Match Centre

Winding down here at Forsyth Barr Stadium, the Warriors in all sorts of trouble form-wise. Admittedly they are missing Tuivasa-Sheck and Foran but they need a big turnaround to improve on this awful showing.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 24-12

Penalty to Canterbury - Lillyman coming in around the legs late. Mbye will take the two.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-12

Canterbury force an error off a high kick! Attacking 15m out!

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16-12

Penalty Canterbury for a dangerous tackle on Faitala-Mariner.

Warriors 12-10

12 consecutive plays for the Warriors inside Canterbury's 20m and no points from that foray. Pedestrian attack against some solid Canterbury defence.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6

Warriors get six again after it bounces off Reynolds leg from a last tackle kick.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6

Warriors try a sneaky kick down the right edge but Brett Morris has cleaned it up.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6

Penalty Warriors - Mbye penalised. Holding the player down.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6

Warriors dominating the ball at the moment. A grubber ahead sees them force Abbey to bat it dead. Drop out.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6

NO TRY. Penalty Canterbury on the goalline.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6

We're up to the Bunker for a possible obstruction no try against Kata. There's no way this will be awarded.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6

Warriors get six more on the last despite the player the ball was kicked into not playing at it.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6

Abbey loses control of the ball inside his own 10m off a Warriors' kick. Scrum to the away team... big chance for them to equalise.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6

We're back underway, Johnson's last tackle kick for the Warriors has deflected (not played at) off Mbye and into touch. Canterbury scrum halfway.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10-6

Canterbury throwing it around, posing a big threat to the flimsy Warriors defence. They force a drop-out.

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Canterbury with a scrum on halfway. Big chance to take a halftime lead here.

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End to end from both sides since the Canterbury try. Bulldogs looking a little more accomplished since the points, Warriors with a decent kicking game but not much else.

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Warriors' set finishes with Canterbury in possession after the kick. Brett Morris down in backplay with a knee complaint. Bulldogs penalty on the 2nd.

Warriors 6-0

Penalty Warriors after Reynolds flops on Lolohea following Mbye tackling him on a kick return.

Warriors 6-0

Some Circus Music on that last tackle play for Canterbury. James Graham kicks across field and eventually Josh Morris has to chase it backwards and over the sideline. Warriors ball.

Warriors 6-0

Third penalty to Canterbury. Count now 5-3 Warriors. Tap and go inside Warriors' 20m.

Warriors 6-0

Penalty on tackle one. Bulldogs with it 10m out now.

Warriors 6-0

Referee calls a Warriors knock on, 20m from their own line. Another chance for Canterbury.

Warriors 6-0

Mbye grubbers on the last and the bounce is taken eventually by Maumalo, who goes to ground.

Warriors 6-0

PENALTY Wa.... BULLDOGS! Warriors inside the ten. Set starts 35m out!

Warriors 6-0

We're off to the Bunker. Bodene Thompson off a Reynolds boot after Lolohea grubbered through.

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PENALTY Warriors. Might just copy and paste that for the rest of the night. They attack from 20m out.

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Time off with Dave Klemmer having hit a Warriors player. Replay seems fine but somehow it's a penalty to the Warriors.

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Marcelo Montoya takes the ball competing with Vatuvei! Great take and Canterbury finally look to get out of their own danger zone.

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We're off to the Bunker. Maumalo looks to have knocked on though. Canterbury 20m restart.

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Mbye with a short drop out but nobody chasing it - Warriors have it 20m out.

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Johnson spies Brett Morris a bit high up and puts in a kick behind him, but Moz turns around and bats it dead before Maumalo can get to it. Dropout!

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PENALTY Warriors - count now 3-0 to the away side coming out of their own half.

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PENALTY Warriors 5m out. Hingano hit high by Josh Jackson. Luke taps and they continue their attack.

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Johnson keeps the Bulldog defenders on their toes with an offload, it's touched and another six for the "visitors".

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PENALTY Warriors with the Dogs defenders inside the ten. Warriors ball 40m out.

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Great metres for Canterbury in their second possession, eventually finding Ken Maumalo with a grubber, and Brett Morris goes close to putting him into touch.

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The Warriors jog out onto the Dunedin turf. Canterbury join them shortly after and our referees follow - we're just about ready for a start.

It's the first NRL match for competition points at Dunedin. We're under a roof tonight - will be interesting to see how each side fares without the natural elements to consider.

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We're not far from a start here - the Bulldogs are 1-17 with the Warriors 2-17, Tuivasa-Sheck out with concussion replaced by Tuimoala Lolohea at fullback.