Post Match NZ Warriors v Newcastle Knights - [Round 3, 2026]

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NZ Warriors v Newcastle Knights - [Round 3, 2026]
POST MATCH​

The official NZWF thread for all post match discussion on this weeks game. Celebrate. Vent. Who were your stand outs? Who needs to be dropped? Man of the match (MOM)?

Rate the players for this match: Player Ratings

Discuss...

 

[Boats n Hoes]

Our pack is the real deal.

The way they control that middle third should scare all other teams. The way they can rotate Barney, Fish, Erin Clarke and Vaimauga......and then u have the iron man Ford who allows them to do that means that control in the middle of the park is relentless.

Tannah Jonathon Thurston Boyd......playing the perfect chess game off the back of that domination......so nice watching someone flourish how he is right before our eyes.....his pinpoint kicking game is something that takes teams deep into a competition......Boyd 7. Metcalf 6. and CHT 14, a no brainer for me.

Tauapiki's elusiveness was causing the Knights headaches all night. Niukore made a strong return with his direct runs shortening up the defensive line. Barnett straight in to his tough robust style after such a long lay off was incredible. And thought Laban was strong defensively.

This is so obviously a well drilled and well coached team. U dont win competitions in march so its a week by week proposition and we cant get too ahead of ourselves but i wouldnt swap any other coach for Andrew Webster.....our performances so far has his fingerprints all over them.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

Solid game. Still looking the goods.

This seasons going to get zesty when Metcalf is healthy again.

Scoring a try, right on the buzzer (again) is absolute cinema.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

Boys. We are 1st.

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Who called it that LH would score on debut



They owe Taine a beer lol

 

[snake77]

Life is good. Up the Wahs.

 

[juju]

Is this real life

 

[sballer7]

This team is tight man. Look at Tanners reaction to Hansen scoring. That guy could easily have dropped his lip being left out the game given how good he's been.

 

[Po11um]

Good win warriors

 

[JaggedJ]

Another week, another win.

Satisfied.

 

[CWC]

 

[tajhay]

Jackson Ford and Tanah Boyd are just getting better and better. How about this for effort...

 

[Inruin]

Bit disappointed that our average points for has taken a hit from that game.

 

[sydneywarrior92]

is NRL.com taking the piss? Jacko Ford 236m?

 

[Tookey 2.0]

No CNK, Metcalf, CHT, Pompey, Rocco, Capewell, and Gannon injured 5 min in....

We werent perfect but were building for sure.

 

[BRING DA RUCKUS]

Cup boys on top

 

[Mr Drag]

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You love to see it!

 

[JaggedJ]

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For and against of the top four.....

One of these things, is not like the others, one of these things, doesn't belong.

 

[KPWarrior]

What a game! Well done boys.

 

[Ryno 2.0]

Forward domination, ruck speed, Knights trying to slow us down and getting pinged for it. Plenty of opportunities that we didn’t ice, and we still get to 38!