Fulltime: Broncos 8 (Anthony Milford try, Jamayne Isaako two goals) Warriors 2 (Patrick Herbert goal)
80th minute: Green kicks crossfield to Maumalo, but he's knocked over as he jumps for the ball. Warriors get the ball back, but knock on.
That's the end of a frustrating game for the Auckland side, who were unable to cross the line.
79th minute: Warriors have a scrum deep inside their half.
78th minute: Segeyaro kicks to the sideline to use up some time. Afoa milks a penalty against his markers and Warriors have one last chance.
Harris loses the ball in a tackle and that could be it.
74th minute: Luke runs from dummy half, but can't find an offload. Green kicks ahead, but is taken out.
No call from the ref.
72nd minute: Green kicks across field to Maumalo, who catches and passes infield, but Hikua can't gather cleanly.
71st minute: Herbert pounces out of the defensive line and forces a mistake. Fusitu'a gathers the loose ball.
69th minute: Maumalo leaps high to claim a high kick, but he's whistled for losing the ball in the play-the-ball. Broncos scrum about 15m out.
67th minute: Nikorima dashed out of the defensive line, but as the Broncos come left, Harris has to make a corner-flag tackle to keep Isaako out.
65th minute: Milford kicks to the line and Herbert falls on the ball, but knocks on two metres out. Broncos will have another chance to score here.
64th minute: Oates breaks out of defence, but RTS stops him busting clear. RTS also makes a telling tackle on Deardon.
62nd minute: Carrigan loses the ball in a tackle and Warriors have good field position to mount another attack from the 30.
60th minute: TRY! Anthony Milford dances his way through the defence from a couple of metres out to punish the Warriors for their inability to finish at the other end. Isaako converts.
58th minute: Nikorima kicks high, but Oates soars to claim the ball.
56th minute: Nikorima tries to put Maumalo over in the corner, but the big wing is in touch, before he can fire the ball back infield.
55th minute: RTS, Maumalo and Fusitu'a bust out of defence.
53rd minute: Warriors go left and RTS floats a pass wide... into touch. He's not having a great game.
52nd minute: Nikorima darts out of dummy half and is just collared by the defence. Green grubbers through and Glenn can't gather cleanly.
Warriors scrum on the 10.
50th minute: Haas charges toward the posts and is just held up. Broncos go left, Deardon flicks the ball to Oates, but the pass is behind him and he can't gather, as he falls over the line.
Broncos bring Segeyaro on and Warriors respond with Karl Lawton.
49th minute: Sao carries on too long in the tackle and is penalised.
48th minute: Milford kicks across field, it seems to bounce forward off Maumalo, but ruled knocked back by the Broncos. Warriors break out of defence.
46th minute: Luke runs from dummy half to withina couple of metres. Green kicks early and Nikorima almost wins the race for a try - it's ruled a knock-on.
45th minute: Green grubbers behind the line and Milford can't gather cleanly. Line dropout.
44th minute: Warriors in great attacking position again and Papali'i is close to the try-line.
43rd minute: Maumalo makes his second run of this set. Nikorima kicks high, Hiku slaps it back and the Broncos knock on.
41st minute: Broncos kick off and RTS has to dive over the sideline to save the ball - he flicks it back to Fusitu'a.
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Halftime: Warriors 2 (Patrick Herbert goal) Broncos 2 (Jamayne Isaako goal)
The stat that sticks out at halftime are the 16 missed tackles by the Warriors, compared to five by the Broncos.
40th minute: RTS tries to set Fusitu'a away down the right, but his pass is intercepted and another chance dies.
Papali'i takes Deardon in a late tackle and Isaako evens the score from 40 metres out at halftime.
38th minute: Deardon spirals downfield and Maumalo gets another chance to makes some metres. Nikorima kicks to the line early, but the Broncos cover.
37th minute: Warriors think they're the Globetrotters, throwing the ball around, looking for an opening. Green kicks high, Maumalo catches, but can't offload.
35th minute: Green kicks high towards the goal-line, Broncos allow it to bounce and Shibasaki is wrapped up for a line dropout. Tevaga is being helped off the field with an ankle injury, replaced by Sao.
33rd minute: Broncos are penalised for offside in front of their posts. Herbert hooks the attempt at goal - another missed opportunity.
32nd minute: Green puts up a high kick, which is deflected back to the Warriors. Nikorima puts a kick behind the goal-line and Boyd is tackled for the line dropout.
31st minute: Deardon puts up a spiral kick that no-one wants to catch, Broncos recover and Gillett is forced to kick. Maumalo fields.
29th minute: Green tries to float a pass to Papali'i, but it's behind the target and knocked on.
28th minute: Tevaga comes on for Burr. Afoa is also on for his first stint.
Staggs takes Nikorima with a blatant head-high tackle and players converge to discuss the situation. Staggs goes on report and Green finds touch on the 30m line.
27th minute: Brisbane's turn to apply pressure. Milford offers a no-look pass to Glenn, who is stopped just short of the line, but the pass was forward.
25th minute: Deardon makes metres and is dragged down just short of the line. Milford grubbers to the line, RTS gathers, but is gobbled up by three Broncos tacklers. Line dropout.
24th minute: Another charge from Maumalo, but Hiku drops the ball.
22nd minute: Luke is penalised in a tackle and the Broncos find touch 30 metres out. Boyd turns the ball over on the first tackle.
21st minute: Nikorima tries to find Fusitu'a with a long pass, which drifts two metres behind it's target and into touch. Warriors need to take advantage of these opportunities.
20th minute: Broncos concede another penalty in the tackle on Ah Mau. It's kickable, but RTS takes the tap.
19th minute: Green darts up the middle, towards the posts and kicks high on the last tackle. Maumalo contests and Isaako is forced knock the ball out. Warriors scrum.
17th minute: Maumalo covers Turpin's clearing kick and winds up. Hiku draws a penalty in the tackle.
16th minute: Green tries to angle a 40-20, but Isaako narrowly keeps the ball in play to avert the danger.
14th minute: Haas is pinged for a high tackle right in front of the posts and Herbert slots the penalty to give the Warriors the first lead.
13th minute: RTS makes ground off the scrum, but Nikorima's little grubber kick is easily handled by the Broncos. Nikorima makes a one-on-one strip in front of the posts.
11th minute: Lodge is tackled by Luke in his own half, but loses the ball in the tackle. Prime opportunity for the Warriors to attack.
10th minute: Nice run from Issac Luke, Blake Green takes half gap, but no-one with him.
Ninth minute: Milford kicks high and deep on the last, but it's caught on the full by Maumalo in-goal for a seven-tackle set. Broncos are penalised in the tackle again.
Eighth minute: An attempted Warriors offload is snaffled up by Darius Boyd.
Seventh minute: Alex Glenn is over the try-line, but the ref's call is no try. It may have been held up... the bunker confirms no try.
Deardon kicks on the last tackle, but Nikorima sticks out a hand to deflect it backwards, then regathers and darts off. Broncos are penalised in the tackle.
Sixth minute: Warriors concede the first penalty in a tackle and Brisbane are in great attacking position 20 metres out.
Fifth minute: Fusitu'a is forced to concede a line dropout, when Milford kicks into the corner and it holds up in-goal.
Fourth minute: Green kicks deep and Isaako bobbles, before securing safely.
Third minute: Deardon tries a tricky little side-kick, but Nikorima covers and passes off to RTS.
Second minute: Warriors run it on the last tackle, but Maumalo hacks it forward with his left boot. Broncos cover the threat.
First minute: Warriors kick off and Payne Haas takes the first hit-up. At the end of the first set, Deradon kicks high, but RTS is safe underneath.
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Pre-match
Both teams have made late changes to their line-ups prior to kick-off, with veteran Adam Blair inserted into the Warriors starting front row to replace Bunty Afoa, who will come off the bench.
For the Broncos, Thomas Flegler has withdrawn with a back injury - his place on the bench is taken by Patrick Carrigan.
Not only is this the NRL Indigenous Round, complete with specially designed jerseys, but the Warriors are also wearing black armbands to pay tribute to former league hard-man Quentin Pongia.
'Q' was laid to rest in Greymouth today, after dying of cancer last week. He was a former Warrior and Kiwi prop. Both teams are observing a moment's silence in his honour.
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Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live updates of the NZ Warriors v Brisbane Broncos NRL clash at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium.
There's a bit of history attached to this contest, with the Auckland-based side celebrating their 25th year in the Aussie rugby league comp and hosting the team they face in their first-ever game at Mt Smart in 1995.
No-one who was there that night will ever forget the spectacle of army helicopters and military personnel abseiling down from the roof of the main grandstand.
Quite a bit of water has passed under the bridge since then, but the rivalry is just as special today.
This occason finds both teams slowly picking themselves off the floor, after ordinary starts to the 2019 season. Two weeks ago, both stood at 2-6 for the season, but consecutive wins see them finally heading in the right direction, bubbling just under the playoff eight.
Ironically, both teams have experienced a change in fortunes since Kiwis half Kodi Nikorima transferred from the Broncos to the Warriors. Certainly, he's added a new dimension to a Warriors outfit struggling to replace Shaun Johnson, after his off-season departure.
A win tonight would mean continued momentum into the first bye week of the season. A loss would mean a case of - literally - two steps forward, one step backwards.
Warriors: 1-Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (c), 2-David Fusitu'a, 3-Peta Hiku, 4-Patrick Herbert, 5-Ken Maumalo, 6-Kodi Nikorima, 7-Blake Green, 8-Bunty Afoa, 9-Issac Luke, 10-Leeson Ah Mau, 11-Isaiah Papali'i, 12-Tohu Harris, 13-Lachlan Burr
Interchange: 14-Jazz Tevaga, 15-Adam Blair, 16-Ligi Sao, 17-Karl Lawton
Broncos: 1-Darius Boyd, 2-Corey Oates, 3-Kotoni Staggs, 4-Gehamat Shibasaki, 5-Jamayne Isaako, 6-Anthony Milford, 7-Tom Beardon, 8-Matt Lodge, 9-Jake Turpin, 10-Payne Haas, 11-Alex Glenn, 12-Matt Gillett, 13-Tevita Panagai Junior
Interchange: 14-James Seyeyaro, 15-David Fifita, 16-Thomas Flegler, 17-Joe Ofahengaue
Blossoming Warriors partnership set for biggest test
The new playmaking partnership between Kodi Nikorima and Blake Green has got off to the best possible start - but not for the reason you think.
Since Nikorima's arrival, the Warriors have played both their matches away from home. That's meant two stints in hotels and a chance to get to know each other a little better.
"He's pretty quiet - he's a good roommate, Blake Green," Nikorima said.
"He doesn't snore either, so I like that about him," he added.
Green wasn't surprised to hear he got the tick of approval from his new halves partner.
"I'm pretty clean, so he hasn't got much to complain about."
But he conceded there were a few differences in how they like to spend their day.
"He [Nikorima] likes sleeping a lot. He doesn't get up until very late and then he turns the place into a bat cave for about three hours in the afternoon.
"I'm up very early. I don't sleep during the day, so I've just been hanging out in the lobby, waiting for him to get up really."
Only two games in, some clear differences between the two on the field have emerged as well.
Nikorima has been given the freedom to run and roam, while Green has been the general controlling the play from the rucks.
It hasn't happened by chance. Green pulled Nikorima aside one training to explain the direction he felt was best for the pair to take.
They've since grabbed the opportunity with both hands and believe it's just the beginning of something special.
"It's gonna take a bit of time," Nikorima said. "I still feel like we've got a long way to go and look, the sky's the limit for us."
That's sure to be music to the ears of Warriors fans, who have seen a four-game skid turn into a two-game streak since Nikorima's arrival
But this week will be their biggest challenge yet, not only because of the Broncos form - they've also won two on the trot - but because of the history between them and Nikorima
"I've got a fair idea about what's gonna come at him [Nikorima]," Green said. "I reckon he'll get a fair bit of attention."
Despite an abrupt end to Nikorima's 13 years with the club, the 25-year-old said there was no animosity between him and Brisbane. And no loyalty either.
"We'll come in tomorrow, when we do our defence day, and I'll let them [the coaches] know what sort of plays that they run.
"I know all their calls too, so I guess that's an added bonus," Nikorima added.
Maybe a bigger bonus is the speed at which Green and Nikorima have gelled.
That's sure to hold them in good stead, for the biggest challenge of their partnership to date.
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