Warriors v Newcastle Knights

NRLFinals Week 2

Full time

Warriors

10–12

Newcastle Knights

Match events

WarriorsNewcastle Knights

6Half time6

Team stats

51%Possession49%

78%33/42Completion Rate73%31/42

1962All Run Metres1675

7Line Breaks6

360Tackles Made361

14Errors17

5Penalties Conceded3

Tries: Warriors: Leka Halasima 12', Leka Halasima 69' | Knights: Fletcher Sharpe 28', Dominic Young 44'
Conversions: Warriors: Taine Tuaupiki 14' (1/2) | Knights: Sandon Smith 30', Sandon Smith 46' (2/2)
Most Tackles: Wayde Egan (Warriors) 45 | Phoenix Crossland (Knights) 54
Most Run Metres: Taine Tuaupiki (Warriors) 208 | Greg Marzhew (Knights) 187
Most Line Breaks: Kurt Capewell (Warriors) 3 | Kalyn Ponga (Knights) 2
Most Fantasy Points: Leka Halasima (Warriors) 75 | Fletcher Sharpe (Knights) 74
Try scorers: Leka Halasima (Warriors) 2, Dominic Young (Knights) 1, Fletcher Sharpe (Knights) 1
Most points: Leka Halasima (Warriors) 8, Dominic Young (Knights) 4, Fletcher Sharpe (Knights) 4

1st half

Kick off
8'
Captain's challengeKnights captain's challenge: Successful
On reportAli Leiataua placed
8'
10'
Video refereeVideo referee: No Try
TryLeka Halasima
12'4–0
ConversionTaine Tuaupiki
14'6–0
28'6–4

2nd half

44'6–10
TryDominic Young
46'6–12
ConversionSandon Smith
HIAAlofiana Khan-Pereira HIA no return
46'
52'
Captain's challengeKnights captain's challenge: Successful
Captain's challengeWarriors captain's challenge: Successful
68'
TryLeka Halasima

Scoring progression

Warriors aheadKnights ahead

Biggest lead: Warriors 6Knights 6
Lead changes: 1
Final margin: Knights by 2

Team stats

WarriorsKnights

51%Possession %49%
78% (33/42)Completion rate73% (31/42)
1962All run metres1675
563Post contact metres491
7Line breaks6
62Tackle breaks45
493Kicking metres649

Key leaders

Run metres

Tackles

Line breaks

Tackle breaks

Points

Try assists

Post-contact metres

NRL Fantasy

Player stats

Player
1Taine TuaupikiFullback	71	208	3	0	1	16	0	0	2	62	23	51	0	0	102	0	100	34	1/2	2	1
23Dallin Watene-ZelezniakWinger	80	190	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	25	21	58	0	0	4	0	100	22	0	2	0
22Leka HalasimaCentre	80	189	16	0	3	9	0	2	8	75	20	47	0	0	0	0	100	25	0	3	0
3Ali LeiatauaCentre	80	158	10	5	0	3	0	0	0	13	15	52	0	0	0	1	67	25	0	3	1
7Te Maire MartinHalfback	80	157	27	4	0	4	1	0	0	59	20	26	0	2	0	213	87	67	0	0	1
13Erin ClarkLock	53	146	33	1	0	1	0	0	0	47	17	43	0	0	0	0	94	34	0	0	0
10Mitchell BarnettProp	54	140	34	2	0	4	1	0	0	60	16	50	0	0	23	21	94	20	0	0	0
11Kurt Capewell2nd Row	80	128	34	4	3	8	0	0	0	70	9	24	0	0	0	0	87	12	0	0	0
8James Fisher-HarrisProp	52	118	27	5	0	1	1	0	0	32	13	45	0	0	11	0	84	18	0	1	0
2Charnze Nicoll-KlokstadWinger	46	91	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	13	23	0	0	13	0	80	14	0	0	0
12Jacob Laban2nd Row	60	85	33	6	0	2	3	0	0	45	11	37	0	0	0	0	85	12	0	1	0
17Eddie Ieremia-ToeavaInterchange	48	76	32	1	0	1	3	0	0	49	9	30	0	0	0	0	97	11	0	0	1
5Alofiana Khan-PereiraInterchange	34	62	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	17	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0
9Wayde EganHooker	80	61	45	2	0	0	0	0	0	54	6	13	1	1	0	0	96	134	0	0	0
15Tanner Stowers-SmithInterchange	27	60	15	1	0	1	0	0	0	23	5	30	0	0	0	0	88	7	0	1	0
16Demitric VaimaugaInterchange	36	46	23	3	0	2	0	0	0	24	5	8	0	0	0	1	88	11	0	0	0
6Chanel Harris-TavitaFive-Eighth	80	41	22	10	0	1	4	0	0	44	8	12	1	1	0	254	69	64	0	1	1
4Adam PompeyReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Sam HealeyReserve	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tap a column to sort. Bold is the team's best. Mins minutes played · Run m all run metres · Tkl tackles made · Miss missed tackles · LB line breaks · TB tackle breaks · Off offloads · Tries tries · Pts points · Fan nrl fantasy points · Runs all runs · PCM post-contact metres

Highlights

0:11Leka Halasima Trynrl.com0:15Fletcher Sharpe Trynrl.com0:12Dominic Young Trynrl.com0:13Leka Halasima Trynrl.com

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News and reaction

Match reportNRL finals RECAP: Ponga cleared in huge boost after ‘famous’ Knights victoryThanks for following our live coverage of this afternoon’s game. Dramatic victory for the Knights, who advance to the grand final qualifier, while the Warriors are bundled out for another year. HUGE…Nine.com.au21 Sept Match reportLeka Halasima heroics in vain as contentious calls hurt Warriors in NRL semifinal loss to Newcastle KnightsWarriors star Leka Halasima battled through their NRL semifinal with a munted hamstring and scored two tries, but his heroics were to no avail as three contentious late calls went against his side…Stuff.co.nz20 Sept

Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Sunday 20 September 2026
Started: 4:05 pm Sydney time
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Competition: NRL, Finals Week 2

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