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Warriors 10 Roosters 18
FULLTIME - Gutsy effort from the underdog Warriors. Check out the highlights above and a full wrap here.
80 mins - Set play to the left, Nikorima puts it down, and that will do us.
79 mins - Overlap on the right edge, Roosters hand denies Fusitu'a a try. Scrum NZ, less than a minute remaining.
78 mins - NZ on the last, Nikorima bombs but Morris is comfortably underneath. Mistake by the Roosters, knock on called. They want to challenge this, but it looks a legitimate fumble. NZ will have another crack here, 10m out.
77 mins - Taukeiaho on the burst, Hetherington is in with the tackle, does very well to roll the huge TRooster onto his back. Review reveals an obstruction, penalty NZ.
76 mins - Penalty Sydney. Keary with yet another savvy play, grubbers to force a repeat set.
74 mins - Hiku has an intercept beckoning but can't hold on. Roosters six more and 10m out now.
70 mins - TRY ROOSTERS - Joseph Manu bursts from dummy half to go 10m, bounce out of a couple of weary tackles, spin and score. Big, possibly fatal, blow to NZ's chances.
68 mins - Keary conducting expertly, deft grubber through the line from 20m out to force another set.
67 mins - Roosters chipping away, dominating possession against a tiring NZ, who have done a tonne of defending.
65 mins - Flanagan grubbers, RTS cleans up in front of his posts. Fantastic defensive stand by NZ.
63 mins - Keary grubbers for himself, Maumalo forced to bat it dead and concede another set of six.
62 mins - Hiku comes out of the line to get a try-saving hand on the ball. Fresh set coming for Sydney.
61 mins - Sydney penalty, marker not square. Huge set coming up here, 20m out.
59 mins - Harris reels off some big metres. Green grubbers for touch at the Sydney 20m, giving his men a much-needed breather.
58 mins - Gereen kicks on the 2nd tackle, searching for the 40/20. Tedesco has it covered.
55 mins - Fusitu'a with a superb carry, NZ cross halfway. Ikuvalu under the bomb, hit hard.
51 mins - TRY ROOSTERS - Keary grubbers from 5m out, ball deflects back towards the posts off Katoa and falls comfortably for the halfback to regather and dive over the line unopposed. Conversion is good. (Roosters 12-10)
50 mins - Morris cuts inside with some space, as the Roosters go wide. Brought down a metre short, loses the ball. Penalty called, but NZ want to challenge the call. And they're unsuccessful, two or more in the tackle with a strip. Fresh set from 10m out now for Sydney.
48 mins - Papali'i carries strongly. Nikorima bombs to Tedesco, tackled in the air by Katoa. Marginal, but fair penalty. Roosters launch from their 30m.
47 mins - Lawton with another handy run. Green bombs, Morris reels it in 10m from his own line.
46 mins - Keary is finally pinged for a forward pass on a short ball. NZ feed the scrum near halfway.
45 mins - Another solid set for NZ, 62m gained. Bomb taped back by Tedesco to his own in-goal, RTS ruled to have got a hand to it though. Roosters tap and go.
43 mins - Powerful carry from Burr. Nikorima grabs some easy metres. NZ with their tails up. Ball cleared, Manu taken on his own 20m.
42 mins - Steady first set for NZ. Lawton with a great burst from dummy half. Green bombs, Tedesco receives at his 20m.
41 mins - Can the Warriors hold on for an improbable win? NZ start with the ball in hand.
Second half underway...
HALFTIME
38 mins - TRY WARRIORS - Katoa on the burst, carries three defenders with him and does brilliantly to wrangle the ball onto the chalk. Huge blow before the half for NZ. Pompey can't convert.
37 mins - Pompey gets to the loose bomb, finds Maumalo who grubbers through smartly, nasty bounce for Keary but he manages to ground it. Drop out Roosters. Can NZ steal some points before halftime?
36 mins - NZ standing up defensively here. They've barely had an possession the last 15 mins.
35 mins - Manu loses the ball in the tackle, ref says knock-on. Friend wants to challenge the decision, and he's successful. Ball knocked backwards.
33 mins - Fusitu'a has the ball stripped from him by Morris in a one-on-one tackle in the very first play.
32 mins - Roosters offside in a kick chase, NZ penalty. They tap and go from halfway.
31 mins - Pinpoint Green bomb into the in-goal, RTS gets a good look at it but Josh Morris makes a great play to force the knock on.
28 mins - Another NZ error and the Roosters are right back on the offensive. Forward pass from Friend lets NZ off the hook.
27 mins - Poor Tedesco skip pass floats out into touch. NZ survive.
26 mins - Keary bombs again, RTS safe underneath. Tevaga with a late hit on Keary, that gifts the Roosters another great chance from 20m out.
23 mins - TRY ROOSTERS - Roosters bomb, Fuistu'a can't reel it in. Tupouniua tries to scoop it up but it comes off his shin, bobbles ahead neatly for him to pick up and fall over the line. Conversion over. (6-6)
21 mins - Katoa goes very close on the burst. Green grubbers awkwardly but Flanagan is up to the task. Penalty helps Sydney out of danger.
20 mins - Pompey cuts back in-field after the tap back from Fusitu'a. Gets over the line but can't gorund the ball. Goal line dropout.
18 mins - Roosters fumble and Nikorima sets off. NZ back on the front foot, 20m out.
17 mins - Set restart for Sydney. Wide they go, looked like a Morris knock on but ref says Pompey got a touch.
15 mins - Taukeiaho makes a rampaging run, carries three defenders over the line under the posts. On further review, Tevaga has stripped the ball, lovely defensive play. Waerea-Hargreaves has made a high tackle in the next play, penalty NZ.
14 mins - Two set restarts for Sydney gives them their best attacking chance of the game. Tohu Harris makes an unbelievable try-saving tackle in a one-on-one situation. Brilliant.
11 mins - Another poor error with great field position, as Tevaga spills one early in the tackle count.
10 mins - Lawton with a nifty run from dummy half and he wins a penalty to boot. NZ will launch from 30m out.
8 mins - Scrap that. Nikorima muffs one on the second tackle.
7 mins - Penalty NZ, they'll get another attacking chance here.
5 mins - TRY WARRIORS - Green's high ball to the front of the posts tapped back expertly by Katoa to Nikorima, who finds Hiku, who finds Maumalo ro run in the first try of the game. Pompey with kicking duties, slots his first. (NZ 6-0)
4 mins - Hiku with half a gap, 5m out.
3 mins - Tevaga carries strongly. Set restart, 40m out.
2 mins - NZ probe on the left edge. Niklorima bombs, Tedesco safe as houses.
1 min - The Roosters are first with the pill, running left to right on your imaginary screen. RTS returns to his 20m.
We're underway...
Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the NRL clash between NZ Warriors and Sydney Roosters from Central Coast Stadium.
The Warriors will be looking to avoid a third successful defeat this season, but it will be a tough ask, as they've been outscored 74-6 in their last two clashes against the 'Tri-colours'.
The Roosters will be fired up after losing last week to the Canberra Raiders, although they sit comfortably inside the top eight with six wins this season.
While Sydney have beaten the Warriors in their last two outings, last time the two sides met at Gosford, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck scored a golden-point try to secure victory for the Warriors in 2016.
Kick-off is at 5pm.
Betting odds: Warriors $10.00, Roosters $1.04
