Written by Bob Tearse
Friday, 27th of August, 6:00 pm, NRL Round 24, BB Print Stadium, Mackay Warriors vs Raiders NRL Match Fixture
Both these sides suffered narrow losses last week with the Warriors edged out by the Broncos, while the Raiders lost by one point to the Sea-Eagles. Whilst being a long shot and dependant on other teams losing, New Zealand can still mathematically make the finals and Canberra are just sitting just outside the top 8 in 10th position. A must-win for either club so we should see a close game with plenty of attacking style footy.
| Players In | No | Players In |
|---|---|---|
| Kane Evans | 1 | Corey Horsburgh |
| Kodi Nikorima | 2 | Semi Valemei |
| Matthew Lodge | 3 | Siliva Havili |
| Rocco Berry | 4 | |
| Sean O’Sullivan | 5 |
Team Lineups
| WARRIORS | VS | RAIDERS |
|---|---|---|
| Reece Walsh | 1 | Jordan Rapana |
| Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 2 | Bailey Simonsson |
| Peta Hiku | 3 | Sebastian Kris |
| Adam Pompey | 4 | Matthew Timoko |
| Marcelo Montoya | 5 | Harley Smith-Shields |
| Sean O’Sullivan | 6 | Jack Wighton |
| Chad Townsend | 7 | Matt Frawley |
| Addin Fonua-Blake | 8 | Josh Papalii |
| Wayde Egan | 9 | Josh Hodgson |
| Matthew Lodge | 10 | Joseph Tapine |
| Josh Curran | 11 | Hudson Young |
| Euan Aitken | 12 | (C) Elliott Whitehead |
| Bayley Sironen | 13 | Ryan Sutton |
| Kodi Nikorima | 14 | Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad |
| Bunty Afoa | 15 | Emre Guler |
| Eliesa Katoa | 16 | Corey Horsburgh |
| Jazz Tevaga | 17 | Siliva Havili |
| Jamayne Taunoa-Brown | 18 | Sam Williams |
| Rocco Berry | 19 | Dunamis Lui |
| Kane Evans | 20 | Semi Valemei |
| Jack Murchie | 21 | Trey Mooney |
Coaches
Warriors | Nathan Brown
Raiders | Ricky Stuart
LAST TIME THEY MET
Warriors vs Raiders! The last time these two met, the New Zealand Warriors was successful in grinding out the win against the Raiders 34-31.
YOUR PREDICTION
ERL PREDICTION
Raiders by 13.
ERL TIP CONVERSION 69%
See all our tips for this round here
Warriors vs Raiders
New Zealand Warriors vs Canberra Raiders
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