By Louis Anderson-Rich
Hello and welcome to Suncorp Stadium where the Broncos are hosting the Warriors in Round 19 NRL action.
The Warriors are coming off back to back wins against Queensland opposition with confidence high within the camp. The Broncos go into the match as favourites but a Warriors side willing to throw the ball around could be dangerous for the home side to deal with .
We’ll bring you video live updates throughout the match, including video highlights of all the big plays and tries.
Make sure you refresh your page occasionally. We’ll add VIDEO COMING SOON when we’re cutting the highlights and VIDEO UP when it’s ready to be viewed.
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LIVE COMMENTARY: Broncos 10 – 8 Warriors
80 Min: Tupous fields a kick off his chest and beats one, beats two! He’s up to the thirty metre line! Ref calls last play, Johnson now to Brown, back to Johnson who kicks over to the right wing, Vatuvei is in pursuit! He’s got to the ball first! Tackler comes across to shut him down, but the ball is still live! It’s Friend to Maloney to Johnson who now kicks from 25 out to the otherside of the field, Warriors players in pursuit of the kick! But Hodges gets it to it first and bats it dead. Broncos win!
79 Min: Broncos looking to hold this one out now, this will most likely be the Warriors final set of six…Maloney with a well placed kick which is taken well by Hoffman.
76 Min: Broncos with the ball twenty metres out from their line. Maguire makes some good ground and the Broncos are over the halfway line…Wallace to Mitchell Dodds, Hunt to Wallace on the blindside who stabs the kick through but it goes dead.
74 Min: Friend off the back to Johnson goes inside to Omar…Friend again to Maloney, now Mannering who takes the tackle…Lewis Brown in centre filed has a big tackle put on him by Thaiday! Friend once more fires it to Matulino who loses the ball forward! So close for the Warriors!
73 Min: Warriors with a great move down the right side it’s Johnson over to Vatuvei! They’re 10 out, once more to Tupou who kicks ahead! Ball comes off Hoffman and goes into touch. Warriors with a scrum on the 10 metre line.
71 Min: Warriors running it up through the middle it’s Johnson taking it up over halfway…now Feleti Mateo who looks to offload which he does but poorly, now Johnson with the high kick which is taken by Hoffman who beats two tackles and then goes down in front of his goalposts.
70 Min: Thaiday back on the field gets the Broncos over the 40, Wallace tries to go up the middle but is tackled by Packer, hunt with a kick which goes dead.
69 Min: Warriors back down the other end and it’s Maloney with an up and under which goes out on the full.
68 Min: Warriors looking tired on this slippery surface…Wallace with a low kick which is decent, Omar of the Warriors back to field it, he steps one, and another and makes it back up to the 20 metre line excellent work from him.
67 Min: Johnson with a little shimmy and sparkle through the middle but he doesn’t end up making any ground…Johnson gets it again and puts a kick though but it has too much on it.
66 Min: Hodges at dummy half and he’s in a tussle with Tupou and loses it forward, Warriors with the ball just behind halfway.
65 Min: Broncos with the ball…Wallace kicks early and Locke fields it…now Ben Henry with a strong surge…Mmaloney plucks a Locke pass out of the air with some fortune…Maloney again he stabs it through down the blindside but it dribbles into touch.
64 Min: Now the Warriors come at the line and it’s Mannering inside to Vatuvei who has lost it forward putting all pressure off the Broncos.
62 Min: Warriors with a bit of luck as a Johnson kick comes off Hoffmans shoulder and goes dead so Warriors in a good position, and it’s Johnson with a flat pass to Mateo who hits the line! Looked forward but not called! Bal lcomes back out to Friend, back to Maloney who tries to put a grubber through but Hoffman puts it dead.
61 Min: Straight through from Ben Hunt as he slips through two tackles! Gives it inside to Wallace who tracks over to the right! Try-saving tackle from Johnson who forces the knock-on!
60 Min: Warriors can’t get out of their half at the moment, wicked defence from the Broncos…Maloney kicks down towards Hoffman who gets up to his 40 metre line…
59 Min: Warriors back with the ball and that is a big tackle by Hannant on Tupou..
58 Min: Friend to Mateo who looks to offload for the Warriors but doesn’t and it’s Johnson with the kick which has too much on it as it trickles dead.
55 Min: Maloney goes deep with the kick and Hannant runs it up…Now the veteran Civoniceva…Josh Maguire makes some good ground, and it’s Hodges from dummy half but he doesn’t go far...final tackle for the Broncos, high kick from Norman but Vatuvei is under it again.
54 Min: Corey Parker puts the Broncos in the lead.
53 Min: Both sides trading sets without any real threat at the moment…Vatuvei with the ball, dogged by a swarm of Broncos defenders…Mateo with the ball and he’s lost it! Broncos counter! They have numbers out to the left but Alex Glenn decides to go himself and he earns a penalty which will be a shot at goal.
52 Min: McCullough goes out wide it’s Wallace with numbers, on to Hodges but he is brought down….kick goes downfield , taken by Locke…Ben Henry hits the line hard, to Johnson who juggles it but manages to hold on…now Maloney with the kick and Hoffman has it easily covered.
51 Min: Friend to Maloney out wide to Lewis Brown who avoids one tackle, offloads to Tupou who is tackled…final tackle now and Shaun Johnson kicks, Hoffman receives.
50 Min: Solid hit from Rapira in defence on Gillett…Broncos away now though it’s Wallace who skips away from a tackle! Offloads to Hodges who is tackled on the last! Good defence from the Warriors.
49 Min: So the game restarts after that injury to Thaiday…Wariors with the ball trying to get out of their own half…kick from Johnson is good but fielded well by Hoffman.
48 Min: Wallace with an up and under, which is magnificently taken by Vatuvei! Thaiday comes in with the tackle and has crumpled to the ground, it looks as though he copped an accidental knee on his chin and he looks out cold. VIDEO COMING SOON
47 Min: Warriors on the forty metre line. Maloney with a kick on the third, attempts a 40-20 but doesn’t make it and the Broncos will restart 10 metres out from their own line.
46 Min: McCullough with a dummy almost getting through but he’s snapped up by Mannering. Broncos surging now as Corey Parker passes it to Wallace but it’s judged to have gone forwards.
45 Min: Lewis Brown runs it up the middle but he’s lost it forward in the tackle and Matt Gillet cleans up the loose ball…Parker goes down for the 2nd tackle…Broncos 11 out, Norman shows it and then gives it to Wallace who gets an offload away to Thaiday…Broncos only four out now and it’s Norman with the kick! Maloney does brilliantly to get pack and clean it up…Johnson kicks very deep and it’s Hoffman getting back to regather.
44 Min: Stab kick from Wallace taken well by Locke 9 metres out from his own line.
43 Min: Maloney with a hefty kick downfield picked up by Hoffman given off to Ben Te’o…
42 Min: Manu Vatuvei gets his first touch of the half as he takes a good catch from an up and under.
41 Min: Maloney gets us back underway and it’s taken by Corey Norman.
Both teams back out now…we’re not far from the restart.
40 Min: Maloney pushes it wide from out in front, and it’s locked up at halftime.
39 Min: Broncos concede a penalty on the 40 for being offside. Good chance for the Warriors to take the lead as Maloney lines up the kick.
38 Min: Ben Te’o gets wrapped up in a tackle but he manages to flick it out the back, good offload, Broncos now spread it wide and it’s Justin Hodges! He tries to go back inside and it’s sloppy and judged to have gone forwards.
37 Min: Maloney kicks on the 4th again from inside their 40, taken well by Josh Hoffman.
36 Min: Maloney from the sideline…hits the post, so close.
35 Min: Lillyman links up brilliantly with Friend for a wrap around, no one at home for the Broncos flat pass out to Vatuvei who goes over in the corner! TRY! VIDEO UP
34 Min: Maloney first receiver goes to Locke who is tackled well by Ben Te’o…
32 Min: Confidence in the Warriors attack at the moment as they approach the ten metre line, Friend to Johnson who stabs a kick through that comes off his own player, fizzles away into the corner where Norman is tackled, Drop out to come.
31 Min: Norman with a kick straight down field, Locke juggles it a little but eventually catches it. Broncos penalised for an illegal strip.
30 Min: Here’s Manu Vatuvei now looking to redeem himself from before, tackled. Johnson with a 4th tackle kick that skids along the ground past Hoffman but he reclaims the ball and runs it up past his own 10 metre line.
29 Min: So broncos 5 metres out and it’s Hannant who runs at the defence but is held up well…Gillett now but he’s set upon by Mateo…Wallace throws it flat to Thaiday but he’s held by Johnson…Peter Wallace with a little kick over top now! But it comes off Lewis Brown and goes dead.
28 Min: Vatuvei wrapped up in a tackle after the scrum, and he tries to hock it out the back of the tackle! But it’s gone forward! On the 1st tackle! Terrible decision.
26 Min: Broncos about 9 metres out now…they go blindside but Brown is there with the tackle…Hannant runs it up the middle, now they spread it out and Hoffman almost goes over the line! Wallace with a little kic, which is trapped so it will be 6 more to go, but no! Knocked on by Peter Wallace.
25 Min: Forty-twenty attempt from McCullogh…which he lands!
23 Min: Broncos in some space and it’s Matt Gillet with the ball! Good tackle on him from Brown though. Now last tackle and Parker kicks high, just held by Vatuvei though, which looked hard in these conditions.
22 Min: Mateo on Wallace, massive hit…now it’s Elijah Taylor who tries to break the line. Warriors are 30 metres out…and it’s Friend to Maloney, Mannering now Lewis Brown but he is tackled. Maloney with a big kick and Vatuvei gets up to bat it back! Falls to Johnson! He can’t go over the line though. Ball back with the Broncos.
21 Min: Broncos with the counter attack and Parker kicks ahead, Sam Thaiday and Wallace in pursuit! Kevin Locke does fantastically to get back and secure the ball though.
21 Min: Friend in the Broncos half, goes to Maloney who kicks but again it hits a Bronco but this time the Broncos come away with it.
20 Min: Broncos on the attack now and the kick comes from Norman. It’s a high bomb, but the Broncos winger can’t get under it and knocks it on.
18 Min: New Zealand up over the halfway line…5th tackle and the kick from Johnson hits a Bronco in the back of the head…Warriors under pressure, they’re running back after picking up the loose ball and Taylor eventually kicks it away but it’s picked up by Hoffman.
16 Min: Maloney pushes it to the left.
15 Min: poor drop out picked up by Maloney….Matulino with a huge run that puts the Warriors inside the 20…Friend to Johnson who double pumps, gives it to Kevin Locke who goes over! TRY! VIDEO UP
14 Min: Drop out fielded by Packer…Friend back inside to Packer again…Johnson with a little kick in behind, but Parker is there and he is also talked behind the line, another drop out to come.
13 Min: Lewis Brown with a good hit up…now Mateo with a little step…Maloney stabs it through on the fourth and it’s a decent kick, Hoffman is back to pick it up from behind his tryline, 5 Warriors descend down on him and they tackle him in the goal area.
12 Min: Civoniceva with a surge up the middle from his own tryline…Parker kicks on the 4th and it goes dead.
11 Min: Corey Parker puts over another 2.
10 Min: Wallace to Norman to Matt Gillett but he is tied up. Warriors now give away a penalty from right out in front. Feleti Mateo at fault there.
9 Min: Warriors commit a cardinal sin and are called up for being offside from the restart, Broncos right back on the attack from 33 metres out.
8 Min: And the extras are added.
7 Min: Maguire makes it inside the 10 for Brisbane and now a little kick from Cory Norman, he’s chased it down himself and touched it down! Ref going to the TMO…TRY! VIDEO UP
6 Min: Warriors don’t make much ground with their set, Shaun Johnson kicks downfield and it’s fielded by Hoffman…
5 Min: Kick from Wallace which Vatuvei is under and he is pushed all the way back to his tryline but luckily isn’t considered held behind it…
4 Min: Broncos now bring the ball up outside their 30, it’s Elijah Taylor…Norman with a kick that’s fielded by Kevin Locke…here comes Friend who steals 20 yards from dummy half…high bomb from Johnson now who’s under it? Manu Vatuvei is judged to have knocked it on.
3 Min: Mannering now only a metre or two out from the goal line…Maloney out to Lewis Brown on the wing but he’s lost the ball.
2 Min: Solid start for the Warriors as Matulino brings the ball up to the 40. And Civoniceva has given away a very early penalty. Johnson puts it into touch and the Warriors are 30 out from the Broncos line.
1 Min: and Corey Norman gets us underway as the rain begins to bucket down.
Alrighty we are finally about to get underway as the Broncos and Warriors make their way out on to the field.
While you wait for kickoff, watch highlights of the Warriors match against the Titans.
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Teams
Broncos: Josh Hoffman, Gerard Beale, Alex Glenn, Justin Hodges, Dale Copley, Corey Norman, Peter Wallace, Josh McGuire, Andrew McCullough, Petero Civoniceva, Matt Gillett, Sam Thaiday, Corey Parker.
Interchange: Ben Hunt, Ben Teo, Ben Hannant, Mitchell Dodds.
Warriors: Kevin Locke, Bill Tupou, Ben Henry, Lewis Brown, Manu Vatuvei, James Maloney, Shaun Johnson, Russell Packer, Nathan Friend, Ben Matulino, Feleti Mateo, Simon Mannering, Elijah Taylor.
Interchange (from): Omar Slaimankhel, Sione Lousi, Jacob Lillyman, Steve Rapira, Sebastine Ikahihifo
Pregame banter:
Five-eighth James Maloney says the Warriors need to fix up parts of their game if they want to make it a third win in a row against Queensland opposition.
The Warriors have picked up the beginnings of some NRL momentum, but playmaker James Maloney says they still need to remove the flat patches in their game.
The Warriors are away to the Broncos tonight in their third consecutive match against Queensland sides.
The previous two brought wins over North Queensland and Gold Coast to lift the Auckland-based club into the top eight.
But while there have been indications of a growing maturity in a young team boasting the second-best attack in the competition, tightening their defence and being more ruthless when ahead are areas to work on.
"It's nice to put a couple of wins together but it's going to be a bigger challenge this week and it's something we have to be mindful of," Maloney said.
"We've still got patches we want to sort out. It's probably nice to know we've still got improvement in us."
While the Cowboys and Titans were both depleted by State of Origin, the fourth-placed Brisbane will have their seven Queensland representatives back and they are also rested after a bye.
However, the Warriors can draw confidence from their 30-20 pre-Origin defeat of the Broncos in Auckland in early May.
"We got the measure of them over here and there's nothing stopping us doing it again," Maloney said.
"We just have to make sure we're playing the right style of footy."
Meanwhile, Maloney admits it's an exciting prospect if All Black Sonny Bill Williams' predicted NRL destination is correct, but his priority is on finishing well with the Warriors.
After completing three years in Auckland, Maloney will be off to the Sydney Roosters, the club Williams is understood to be joining after a stint in Japanese rugby later this year.
"Apparently he's heading where I am - that's the talk," Maloney quipped.
"I suppose it will be exciting when it comes around, but at the moment all my focus is here."
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