Warriors win thriller after Bunker 'got it wrong'

The Warriors person tally distant 16-14 winners implicit the Bulldogs successful Auckland, holding their nervus arsenic the lucifer went up a cogwheel successful an aggravated last 5 minutes.

After conceding the archetypal 8 points of the match, the Warriors kept the Dogs scoreless successful the last 20 minutes to assertion its 3rd triumph from 4 attempts.

Veteran Shaun Johnson enactment the location broadside successful beforehand successful the 66th minute, crossing implicit the tryline mostly unchallenged pursuing a clever dummy.

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The effort attracted contention with the Bulldogs appealing to referee Peter Gough that hooker Reed Mahoney was obstructed by Addin Fonua-Blake, but the Bunker ruled the effort fair.

Shaun Johnson celebrates his effort during the circular 4 NRL lucifer betwixt the New Zealand Warriors and the Canterbury Bulldogs. (Phil Walter via Getty Images)

"Common consciousness prevails. I don't deliberation helium would've stopped him there," Steve Roach said successful commentary for Fox League.

Earlier, Johnson deed up an onrushing Viliame Vailea to get the Warriors connected the committee aft Dally M person Jacob Kiraz crossed implicit for the Bulldogs' opener wrong the archetypal 5 minutes.

The Warriors thought they had scored a 2nd effort done Adam Pompey but it was soon disallowed by the Bunker.

Pompey had the shot successful his near limb arsenic helium was being tackled, with Kikau appearing to rake the shot retired of his hand.

The shot bounced close backmost to Pompey and helium crossed implicit but the people was labelled a no-try connected the tract by Gough. This telephone was past confirmed by the Bunker.

The Bunker did not judge that Viliame Kikau had deliberately stripped the shot retired of Adam Pompey's grasp contempt replays appearing to amusement different (Fox League)

"When Kikau is coming to marque that tackle, is helium trying to escaped that ball? I deliberation helium is. I deliberation helium is coming implicit the apical trying to sound the shot out," Roach said successful commentary.

"He was trying to get that shot free. I deliberation they've got it incorrect there."

The Warriors were burnt conscionable seconds aft the restart, with Bulldogs winger Josh Addo-Carr uncovering a spread successful the defence and breaking distant down the sideline for a long-range try.

However, the Warriors were capable to bridge the spread done Marcelo Montoya, who benefited from a crafty walk Te Maire Martin.

With the lucifer intensifying successful the closing stages, the Warriors were forced to support with each their might.

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There were wounded concerns to travel retired of the lucifer for some teams.

Bulldogs five-eighth Fa'amanu Brown near the tract successful the hands of the trainers with his near limb successful a makeshift jersey sling aft utilizing his limb to interruption his autumn arsenic helium was tackled.

He instantly grabbed astatine his elbow and grimaced, suggesting a breached arm.

"He looks successful each sorts, doesn't he? A unspeakable mode to commencement the 2nd fractional for the Bulldogs," Roach said successful commentary.

Meanwhile, Warriors skipper Tohu Harris succumbed to a suspected near genu injury.

Harris went down connected the changeable of fractional time. He returned with some of his knees heavy strapped successful the 2nd fractional but it was lone brief.

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