Full Time
80:00
6:00pm Fri August 25, 2023
Round 26 - Go Media Stadium, Penrose / Aotearoa - Crowd: 25095
80min

Wahs get their top 4 spot!

79min

Penalty Goal: Warriors
Kicked by Adam Pompey.

Successful from Pompey.

Warriors lead Warriors 18 - 6 Dragons
79min

PENALTY WAHS: Ball steal.

78min

Mikaele puts it down

76min

PENALTY WAHS: Strip

74min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Adam Pompey.

Pompey adds the extras and it's 16-6.

Warriors lead Warriors 16 - 6 Dragons
74min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Addin Fonua-Blake. Kick to come.

Johnson's grubber appeared to be grounded by Tyrell Sloan but he was going to pick it up and couldn't. Fonua-Blake redeemed his earlier sins to cross for the home side.

Warriors lead Warriors 14 - 6 Dragons
73min

Musgrove knocks on - it was tackle number 2

72min

Lussick spills it...

72min

Great catch from Montoya.

71min

Been limited stuff to report on in the second half, the Warriors are playing possession footy while the Dragons are trying... and I think trying to score.

69min

Warriors tick off another set.

68min

Forward pass to Lomax and it'll be a change-over.

65min

Challenge successful it'll be a penalty to the Dragons.

65min

But an immediate challenge

64min

Ravalawa loses possession

64min

Warriors now working it out of their own end.

62min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax converted to reduce the gap to just 4 points.

Warriors lead Warriors 10 - 6 Dragons
61min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Zac Lomax. Kick to come.

Despite that set back, the Dragons ended up crossing at last. After a spirited carry from Suli, Ben Hunt went to the skies which saw Dallin Watene-Zelezniak put it down, recovered by Billy Burns and find Lomax for their first try of the evening.

Warriors lead Warriors 10 - 4 Dragons
59min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Tackle in the air - looks as if Gough got that right.

58min

Montoya bulldozes Ben Hunt!

57min

Lomax takes a tough bomb - well done

56min

Curran's grubber is well defused by Zac Lomax.

55min

Johnson kicked early but it was charged down, fortunately CNK dived on it to win possession back for the home side.

53min

Ryan Couchman spills it...

53min

Off the back of some sloppy discipline from the Warriors. St George Illawarra capitalised and it was Jacob Liddle who found the Warriors asleep at the wheel at marker and crossed for what appeared to be the visitors first of the evening... But the Bunker found a knock on and denied Liddle's try

51min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Slow peel - Tohu Harris

51min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Ford pushes Mikaele Ravalawa.

50min

Walker's grubber well defused by Sloan.

49min

Warriors hang on and it took a big run from Ford to give his side a penalty.

47min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Restart failed to break the plane.

47min

CNK trapped in-goal and it'll be a repeat set.

45min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Hand in face Jackson Ford

45min

Bunker have overturned it to a Jackson Ford knock on.

45min

Walker's grubber was looking for Ford but well defended by the visitors with Mikaele Ravalawa saving the day.

43min

PENALTY WAHS: Marker not square

42min

This makes Te Marie Martin's return tomorrow in NSW Cup all the more interesting if Metcalf is seriously injured.

41min

Luke Metcalf has his left hand on his hamstring... oh no!

41min

Suli splits them early here but an important tackle with CNK and Montoya jarring it loose!

40min

Back underway for the second 40. Rocco Berry cleared to return!

40min

HT - Warriors 10 leading Dragons 0

38min

Johnson delivered a peach of a pass but Niukore puts it down.

37min

Lomax passes HIA

37min

Sloan's grubber goes into touch. Warriors hang on.

35min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Inside 10m

34min

All possession, all momentum swung back to the Warriors and Egan delivered a crash ball to Addin Fonua-Blake... but he lost the ball over the line! Big try saver from Tyrell Sloan.

33min

Warriors win it back and it's a fresh set on their line...

33min

Russell will leave for a HIA.

33min

Blood bin for Dan Russell and that looks ugly. They are in the wars here St George.

32min

Challenge by the Wahs is successful

32min

Challenge time for the Wahs

32min

Rocco Berry is off - replaced by Jackson Ford. PENALTY DRAGONS: Hand on ball.

32min

SJ's kick is a bit too long.

31min

Can feel the Warriors trying to get on top here.

29min

Kick for DWZ early in the count just misfires.

29min

Dragons holding their own here.

27min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Tackled in the air.

27min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Tackled in the air.

26min

PENALTY WAHS: In front of kicker.

25min

Not good for the debutant Sione Finau coming from the ground.

25min

DWZ takes it but is well taken by Sione Finau

25min

NO TRY

25min

VIDEO REF: Gough starts with NO TRY

25min

Bunty Afoa off for Dylan Walker.

24min

PENALTY WAHS: Ruck interference.

23min

Suli puts it straight in AFB's breadbasket... here come the Wahs!

21min

Conversion: Warriors
Attempted by Adam Pompey.

Pompey misses - 10-0.

Warriors lead Warriors 10 - 0 Dragons
20min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad. Kick to come.

Six minutes later, the Warriors punished the visitors for a cheap error. Wayde Egan combined with Shaun Johnson to send Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad away, CNK beat a pathetic attempt of tackle from Lomax to cross out-wide for the home side.

Warriors lead Warriors 10 - 0 Dragons
18min

Connor Muhleisen puts down an easy one out of 9... a rookie mistake there for the young lad.

17min

Warriors hang on.

15min

A rare, rare mistake from Addin Fonua-Blake. Just looks early.

15min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Adam Pompey.

Pompey converted for an early 6-0 lead.

Warriors lead Warriors 6 - 0 Dragons
14min

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

Off the back of a last tackle set-restart. The Warriors have built some field position and crossed for the first try after 13 minutes. A clever Luke Metcalf pass found Adam Pompey who hit the gap perfectly and stepped inside some poor Dragons defence to score his 5th of the season.

Warriors lead Warriors 4 - 0 Dragons
12min

SIX AGAIN WAHS - Hand on ball. Warriors hear the call just in time.

11min

Strong charge from AFB.

9min

Rocco Berry broke away but went into touch. I think on replay there was a held call.

8min

SIX AGAIN WAHS: Slow peel Zac Lomax.

7min

Lomax leaped high to take it but his pass was incomplete and despite being toed ahead by Burns. It doesn't eventuate into too much .

6min

PENALTY DRAGONS: Josh Curran pinned for the slow peel.

5min

Metcalf spills it - he wanted that ball earlier but lost it under pressure from Hunt to handle it.

3min

PENALTY WAHS: Second effort against Michael Molo.

2min

Both sides have settled into this clash now and Sione Finau has gotten involved quite early on debut.

It'll be no try but talk about a warning shot early from the Dragons!

VIDEO REF... Gough has no try to confirm a deliberate knock on...

We're underway in Shaun Johnson's 250th NRL match.

Referee is Peter Gough in game 128, touch judges are Matthew Noyen and Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski while Adam Gee is in the Bunker.

Friday Night Footy is getting underway across the Tasman from Go Media Stadium where the Warriors play the Dragons. The Warriors will want to continue their form heading into the finals, while Dragons' players are playing for their future with new coach Shane Flanagan watching on. Looking at the teams, the home side is 1-17. The visitors have a debutant in Sione Finau, Connor Muhleisen earns the start with Liddle going to the bench.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Peter Gough

Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Video Referee: Adam Gee

WARRIORS (18)
Tries: Adam Pompey, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Addin Fonua-Blake
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Pompey (2/3)
Penalty Goals: Adam Pompey (1/1)

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (6)
Tries: Zac Lomax
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Zac Lomax (1/1)
Penalty Goals: