Well Tarantosaurus Tip is wrong this week. Bad call by yours truly, but nevermind, The Warriors will be happy with the 2 points, and the Roosters will head into the week off with their heads held up high. Both sides playing a huge tough match, both sides riddled with errors this afternoon.
Warriors 14-13
What a game! It's a big call at the end there against Mitchell Pearce but at replay would help show the whole reason behind it.
Warriors 14-13
The Warriors taking the ball to FULL TIME!
Warriors 14-13
Roosters take the short kick-off. Fusitua ends up with the ball.
Warriors 14-13
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL WARRIORS: Penalty goal attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
The Warriors in front! The winning goal as far as we know!
Warriors 14-13
Warriors Penalty! Mitchell Pearce on the ground at the ruck. Warriors will take the two at this point in the game. Shaun Johnson with the penalty goal attempt.
Sydney Roosters 13-12
SUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Field goal attempt by Mitchell Pearce successful.
He makes a point against the Warriors!
Sydney Roosters 13-12
Zane Tetevano with a flop on Shaun Johnson. Penalty Warriors! Penalty Count: Warriors 5 - 3 Roosters!
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Short kick off by Warriors. Shaun Kenny-Dowall still ends up with the ball. The Roosters looking good from here. Warriors making too many errors at this point in the game!
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Charged down by Hoffman! Six again for Roosters!
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Pearce moving in position for a field goal attempt here!
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Maumalo lost the ball at the try line, Roosters come up with the ball, they're inches away!
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Possession for Second Half. Roosters 61% - 39 % Warriors
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Bodene Thompson loses the ball! Ugly stuff for Warriors!
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Roosters kick goes dead, Warriors 20m restart!
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Shaun Kenny-Dowall again less than 10m away from the try line! A fantastic set by Roosters. Pearce getting in position here.
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The Line dropout by the Warriors goes 26m out, bounces on the 20m line. Roosters with a new set of 6.
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Mitchell Pearce was on posititon for a field goal, but instead opt to force Warriors to take the ball dead in goal for a Line Dropout!
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Shaun Kenny-Dowall less than 10m away from the line!
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Charge down by Warriors on a Pearce field goal attempt, Roosters 6 again!
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Boyd Cordner taking the ball another 20m! The Roosters are running like headless chooks!
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Michael Gordon takes the ball about 30m there!
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Ken Maumalo with a successful take on the Roosters 5th.
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Issac Luke has lost the ball 1m out from their line. Roosters Scrum!
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Sio Siua Taukeiaho loses the ball! Warriors are 25m out! Warriors Scrum!
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Now the Roosters are at their line, the Warriors are flying out with defense. The Roosters struggling to make any meters!
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Shaun Johnson has a crack at a try, but is tackled short on the last. Turnover.
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Penalty Warriors! Penalty Count: Warriors 4 - 3 Roosters!
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Ryan Hoffman loses the ball backward. The ball must be very slippery.
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SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Penalty goal attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
The game is level. Lesson Learnt for Warriors: STAY ONSIDE!
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The Roosters take the two to even up the game! The Warriors failing to retain possession here.
Warriors 12-10
Penalty Count: Warriors 4 - 2 Roosters!
Warriors 12-10
Penalty Roosters! Warriors Offside!
Warriors 12-10
Roosters Scrum!
Warriors 12-10
Roger Tuivasa-sheck loses the ball after taking it over the line, he nearly brought it back well, but the loose carry causes a restart for Roosters! ANOTHER set!
Warriors 12-10
A play-on six-again call by the referee. The Roosters are still 10m or less in front of the line!
Warriors 12-10
Roosters are less than 10m away from the try line.
Warriors 12-10
An intercept again by the Roosters. The Warriors are not looking good anymore with all these errors.
Warriors 12-10
Tupou takes the ball into touch with a foot on the line. Warriors Scrum!
Warriors 12-10
Penalty Count: Warriors 4 - 1 Roosters!
Warriors 12-10
A penalty to the Roosters from a 99% likely try! They couldn't score, but Penalty for holding in tackle!
Warriors 12-10
Boyd Cordner through!
Warriors 12-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
The rain falls! But he's got it!
Warriors 12-10
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Shaun Kenny-Dowall. Kick to come.
The intercept from the pass by Shaun Johnson, legs down the field to score!
Warriors 12-8
INTERCEPT BY Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Warriors 12-4
Mitchell Pearce with a high ball to Roger Tuivasa-sheck! These high ball takes are amazing!
Warriors 12-4
Roosters Scrum!
Warriors 12-4
David Fusitua was on the ground with the ball. Cannot offload once arm hits the ground.
Warriors 12-4
Ball carrying arm hits the ground. No Try to Charnze Nicoll-klokstad! Imagine that, on debut and a try. But denied.
Warriors 12-4
We need to see what actually happened. Offside call by the kick, Foran onside. Roosters touch the ball, to go back by Roosters. Play on.
Warriors 12-4
Wait a second! What the hell happened! Time is off here. No Try call to Bunker.
Warriors 12-4
NOTE: Fox Lab Predictor noted for Roosters to win by 2, now rooting for Warriors by 8. I have a feeling that predictor is a bandwagon supporter.
Warriors 12-4
Daniel Tupou re-enters the field!
Warriors 12-4
Issac Luke to Kieran Foran and back to Issac Luke! Brilliant play! But coughed up by a bad pass by Johnson for Hoffman!
Warriors 12-4
The rain is gone! The field and ball is still very wet. Well derr, it's from the RAIN!
Warriors 12-4
Shaun Kenny-Dowall taking a high ball from Shaun Johnson! The high ball takes this game has been great!
Warriors 12-4
Brilliant take by Roger Tuivasa-sheck from a high ball by the Roosters!
Warriors 12-4
Daniel Tupou still in the bin for another 3-4 minutes.
Warriors 12-4
Warriors will kick off to the Roosters in the second half!
Warriors 12-4
Roosters looking lost here, can they turn it around?
Warriors 12-4
The teams are returning to the field!
Warriors 12-4
Penalty Count: Warriors 4 - 0 Roosters
Warriors 12-4
Charnze Nicoll-klokstad tackles Shaun Kenny-Dowall to take the game to half time. The players go into the sheds to dry off a bit before the next 40!
Warriors 12-4
Roosters with one chance, 20 seconds to go in the first half!
Warriors 12-4
Fusitua can't catch the ball, and it's change over!
Warriors 12-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WARRIORS: Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
He's 2 for 2!
Warriors 12-4
TRY WARRIORS: Scored by David Fusitua. Kick to come.
The ground announcer calls out Fu-Si-Tu-AHHHHH!! Well done!
Warriors 10-4
(well not by Shaun Johnson. ON him)
Warriors 6-4
SIN BIN: Daniel Tupou is sent to the sin bin.
He's binned for a professional foul by Shaun Johnson! Slowing the play on purpose!
Warriors 6-4
One on One strip by Shaun Johnson!
Warriors 6-4
Rain is falling quite heavily at Mt Smart!
Warriors 6-4
Roosters Scrum! Sam Lisone loses the ball.
Warriors 6-4
Penalty Count: Warriors 3 - 0 Roosters
Warriors 6-4
Penalty Warriors! Jake Friend taking too long in the tackle.
Warriors 6-4
Roosters Line dropout! It goes 40m out!
Warriors 6-4
The Roosters have led the ball go dead from the kick-off! Wow! Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has missed it!
Warriors 6-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon unsuccessful.
Rain could be a distraction for Michael Gordon! Maybe not, but he's missed!
Warriors 6-4
TRY SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Scored by Joseph Manu. Kick to come.
As the rain starts to fall in Kiwiland, He's got himself a try from the Kenny-Dowall run.
Warriors 6-4
Shaun Kenny-Dowall with an intercept and a huge run to 30m away from the Try Line!
Warriors 6-0
Penalty Warriors! Penalty Count: Warriors 2 - 0 Roosters!
Warriors 6-0
Tuivasa-Sheck tackled from a huge getaway from a kick by Daniel Tupou! A huge tackle leads to a penalty!
Warriors 6-0
Roosters Scrum! The Warriors are looking exhausted, Roosters yet to score though. 25min gone.
Warriors 6-0
Roosters Scrum!
Warriors 6-0
Daniel Tupou gets the ball in goal, 20m restart for the Roosters
Warriors 6-0
Warriors Scrum!
Warriors 6-0
Massive opportunity lost by Daniel Tupou. Bad pass to Mitchell Pearce
Warriors 6-0
No on-report? No penalty? The game has definitely changed. What the hell is up with these referees?
Warriors 6-0
Dylan Napa with a shoulder charge on David Fusitua's head. The arm is out, but a direct hit to the shoulder. Shoulder out. That's just a disgraceful play.
Warriors 6-0
Mannering says Roosters knocks the ball with the play-the-ball, Referee says he doesn't care. Roosters scrum!
Warriors 6-0
Good run by Ken Maumalo! They're 10m out on the 4th!
Warriors 6-0
Warriors Scrum!
Warriors 6-0
Blake Ferguson letting the ball go dead. Roosters Scrum 10m out from their line.
Warriors 6-0
Try Saving tackle by Blake Ayshford on Boyd Cordner
Warriors 6-0
Line Dropout Warriors! The Roosters looking dangerous here.
Warriors 6-0
Roosters looking dangerous, 20m out from their line with a tackle in hand. Spreading the ball wide.
Warriors 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION WARRIORS: Conversion attempt by Shaun Johnson successful.
Legend! Through the posts!
Warriors 6-0
TRY WARRIORS: Scored by James Gavet. Kick to come.
From the prior play with Foran nearly over, Gavet just runs through the Roosters defense!
Warriors 4-0
Foran! Nearly over the line!
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UNFORCED ERROR SYDNEY ROOSTERS: Blake Ferguson makes an unforced error.
Warriors Scrum
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Penalty Warriors! Roosters in the ruck.
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Roosters kick off to Warriors as we are underway!
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Warriors running out on the field, brought out by a bloke blowing into a shell horn thingy. Tradition or not, not much of a sound erupting from the horn. But who cares, FOOTY TIME!
Roosters heading out of the sheds and onto the field. Ferguson looking focused.
Warriors have won 3 home games out of 4 this year. Roosters beaten in both matches by the Warriors in 2016. Fox Sports' terrible lab predictor shows Roosters by 2.
Tarantosaurus Tip: Roosters by 14. I see the Roosters fly past the Warriors defense. Warriors negative on the points differential, -38, shows their defense needs work. Roosters in the positive, 23 up, shows their defense isn't exactly great but the attack is quite good. It's a tough match this afternoon, but Roosters to come away with the win.
Roosters just favoured in the odds. FTS favourites are Ferguson and Tupou for Roosters, Fusitua and Maumalo for Warriors.
We have Blake Ferguson playing his 150th NRL Game! From his history, would anybody see this coming? Well, he got his chance to return and he utilised it. Well done Blake on 150 Games!
Well, over in NZ cuz with the chilly bin and jandals. On the ladder, the Warriors are 12th, Roosters are 5th. Warriors facing 3rd straight loss. Roosters heading for their 3rd straight win.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein, Jon Stone
Touch Judges: Jeff Younis, Clayton Sharpe
Video Referee: Luke Patten, Jared Maxwell
WARRIORS (14)
Tries: James Gavet, David Fusitua
Field Goals:
Conversions: Shaun Johnson (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Shaun Johnson (1/1)
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (13)
Tries: Joseph Manu, Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Field Goals: Mitchell Pearce (1/1)
Conversions: Michael Gordon (1/2)
Penalty Goals: Michael Gordon (1/1)