Protecting fourth spot will be a driving force for the One New Zealand Warriors when they face Canberra in tonight’s round 21 New South Wales Cup encounter at Go Media Stadium Mt Smart (5.30pm kick-off).
After putting together back-to-back wins over South Sydney and Parramatta, the Slade Griffin-coached Warriors slipped up with a disappointing 18-26 home loss to third-placed Newtown last Sunday.
However, results in other matches ensured they held onto fourth place on the ladder.
They’re on 23 points, level with the Raiders but ahead on points for and against. When the two sides met in Canberra on July 10, the Warriors had a convincing 34-16 victory.
They rank as the competition’s top points-scoring side with 503 from 19 games while they're sixth for the fewest points conceded with 376.
Tonight they’ll be boosted up front with the inclusion of regular NRL front rower Tom Ale. After appearing in every match this season he is having an outing with the New South Wales Cup side to get some much-needed minutes under his belt.
In another significant positive NRL rookie back rower Demitric Sifakula returns from a knee injury alongside fellow NRL squad players Taine Tuaupiki, Viliami Vailea and Ronald Volkman.
Match: Warriors v Raiders
Round 21 -
home Team
Warriors
away Team
Raiders
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Taine TuaupikiFullback for Raiders is number 1 Chevy Stewart
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Winger for Warriors is number 2 Setu TuWinger for Raiders is number 2 Nick Cotric
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Centre for Warriors is number 3 Moala Graham-TaufaCentre for Raiders is number 4 Brad Morkos
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Centre for Warriors is number 4 Viliami VaileaCentre for Raiders is number 18 Harley Smith-Shields
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Winger for Warriors is number 5 Sanele AukusitinoWinger for Raiders is number 5 Utuloa Asomua
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Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Ben FarrFive-Eighth for Raiders is number 3 Ethan Strange
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Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Ronald VolkmanHalfback for Raiders is number 6 Matt Frawley
Forwards
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Prop for Warriors is number 10 Tanner Stowers-SmithProp for Raiders is number 8 Trey Mooney
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Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Michael SioHooker for Raiders is number 9 Adrian Trevilyan
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Prop for Warriors is number 20 Tom AleProp for Raiders is number 10 Peter Hola
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Kalani Going2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Mitchell Spencer
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Selumiela Halasima2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Clay Webb
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Lock for Warriors is number 13 Demitric SifakulaLock for Raiders is number 13 Hohepa Puru
Interchange
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Interchange for Warriors is number 8 Zyon Maiu'uInterchange for Raiders is number 7 Joshua James
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Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Isaiah VaganaInterchange for Raiders is number 14 Toby Thorburn
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Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Maia SandsInterchange for Raiders is number 15 Loghan Lewis
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Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Jacob LabanInterchange for Raiders is number 17 Josh Allen
Reserves
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Replacement for Warriors is number 14 Eiden AcklandReplacement for Raiders is number 16 Jayden Clarkson
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