MATCH PREVIEW
Warriors v Dragons: Battle of the 2018 success stories
Author
Tim Keeble
Timestamp
Tue 17 Apr 2018, 08:52 AM
For five weeks the Warriors enchanted us with their free-wheeling nothing-to-lose approach. The Broncos brought them back to earth with last week's win in enemy territory and everybody's waiting to see if the honeymoon is over or if they are legitimate top eight contenders.
It's not as though the Warriors were bad against an injury-weakened Brisbane, but there was a faint whiff of complacency about their performance and they can't afford to take anyone lightly. Coach Stephen Kearney should have no trouble getting his side up for the unbeaten competition leaders.
There were a few rumblings after the Dragons scraped home against Souths in round five that a loss was just around the corner. Well it wasn't around the first corner, as the Dragons romped to a big win over crosstown rivals Cronulla, leaving them battered and bruised in the process.
Given their good record in Auckland over the years, it might not be around the next corner either.
Match: Warriors vs Dragons
6:00pm
Home Team
Warriors
3rd Position
Away Team
Dragons
1st Position
Venue: Mt Smart Stadium
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Head-to-head: Played 26; Dragons 21 wins; Warriors 5 wins
Matches at venue: Played 10; Dragons 6 wins; Warriors 4 wins
2017 results: Dragons won 26-12 at Jubilee Oval in round 4 and 30-14 at FMG Stadium Waikato
Points per game: Warriors 23.7; Dragons 32.3
Points conceded per game: Warriors 15.3; Dragons 13.3
Televised: Live on Fox League
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