2025 R7 Sat - Warriors 20-18* Brisbane @ Go Media

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 7
Warriors v Brisbane Broncos
Go Media Stadium, Penrose / Aotearoa (TICKETS)

Saturday 19 April 2025
NRL kickoff 5:30pm AEST (7:30pm NZ)
Live on Kayo & Fox

1. Taine Tuaupiki 2. Edward Kosi 3. Kurt Capewell 4. Ali Leiataua 5. Adam Pompey 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita 7. Luke Metcalf 8. Jackson Ford 9. Wayde Egan 10. Mitchell Barnett 11. Leka Halasima 12. Marata Niukore 13. Erin Clark
14. Bunty Afoa 15. Jacob Laban 16. Demitric Vaimauga 17. Te Maire Martin
18. Tanah Boyd 20. Tanner Stowers-Smith 21. Samuel Healey 22. Freddy Lussick 23. Morgan Harper

Out: Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (fullback), Rocco Berry (centre), James Fisher-Harris (front row)
In: Edward Kosi (wing), Jacob Laban (bench), Te Maire Martin (bench), Tanah Boyd (reserve), Tanner Stowers-Smith (reserve), Samuel Healey (reserve), Freddy Lussick (reserve), Morgan Harper (reserve)
Changes: Taine Tuaupiki (wing to fullback), Kurt Capewell (second row to centre), Jackson Ford (bench to front row), Selumiela Halasima (bench to second row)

1. Reece Walsh 2. Selwyn Cobbo 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Jesse Arthars 6. Ben Hunt 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Patrick Carrigan 9. Cory Paix 10. Payne Haas 11. Jaiyden Hunt 12. Jordan Riki 13. Kobe Hetherington
14. Billy Walters 15. Corey Jensen 16. Xavier Willison 17. Tyson Smoothy
18. Deine Mariner 19. Martin Taupau 20. Jock Madden 21. Benjamin Te Kura 22. Blake Mozer

Out: Jack Gosiewski (second row)
In: Jordan Riki (second row), Tyson Smoothy (bench), Deine Mariner (reserve), Jock Madden (reserve), Benjamin Te Kura (reserve), Blake Mozer (reserve)
Changes: Martin Taupau (bench to reserve)

Referee: Chris Butler
Sideline Officials: TBC
Video Referee: Kasey Badger

HEAD TO HEAD - 1995 - 2024​

	TOTAL	WAR	BRI	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	50	21	27	2
GO MEDIA	23	13	10	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2021	Round 23	BRI 24-22	Suncorp	18252
2022	Round 4	WAR 20-6	Moreton Daily	9620
2023	Round 13	BRI 26-22	McLean Park	16195
2023	Prelim Final	BRI 42-12	Suncorp	52273
2024	Round 17	WAR 32-16	Go Media	22711

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
1995	Round 22	BRI 44-6	QEII	54645
2013	Round 12	WAR 56-18	Suncorp	21259

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11
WARRIORS	NEW (H)	NQL (H)	SGI (A)	DOL (A)
BRISBANE	CBY (H)	PEN (A)	SOU (A)	SGI (H)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 4		Round 5		Round 6
WARRIORS	WST	W 26-24	BYE	-	MEL	L 14-42
BRISBANE	DOL	W 20-12	WST	W 46-24	SYD	L 16-26

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
WARRIORS	6th	5	1	3-2-0	98	118
BRISBANE	3rd	6	0	4-2-0	180	124

 

[Saxon]

WAHs at home.
If they are not burning after last week's loss, they should be.

NZ by 2.

 

[Evil_Mush]

Gonna be a lot of changes with JFH (pec), CNK (HIA), Berry (suspension) all out, and maybe Demetric (didn't hear result of his HIA). Injuries to key players with DWZ & RTS already out starting to make things dicey again like last year

Both us and Brisbane looking to bounce back from last round defeats, so who knows how this will play out.

Just hope we play hard and cut the stupid crap, whoever is on the field.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Just hope we play hard and cut the stupid crap

Exactly what I want from our squad. Feels like a coin flip with this being in NZ, Wahbros often a bogey side for us.

 

[Leber]

God that backline….. uck.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

God that backline….. uck.

Vote: both our merkin teams

 

[Vic Mackey]

God that backline….. uck.

Jackson Ford at prop V Haas and Carrigan is more concerning for me.

 

[Evil_Mush]

With storms due around the country from Friday (nothing like a NZ Public Holiday to summon sh!thouse weather!), this will in all likelihood be a total error fest - whoever can actually hold on to the ball wins this game.

 

[Someone2]

Storm by 22

 

[Penrose Warrior]

The weather is shithouse in NZ and will be throughout the long weekend.

So you'd have to think the long kicking game of Reynolds, backed up with the fact the Broncos have it over us in layers with their forward pack, will be too much for us. Not a game we could afford to lose JFH for.

 

[JamesRustle]

Beware the wounded warrior.

I can smell an ambush. Wahs 28-20.

 

[Fangs]

Potential to be a very good contest. Could see either team winning it.

 

[Frankus]

I tipped the Wahs and I can feel the regret in my nuggets already…

 

[Big Pete]

Walters and Willison starting for the Broncos.

It'll be interesting to see if that improves their opening stanza. The Broncos have struggled in the early exchanges and have lost every feeling out process. It seems like Madge is going all out, but if the Broncos fail to gain an early lead it will come back to haunt them.

Walters will need to be on his A-game here. It's only a matter of time before Mozer and/or Bukowski get a shot in first grade and Billy will want to make the 9 his. He's looked more dynamic coming off the bench but it may just be a matter of fresh legs as opposed to being a better candidate.

The Warriors will give themselves every shot if they play patient footy. The Broncos are very vulnerable on the edges and struggle to defend kicks. If the Warriors complete high, I think they can frustrate the Broncos out of the game.

 

[Diesel]

Weather could play a part. Ex-cyclone somewhere north of NZ

 

[Diesel]

Nice first tackle by Capewah

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

feels like the server has been gaped to death

 

[mongoose]

Warriors in hypercolour jerseys?

 

[Diesel]

What’s Walsh done?

 

[Diesel]

Warriors in hypercolour jerseys?

How good were those, shows off all your sweaty parts