Full Time
80:00
5:30pm Sat July 4, 2020
Round 8 - Industree Group Stadium, Gosford / Darkinjung - Crowd: 2513
79min

Conversion: Warriors
Attempted by Chanel Harris-Tavita.

Harris-Tavita from the right sideline fails to convert. 9 seconds left.

Warriors lead Warriors 26 - 16 Broncos
79min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Isaiah Papali'i. Kick to come.

Green looked set to chip to the right corner, but then propped and went back infield, passed to a rampaging Papali'i who steamrolls over the line to score and seal the Warriors win

Warriors lead Warriors 26 - 16 Broncos
77min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Broncos give away a scrum differential penalty

76min

SCRUM WARRIORS - Broncos knock the ball on at the back of the scrum by Dearden, 10m from the Broncos line.

75min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Green grubbers for the corner and finds touch a metre from the Broncos line.

75min

Flegler drops the ball, 15m from the Warriors line

75min

Broncos with the short restart and Coates takes the catch. Broncos on the attack.

75min

Conversion: Warriors
Attempted by Chanel Harris-Tavita.

Harris-Tavita from touch fails to convert

Warriors lead Warriors 22 - 16 Broncos
75min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Ken Maumalo. Kick to come.

Maumalo has somehow, magically even has scored in the left corner with his foot being just the width of a Celine Dion CD off the sideline.

Warriors lead Warriors 22 - 16 Broncos
74min

Maumalo looks to have scored in the corner. Going to the video ref to see if he went into touch.

73min

Challenge successful. No Broncos Scrum. It's a handover instead, Warriors ball.

71min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Blair strips the ball off Croft on the last and the ball goes to the ground. Warriors using the captains challenge

69min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Chanel Harris-Tavita.

Harris-Tavita converts from almost right in front.

Warriors lead Warriors 18 - 16 Broncos
69min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Wayde Egan. Kick to come.

Warriors get a set restart 2m from the Broncos line, Egan takes a run from dummy half and somehow gets the ball down for a great solo try near the posts.

Tied up at Warriors 16 - 16 Broncos
68min

Nice kick forces Isaako to dive near his own line to catch it, which he does nicely, but is then forced ingoal. Broncos dropout

66min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Broncos with an illegal strip. Warriors find touch 15m shy of halfway

65min

PENALTY BRONCOS - They find touch on halfway

64min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Warriors spill the ball trying to get a pass away, 10m from the Broncos line.

61min

PENALTY WARRIORS - 10m from the Broncos line and with a full set

61min

Warriors send the ball to the right side, create the extra man and Maumalo strolls over in the corner to level the scores. Broncos then use their captain's challenge and get themselves penalised prior to the try, which then denies the Warrior the four points.

60min

Green pulls out a 40/20

58min

This game deserves to go to golden point.

57min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Jamayne Isaako.

Isaako converts from in front.

Broncos lead Warriors 12 - 16 Broncos
57min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Herbie Farnworth. Kick to come.

Hiku gets lost under a bomb, lets it bounce and it rolls into the Warriors in-goal. The bouncing ball evades Maumalo and Farnworth follows through and grounds the loose ball for a try.

Broncos lead Warriors 12 - 14 Broncos
52min

Farnworth veeeery nearly gets a try from a nice grubber, but Maumalo bats the ball dead just in time. Just as the Warriors are about to take the drop out, the ref overrules the decision and the Warriors get a 7 tackle set as it's ruled that Farnworth touched the ball last before it went dead.

50min

SCRUM WARRIORS - An attempted strip leads to a knock on by the Broncos deep inside the Warriors half.

49min

Milford with a 1-on-1 strip 10m inside the Warriors half

47min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Chanel Harris-Tavita.

Harris-Tavita converts from right in front.

Warriors lead Warriors 12 - 10 Broncos
46min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Agnatius Paasi. Kick to come.

Paasi takes a crash ball into the Broncos goal-line defence and barges over for a strong try under the posts.

Tied up at Warriors 10 - 10 Broncos
45min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Warriors almost get across the line. Paasi held up. Next play and a Warriors pass goes astray but the Broncos touch it while offside.

38min

Conversion: Warriors
Kicked by Chanel Harris-Tavita.

Harris-Tavita from the sideline is good!

Broncos lead Warriors 6 - 10 Broncos
38min

Try: Warriors
Scored by Ken Maumalo. Kick to come.

Maumalo gets there this time around. He gets a good ball this time from Beale, Maumalo then barges into Niu, bounces off him and rolls over in the Broncos in-goal to score in the left corner.

Broncos lead Warriors 4 - 10 Broncos
36min

Maumalo with the line open, receives a poor pass that lands at his toes and Maumalo knocks on.

34min

SCRUM WARRIORS - Oates comes on and spills the ball in his first touch, 20m from his own line.

30min

SCRUM WARRIORS - forward pass from the Broncos which Maumalo almost intercepted.

29min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Hiku drops a Milford bomb.

28min

Herbert has hurt his knee tackling Boyd

27min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Jamayne Isaako.

Isaako from out wide on the right adds the extras

Broncos lead Warriors 0 - 10 Broncos
27min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Xavier Coates. Kick to come.

A poor half hearted pass on the last by the Warriors, 5m from the Broncos line is intercepted by Coates, who then runs 95m to score untouched.

Broncos lead Warriors 0 - 8 Broncos
25min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Broncos with hands in the ruck. Warriors with another set inside the Broncos red zone

24min

PENALTY WARRIORS - Egan on the last runs from dummy half and catches the markers not square. Warriors with a repeat set 20m out from the Broncos line.

23min

Two plays later and the Broncos turn it over cheaply.

22min

Harris-Tevita grubbers into the Broncos in-goal. Coates regathers and makes a great run up to halfway before being grassed.

21min

SCRUM WARRIORS - Isaako put on a step which saw him evade the ball he was supposed to be holding. Warriors with a full set 30m from the Broncos line.

20min

Broncos have now gone 20 minutes without conceding a point.

19min

Nikorima has failed his HIA

18min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Beale throws a bad pass to his winger, who had no chance of catching it, let alone doing anything with it if he caught it.

16min

Broncos with a nice play down the right edge, ends when Isaako turns the ball inside to Niu who is cleaned up by the cover defence and taken into touch on the last, just 1 metre shy of the Warriors line.

14min

SCRUM BRONCOS - Beale drops a sloppy pass, 20m out from the Broncos line.

14min

Blair with a hit up.

13min

SCRUM WARRIORS - 2nd tackle and the Broncos spread the ball wide, deep inside their own half and Isaako gets pushed into touch.

12min

Warriors go 80m in their set. Did it easily. Broncos have had the overwhelming majority of possession.

9min

Conversion: Broncos
Attempted by Jamayne Isaako.

Isaako's sideline conversion hits the upright and it's waved away

Broncos lead Warriors 0 - 4 Broncos
8min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Xavier Coates. Kick to come.

Broncos send the ball right and some nice catch, draw and passing sees Coates unmarked and he strolls over in the corner for an easy try.

Broncos lead Warriors 0 - 4 Broncos
7min

Croft's kick knocked dead-in-goal by the Warriors. Broncos sets were uninspiring and non-threatening.

6min

Back-to-back set restarts for the Broncos inside the Warriors half.

4min

Nikorima has been steamrolled by Pangai. He's come off the field. He's done well to walk off after being hit by a bus.

1min

Fittingly, given the suggestions this week that the Broncos are divided over player salaries, that they are wearing gold jumpers.

Warriors get us underway!

The excitement around this game is much like that outside Sanity when Celine Dion releases a new album. Kick off in 5 mins. Buckle Up!

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Chris Butler

Touch Judges: Todd Smith, Gavin Badger

Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Bryan Norrie

WARRIORS (26)
Tries: Ken Maumalo (2), Agnatius Paasi, Wayde Egan, Isaiah Papali'i
Field Goals:
Conversions: Chanel Harris-Tavita (3/5)
Penalty Goals:

BRISBANE BRONCOS (16)
Tries: Xavier Coates (2), Herbie Farnworth
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jamayne Isaako (2/3)
Penalty Goals: