2025 R8 Fri - Warriors 26-12 Newcastle @ Apollo Projects

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2025 - Round 8
Warriors v Newcastle Knights
Apollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch / Aotearoa (TICKETS)

Friday 25 April 2025
NRL kickoff 6:05pm AEST (8:5pm NZT)
Live on Fox, Kayo

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

In: Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (fullback), Rocco Berry (centre), Tanah Boyd (reserve), Tanner Stowers-Smith (reserve), Samuel Healey (reserve)
Changes: Taine Tuaupiki (fullback to wing), Edward Kosi (wing to reserve), Kurt Capewell (centre to second row), Selumiela Halasima (second row to bench), Te Maire Martin (bench to reserve)

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. James Schiller 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Fletcher Sharpe 7. Tyson Gamble 8. Tyson Frizell 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Mathew Croker
14. Jayden Brailey 15. Tyrone Thompson 16. Thomas Cant 17. Brodie Jones
18. Kyle McCarthy 19. Paul Bryan 20. Jack Cogger 21. Matthew Arthur 22. Logan Aoake

Out: Jermaine McEwen (bench)
In: Dylan Lucas (second row), Kyle McCarthy (reserve), Paul Bryan (reserve), Jack Cogger (reserve), Matthew Arthur (reserve), Logan Aoake (reserve)
Changes: Thomas Cant (second row to bench)

Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Sideline Officials: Phil Henderson, Daniel Schwass
Video Referee: Kasey Badger

HEAD TO HEAD - 1995 - 2024​

	TOTAL	WAR	NEW	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	51	25	25	1
APOLLO	0	0	0	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2023	Round 1	WAR 20-12	Sky Stadium	16676
2023	Round 6	NEW 34-24	McD. Jones	18007
2023	Semi Final	WAR 40-10	Go Media	26083
2024	Round 4	WAR 20-12	Go Media	24112
2024	Round 9	NEW 14-8	McD. Jones	16094

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
1995	Round 9	NEW 48-6	Marathon	22136
1999	Round 25	WAR 42-0	Ericsson	15385
2007	Round 20	WAR 52-10	Mt Smart	11301

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Round 12
WARRIORS	NQL (H)	SGI (A)	DOL (A)	CAN (H)
NEWCASTLE	SOU (A)	GLD (H)	PAR (H)	PEN (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 5		Round 6		Round 7
WARRIORS	BYE		MEL	L 14-42	BRI	W 20-18
NEWCASTLE	CBY	L 0-20	WST	L 4-20	CRO	L 14-34

STATE OF PLAY: 2025 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
WARRIORS	4th	6	1	4-2-0	118	136
NEWCASTLE	14th	6	1	2-4-0	60	120

 

[League Unlimited News]

ANZAC ROUND

Warriors ANZAC Warm-up Tee

Newcastle's Own ANZAC Round Jersey

 

[Dragon Slayer]

WTF is that Knights jersey?

 

[Leber]

That knights jersey is surely a fake.

 

[League Unlimited News]

Newcastle's Own: The story behind the 2025 Anzac Round Jersey

The Newcastle Knights’ 2025 ANZAC Round Jersey honours the 35th Battalion, "Newcastle’s Own". Nearly 600 men from the Newcastle region served in this battalion during World War I, enduring brutal conditions on the Western Front and playing key roles in battles such as Messines, Passchendaele...

www.newcastleknights.com.au

 

[chrisD]

Knights jersey is good, it's just not a Knights jersey.

 

[Ruby Roundhouse]

wahs by 60

 

[Someone2]

Warriors by 14

 

[Warrimoo3]

The Warriors don’t handle favouritism well. A bit like pre 2025 Raiders. Everything’s looks in place for a comfortable Warriors’ victory but Rugby League doesn’t always work like that.

The Warriors will someday find some good centres. And Websterball needs to constantly evolve to increase scoring options. They need a jack in the box type fullback like Kini, Weekes or Gray. They actually looked a lot better with Tuaupiki in the custodian role. CNK is solid but has lost pace. He might run for 200 plus metres but they are largely inconsequential metres. And he doesn’t possess the ball playing skills of Gutho to compensate for his lack of pace.

Newcastle’s attack has been dire but if Ponga and Best turn up together with Gagai chipping in they can get this one. Newcastle by 4.

 

[Leber]

The Warriors don’t handle favouritism well. A bit like pre 2025 Raiders. Everything’s looks in place for a comfortable Warriors’ victory but Rugby League doesn’t always work like that.

The Warriors will someday find some good centres. And Websterball needs to constantly evolve to increase scoring options. They need a jack in the box type fullback like Kini, Weekes or Gray. They actually looked a lot better with Tuaupiki in the custodian role. CNK is solid but has lost pace. He might run for 200 plus metres but they are largely inconsequential metres. And he doesn’t possess the ball playing skills of Gutho to compensate for his lack of pace.

Newcastle’s attack has been dire but if Ponga and Best turn up together with Gagai chipping in they can get this one. Newcastle by 4.

Centres are ok its the wingers that are the problem.

We only have one proper winger on the book (DWZ) and he's injured.

 

[Wb1234]

Can’t wait for the nz anthem with the crowd involvement

Stupid nrl for so long didn’t give the warriors a home game on Anzac Day

 

[Rudy]

Warriors to destroy Knights. 44-12

 

[Diesel]

Can’t wait for the nz anthem with the crowd involvement

Stupid nrl for so long didn’t give the warriors a home game on Anzac Day

Storm refused to share with the Warriors, so after COVID in Aus, they told them to f**k off and rightly so.

looks like we’re hearing the gas bagging about the Roosters then watching the pre-game ANZAC ceremony in Christchurch

 

[Diesel]

f**king disgusting of Fox to skip the NZ ceremony but shows what these merkins value. The f**king Roosters

 

[Apey]

Nothing says a 6pm Warriors game in NZ like Blocker Roach in commentary.

 

[hineyrulz]

That Knights jersey looks about as good as their attack.

 

[Wb1234]

f**king disgusting of Fox to skip the NZ ceremony but shows what these merkins value. The f**king Roosters

FMD I was looking forward to that

Union would never do that

 

[Diesel]

Do t mind the knights jersey

 

[Woody90]

That Knights jersey looks about as good as their attack.

That’s insulting to the jersey thank you very much.

 

[Wb1234]

Next year this will be at te kaha I guess that should be good