The Warriors have maintained second place on the ladder with a classy 32-6 win over Wests Tigers at Campbelltown to kick us off in Round 19.
The visitors raced to a 14-0 lead in 18 minutes on the back of a superlative performance from James Fisher-Harris, Erin Clark and Tanner Stowers-Smith, helped by Bunty Afoa spending 10 minutes in the sin bin for a late tackle against his old club.
But the Tigers put up a fight, dominating possession and completed all but one set in the first half to get back within eight points.
It was all one-way traffic in the second half, starting with the Warriors scoring two tries in three minutes just 11 minutes after the resumption to blow the lead out to 20.
The Tigers had ample opportunity to close the gap on the scoreboard and despite looking dynamic at times in attack, could not find a way through Warriors defence and only earned their first line break in the 79th minute.
While they made more errors than they typically would, the Warriors were powerful across the park, with Taine Tuaupiki running for over 200 metres, Jacob Laban leading the forwards with 160 run metres and the starting middles eclipsing 320 run metres.
Wests Tigers v Warriors at Campbelltown Stadium
Wests Tigers: Round 19
Warriors: Round 19
NRL Press Conference: West Tigers v Warriors - Round 19, 2026
Match: Wests Tigers v Warriors
Round 19 -
home Team
Wests Tigers
12th Position
away Team
Warriors
2nd Position
Venue: Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Sydney
Wests Tigers v Warriors: Round 19
Full time: The Warriors hold out the final plays from the Tigers to complete a 32-6 win.
79th min: The Tigers make their first line break of the game through Jarome Luai from midfield to go right on the attack. The Luai cross-field kick on last tackle is fielded by the Warriors, who are tackled in goal.
76th min: The Warriors put the stamp on this one, with Sam Healey crossing over for a try. It was all Te Maire Martin in the lead-up as he went deep into the line, threw the dummy, got ankle tapped but ultimately handed the ball off to Jacob Laban, who found Healey in support. Chanel Harris-Tavita converts the try. Warriors lead 32-6.
Sam Healey Try
70th min: Adam Pompey breaks away down the left wing on the back of a fantastic kick return from Taine Tuaupiki, but when he tries to draw and pass to send a teammate over to score, Adam Doueihi comes up with the try saver and cause the ball to come loose.
67th min: The two teams trade sets and errors in a scrappy period of the game in the middle third, but the Warriors ultimately make the error on half way to give the Tigers attacking ball. They complete the set but are shut down on last tackle and hand it over.
62nd min: The Tigers are surging in a bid to get themselves back in the game, earning multiple repeat sets on the Warriors' line. But after a messy set of six, the Tigers once again turn it over and the visitors streak away downfield.
54th min: Here they go again. The Warriors make the Tigers pay after Jahream Bula puts down a Te Maire Martin bomb, as Chanel Harris-Tavita picks it up and throws a no-look flick pass, which bounces into the hands of Wayde Egan for him to run 10 metres to score. After some delay to confirm the try, Harris-Tavita adds the extra two points. Warriors lead 26-6.
Wayde Egan Try
51st min: The Warriors finally get another try. On the back of their first set restart of the game, Te Maire Martin goes scheming and takes on Adam Doueihi, fights his way through to find a cutout offload to Adam Pompey, who passes to Alofiana Khan-Pereira to cut back inside and score his second try. Adam Pompey hands the kicking duties to Chanel Harris-Tavita, who nails the conversion from out wide. Warriors lead 20-6.
Alofiana Khan-Pereira 2nd Try
48th min: After the Tigers turn the ball over on half way, Warriors take the ball to the attacking zone and earn a repeat set from a penalty, but the home side muscles up in defence and keeps them out.
42nd min: The Tigers get the first attacking opportunity of the half after a Warriors error in the opening set, but a pass from Jarome Luai in the following that would have put Heamasi Makasini over to score is just too far in front of the 18-year-old.
Half time: A strange first half comes to an end with the Warriors leading 14-6. The visitors were absolutely dominant through the middle for the opening 10 minutes, led by their returning skipper and first tryscorer James Fisher-Harris. The sin binning of Bunty Afoa against his old club had the Wahs on the accelerator, allowing them to take a 14-0 lead inside 18 minutes. While the Tigers' defence was left wanting at times, they maintained discipline with the ball, completing 22 of 23 sets in the opening half, allowing them to continually enter Warriors territory for the remainder of the half. They could only muster one try for their efforts.
38th min: After the Tigers enjoy some piggy-back penalties to get them on attack, they earn four consecutive sets on the Warriors line. But the visitors are just too desperate in defence to let the Tigers in again.
33rd min: The Tigers have been enjoying a glut of possession inside the Warriors' half but can't find the right end to their sets, finally giving away a high tackle penalty to end the momentum and put the Warriors on the attack.
28th min: The Tigers have a try! Samuela Fainu falls on an Adam Doueihi grubber kick which the Warriors failed to clean up. The home side has maintained a 100% completion rate despite the challenges of the opening half and their opening score in well deserved. Doueihi converts. Warriors lead 14-6.
Samuela Fainu Try
23rd min: The Tigers have held on for the remainder of the sin bin period, with Bunty Afoa returning to the field.
18th min: It's Leiataua time! On the back of an incisive 40-metre run from Alofiana Khan-Pereira, the Warriors go on the attack once again. Te Maire Martin shapes to kick but instead runs the ball on last tackle, throwing a beautiful double cutout pass to put Ali Leiataua over. Adam Pompey misses with the conversion attempt. Warriors lead 14-0.
Ali Leiataua Try
15th min: The Warriors answer the call at their first opportunity against 12 men. Alofiana Khan-Pereira goes acrobatic to finish off a backline movement in the corner after a handy offload from Adam Pompey. Pompey misses the conversion attempt from the sideline. Warriors lead 10-0.
Alofiana Khan-Pereira Try
13th min: SIN BIN! Bunty Afoa gets his marching orders for 10 minutes after a late shot on Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad after passing.
Bunty Afoa sent to the bin
10th min: The Warriors are dominating the yardage battle and earn another chance on the Tigers line, but it comes undone when Tanner Stowers-Smith can't hold on to a crash ball from Wayde Egan.
7th min: The Warriors break away again, first off a half break from James Fisher-Harris, before they switch to the other side for Ali Leiataua to get free. Te Maire Martin forces a line dropout with a deft kick, but in the ensuing set, he makes a handling error near the try line to let the Tigers off the hook.
4th min: The Warriors are over! Wests Tigers are made to pay dearly for their error, with James Fisher-Harris making the most of a yawning gap between Terrell May and Jarome Luai off an Erin Clark short ball to score the opening try. Adam Pompey converts. Warriors lead 6-0.
James Fisher-Harris Try
2nd min: Both sides complete their opening sets, but the Warriors give away a penalty to the Tigers as they battle out of yardage. However, Adam Doueihi fails to find touch from the penalty kick and turn it over.
Kickoff: We're underway on a cloudy but rain-free night at Campbelltown.
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Late Mail
Wests Tigers: Skipper Jarome Luai is on track to return from a concussion that forced him out of last week's loss to the Dragons. Luai replaces Jock Madden, who will play NSW Cup. Youngster Josese Lanyon has been named at hooker in place of injured skipper Api Koroisau. Back-rower Samuela Fainu is on track to return from a foot injury suffered in Round 9. Jared Haywood was added to the six-man bench 90 minutes before kick-off with Charlie Murray dropping out.
Warriors: No late changes for Andrew Webster. Origin duo Mitchell Barnett and Kurt Capewell will miss the clash, with the pair dropping out of the extended squad on Thursday. In positive news, captain James Fisher-Harris (calf) and emerging forward Leka Halasima (hamstring) make their returns from injury. Winger Alofiana Khan-Pereira is also set to return from a thigh injury. Former Tiger Luke Laulilii was added to the six-man bench on Thursday in place of Makaia Tafua.
Numbers Game
- Wests Tigers have won only one of their past eight games at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.
- The Warriors have won nine of their last 10 games against the Tigers.
- Wests Tigers fullback Jahream Bula has scored three tries in his last three games at Campbelltown.
- Warriors winger Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has scored seven tries in his last six games.
- Wests Tigers halfback Adam Doueihi has scored five tries in his last four games.