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Warriors will hang on here. They will snap a six-game losing streak at home and keep their season alive. FULLTIME.

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Short kick-off goes awry but the Warriors played at it!

BUNKER TIME! Jazz Tevaga might have stolen this! Checking it.

FORWARD PASS! Sea Eagles trying to play it out from their own end. Koroisau threw it forward. Warriors can snuff it out here.

BUNKER TIME! HANG ON.. Garrick might have a quickfire double.

Sironen looking to rebound after his error charged down the ball and scoops it up. RTS with a strip and PENALTY.

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! It was never going to be a four-pointer. DCE knocked it on last. We will come back for a professional foul from Adam Blair.

BUNKER TIME! Checking the kick chase, who go the last touch and everything else in between.

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Warriors with the spoiling tactics to slow down the Sea Eagles. Quick tap on not authorised. Sea Eagles running out of time.

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! One of the downsides of this aggressive defense. Warriors are caught offside.

Time off. Morgan Boyle with a thunderous head clash. He gets some assistance and the Sea Eagles will continue on second tackle on the 40 metre line.

Jake Turbo gets into the kicking action. He forces a repeat set. Sea Eagles need three tries, and need them quickly.

DCE stretched out and showed he isn't affected by his ankle, goes down the left and kicks inside for his chasers but RTS is there to cover.

Warrors slice them down the left! Quick hands opened it up for Maumalo, the winger could see the line but decided to basketball it inside to Harris-Tavita. The pass was forward. Blushes saved for the Sea Eagles.

Breakdown on last from the Sea Eagles and it was left to Sironen to kick there and he thudded it against a Warriors before it rolled out. Not played at and Warriors ball.

Suli tries to position his winger as the Sea Eagles stripped the numbers but again, it goes astray.

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! PTB penalty for the Sea Eagles and they have a chance to strike back.

Sea Eagles again probing the edges and almost create an opening but the Warriors scrambled well. Now the kick on last goes dead. Seven tackles for the Sea Eagles.

Back underway! Sea Eagles have a long road back in this contest.

HALFTIME :: Wow! Warriors with some brilliance and old-fashioned hard defense lead 18-nil at the break.

PENALTY WARRIORS! Green now has got grubber happy! The kick came off a Sea Eagles and instinctively Taniela Paseka dived on the ball while offside. Warriors shoot for two.

Harris-Tavita has had it on a string this first half. He toes it through for himself but the covering Sea Eagles defense are on-hand to sweep it over. Dropout.

PENALTY WARRIORS! Scoring tries and earning penalties.. Ken Maumalo is on fire. Warriors take a chance to compose themselves and shoot is past halfway.

Walker's on! He scoops up a loose pass off the final tackle kick and the five-eighth sends the Sea Eagles into the Warriors half.

PENALTY WARRIORS! A huge cheer goes around Mt Smart. Warriors defused a grubber then earn the whistle for an offside call.

DCE tries to lead the defense on a merry dance but is collected and looks hurt. Time off and this would be a hammer blow if the half has to leave the field.

Both sides have been issued a warning. Warriors for excessive penalties on their line. Jazz Tevaga the chief offender. DCE gets spoken as well to not escalate things. The half tries to have his two cents but is told to move on.

It's all on! Addin Fonua-Blake took offence to something in the play-the-ball, struck the defender and then it was on for young and old. Time off while everything is sorted out. Initial call is PENALTY Sea Eagles for holding on.

Bang! Harris-Tavita with a huge hit. Tommy Trbojevic reeled in a kick then is hammered by the half. Now the visitors get a relieving penalty.

BUNKER TIME! Ken at the double! Going upstairs. Same as last time, grounding and touchline.

PENALTY WARRIORS! All the home side now. Jazz Tevaga strolled through the middle, begging for the whistle and is duly rewarded. Kick puts them right into the redzone.

WHAT HAPPENED THERE! Sea Eagles were gifted an extra set due to RTS dropping a grubber at speed then DCE tries the hollywood kick on first! tackle and it rolled dead. Seven tackle set.

Time off while the Sea Eagles are deep on the attack. Brad Parker is in a bad way and being assisted from the field. On replay, it was an innoucous incident from taking a tap. He has been chaired from the field by the trainers and will force a reshuffle for the Eagles.

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! That is their fifth of the night. Can they break through this Warriors defense?

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Some fine short balls from Addin-Fonua Blake almost sent DCE through. He was tackled close and almost before he got the ball. It is a penalty for offside though.

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! They just keep probing here. A knockdown from Green got them a refresh then the Warriors concede a penalty right under the sticks.

An early shift from the Sea Eagles muched up the metres through Parker. On last, DCE tries to go himself but is halted on his run through. Warriors having to earn their metres atm.

Sea Eagles stretch left then right to try and break open the Warriors but the home side stay firm. They will counter after a DCE grubber went straight into Warriors hands.

Safe set from the Eagles and Walker earns them a repeat. Pressure starting to mount for the visitors.

PENALTY SEA EAGLES! Right in front. Tapped and gone.

BUNKER TIME! Ken Maumalo might have got the opener. Called TRY. Checking grounding and touchline.

PENALTY WARRIORS! Blair jags through the line and earns the whistle. First chance to attack for the Warriors.

Safety first start from both sides. Sea Eagles have looked for territory with both kicks and the Warriors have probably edged it on metres gained.

KICK-OFF! Underway at a soggy Mt Smart.

Here we go! First out is the Sea Eagles, wearing their maroon and white away strip. They have been on fire in recent weeks including their thrashing of the Knights and the victory against the Storm. It is a big challenge that faces the Warriors who trot onto Mt Smart in their black, silver and red jersey.

Happy Friday! Hope everyone on the east coast is rugged up and ready to enjoy some football! First up, we head across the ditch - the struggling Warriors host a streaking Sea Eagles side. Can the Warriors keep their faint finals hopes alive or will the Sea Eagles steam train roll on? Find out at 6pm!