Warriors run riot
The Warriors thrashed the Raiders 40–6 at Go Media Stadium in front of 23,067 in Round 2. It was 6–all at half-time.
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak scored 2 tries and Leka Halasima scored 2 tries. Tanah Boyd (Warriors) was the standout with 76 fantasy points and 1 try. The Warriors won the metres battle 1,809 to 1,553 and made fewer errors (9 to 12).
Our Final Tip had the Warriors at 56% (a coin flip) and got it right.
Warriors
WLLWW
Raiders
WLWWW
Game flow
Warriors · above
Raiders · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4' | Raiders | Kaeo Weekes | Try | 0–4 |
| 6' | Raiders | Ethan Sanders | Conversion | 0–6 |
| 13' | Warriors | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Try | 4–6 |
| 33' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Penalty goal | 6–6 |
| 41' | Warriors | Ali Leiataua | Try | 10–6 |
| 43' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 12–6 |
| 48' | Warriors | Leka Halasima | Try | 16–6 |
| 49' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 18–6 |
| 62' | Warriors | Jackson Ford | Try | 22–6 |
| 64' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 24–6 |
| 67' | Warriors | Leka Halasima | Try | 28–6 |
| 69' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 30–6 |
| 74' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Try | 34–6 |
| 77' | Warriors | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Try | 38–6 |
| 77' | Warriors | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Conversion | 40–6 |
Team stats
Better on the day
WarriorsRaiders
55%
Possession
45%
86%
Completion rate
78%
1,809
Run metres
1,553
644
Post-contact metres
514
3
Line breaks
4
41
Tackle breaks
29
2
Offloads
13
840
Kick metres
533
87.2%
Effective tackle %
90.0%
29
Missed tackles
41
9
Errors
12
3
Penalties conceded
5
| NZW | CAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Escorts | ||
| 2nd Effort | ||
| Early Tackle | ||
| Lying in the Ruck | ||
| Working on the Ground | ||
| Total | 8 | 9 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
NZW 32-24
Nicoll-Klokstad
Weekes
89
Run metres
130
0
Kick return metres
72
3
Tackle breaks
2
0
Line breaks
1
Halves
CAN 86-76
Harris-Tavita, Boyd
Strange, Sanders
2
Try assists
1
0
Line-break assists
1
839
Kick metres
452
1
Errors
2
Hookers
CAN 36-31
Egan
Starling
30
Tackles
49
22
Run metres
40
92
Passes
85
0
Errors
1
Middles
NZW 176-115
Fisher-Harris, Ford, Clark
Smithies, Tapine, Horsburgh
419
Run metres
277
159
Post-contact metres
103
96
Tackles
91
3
Missed tackles
6
Back row
CAN 100-35
Laban
Young, Martin
88
Run metres
202
1
Tackle breaks
4
37
Tackles
89
5
Missed tackles
8
Outside backs
CAN 145-128
Watene-Zelezniak, Leiataua, Pompey, Tuivasa-Sheck
Tamale, Sasagi, Kris, Savage
506
Run metres
625
1
Line breaks
1
3
Tries
0
5
Errors
4
Best performers
NZW
Tanah Boyd
76
NZW
Jackson Ford
74
NZW
Leka Halasima
69
CAN
Simi Sasagi
65
CAN
Noah Martin
60
NZW
Erin Clark
53
CAN
Ethan Strange
52
NZW
Ali Leiataua
50
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanah Boyd | Warriors | 76 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Jackson Ford | Warriors | 74 | 154 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Leka Halasima | Warriors | 69 | 117 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| Simi Sasagi | Raiders | 65 | 130 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Noah Martin | Raiders | 60 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Erin Clark | Warriors | 53 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Ethan Strange | Raiders | 52 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Ali Leiataua | Warriors | 50 | 115 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Head-to-head
2025 R12Warriors home
NZW
10
16
CAN
Raiders by 6
2025 R1Raiders home
NZW
8
30
CAN
Raiders by 22
2024 R20Raiders home
NZW
18
20
CAN
Raiders by 2
2024 R3Warriors home
NZW
18
10
CAN
Warriors by 8
2023 R21Warriors home
NZW
21
20
CAN
Warriors by 1
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 05:16:01 UTC