FULL TIME in Wellington and the Warriors did it tough but they survive the last second raid from the Bulldogs to get the win
Warriors 24-20
Somehow the Warriors have earnt a penalty... Perenara has rule Josh Jackson tackled a Warriors player in the air
Warriors 24-20
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland successful.
Kerrod Holland hits the conversion sweetly and it sneaks inside the uprights and the game is not over
Warriors 24-20
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Kerrod Holland. Kick to come.
Kerrod Holland gets his second of the night after the Bulldogs stack the short side
Warriors 24-18
Kerrod Holland runs the ball on the last but he is tackled
Warriors 24-14
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Josh Reynolds makes an unforced error.
Josh Reynolds has to reach out infront to try and catch the bad pass from Lichaa but he drops it
Warriors 24-14
UNFORCED ERROR WARRIORS: Jonathan Wright makes an unforced error.
An error from Jono Wright gives the Bulldogs another chance to score and get back into this one
Warriors 24-14
Bulldogs kick on tackle 1 from the Scrum but force a goal-line dropout
Warriors 24-14
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WARRIORS: Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
Shaun Johnson kicks his second
Warriors 24-14
TRY WARRIORS: Scored by Blake Ayshford. Kick to come.
Warriors shift it wide and Blake Ayshford manages to get a double
Warriors 22-14
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: James Graham makes an unforced error.
Another ricochet kick initally falls favourably for the Warriors but the dive from James Graham sees him knock it on, big pressure on the Dogs defence
Warriors 18-14
Bulldogs shift it on the last and the offload gets knocked down by Jono Wright
Warriors 18-14
PENALTY BULLDOGS: Warriors too slow too many times this set and Henry Perenara penalises it
Warriors 18-14
UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Josh Jackson makes an unforced error.
Josh Jackson tries to offload to Kerrod Holland who wasn't there for the pass and it rolls towards the touch judges feet and over the sideline
Warriors 18-14
Awkward bounce for Curtis Rona makes the kick retrieval in his own corner hard but he survives
Warriors 18-14
Bulldogs shift it wide on the last and its Tony Williams that has to kick it and there is no energy from the Bulldogs in the chase
Warriors 18-14
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WARRIORS: Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
Shaun Johnson hits this conversion sweetly and it goes through the uprights
Warriors 18-14
TRY WARRIORS: Scored by Tuimoala Lolohea. Kick to come.
Tui Lolohea goes into dummy half, looks right then goes left and goes straight through the flimsy defence of Jackson and Holland
Warriors 16-14
PENALTY WARRIORS: the voice of Henry Perenara calling penalty is heard by the acting main ref David Munro who blows the penalty
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-12
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WARRIORS: Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson unsuccessful.
Shaun Johnson pushes the kick across the face of the goals yet again
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-12
TRY WARRIORS: Scored by Jonathan Wright. Kick to come.
Shaun Johnson puts in a pinpoint kick over the head of Sam Perrett and Jono Wright judges his jump perfectly to score out in the right hand corner
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-12
Bulldogs kick rebounds off a Warriors player, no restart of the tackle count but Perrett's second kick finds touch
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-8
Both sides are just sizing each other up so far in the second half... Bulldogs work up to the 40m zone in this set
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-8
Henry Perenara calls time on and we are underway in the second half
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-8
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland unsuccessful.
Kerrod Holland pushes his conversion across the face of the posts
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-8
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Kerrod Holland. Kick to come.
Bulldogs score again down the right hand side this time its Kerrod Holland who scores after the Bulldogs launch a blind side raid
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 14-8
Brilliant offload to Hopoate to Rona saves the Bulldogs from being trapped in the ingoal
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-8
Bulldogs make good metres on the last running it... they shift it but Josh Jackson finds the hands of Solomone Kata and the Warriors will bring the ball back up field
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-8
UNFORCED ERROR WARRIORS: David Fusitua makes an unforced error.
David Fusitua loses the ball in the tackle but replays suggesting it was raked out
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-8
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland successful.
Kerrod Holland hits his second much better from the same spot as the first and converts the try
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-8
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Sam Perrett. Kick to come.
It's the accidental acrobatics that helped Sam Perrett score that one... charges for the line but an awkward tackle from Thomas Leuluai actually helps Perrett over the line
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Kick rebounds well for the Bulldogs and they race up field, could've blown an opportunity in the process though
Warriors 8-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Kerrod Holland unsuccessful.
Kerrod Holland puts in a shocker to try and convert the try and the scores stay the same
Warriors 8-4
TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by Sam Perrett. Kick to come.
Sam Perrett has open space out wide and an amazing long ball from Will Hopoate sets him up and its all too easy
Warriors 8-4
PENALTY BULLDOGS - A Much needed penalty for the Bulldogs will give them their best chance
Warriors 8-0
Warriors making all the running in this one, most play down on the left... Possession sits at 70-30 in favour of the Warriors
Warriors 8-0
RTS goes up the tunnel
Warriors 8-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WARRIORS: Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson unsuccessful.
Shaun Johnson is setting up tries but not converting them, another across the face
Warriors 8-0
TRY WARRIORS: Scored by Blake Ayshford. Kick to come.
Shaun Johnson uses the short ball this time and he gives it to Blake Ayshford who has too much strength
Warriors 8-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WARRIORS: Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson unsuccessful.
Shaun Johnson drags the conversion across the face and the score stays the same
Warriors 4-0
TRY WARRIORS: Scored by David Fusitua. Kick to come.
Lisone dummies then gives it to Shaun Johnson who then throws the long pass which ends up in the hands of David Fusitua out wide
Warriors 4-0
Henry Perenara uses his whistle again to penalise the Dogs
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Henry Perenara showing who's the boss, another ruck penalty and again the Warriors will take the tap
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UNFORCED ERROR CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Josh Jackson makes an unforced error.
Josh Jackson takes a look at the line ahead of him and spills his lollies, Warriors will attack in the Bulldogs half
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PENALTY BULLDOGS: Warriors penalised for doing too much in the tackle, Dogs find touch on their own 40m
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Mbye puts the kick high but Fusitua didn't have any pressure in taking it but the defence is muscling up strongly
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Henry Perenara calls time on and we are underway in Wellington, Bulldogs using the ball first
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Game 2 today takes us across the dutch to the cake tun in Windy Wellington where the Bulldogs host the Warriors
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Henry Perenara, Dave Munro
Touch Judges: Shane Rehm, Jeff Younis
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Luke Patten
CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (20)
Tries: Sam Perrett (2), Kerrod Holland (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Kerrod Holland (2/4)
Penalty Goals:
WARRIORS (24)
Tries: David Fusitua, Blake Ayshford (2), Jonathan Wright, Tuimoala Lolohea
Field Goals:
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (2/5)
Penalty Goals: