Warriors run riot
The Warriors thrashed the Knights 38–12 at McDonald Jones Stadium in front of 21,682 in Round 3. They led 18–6 at half-time and never looked back. It was their 3rd straight win.
Tanah Boyd (Warriors) was the standout with 86 fantasy points, 125 run metres, 4 tackle breaks and 1 try. The Warriors won the metres battle 1,841 to 1,520 and made fewer errors (8 to 15).
Our Final Tip had the Warriors at 58% (a coin flip) and got it right.
Knights
WWLLL
Warriors
WWLLW
Game flow
Knights · above
Warriors · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3' | Knights | Fletcher Hunt | Try | 4–0 |
| 4' | Knights | Sandon Smith | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 12' | Warriors | Erin Clark | Try | 6–4 |
| 25' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Penalty goal | 6–6 |
| 29' | Warriors | Jackson Ford | Try | 6–10 |
| 30' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 6–12 |
| 38' | Warriors | Leka Halasima | Try | 6–16 |
| 39' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 6–18 |
| 51' | Warriors | James Fisher-Harris | Try | 6–22 |
| 53' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 6–24 |
| 54' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Try | 6–28 |
| 56' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 6–30 |
| 65' | Knights | Greg Marzhew | Try | 10–30 |
| 67' | Knights | Sandon Smith | Conversion | 12–30 |
| 76' | Warriors | Taine Tuaupiki | Penalty goal | 12–32 |
| 80' | Warriors | Luke Hanson | Try | 12–38 |
| 80' | Warriors | Jackson Ford | Conversion | 12–38 |
Team stats
Better on the day
KnightsWarriors
44%
Possession
56%
63%
Completion rate
87%
1,520
Run metres
1,841
493
Post-contact metres
599
4
Line breaks
7
24
Tackle breaks
36
7
Offloads
5
471
Kick metres
658
89.5%
Effective tackle %
89.8%
36
Missed tackles
24
15
Errors
8
11
Penalties conceded
4
| NEW | NZW | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Crowding | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Flop | ||
| Offside General | ||
| Other | ||
| Pressure on Kicker | ||
| Slow Peel | ||
| Working on the Ground | ||
| Total | 14 | 8 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
NZW 50-36
Hunt
Tuaupiki
139
Run metres
187
85
Kick return metres
19
2
Tackle breaks
7
1
Line breaks
1
Halves
NZW 125-32
Smith
Hanson, Boyd
0
Try assists
3
1
Line-break assists
2
118
Kick metres
655
0
Errors
1
Hookers
NEW 48-39
Crossland
Egan
51
Tackles
25
25
Run metres
50
81
Passes
121
0
Errors
0
Middles
NZW 194-103
Saifiti, Mooney, Frizell
Fisher-Harris, Ford, Clark
230
Run metres
537
84
Post-contact metres
195
81
Tackles
96
4
Missed tackles
6
Back row
NEW 91-80
Lucas, McEwen
Halasima, Laban
177
Run metres
213
3
Tackle breaks
4
79
Tackles
32
7
Missed tackles
3
Outside backs
NEW 109-95
Young, Gagai, Best, Marzhew
Watene-Zelezniak, Leiataua, Tuivasa-Sheck
584
Run metres
336
3
Line breaks
0
1
Tries
0
9
Errors
2
Best performers
NZW
Tanah Boyd
86
NZW
Jackson Ford
81
NEW
Dylan Lucas
59
NZW
Erin Clark
58
NZW
James Fisher-Harris
55
NEW
Mat Croker
53
NZW
Taine Tuaupiki
50
NEW
Phoenix Crossland
48
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanah Boyd | Warriors | 86 | 125 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Jackson Ford | Warriors | 81 | 238 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Dylan Lucas | Knights | 59 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Erin Clark | Warriors | 58 | 138 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| James Fisher-Harris | Warriors | 55 | 161 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Mat Croker | Knights | 53 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Taine Tuaupiki | Warriors | 50 | 187 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Phoenix Crossland | Knights | 48 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
Head-to-head
2025 R20Knights home
NEW
15
20
NZW
Warriors by 5
2025 R8Warriors home
NEW
12
26
NZW
Warriors by 14
2024 R9Knights home
NEW
14
8
NZW
Knights by 6
2024 R4Warriors home
NEW
12
20
NZW
Warriors by 8
2023 FW2Warriors home
NEW
10
40
NZW
Warriors by 30
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 05:16:04 UTC