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26
Newcastle Knights
22
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Warriors
Newcastle Knights
H1
20
8

    Warriors Events

  • 27 mins - Try, D.Fusitu'a
  • 28 mins - Conversion, S.Johnson
  • 33 mins - Try, S.Kata
  • 37 mins - Try, D.Fusitu'a
  • 40 mins - Try, D.Fusitu'a
  • 40 mins - Conversion, I.Luke

    Warriors and Newcastle Knights Events

  • 10 mins - Try, P.Mata'utia
  • 11 mins - Conversion, T.Hodkinson
  • 22 mins - Penalty goal, T.Hodkinson
H2
6
14

    Warriors Events

  • 73 mins - Try, R.Hoffman
  • 74 mins - Conversion, S.Johnson

    Warriors and Newcastle Knights Events

  • 54 mins - Try, J.Stockwell
  • 55 mins - Conversion, T.Hodkinson
  • 62 mins - Try, N.Ross
  • 66 mins - Try, N.Ross
ET
0
0

    Warriors Events

    Warriors and Newcastle Knights Events

Scorers

Warriors
Newcastle Knights
Goal Scorers Warriors Newcastle Knights
Tries Fusitu'a (3), Kata (1), Hoffman (1) Mata'utia (1), Stockwell (1), Ross (2)
Conversions Johnson (2/4), Luke (1/1) Hodkinson (2/4)
Penalty Goals Hodkinson (1/1)
Field Goals

Team Statistics

Warriors
Newcastle Knights

Statistics

Warriors Newcastle Knights
Tries 5 4
Conversions 3 2
Penalty Goals 0 1
Field Goals 0 0
WarriorsGoal Scorers
Players R RM OF LB TA K T MT PC ER
B.Afoa 9 83 0 0 0 0 34 1 0 1
D.Fusitu'a 14 88 1 2 0 0 13 0 1 1
C.Gubb 8 95 0 0 0 0 35 1 0 0
A.Hingano 3 65 0 1 1 4 18 4 1 1
R.Hoffman 14 138 1 1 0 0 26 0 1 2
S.Johnson 5 75 1 1 2 13 15 3 0 0
S.Kata 11 106 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1
J.Lillyman 13 132 0 0 0 0 18 2 0 0
S.Lisone 14 120 0 0 0 0 19 2 1 0
T.Lolohea 6 51 0 0 1 2 9 1 0 0
I.Luke 5 62 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
S.Mannering 9 79 1 0 0 0 24 0 0 0
K.Maumalo 14 138 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
I.Papalii 2 14 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 0
B.Thompson 1 8 0 0 0 1 30 1 0 0
R.Tuivasa Sheck 19 236 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 2
A.Vete 9 89 0 0 0 0 32 2 1 1
Newcastle KnightsGoal Scorers
Players R RM OF LB TA K T MT PC ER
M.Barnett 14 123 0 0 1 2 50 0 1 0
J.Buhrer 12 89 1 0 0 0 43 1 0 1
D.Gagai 11 69 2 0 0 1 18 4 0 1
T.Hodkinson 4 24 1 1 0 2 13 1 0 2
B.Lamb 12 60 2 0 1 8 26 6 1 1
D.Levi 5 58 0 0 0 0 26 2 0 1
P.Mata'utia 9 100 0 0 0 0 17 3 0 1
S.Mata'utia 9 75 0 0 1 1 32 2 0 2
D.Phythian 7 35 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 1
N.Ross 17 168 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
D.Saifiti 12 109 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 0
J.Saifiti 7 76 1 0 0 0 21 0 0 1
K.Sio 11 65 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 1
J.Starling 10 80 1 0 0 0 18 1 0 0
J.Stockwell 5 39 0 1 0 0 28 0 1 0
S.Stone 4 26 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
L.Yates 9 74 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0

Match Details

Warriors
Newcastle Knights
START TIME
1:00PM
VENUE
Mt Smart Stadium
Referees
Anthony Elliott, Ashley Klein, Alan Shortall, Bryan Norrie, David Munro, Jason Walsh
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New Zealand Warriors inflict 19th straight NRL loss on Newcastle Knights

Despite Newcastle leading early and then late on Sunday afternoon at Mount Smart Stadium, Hoffman's 73rd-minute effort ensured a continuation of the Knights' losing streak, going back to round six of the 2016 season.

Taking advantage of an earlier break through the middle by new captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, the old skipper rode three markers across the line.

The four-pointer masked a near-collapse by the Warriors, who wasted a 20-8 second-half lead to head into the final stretch two points down.

Centre David Fusitu'a had scored a first-half hat-trick to put his side in prime position, only for the Knights' Jack Stockwell and Nathan Ross to turn the match around.

After dominating the first 10 minutes, the Warriors gave up the simplest of four-pointers to Knights centre Peter Mata'utia.

Rookie five-eighth Brock Lamb put up an innocuous bomb, only for the Warriors to watch as Mata'utia pinched the ball out of the air to score.

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A Knights penalty goal for an 8-0 lead preceded some class from Shaun Johnson, who put the Warriors on the scoreboard in the 26th minute and the floodgates opened.

The 26-year-old, receiving the ball on the right, cut out one defender with a dummy before putting Fusitu'a in to score.

The try appeared to transform the hosts, with Solomone Kata bagging a second and Fusitu'a securing his hat-trick via two genius assists.

For the first, an outstretched Tui Lolohea rose highest to palm a deep crossfield kick back to Fusitu'a in the 37th minute.

Johnson then took on the Knights' line in the final play of the half and released a flick offload, which Fusitu'a gobbled up on the buzzer.

Up 20-8 at the break, the Warriors looked likely to plough on but stumbled after Simon Mannering's departure with a neck issue.

Repeated Knights sets of six on the Warriors' line resulted in Stockwell breaking through to score, before the Knights put themselves within two in the 62nd minute.

Halfback Trent Hodkinson played the ball to the left edge, where winger Ross brushed off the last-gasp tackle of Johnson to score.

They then edged in front four minutes later as Ross bagged a second, but couldn't contain a determined Hoffman at the death.

The loss will also be made worse for the Knights by an apparent serious knee injury to fullback Dylan Phythian.

The Auckland-based side managed to snap a seven-year winless streak in round-one matches.

The Warriors next week face last year's grand finalists Melbourne, while the Knights will play Gold Coast.

AAP