Warriors run riot
The Warriors thrashed the Storm 38–14 at AAMI Park in front of 26,467 in Round 6. They led 18–14 at half-time and never looked back.
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak scored 2 tries. Jackson Ford (Warriors) was the standout with 71 fantasy points, 175 run metres, 3 tackle breaks and 1 try. The Warriors won the metres battle 1,442 to 1,242 and made fewer errors (8 to 9).
Our Final Tip had the Storm at 66% (a Lean) and got it wrong. The bookies had the other side as favourites, so this one was an upset.
Storm
LLLWW
Warriors
LLWWW
Game flow
Storm · above
Warriors · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3' | Storm | Nick Meaney | Penalty goal | 2–0 |
| 9' | Warriors | Ali Leiataua | Try | 2–4 |
| 11' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 2–6 |
| 14' | Warriors | Marata Niukore | Try | 2–10 |
| 15' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 2–12 |
| 16' | Storm | Cooper Clarke | Try | 6–12 |
| 18' | Storm | Nick Meaney | Conversion | 8–12 |
| 23' | Storm | Jack Howarth | Try | 12–12 |
| 24' | Storm | Nick Meaney | Conversion | 14–12 |
| 30' | Warriors | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Try | 14–16 |
| 39' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Penalty goal | 14–18 |
| 43' | Warriors | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Try | 14–22 |
| 45' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 14–24 |
| 47' | Warriors | Jackson Ford | Try | 14–28 |
| 48' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 14–30 |
| 51' | Warriors | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Try | 14–34 |
| 53' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 14–36 |
| 58' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Penalty goal | 14–38 |
Team stats
Better on the day
StormWarriors
46%
Possession
54%
80%
Completion rate
88%
1,242
Run metres
1,442
382
Post-contact metres
518
3
Line breaks
6
32
Tackle breaks
35
10
Offloads
10
482
Kick metres
635
87.0%
Effective tackle %
85.7%
35
Missed tackles
32
9
Errors
8
7
Penalties conceded
8
| MEL | NZW | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Ball Strip | ||
| Early Tackle | ||
| Crowding | ||
| Lying in the Ruck | ||
| Obstruction | ||
| Total | 14 | 11 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
MEL 46-29
Faalogo
Tuaupiki
184
Run metres
151
70
Kick return metres
19
4
Tackle breaks
5
0
Line breaks
0
Halves
NZW 99-67
Munster, Hughes
Harris-Tavita, Boyd
0
Try assists
2
0
Line-break assists
2
374
Kick metres
635
1
Errors
0
Hookers
MEL 40-37
Grant
Egan
36
Tackles
25
33
Run metres
57
95
Passes
100
0
Errors
0
Middles
NZW 138-132
Utoikamanu, King, Loiero
Fisher-Harris, Ford, Clark
195
Run metres
356
66
Post-contact metres
137
115
Tackles
91
5
Missed tackles
5
Back row
MEL 65-34
Chan, Clarke
Halasima, Laban
112
Run metres
106
6
Tackle breaks
3
46
Tackles
38
4
Missed tackles
6
Outside backs
MEL 127-98
Warbrick, Howarth, Meaney, Leo
Watene-Zelezniak, Tuivasa-Sheck
471
Run metres
255
2
Line breaks
3
1
Tries
3
5
Errors
2
Best performers
NZW
Jackson Ford
71
NZW
Tanah Boyd
59
MEL
Cooper Clarke
55
MEL
Stefano Utoikamanu
52
NZW
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
51
MEL
Jack Howarth
48
NZW
Demitric Sifakula
47
NZW
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
47
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Ford | Warriors | 71 | 175 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Tanah Boyd | Warriors | 59 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Cooper Clarke | Storm | 55 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Stefano Utoikamanu | Storm | 52 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Warriors | 51 | 152 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Jack Howarth | Storm | 48 | 146 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Demitric Sifakula | Warriors | 47 | 137 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Warriors | 47 | 103 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Head-to-head
2025 R6Storm home
MEL
42
14
NZW
Storm by 28
2024 R15Warriors home
MEL
38
24
NZW
Storm by 14
2024 R2Storm home
MEL
30
26
NZW
Storm by 4
2023 R8Storm home
MEL
30
22
NZW
Storm by 8
2022 R20Warriors home
MEL
24
12
NZW
Storm by 12
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 05:16:12 UTC