Warriors run riot
The Warriors thrashed the Roosters 42–18 at Go Media Stadium in front of 24,112 in Round 1. They led 22–6 at half-time and never looked back.
Chanel Harris-Tavita scored 2 tries. Tanah Boyd (Warriors) was the standout with 78 fantasy points and 1 try. The Warriors won the metres battle 1,727 to 1,501 and made fewer errors (8 to 13).
Our Final Tip had the Roosters at 60% (a Lean) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.
Warriors
LLWWL
Roosters
WWLWW
Game flow
Warriors · above
Roosters · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Try | 4–0 |
| 12' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 15' | Roosters | James Tedesco | Try | 6–4 |
| 16' | Roosters | Sam Walker | Conversion | 6–6 |
| 23' | Warriors | Adam Pompey | Try | 10–6 |
| 27' | Warriors | Kurt Capewell | Try | 14–6 |
| 29' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 16–6 |
| 33' | Warriors | Chanel Harris-Tavita | Try | 20–6 |
| 35' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 22–6 |
| 46' | Warriors | Leka Halasima | Try | 26–6 |
| 48' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 28–6 |
| 50' | Roosters | Billy Smith | Try | 28–10 |
| 52' | Roosters | Sam Walker | Conversion | 28–12 |
| 55' | Roosters | Angus Crichton | Try | 28–16 |
| 56' | Roosters | Sam Walker | Conversion | 28–18 |
| 59' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Penalty goal | 30–18 |
| 75' | Warriors | Chanel Harris-Tavita | Try | 34–18 |
| 77' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 36–18 |
| 78' | Warriors | Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | Try | 40–18 |
| 78' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 42–18 |
Team stats
Better on the day
WarriorsRoosters
56%
Possession
44%
81%
Completion rate
71%
1,727
Run metres
1,501
635
Post-contact metres
452
7
Line breaks
6
32
Tackle breaks
47
16
Offloads
12
528
Kick metres
283
79.0%
Effective tackle %
87.1%
47
Missed tackles
32
8
Errors
13
4
Penalties conceded
11
| NZW | SYD | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Obstruction | ||
| Verbal Dissent | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Flop | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Other | ||
| Pressure on Kicker | ||
| Working on the Ground | ||
| Total | 8 | 14 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
SYD 61-43
Nicoll-Klokstad
Tedesco
144
Run metres
186
14
Kick return metres
0
7
Tackle breaks
11
1
Line breaks
1
Halves
NZW 123-52
Harris-Tavita, Boyd
Cherry-Evans, Walker
3
Try assists
0
4
Line-break assists
2
496
Kick metres
252
0
Errors
4
Hookers
SYD 36-30
Egan
Ioelu
24
Tackles
38
68
Run metres
20
98
Passes
45
0
Errors
1
Middles
NZW 150-110
Fisher-Harris, Ford, Clark
Whyte, Collins, Steep
503
Run metres
249
221
Post-contact metres
108
67
Tackles
92
6
Missed tackles
4
Back row
SYD 106-60
Capewell, Laban
Crichton, Butcher
137
Run metres
155
1
Tackle breaks
0
42
Tackles
89
10
Missed tackles
2
Outside backs
NZW 113-112
Watene-Zelezniak, Leiataua, Pompey, Tuivasa-Sheck
Tupou, Smith, Nawaqanitawase
482
Run metres
470
2
Line breaks
4
1
Tries
1
3
Errors
3
Best performers
NZW
Tanah Boyd
78
NZW
James Fisher-Harris
67
SYD
Nat Butcher
63
SYD
James Tedesco
61
NZW
Kurt Capewell
48
NZW
Chanel Harris-Tavita
45
NZW
Jackson Ford
44
SYD
Billy Smith
44
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanah Boyd | Warriors | 78 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| James Fisher-Harris | Warriors | 67 | 157 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Nat Butcher | Roosters | 63 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| James Tedesco | Roosters | 61 | 186 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kurt Capewell | Warriors | 48 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Chanel Harris-Tavita | Warriors | 45 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Jackson Ford | Warriors | 44 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Billy Smith | Roosters | 44 | 112 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Head-to-head
2025 R3Warriors home
NZW
14
6
SYD
Warriors by 8
2024 R10Roosters home
NZW
18
38
SYD
Roosters by 20
2023 R9Warriors home
NZW
0
14
SYD
Roosters by 14
2023 R2Roosters home
NZW
12
20
SYD
Roosters by 8
2022 R6Roosters home
NZW
14
22
SYD
Roosters by 8
How we tipped it
Chance each model gave the Warriors · right of 50% = tipped the winner
Generated automatically from nrl.com match data and our own models · 2026-09-25 05:15:59 UTC