Warriors too good
The Warriors beat the Eels 36–14 at CommBank Stadium in front of 16,656 in Round 9. They led 16–6 at half-time and never looked back. It was their 4th straight win.
Ronald Volkman scored 2 tries and Alofiana Khan-Pereira scored 2 tries. Jackson Ford (Warriors) was the standout with 90 fantasy points, 177 run metres and 1 try. The Warriors won the metres battle 1,812 to 1,498 and made fewer errors (9 to 13).
Our Final Tip had the Warriors at 57% (a coin flip) and got it right.
Eels
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Warriors
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Game flow
Eels · above
Warriors · below
Show scoring as a table
| Min | Team | Player | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4' | Eels | Ronald Volkman | Try | 4–0 |
| 5' | Eels | Mitchell Moses | Conversion | 6–0 |
| 13' | Warriors | Leka Halasima | Try | 6–4 |
| 15' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 6–6 |
| 18' | Warriors | Alofiana Khan-Pereira | Try | 6–10 |
| 24' | Warriors | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Try | 6–14 |
| 40' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Penalty goal | 6–16 |
| 44' | Eels | Will Penisini | Try | 10–16 |
| 50' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Penalty goal | 10–18 |
| 59' | Eels | Ronald Volkman | Try | 14–18 |
| 63' | Warriors | Jackson Ford | Try | 14–22 |
| 65' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 14–24 |
| 69' | Warriors | Alofiana Khan-Pereira | Try | 14–28 |
| 71' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 14–30 |
| 76' | Warriors | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Try | 14–34 |
| 77' | Warriors | Tanah Boyd | Conversion | 14–36 |
Team stats
Better on the day
EelsWarriors
48%
Possession
52%
70%
Completion rate
86%
1,498
Run metres
1,812
514
Post-contact metres
590
4
Line breaks
8
27
Tackle breaks
38
7
Offloads
8
549
Kick metres
702
86.7%
Effective tackle %
89.2%
38
Missed tackles
27
13
Errors
9
8
Penalties conceded
3
| PAR | NZW | |
|---|---|---|
| Six-again (ruck) | ||
| Offside inside 10m | ||
| Dangerous Tackle | ||
| Escorts | ||
| Offside General | ||
| Pressure on Kicker | ||
| Total | 13 | 11 |
Positional battles
Combined numbers per position group · more fantasy points takes the battle
Fullbacks
Papalii
Tuaupiki
173
Run metres
141
80
Kick return metres
36
6
Tackle breaks
2
1
Line breaks
1
Halves
NZW 100-86
Volkman, Moses
Harris-Tavita, Boyd
1
Try assists
3
1
Line-break assists
4
549
Kick metres
702
2
Errors
1
Hookers
NZW 11-3
Smith
Egan
3
Tackles
18
0
Run metres
23
20
Passes
48
0
Errors
0
Middles
NZW 196-104
Moretti, Paulo, De Belin
Fisher-Harris, Ford, Clark
306
Run metres
494
113
Post-contact metres
194
71
Tackles
109
6
Missed tackles
3
Back row
NZW 69-65
Guymer, Williams
Halasima, Capewell
151
Run metres
138
1
Tackle breaks
4
55
Tackles
52
5
Missed tackles
7
Outside backs
NZW 172-113
Kelly, Penisini, Russell, Addo-Carr
Watene-Zelezniak, Tuivasa-Sheck, Pompey, Khan-Pereira
498
Run metres
648
2
Line breaks
4
1
Tries
4
4
Errors
4
Best performers
NZW
Jackson Ford
90
NZW
Erin Clark
59
NZW
Alofiana Khan-Pereira
56
NZW
Tanah Boyd
53
NZW
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
51
NZW
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
48
NZW
James Fisher-Harris
47
NZW
Chanel Harris-Tavita
47
Show performers as a table
| Player | Team | Fantasy | Run m | Tackle breaks | Line breaks | Tries | Try assists | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Ford | Warriors | 90 | 177 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Erin Clark | Warriors | 59 | 179 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Alofiana Khan-Pereira | Warriors | 56 | 168 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tanah Boyd | Warriors | 53 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | Warriors | 51 | 199 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | Warriors | 48 | 177 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| James Fisher-Harris | Warriors | 47 | 138 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Chanel Harris-Tavita | Warriors | 47 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
Head-to-head
2025 R26Warriors home
PAR
26
22
NZW
Eels by 4
2024 R22Warriors home
PAR
30
20
NZW
Eels by 10
2023 R19Eels home
PAR
10
46
NZW
Warriors by 36
2022 R18Eels home
PAR
28
18
NZW
Eels by 10
2021 R10Warriors home
PAR
34
18
NZW
Eels by 16
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 05:16:50 UTC