in it. Neither was his ball security.

67min

Tigers with a short restart and they get the ball back.

66min

Penalty Goal: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson kicks another penalty goal

Warriors lead Warriors 16 - 2 Wests Tigers
63min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Doueihi ran behind a team mate in his own half. Tigers challenge. And much like their attacking ability this year, it was the wrong option and it failed.

61min

Both sides playing very conservative footy and providing next to threat to their opposition with last tackle options. Kicking game for both sides has been ... basic.

53min

Roberts with a 1-on-1 strip

51min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Tigers with an illegal strip. Warriors find touch 2 metres inside the Tigers half

50min

The Tigers last tackle options have been as well thought out as a game of snap.

47min

Doueihi puts Garner into space and he makes 20 metres before CHT brings him down, resulting in Garner losing the ball.

40min

Good news - there's only 40 minutes left!

40min

Penalty Goal: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Adam Doueihi.

Doueihi with the shot at penalty goal, and he gets the Tigers on the board.

Warriors lead Warriors 14 - 2 Wests Tigers
39min

PENALTY TIGERS - Hastings hit from behind with his back turned. Harsh call as Hastings ran to the line and turned his back so that the defender couldn't see if he still had the ball or not. Hastings nursing his shoulder/ribs region.

39min

Laurie grubbers early and the Warriors are forced to take it dead. Warriors drop out.

37min

Tigers get a set restart.

37min

Johnson kicks into the Tigers ingoal. Laurie shields the ball before a flying Montoya tries to ground it but instead knocks it on. Tigers with a 20m restart

35min

Brooks now playing at hooker and Doueihi is on at 6 for the Tigers.

34min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson from wide on the left side, grazes the near upright and adds the extras

Warriors lead Warriors 14 - 0 Wests Tigers
34min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Chanel Harris-Tavita. Kick to come.

Johnson finally puts in a good kick! SJ with a crossfield kick, DWZ contests it against Maumalo and neither of them get close to catching it. The ball lands in the Tigers ingoal and Harris-Tavita pounces on it to score.

Warriors lead Warriors 12 - 0 Wests Tigers
34min

Warriors another full set 15m from the Tigers line.

33min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Tigers playing with the discipline of a toddler who has a gutful of red cordial.

31min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson from almost in front, converts.

Warriors lead Warriors 8 - 0 Wests Tigers
30min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Tohu Harris. Kick to come.

Egan from dummy half hits the trailing runner Tohu Harris, who runs straight and dives over between two defenders to score next to the posts.

Warriors lead Warriors 6 - 0 Wests Tigers
29min

Johnson with another grubber that finds the feet of Tigers players. Johnson regathers and the Warriors get another set on the Tigers line.

27min

Penalty Goal: Warriors
Kicked by Shaun Johnson.

Johnson kicks the penalty goal. Thats 1 good kick from him so far today

Warriors lead Warriors 2 - 0 Wests Tigers
26min

PENALTY WARRIORS - If you know why the Tigers were penalised then, send your answers in to @LeagueUnlimited on twitter for your chance to win a set restart.

23min

Warriors set restart 30m from the Tigers line

21min

Another Johnson pass thrown too late and into the arm of a Tigers defender. Warriors with a fresh set

20min

Warriors with some big momentum and deep into the Tigers half. Johnson chips over the Tigers defensive line,ball bounces once and goes into touch. fizzer

17min

Johnson puts up a bomb. Montoya outleaps Laurie but knocks on the ball. No try.

17min

Off to the bunker to see if the Warriors have scored.

17min

Tigers with a braindead play on the last sees them give the Warriors a 20m restart and a 7 tackle set

16min

Tevaga has cleared his HIA

15min

PENALTY TIGERS - Warriors offside. Tigers find touch 30m from the Warriors line. This is their first full set in attacking territory

14min

Tigers with a 3rd tackle one out play, but on the last. And of course nothing happens.

13min

Johnson sends a hail Mary ball to DWZ, who is covered by his opposite number. DWZ attempts to grubber through but the ball almost grazes a strand of stray cotton on his boot and goes into touch.

12min

Egan with a dart from dummy half, gets across the line despite 3 defenders being on him. Onfield ref awards the try. The Bunker reviews and finds that Egan never got the ball down.

11min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Tigers defence rushed up and were offside....again .... again....you get the idea...

9min

SCRUM WARRIORS - Johnson with another turd ball, this time from dummy half while camped on the Tigers line. His pass is knocked forward by the Tigers defence.

8min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Tigers with obstruction when on the attack. Warriors find touch on halfway

6min

SCRUM TIGERS - Johnson grubbers too late, Twal blocks it. Johnson regathers with 6 again called. He then throws a cup of slop at Montoya and the ball is turned over.

5min

PENALTY WARRIORS - From the scrum the Tigers give away a penalty. Warriors take the tap 20m from the Tigers line

5min

SCRUM WARRIORS - Warriors again with a small break through the Tigers middle. On the next play Johnson holds his pass up for a step too long and it ricochets off a Tigers player. Warriors regain and send the ball to DWZ who charges for the corner but is easily taken into touch.

3min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Montoya with a spectacular leap to catch the Tigers bomb and then collides with Laurie in the contest and falls awkwardly. No injuries

2min

Tevaga leaves the field to get a HIA

Egan makes a break, but CHT in support trips over with the line wide open.

Tigers kick off

The Warriors return home for the first time in 1037 days, 18 hours and 10 minutes. The Tigers have been scoreless in New Zealand for 2,188,438 minutes. Who will win?

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Chris Sutton

Touch Judges: Nick Pelgrave, Tyson Brough

Video Referee: Kasey Badger

WARRIORS (22)
Tries: Tohu Harris, Chanel Harris-Tavita, Jesse Arthars
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Shaun Johnson (2/2)

WESTS TIGERS (2)
Tries:
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions:
Penalty Goals: Adam Doueihi (1/1)