Post Match Redcliffe Dolphins v NZ Warriors - [Round 8, 2026]

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Redcliffe Dolphins v NZ Warriors - [Round 8, 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)?

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Discuss...

 

[Christchurch_Warrior]

That was a hard watch. Glad we got the points.

 

[BabylonPink]

BIG STRONG D
HARD MATCH
BYE BYE BOYD

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Heart attack stuff. Not terribly impressive esp the 2nd half. But dug deep and pulled out the W. Lost 2 players

 

[Makasene]

Another 2 points.

Man we have so much improvement and we are 2nd of the ladder.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

What an absolute heart attack game.

Gotta remember that the phins took the riff to golden point.

Honestly, I hope Lekas alright. He hasn't looked the same since the losses...

Erin Clark was absolutely massive!

 

[JaggedJ]

Not going to win any beauty prizes, but she still put out. 2 points.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Seemed a messy stop start game. Injuries, stoppages, silly errors, etc that stopped us from flowing.

The dolphins threw a lot at us on attack in the second half but we never looked threated. Our edges issues seem fixed.

We threw a lot at them as well and credit to the Dolphins for solid defence. They came to play and it was a good game. 54% possession we should have rolled over them but they kept in it.

Awesome win and it’s good to have a close one that we could close out.

 

[Jaffa J]

Shit performance did everything we could to lose that Egan/Boyd off tonight wouldn’t change much for next week except maybe CNK at FB and TMM at 14

 

[roguei]

Ugly win. But I'll take any win in Wellington against a good team like the phins. We somehow shut down Herbie. Left them scoreless in the 2nd half. Defense looked great in that same half. Attack...

MoTM has got to be Clark. 2 line brakes from the big man. Amazing stuff.

Still 2nd!!!

 

[LeagueJunkie]

A clash fitting of ANZAC day.

Lest we forget

Up the Wahs baby! Chahoo!

 

[snake77]

The big wins have been nice to see.

These wins when you aren't at your best are when you need to find a way to win.

The Dolphins came to play and didn't go away.

We came back from a deficiet and got the win.

Two competition points collected.

 

[Inruin]

We played nowhere near our best and got the win. Dolphins turned up to play and forced our play a lot. Previous Warriors teams fold in this game. Not always going to have that clinical performance. Effort was there. Discipline and execution not so much.

Good test, good result.

 

[Victor_Radley's_Scrotum]

Awful performance at times but obviously pleased to get the scrappy 2 points. Winning ugly is still a win but some things to work on.

 

[Citygirl]

I don't care, I gave it an A not flash but I'll take it

 

[Stalefish540]

Hopefully Webby absolutely feeds them for that one, absolute shocker.

Only positive is the two points.

Edit: except for Clark

 

[Assyrian-Warrior]

Give us the premiership already!!!

 

[CWC]

We held them to 0 point in the second half lest we forget

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

I don't care, I gave it an A not flash but I'll take it

The 'D' ratings are a tad harsh, eh?

 

[JaggedJ]

Could see a couple of forced changes next week. Another test/challebge/opportunity for our depth.

Whoever comes in seems to perform though which is great to see.