A hat-trick of tries from Nathan Cleary led Penrith to a crucial victory over the Warriors in Auckland, which keeps their finals hopes intact while all but ending those of the Kiwis.

Manly have overcome an early 16-point deficit and held on to a tense four point lead to beat the Warriors 26-22 in Perth and move to third on the NRL ladder.

Lions tour form is the right form for All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, who has elevated Waisake Naholo and Ngani Laumape into his second test lineup with a series victory beckoning.

The Warriors shrugged off the late withdrawal of Kieran Foran to beat the Bulldogs, but the victory came at the cost of another key player after Issac Luke suffered a dislocated shoulder on Friday night.

Kieran Foran was booed with every touch, the last best-since-Sterling to wear and leave the Parramatta No.7 behind with a whimper. And his night ended on a bad note as a battered Eels held off the Warriors.

Shaun Johnson helped the Warriors return to winning ways with a 28-10 victory over a depleted Broncos at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday night.

The Dragons returned to the NRL winner's circle after a run of three straight defeats courtesy of an impressive victory over the Warriors in Hamilton on Friday night.

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The Panthers smashed all sorts of records in a season-saving second-half onslaught to reel in a 22-point half-time deficit against the Warriors, the second biggest comeback in the club's history - and their best since the Sydney Olympics.

Te Maire Martin is set to join the Warriors after knocking back Melbourne in a move that will expedite the immediate the transfers of Tui Lolohea to Wests Tigers and Mitchell Moses to Parramatta.

Kieran Foran will finalise a three-year deal with Canterbury after telling Warriors teammates he will leave the club at the end of the NRL season.

Warriors boss Jim Doyle is anxious that departing star Kieran Foran gets plenty of support around him when he returns to Sydney for the next NRL season.

A Shaun Johnson penalty goal with less than a minute on the clock has given the Warriors a 14-13 win over the Roosters in Auckland.

Star playmaker Shaun Johnson is staying put at the Warriors, believing a premiership at the struggling Auckland club would taste sweeter than anywhere else.

Wests Tigers have targeted Tuimoala Lolohea as the man to replace James Tedesco in a potential mid-season move that would allow Mitchell Moses to immediately shift to Parramatta.

Cooper Cronk was the inspiration but three of the Melbourne Storm's emerging stars proved the heroes in a compelling Anzac Day 20-14 win over New Zealand Warriors at AAMI Park on Tuesday night.

Warriors boss Jim Doyle denies Kieran Foran has signed with the Bulldogs and says his NRL club is "pretty close" to securing the signature of Shaun Johnson.

Kieran Foran is seeking an audience with Craig Bellamy in the coming week as he contemplates the prospect of starting over in Melbourne.

As reported by Fairfax Media last week, Newcastle have turned their attention to luring Kieran Foran after missing out on Jack Bird, with the star NRL playmaker meeting with Knights coach Nathan Brown on the weekend.