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The Warriors are back in the winning groove after sandwiching back-to-back losses between their Round 15 and 18 byes, improving to an 11-5 record with a 34-14 defeat of Wests Tigers on Sunday. Spine back-ups Tanah Boyd (four try involvements) and Taine Tuaupiki starred as the Warriors moved on seamlessly from Luke Metcalf’s season-ending injury and the short-term absence of Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad. The Warriors made 10 line-breaks to the Tigers’ three, but perhaps the most telling statistical advantage was yardage-wise – completely dominating the visitors through the middle of the park. The Warriors led the run metres (1,739 to 1,341),…

The Warriors have lost back-to-back games for the first time this 2025 NRL season, with a 26-12 defeat to Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium compounded by knee injuries to Luke Metcalf and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad. The depleted visitors fought back admirably from an 18-0 halftime deficit and were still in the contest until Broncos centre Gehamat Shibasaki’s 75th-minute sealer. The Warriors had just 46 percent possession and completed their sets at an uncharacteristically poor 74 percent (the Broncos completed at 85 percent). Unsurprisingly, given the way the Warriors were dominated physically in the first half, the Broncos won the run metres…

The Warriors’ stellar campaign hit an unexpected bump via a disappointing 28-18 loss to a Penrith side missing its five NSW Origin stars. After fighting back to grab the lead midway through the first half and early in the second, the Warriors leaked three straight tries to surrender what seemed a pre-game gift two points. The Warriors had just 45 percent possession, but three other statistical areas were equally striking: The Panthers made six line-breaks to the Warriors’ two. The Panthers dominated the offload count 9-1. The Warriors took a bath in the run metres department with just 1,485 metres…

The Warriors made a monumental statement on Saturday night with a 40-10 thrashing of Cronulla in Sydney. Leading only 12-10 at halftime, the Warriors dominated the second stanza to cruise past their highest points total and biggest winning margin of 2025, as well as conceding their second-least points in a game this season. It was the second time this year the Warriors have kept a defensive clean sheet in the second half (after the 14-6 win over the Roosters in Round 4), conceding at least two tries after the break in six of their previous seven games. The Warriors led…

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…