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The Warriors retained a share of second place on the NRL ladder in an absolute thriller on Sunday, holding off the fast-finishing South Sydney Rabbitohs 36-30. After powering to a 30-12 lead there was a familiar second-half fadeout – but yet again the Warriors were able to hold their nerve and close out the win, their sixth by a converted try or less from their last nine outings. The 9-3 Warriors have also equalled their 2024 win tally already, while the club’s 2002 side is the only outfit to have a better record after 12 matches – the eventual minor…

The Warriors’ bid for six straight wins for just the fourth time in club history fell short in a dour, fiery and error-riddled 16-10 loss to Canberra on a wet Sunday night at Mount Smart Stadium. After building an 8-0 lead, the Warriors could only add a second-half penalty goal as the Raiders capitalised on the sin-binning of Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad to post eight unanswered points against a 12-man opponent. Despite the absence of Mitch Barnett and James Fisher-Harris – and only 48 percent possession – the run metres and post-contact metres counts finished almost identical, while the Raiders were just…

The Warriors made it five straight in a third consecutive nail-biter, holding off a late Dolphins rally in a 16-12 victory in Brisbane. The Warriors had just 46 percent possession and lost the run metres count 1,735 to 1,559, yet held a 16-0 lead with 10 minutes to go. Though the penalty count finished 8-all and the Warriors conceded six ruck infringements to the Dolphins’ two, the Warriors made only eight errors – half that of the Dolphins. The second-placed Warriors are now 8-2 for just the second time in their history, bearing down on the 2002 minor premiership-winning side’s…

The Warriors keep rolling on with gritty win after gritty win, their 15-14 eclipse of St George Illawarra catapulting them into outright second on the ladder – despite having a points differential of just +1. After a blazing start, the Warriors let a 14-0 lead slip and were held try-less for the last 65 minutes of the match. But a Luke Metcalf field goal broke the deadlock and another desperate defensive display got the overachieving outfit over the line in Wollongong. The major stat categories generally finished almost even, though the Dragons were unable to capitalise on making three line-breaks…