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Warriors 6 Panthers 40
Warriors (Curran try; Walsh conversion)
Panthers (Leota, Edwards, May 2, To'o, Yeo, Martin tries; Cleary 5 conversions, Crichton conversion)
Full time
80th minute - TRY Panthers to Taylan May
What a try to the Panthers to cap off a brilliant performance. Jarome Luai is running rampant as he beats about six tackles as he runs across field about 10 metres out from the Warriors line.
He sprints across field from left to the right and he offloads to May who scores in the corner.
Crichton converts the try to put an exclamation mark on the performance and round out another victory. (PAN 40-6)
78th minute - Straight from the kickoff the Panthers give away a penalty for a shoulder charge by Kikau.
On the first tackle after the penalty, Lui has knocked the ball on in a big Panthers tackle, but the Warriors will challenge.
The challenge is unsuccessful and the Panthers will have a scrum around halfway.
77th minute - TRY Warriors to Josh Curran
The Warriors finally get their first try of the evening off the back of the Harris-Tavita 40/20.
The Warriors come to the left and Walsh puts a perfect short ball to Curran who runs into a big hole to score.
Walsh converts the try. (PAN 34-6)
75th minute - What a kick from Harris-Tavita who produces a 60 metres 40/20.
Can the Warriors get their first points of the night?
74th minute - The Warriors attack comes to nothing with Luai claiming a high kick in traffic to ease the pressure.
The Panthers make their way downfield and on the final play, the Warriors allow the ball to bounce off the kick again.
The visitors come wide straight away and produce another kick to win a goal-line dropout.
72nd minute - The story of the Panthers night continues as they continue to march their way downfield. But on tackle four Kenny produces a forward pass out of dummy half to ease the pressure.
The Warriors have a scrum on their 30m line and win a penalty and will start their set on the visitors' 30m line.
70th minute - Luai makes a half break down the Panthers left but Johnson just holds on. On the final play, Walsh gathers a high kick and the home side starts their set just out from their line.
66th minute - TRY Panthers to Liam Martin
More soft and timid defence from the Warriors has allowed another simple try for the Panthers.
The Warriors can't wrap Cleary up who offlaods to Edwards. The Warriors hold off him and he turns the ball inside to Martin who burrows his way over under two Warriors defenders.
Cleary converts the try. (PAN 34-0)
65th minute - The metres come easy for the Panthers with no line speed in defence from the Warriors.
On the final play, Luai puts a high kick up, which Walsh can't handle and the Panthers have a fresh set just 10m from the Warriors line.
63rd minute - TRY Panthers to Isaah Yeo
Another simple try for the Panthers this time to Yeo. Koroisau darts out of dummy-half and offloads to Yeo who breaks a weak tackle from Harris-Tavita and the big lock sprints 20 metres to score under the posts.
Cleary converts the try. (PAN 28-0)
62nd minute - The Warriors attack comes to nothing again. Walsh puts a grubber in behind but a poor kick chase allows the ball to go dead.
Seven tackle set for the Panthers.
60th minute - Strong runs from Harris-Tavita and Watene-Zelezniak help the Warriors bring the ball out from their own end.
The Panthers give away a penalty and the home side will start their set on the Panthers' 30.
59th minute - Warriors attack comes to nothing as Kikau rushes out of the line on the final play and forces Johnson into an error.
58th minute - Warriors attack is not troubling the Panthers defence but on the final play, Walsh's grubber hits the post and forces Edwards to ground the ball for a goal-line dropout.
56th minute - The errors continue to flow for the Panthers with Luai knocking the ball on in contact.
Warriors have a scrum on halfway.
55th minute - The metres continue to come easy for the Panthers. On the final play, Cleary's high kick is allowed to bounce but Watene-Zelezniak gathers it.
On tackle three, Walsh goes for the 40-20 but doesn't get the bounce and the Panthers start their set five metres out.
54th minute - Walsh bursts through a huge hole in the Panthers defence. He beats Edwards but the Panthers scramble back and force Walsh to knock the ball with a loose carry to just short of the line.
52nd minute - The Panthers make another unforced error in their next set to turn possession back over to the Warriors.
50th minute - The Warriors make their way down to the Panthers' 20 and Johnson puts an aimless kick in behind on tackle four to end a good attacking opportunity.
49th minute - In the Panthers first set after points, they march up field very easily but Sorensen makes an unforced to ease the pressure.
Warriors scrum on halfway.
48th minute - TRY Panthers to Brain To'o
Another easy try to the Panthers as they work a play straight off the training ground down their right, which stripes the Warriors for numbers with To'o scoring easily in the corner.
Cleary can't convert the try. (PAN 22-0)
45th minute - The Panthers offloads are hurting the Warriors.
It looks like the Warriors have wrapped Cleary up but he finds a way to offload it to Koroisau who dishes it off to Edwards who gets down to the home sides 10m line and wins a penalty in the tackle.
44th minute - The Panthers go straight onto the attack and get down to the Warriors 20.
On the final play, Cleary puts an awkward kick in which almost hits the cross-bar, which Walsh drops backwards but Arthurs gathers and brings out of his own in-goal area.
On the Warriors' second tackle, the Panthers knock the ball on going for a one-on-one strip.
42nd minute - The Warriors start the second half well with a strong run from Bunty Afoa.
Johnson kicks down to Edwards who brings it back to his 30m line.
41st minute - Panthers get the second half underway.
40th minute - TRY Panthers to Taylan May
The Warriors are scrambling in defence with Volkman producing an anckle tap to stop Leota just short of the line.
On the next tackle, the Panthers come wide and May produces a brilliant step close to the touchline to beat Watene-Zelezniak and acrobatically score in the corner.
Cleary produces a brilliant inswinging kick to convert from the sideline to end the first half. (PAN 18-0)
38th minute - Warriors concede a penalty in the Panthers' half to give the visitors an attacking set with two minutes left in the first half.
36th minute - The Panthers go short from the drop-out and reclaim possession.
35th minute - Volkman almost has his first try assist for the Warriors with a great inside ball to Walsh but the Panthers scramble and hold him up on tackle four.
On the final play a great grubber from Johnson forces another goal-line dropout.
34th minute - Walsh puts a grubber in behind which pinballs off a Panthers player and Edwards is forced to push it dead.
Another attacking set for the Warriors.
32nd minute - Both sides are trading sets but it's the Panthers looking much more dangerous. The Warriors are yet to have a line break compared to the Panthers' four.
The Panthers' discipline continues let's them down again giving away another penalty and the Warriors will start their set on halfway.
30th minute - The home side is throwing the ball around a bit with risky offloads in their own half.
On the final play, Johnson puts a bomb up but Edwards deals with it easily.
28th minute - The Panthers have almost scored a contender for try of the year as they come down their right and the backs show great hands.
Chrichton produces a miracle offload to To'o but the Warriors scamble back and bundle him into touch by the corner flag.
27th minute - The Warriors are looking dangerous with Volkman showing good distribution to put Egan close. On tackle four, Walsh goes short to Sironen who knocks it on in contact.
25th minute - The Warriors get a set restart to give them an attacking position and on tackle two they win a penalty and they take the tap.
24th minute - Koroisau looks dangerous out of dummy half with a mini-break. On the final play, Cleary puts a huge bomb up, which Walsh lets bounce but luckily the home side gather it after a contest.
The referee has awarded a penalty for the Panthers being offside from the kick.
23rd minute - TRY Panthers to Dylan Edwards.
Straight from the scrum and the Panthers have their second. Cleary turns a ball inside for a fast-running Edwards who beats one defender and scores next to the posts.
Cleary converts the try. (PAN 12-0)
21st minute - The Warriors coming out from their own end have made their first error of the evning through Sironen who produces a horror show of the play the ball.
Panthers scrum 30m out from the Warriors line.
19th minute - The Warriors come down the right and Murchie tips the ball onto Watene-Zelezniak but it's slightly behind the wing who knocks it on.
18th minute - The Panthers are getting into their groove until Arthurs drills the barnstorming Kikau into the turf to force an error. What a tackle from Arthurs!
Warriors scrum on halfway.
15th minute - TRY Panthers to Moses Leota
The Panthers get a bit of luck with the contest from the Warriors kick pin-balling off a couple of players and visitors scoop it up and sprint off downfield.
On tackle four, Koroisau sneaks out of dummy-half before offloading to Leota to score under the posts.
Cleary converts the try. (PAN 6-0)
13th minute - The Panthers continue to make easy metres downfield. Kikau produces a brilliant offload to May who is brought down just 10m out.
On the final play, The Panthers get their final play wrong and are tackled on the Warriors' 30m line.
11th minute - The Panthers think they're in for the first try. The visitors come down the right and Martin offloads to Edwards who scores in the corner, but the bunker is reviewing it.
The replays show Martin has knocked the ball on in contact, so it's no try.
10th minute - The Warriors attacking set comes to nothing as Johnson's grubber goes dead. One the Panthers first tackle, the Warriors give away a sloppy penalty.
Ninth minute - The Panthers make easy metres down field and get down to the Warriors 10m line. On the final play, Clear puts a cross-field kick and Arthars deals with it and is taken in the air, so it'll be a penalty for the home side.
On tackle four, the Warriors win a penalty for Chrichton stripping the ball, so the home side will have another attacking set.
Seventh minute - The Warriors are looking dangerous on attack with Pompey going inches short. On the final play Johnson puts a cross-field bomb but Tago deals with it under pressure in his in-goal area and it'll be a 20m restart for the visitors.
Fifth minute - The Warirors get their first set in the Panthers half. On the final play, Volkman puts up a pin-point bomb and To'o can't handled.
Warriors will have a scrum just 10m out from the Panthers line.
Fourth minute - Both sides are trading sets to start this contest. Panthers fullback Edwards makes a half break down to halfway. The visitors get a set-restart and they are on the attack but on tackle two, Leota makes an unforced error and the Warriors will start their set on their own 30.
Second minute - The Panthers get through their first set unscathed as Cleary puts up a deep bomb downfield which Montoya can't gather but it goes backwards and the Warriors starts their first set on their own 10m line.
First minute - The Warriors get the encounter underway.
7:30pm - Tohu Harris and Isaah Yeo have lead their sides out in Redcliffe and we are all set for all action
7:27pm - We're under five minutes away from kickoff and Redcliffe has put on a stunning evening for the Warriors last match at their home-away-from-home.
Peter Gough will be the man in the middle for this encounter.
6:53pm - We're under an hour away from kickoff and interim head coach Stacey Jones has made a big change to his starting side.
Damaging forward Addin Fonua-Blake has been named to make his return from injury and start in the front row with Bunty Afoa dropping to the bench.
Aaron Pene who was named on the bench has dropped out of the matchday squad with Eliesa Katoa named 18th man.
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Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the NZ Warriors v Penrith Panthers NRL clash at Redcliffe's Moreton Daily Stadium.
The Warriors will be looking to end a nightmare run of form, which has seen them lose eight of their last nine, as well as the departure of Nathan Brown as head coach two weeks ago.
Club legend Stacey Jones has taken over the reins for the rest of the season and things looked promising after 10 minutes last week, with the Kiwi side up 12-0, but they returned to their normal ways to lose 38-16 to the Sharks.
Tonight's encounter against the reigning premiers will be the last at their home-away-from-home in Redcliffe, before crossing the ditch for their first match on home soil since round 24 against South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2019 - 1038 days ago.
The Panthers come into this contest siting atop of the NRL ladder with just the one loss this season and are on a five-game winning streak.
If the TAB odds are anything to go by, this could be oneway traffic.
Join us at 7:30pm for kickoff.
TAB Odds: Warriors $12, Panthers $1.02
Warriors: 1-Reece Walsh, 2-Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3-Jesse Arthars, 4-Adam Pompey, 5-Marcelo Montoya, 6-Ronald Volkman, 7-Shaun Johnson, 10-Jazz Tevaga, 9-Wayde Egan, 23-Addin Fonua-Blake, 11-Jack Murchie, 12-Tohu Harris (C), 13-Josh Curran
Interchange: 8-Bunty Afoa, 14-Chanel Harris-Tavita, 16-Dunamis Lui, 17-Bayley Sironen
Panthers: 1-Dylan Edwards, 2-Taylan May, 3-Izack Tago, 4-Stephen Crichton, 5-Brain To'o, 6-Jarome Luai, 7-Nathan Cleary (c), 8-Moses Leota, 9-Apisai Koroisau, 10-James Fisher-Harris, 11-Viliame Kikau, 12-Liam Martin, 13-Isaah Yeo
Interchange: 14- Mitch Kenny, 15-Scott Sorensen, 16-Spencer Leniu, 17-Jaeman Salmon
NZ Warriors under fire for not pursuing place in expanded NRL women's competition
By Natasha Payne
NZ Warriors have been accused of not doing enough to support the growth of women's rugby league in New Zealand, after choosing not to enter a team for the upcoming NRLW season.
Newshub understands most of the costs would not have fallen on the club and the NRL was surprised no application came from them.
The women's team haven't fully competed in the Australian competition for the past three years, but Warriors chief executive Cameron George maintains they are still a priority.
This week, the NRL announced it was expanding the women's field from six to 10 teams from 2023, but the Warriors' absence has left Kiwi Fern Madison Bartlett frustrated and wondering when - or if - she'll ever play for the club again.
"The fact that nothing was said shows the importance - or lack of importance - that the women's game is to the Warriors at the moment," she said.
George strongly rejects that and insists the NRLW side are still in the club's future plans.
"We will look to rebuild the club within in the next few years and the NRLW is a big part of that," he told Newshub.
George says there are several reasons why entering a team next season is not feasible for the club, including still being based in Australia, but Bartlett and others say they've been left in the dark, and had hoped for better communication.
"When we're hearing mixed messages about why things got pulled and why we don't have a team, and you know the NRL are saying one thing, but the Warriors are saying something completely different... it would just be nice to have some faith in what's being said.
George says he told the NRL the Warriors couldn't commit to a team this time round, but he has reaffirmed the desire to have one soon.
"Its something we've been a part of in the past, but obviously, it's been a huge challenge in the last few years," he said.
Kiwi Fern Georgia Hale's played for and worked at the club, and says although it's disappointing, she insists it will be worth the wait.
"Having a home team, there really is no other feeling like when you represent your nation," she said.
Said George: "The NRLW is priority to the game in general and our club was a part of the first competition. We deem it as something that holds a special place in our club as well."
Both players and the club hope the return happens soon.
