FT: Dolphins 20 d Warriors 18.
No goal.
The Dolphins refused to die with the football. Off a high tackle penalty, they chose to go for the win instead of the draw and it was a shift to the right edge to find Isaako to score the winner for the visitors.
Here come the Pgins.
PENALTY PHINS: High tackle - Isaako will not go for goal.
RTS with over 300 running metres tonight. What a night for the Warrior!!
Wahs happy to turn over in a corner.
CHALLENGE SUCCESSFUL: But it comes back to a penalty.
CHALLENGE DOLPHINS: On field ruling was a bat forward.
Healey is going to be taken just short of the line... Dolphins tried to make him held up.
Kaufusi has been sent to the bin for a cannonball.
PENALTY WAHS: Cannonball
An abysmal penalty in possession from the Warriors gave the Dolphins some rare attacking field position. Like most of their second half possessions, it appeared to come to nothing until Katoa put boot to ball. Nikorima appeared to ground it, but despite being awarded on field, the try was overturned.
PENALTY PHINS: Obstruction - that is ABSOLUTELY silly from the hosts. The pass was a Barry Crocker from Healey but Tanah running behind his own player is icing on the cake.
Tuaupiki is in the wars... ankle was already strapped tonight.
RTS over 230 running metres.
The tip on from Averillo goes no where...
Donoghoe kicks on four... overruns the ball... touched by the Warriors... they get 6 more. WHAT ON EARTH IS HAPPENING !
Keeley gets up to halfway.
RTS shows us the full moon and is crunched by Aublix Tawha.
RTS with a big time kick return!
DWZ with the defensive play of the season! How has he done that !!
CHALLENGE TIME PHINS: Smart challenge from Katoa - they keep it.
Lussick charges out of the line and crunches Katoa who loses it.
Dolphins need to find something to get them home!
Converts and the Wahs are in front
After a set-for-set grind to open the second half. The Warriors had plenty of sets on the Dolphins line and they eventually cracked on the hour mark. Following a charging run from the impactful Jacob Laban, a crossfield kick from Tanah Boyd found Leka Halasima who continued his strong rookie season by scoring in his fifth consecutive game.
Warriors on the attack and a big carry from Jacob Laban.
TMM chips for the corner but Isaako takes no chances and slams it dead.
Right on cue, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad gets involved and has a strong carry!
CNK only having one run in this game... very down game for him tonight.
That play and sequence just needed some Benny Hill music. That being said, how good from the Hammer and Nicholls to turn a negative into a positive for the visitors.
Averillo breaks through but that is an immense tackle from Taine Tuaupiki !
No balance and control from Jackson Ford.
Good stuff from Oryn Keeley - he has been immense tonight.
"Inject the Hammer" is the cry of Michael Ennis from the broadcast box.
Leka the Wrecker climbs highest but he cannot come down with this one.
Flat pass to Capewell but he cannot get to the line.
If you throw a pass that obvious, the referees find problem with it... that is a sign the pass went forward.
Ray Stone got him a beauty and he has felt that one Taine!
good shot by Taine Tuaupiki - that is a bone rattler.
HT report: Webster has asked for kick discipline, ball security among other things. Woolf has asked for his side to tidy up and look for opportunities. Dolphins suspect a bad hamstring injury for Herbie and will not be back.
So smart from Isaako ! Makes sure he is in the in-goal and catches.
DWZ stays down (again) but this one looks legit. A high shot from Nicholls is penalised and placed on report.
BACK UNDERWAY!
Wahs throwing everything at them late.
Great defusal from Averillo
Boyd nails it from touch
Eventually, the amount of possession down on the Dolphins line had to lead to points for the hosts. It was similar shape to the first try and it was DWZ who beat the cover and grab himself a first half double.
SIX AGAIN WAHS: Mark Nicholls not square
Offload was backwards by Ford but it was touched by Ray Stone.
NO TRY WAHS
VIDEO REF CAPEWAH: Live decision of NO TRY
SIX AGAIN WAHS: Ruck infringement.
Nice up tempo run from Samuel Healey and he earns his side a penalty for a high tackle.
Eddie Ieremia is on for his NRL debut.
Good set post points for the Phins.
No goal.
The Warriors poor discipline continued to undo them. A crusher tackle from Sam Healey gave the Phins field position. A nice changing direction run from Jake Averillo gave the visitors attacking field position. A lofted pass was allowed to bounce due to jamming edge defence and Oryn Keeley was jolly on the spot to take possession and score.
Averillo turned nothing into something, beating four before being dumped by Adam Pompey.
PENALTY PHINS: Crusher tackle - Healey on report
Oh DWZ... you have overthought that one. Smart from Connelly Lemuelu to negate his knock on, DWZ kicks ahead but it sails over the sideline...
Tanner Stowers-Smith has come on for Marata Niukore.
Isaako converts.
Despite the Warriors trying to gain the ascendancy in the aftermath of Farnworth's departure. The visitors weathered the storm and made Tuaupiki pay for an error. After a strong carry from Kurt Donoghoe, Jeremy Marshall-King atoned for an earlier botched chance to ground the ball and retake the lead.
SIX MORE PHINS: Slow peel.
Taine Tuaupiki loses it in contest with Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow - SIX MORE for the Phins.
Warriors blow their possession - Marata Niukore has put it down.
PENALTY WAHS: High tackle
JMK throws an intercept - now RTS breaks away.
JMK breaks through... turns them inside
Boyd goes short to Leka who comes up with the error - good tackle from Kodi Nikorima.
SIX AGAIN WAHS: Leg pull
SIX AGAIN WAHS: Slow peel Francis Molo.
Strong carry from Tuaupiki
Looks like Donoghoe has gone into the centres on the right edge with Averillo back on the left edge.
CHALLENGE WAHS SUCCESSFUL: Tackle 0
Herbie coming straight off
Warriors are on the front foot - the line speed they are running with is insane deep - now Farnworth breaks through... he has done his hammy in full flight.
Enjoying what I am seeing from Sam Healey so far - good energy out of nine and strong linespeed.
Well taken by the Hammer and the Wahs positive set sees them turn it over 10 away from their own line.
Katoa kicks from inside the 40m - catches DWZ out but he gets there in time and has a strong kick return.
No contest on the dropout - good take from Herbie
Te Maire Martin puts it in behind the defence and the Phins take no chances and bat it dead.
Feagai has lost this one in the contest - they are discussing a challenge but they bin that idea.
Great set post points from the Wahs.
Tanah levels the scores.
Much was made of the Warriors spine changes this week, but the injection of Taine Tuaupiki at the back gave the Warriors some spark at the back. He was able to use his speed on the outside, while holding the pass up for Dallin Watene-Zelezniak to score in the corner.
Strong charge from Marata Niukore.
Good carry from RTS and the Warriors get their first penalty of the night.
Phins cause a goal line dropout but the Wahs get out of jail!
Herbie causing all sorts down the right of the Warriors.
PENALTY PHINS: Ruck interference.
Great kick from touch and the Dolphins lead by 6-0.
Off the back of repeated infringements against the home side, the Dolphins went down the left edge in search for opening points. A nice short pass from Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow found Herbie Farnworth who busted through tacklers to score the opening try of the contest.
SIX AGAIN PHINS: Ruck infringement.
PENALTY PHINS: High tackle.
Good attacking kick from Kodi Nikorima... well defused by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak. Dolphins with a slight reshuffle with Max Feagai on the wing for Jake Averillo at the centre.
UNDERWAY! Wahs to recieve the first use of the football running from right to left.
Dolphins are 1-17 - AJ Lucantonio will be with you tonight for all the action - kick off in 10 mins. Ashley Klein in charge with Drew Oultram and Tyson Brough carrying the flags. Chris Butler is in the Bunker !
Friday Night Footy takes you across the Tasman as the Warriors play host to the Dolphins. The Warriors come into this one following a poor loss to the Titans while the Dolphins come in fresh off the bye. Onto team news, for the hosts, just make sure you have your lotto ticket because the winning combination might be this. Tuaupiki to fullback, CNK to centre, Niukore to prop, Capewell to the backrow. With us still, we also have a debutant with Eddie Ieremia-Toeava earning his first game tonight. 18th man is Ed Kosi with Bunty Afoa omitted.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Tyson Brough
Video Referee: Chris Butler
WARRIORS (18)
Tries: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (2), Leka Halasima
Conversions: Tanah Boyd (3/3)
DOLPHINS (20)
Tries: Herbie Farnworth, Jamayne Isaako, Jeremy Marshall-King, Oryn Keeley
Conversions: Jamayne Isaako (2/3), Isaiya Katoa (0/1)