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Warriors bounce back in style with big win over woeful Broncos

July 15, 2018

Welcome to 1 NEWS NOW's live updates of the NRL clash between the Brisbane Broncos and the Warriors from Suncorp Stadium.

Broncos 6 - 26 Warriors

80 mins: That's fulltime. The Warriors produced a sensational performance to beat the Broncos. The win sees the Warriors move past the Broncos and Roosters to sixth on the ladder though the Roosters play tonight. It also sees the Warriors open up a six-point buffer on the ninth-placed Raiders, making the prospect of finals football for the men from Mt Smart more likely than ever with seven games left in the season. 

76 mins: Huki has been sinbinned for taking out Isaako as the Broncos winger was chasing a kick. 

74 mins: The Broncos may have gone over for a consolation try. It's gone upstairs and the Warriors may have held it up. It's been given. McCullough with the four-pointer. The Warriors miss out on the opportunity to keep a team in Australia to 0 for just the second time in the club's history. The only time they've done was in 2006. Isaako converts. 

67 mins: The Warriors are penalised for failing to take a drop out before the end of the shot clock. 

64 mins: Blair was bent back awkwardly in a tackle. Glenn copped one in the face in the same tackle. Blair looks to be alright. 

62 mins: The Warriors get another penalty after another strong run from RTS. 

58 mins: Johnson finds touch nicely at the end of another strong set. 

57 mins: Johnson converts. 

55 mins: Paasi scores! A well deserved try for the tireless front rower. He came screaming on to a pass from Green and went through a big gap. 

53 mins: The Broncs ran it on the last but the Warriors managed to knock a pass down, backwards. They get a penalty as they come off their own line. 

50 mins: Kata is in for the second time! A Mannering offload found Luke and the move ended with Kata crashing over out wide. Wow!

46 mins: Boyd is in for the Broncos. We're taking a look at a possible obstruction on RTS. It looks like it will be a no try. It is a no try, maybe a touch of fortune about that call. 

45 mins: A short drop out from the Warriors doesn't work this time. 

44 mins: RTS struggled to get under a ball control in the in-goal. We're looking a potential professional foul from the Warriors. It's all okay.  

42 mins: RTS has been penalised for offside as he dived on the ball with the Broncos not having a dummy half. We're back to 13 a-side too. 

40 mins: The Warriors kick off to start the second half. We're still down to 12 for the first two and half minutes after the break. 

40 mins: Papali'i goes oh so close to scoring but he's just short of the line and that's halftime. A sensational peformance from the Warriors who are deserved leaders over a sloppy Broncos outfit. The level from the whole side is a world away from what they produced in Penrith last week and they're putting on a show in perfect conditions. We'll be back for more after the break. 

38 mins: Beale takes a brilliant intercept running back towards his own line. That should see us through to haltime. Should...

36 mins: Johnson converts. Luke has almost 100m with just five runs. 

35 mins: Luke has scored! What a brilliant individual effort. He beat multiple defenders as he came to his right before crashing over. He's carving them up. 

34 mins: The Broncos get a repeat set and the Warriors take a short restart...that works! Kata comes away with the ball. 

32 mins: Fisticuffs now! McCullough has thrown a couple of punches at Satae as he tried to tackle the Warriors. He objected to an elbow in the throat. McCullough will see time in the bin shortly. Satae is gone for 10 minutes as well!

30 mins: What a chaotic couple of minutes! Luke burst through a hole and threw an inside ball to Satae, who put it down with the line in sight. The Broncs then launched a counter attack before knocking on themselves. The advantage was over and the Warriors found Kata in space but he didn't quite have the pace to find the corner and the Broncos ended up with possession. Never mind saying that quickly, try typing it. 

28 mins: A nice set from the Warriors with Green finding touch at the end of it. It's been a much improved effort from the forwards thus far. They've been dominant.

27 mins: This time Johnson converts. 

26 mins: Beale is in! He was put through a gaping hole with a nice double-pump from Johnson, who went down a short side. A nice play from the halfback who looked long but played short.  

24 mins: Isaako puts a bouncing Blake Green kick down. The Warriors get another chance. 

22 mins - The error is compounded as the Warriors concede a penalty. 

20 mins -  Blair has scored! Actually, it's been ruled no try on grounding. We're going upstairs and...he's put it down. What a missed chance - he was the only one anywhere near close. 

19 mins -  Luke shot out of dummy half and caught the Broncos short but Papali’i's quick hands pass ended up in touch. 

19 mins -  The refs rule that a tap on from Kahu has gone forward. 

17 mins -  Paasi has made an error coming off his own line and he gifts the Broncs some nice field possession. 

14 mins -  Gavet puts a ball down close to the line. A nice shot from Boyd dislodged the footy. 

13 mins - Hiku earns a penalty with a nice surge. The ball was stripped out by Nikorima. 

11 mins - A bit of razzle dazzle there from the Warriors but Boyd defuses a second kick from Johnson. 

7 mins - Kata is in! A sweeping play from the Warriors and Kata got the ball in some space and there was no stopping him from close range. Johnson couldn't convert. 

7 mins - Johnson gets a penalty. The Warriors get a chance to show what they've got on attack. 

5 mins - Oates has crossed, the ref has sent it upstairs with a no try ruling. It was one of those trademark leaping efforts in the corner from Oates. It was knocked from his grasp by RTS. Another inspirational defensive play from the skipper.

4 mins - Broncos get the first penalty for an infringement in the ruck. Brisbane to get the first real attacking chance. They get another penalty, this time against Blair.

2 mins - A nice set first up that included an offload from Paasi. They'll need more of those. 

1 mins - The Broncs kick off and Gavet then Blair hit the ball up. 

4:03pm - The players are out on the ground now in front of a big crowd with 30,000 expected. 

3:45pm - It's a warm, sunny winter afternoon in Brisbane with the temperature hovering around 20 degrees for the early 2pm (local time) kick off. 

Preview:  The Broncos at Suncorp Stadium on a Sunday afternoon is the perfect opportunity for the Warriors to bounce back from a humiliating 36-4 loss to the under-strength Panthers.

Conversely, the Broncos are in form as they aim to extend a three-game winning streak which included last week’s crushing 34-0 victory over the Titans.

It’s a vital match for both sides, which are sides equal on competition points but the eighth-placed Warriors are behind the Broncos because of inferior differential. 

Broncos:

1. Darius Boyd, 2. Corey Oates, 12. Jaydn Su'A, 4. Jordan Kahu, 5. Jamayne Isaako, 6. Anthony Milford, 7. Kodi Nikorima, 8. Matt Lodge, 9. Andrew McCullough, 10. Sam Thaiday, 11. Alex Glenn, 20. David Fifita 13. Josh McGuire

Interchange:
14. Kotoni Staggs, 15. Joe Ofahengaue, 16. Korbin Sims, 19. Patrick Mago

Warriors:

1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (C), 2 David Fusitu’a, 3 Peta Hiku, 4 Solomone Kata, 5 Gerard Beale, 6 Blake Green, 7 Shaun Johnson, 8 James Gavet, 9 Issac Luke, 10 Agnatius Paasi, 11 Isaiah Papali’i, 12 Simon Mannering, 13 Adam Blair
Interchange:
14 Jazz Tevaga, 15 Chris Satae, 16 Joseph Vuna, 17 Anthony Gelling

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