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Welcome to 1 NEWS NOW live updates from this afternoon's NRL game between the Warriors and Melbourne Storm at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.
MEL NO TRY! Storm chooses to run on the last one and Welch grunts on the line but he is restrained! Great defense by the Warriors.
Warriors attack right but Beale's fastball at Fusitua is cut off and the wingman hits it. The chance to attack failed and it is even worse because the Warriors are penalized a few moments later. Storm starting a new series at halfway
Storm is penalized for not being released in the tackle, the Warriors launch a new blow at 30m.
The Warriors' defense stops Slater attacking the right wing and connects him in touch. The Warriors face each other on their 10m.
Mannering plays the ball halfway for the final tackle and there is no one to take it! Storm dives on the free ball and gets a free set to start halfway. Strange mistake there warriors. Luke was not in sight.
Yikes. Storm attacks the left wing with numbers and it's with Slater. He looks to draw and pass, but he walks to the left wing for a throw on the arm that allows him to reach the sky. Rare mistake from the back here. The Warriors throw themselves on their 20m.
The Warriors blow their luck because RTS does not pass to anyone and the Storm recovers it. To make matters worse, the Warriors are then penalized for playing the ball in contact. Storm finds the contact with the penalty and starts his set halfway
The Warriors with another great chance of attack after the Storm are penalized for not being released at the end of the set. Johnson finds contact and it's a new set on the Storm's 30m
The Warriors come out of jail after the Storm rumbled within 10m of the line. Asofa-Solomona takes care of Scott and he is quickly attacked. Scott tries to get rid of himself but he loses control of the ball and it's a blow. The Warriors throw themselves on their 10m
Storm wins a penalty early in their set after Mannering is penalized for being offside. Smith finds the halfway point for the new Storm set.
Storm has a solid set with some big races in the middle of the field. 57m won on the last tack and it's a weak kick from Munster on the last. RTS recovers and shakes one to make a few meters. He finally descended on the 20m Warriors.
Storm transforms a 35m set into a territory gain with Smith's precise kick finding a touch. The Warriors crashed on their 10m with a scrum.
Storms are released after Mannering has lost the ball at the start of the set to discharge. Melee Storm at 10m midway in their half.
MEL DROPOUT! Lino climbers on the second tackle to catch the storm off guard but Chambers returns in time to recover it. He has nowhere to go and he is tackled in-goal.
The Warriors deserve a penalty halfway after Hoffman obstructed Johnson while he was trying to recover the ball-game. Johnson finds contact with the penalty and that is another chance of attack for the Warriors – 30m from the Storm line.
Another promising set of Warriors sees them do 55m on the set. They use the width very well at the beginning of the game. Johnson goes high on the last tackle but it's a bit deep for the pursuers. Slater takes it and wraps it just outside his 10m.
The Warriors arrive halfway after the kickoff and Johnson finds contact with his kick on the final tack. Melee Storm on their 10m.
WAR TRY! The warriors cross Beale. At the last tackle at 10m, Johnson floats on the right and Fusitua takes off to take it. He is 2m long and is wrapped, so he uses a bounce to dump on Beale and he dives to score. Improvisation at its best. Warriors returns in the lead with a Johnson pearler on the right touchline
The Warriors are penalized because the Storm are penalized for not being out at the beginning of the set. Johnson finds the contact to give the Warriors a new set 30m from the Storm line.
The Warriors have a chance to retaliate after Hoffman coughs into the ball for a touch. The Warriors fight 10m inside their half.
MEL TRY! Storm is already in the game after a magnificent Hughes pass that places Chambers through a hole on the right. He snatches RTS in the backfield and he is in goal to score. Not the departure from the side of the house.
A good start to the storm and they have 52m in their opening set. They go high on the last but RTS is everywhere and returns it just outside its 10m. The Warriors respond with good hits and make 49m in their set. Johnson is aiming for the right corner but Addo-Carr everywhere. A good start on both sides
Warriors begin to do things on a sunny Smart Mount
It has been confirmed that Bunty Afoa started on the Warriors' bench.
Afoa is back just three weeks after being dislocated against Cronulla on June 29th. The two players to drop off the extended bench are hooker Karl Lawton and center Anthony Gelling.
The back of the Roger Tuivasa-Sheck Warriors.
Source: Photosport
The Warriors are back in New Zealand after a tripling abroad but they face a difficult task In the storm
It does not get much easier with the Escape Shaped Blake Green was eliminated yesterday because of a rib injury contracted during the Broncos' win last week.
Not to mention the storm Five of their original players with Billy Slater, Will Chambers, Josh Addo-Carr, Cameron Munster and Felise Kaufusi are all named at the start.
The Warriors will also seek redemption after suffering the 50-10 defeat
Adam Blair warned visitors that they had changed since that result
"We are a different team from this moment, no doubt, "said Blair about the storm.
"We have moved in the right direction, we are playing a We hope to see a style similar to the one we played against the Broncos."
The team will also seek to give back some confidence to the fans today, having lost their last three home games.
Warriors: 1. Roger Tuivasa-sheck 2. David Fusitua 3. Gerard Beale 4. Kata Solomone 5. Ken Maumalo 18. Mason Lino 7. Shaun Johnson 8. James Gavet 9. Issac Luke 10. Agnace Paasi 11. Isaiah Papalii 12. Simon Mannering 13. Adam Blair
Exchange (S): 14. Jazz Tevaga 15. Chris Satae 16. Joseph Vuna 20. Karl Lawton 21. Bunty Afoa 22. Anthony Gelling
Storm: 1. Billy Slater 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. Will Chambers 4. Curtis Scott 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 18. Hughes Jahrome 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10 Nelson Asofa-Solomona 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Kenneth Bromwich
Exchange (s): 15. Tim Glasby 16. Christian Welch 17. Brandon Smith 19. Joe Stimson 20. Dale Finucane 21. Cheyse Blair
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