52m agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 8:09amLive: Warriors vs Eels
14m agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 8:47am
HT: Parramatta Eels 12 leading New Zealand Warriors 4
The Parramatta Eels are plotting another win over a side in the NRL’s top eight.
They hold a half-time lead over the New Zealand Warriors.
The Warriors have not been clinical, and both Eels tries have come off poor kick defence.
Josh Addo-Carr provided the highlight of the first half, running 109 metres for the first try of the contest.
If both teams maintain the high intensity and fast speed in the second half, there could be plenty of points scored.
23m agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 8:38am
30′ NO TRY: Offside player denies Eels a third try
On the previous play, the Eels were on the front foot from a charging run.
Mitchell Moses then takes the ball, on the final play, and goes for a chip and chase.
The ball goes through the legs of Warriors fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, and the ball continues to bounce.
There has not been a knock-on.
A kick from Eels hooker Ryley Smith hits a Warrior and goes into the in-goal, where it was grounded by Eels fullback Isaiah Iongi.
But Iongi was offside when Smith kicked the ball.
Eels 12
Warriors 4
29m agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 8:32am
26′ Mitchell Moses with a try-saving tackle
Parramatta halfback Mitchell Moses has been putting in extra hours in the gym.
Warriors five-eighth Chanel Harris-Tavita looked certain to score, throwing a dummy and slicing through the Eels defence close to the goal line.
Moses comes across, wraps up Harris-Tavita, and carries him several metres over the side of the in-goal.
Harris-Tavita was able to throw the footy back infield, but it then trickled into touch.
Moses’s teammates have rushed over to celebrate that excellent tackle.
Eels 12
Warriors 4
38m agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 8:23am21′ TRY: Warriors score through Adam Pompey
The New Zealand Warriors are on the scoreboard.
Centre Adam Pompey has charged onto a pop pass and crossed near the left corner.
The Warriors attacked down the left.
There was space for the Warriors, and they have an overlap. Five-eighth Chanel Harris-Tavita received the ball, and he produced a quick-fire short pass to Pompey, who burst through a hole.
The Eels’ defence defended the winger, and left Pompey free.
Eels 12
Warriors 4
43m agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 8:18am16′ TRY: Eels score a second try
Another long Parramatta linebreak, off a Warriors kick, has led to a try for the Eels.
Jack Williams has scored next to the posts for his second try of the season.
The Warriors put up an attacking kick, got a tap back, then centre Roger Tuivasa-Sheck threw a pass which hit the ground.
The Eels dived on the ball, and a quick pass off the ground to Kelma Tuilagi led to a long run. Tuilagi passed the ball to Zac Lomax, who was tackled 40 metres from the Warriors’ goal line.
The Eels played patiently and took three nice runs up the middle of the field, as the Warriors remained staggered in defence.
A nice pass to Williams, followed by a tackle bust and sidestep, led to the score.
Eels 12
Warriors 0
43m agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 8:17am
13′ Warriors and Eels struggling for consistency
Since Josh Addo-Carr’s try, the match has struggled to gather any momentum.
The slippery conditions have made ball-handling tricky, and both sides are making mistakes.
There are opportunities to score for both teams if they can build pressure,
55m agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 8:06am4′ TRY: Addo-Carr runs 109 metres to score
In his 200th NRL match, Josh Addo-Carr has run from inside his own in-goal to score the first try of the match.
An attacking kick from the Warriors was landing on the Parramatta goal line.
It is dropped by a Warrior, and an Eels player tries to knock the ball dead. But he fails to do so.
Addo-Carr picks up the ball, one metre in from his dead-ball line, beats a tackle, and he is gone.
There is no one in front of him, and he is the fastest man on the field.
Eels 6
Warriors 0
1h agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 8:01amKICK-OFF: Warriors vs Eels
There is a massive crowd at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland.
There has been some rain around the stadium, so it may be slippery underfoot.
Referee Peter Gough blows his whistle, and Friday’s NRL action begins.
The Warriors will have the first use of the ball, running to the right of your screen.
Captain James Fisher-Harris takes the first hit-up, and he is met by Parramatta’s welcoming committee.
1h agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 7:57am
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1h agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 7:50am
Milestone match for Eels flyer Josh Addo-Carr
Tonight is Josh Addo-Carr’s 200th match in the NRL.
1h agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 7:40am
The Bulldogs’ blueprint that Penrith can follow to win the premiership from outside the top four
Resting its entire team against Canterbury was Penrith’s first step on its quest to win the premiership from outside the top four, and another Bulldogs side could have the blueprint for them to follow.
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1h agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 7:30am
Bulldogs lose winger on eve of the finals
— reporting by AAP
Canterbury has suffered a huge blow on the eve of the NRL finals with Jacob Kiraz needing up to four weeks to recover from his foot injury.
The season could now be over for in-form winger Kiraz, who left the field after landing awkwardly on his left foot in the second half of Thursday night’s win over Penrith.
(AAP)
Initial concerns had been for an ankle injury, but scans on Friday confirmed a foot sprain and some small fractures.
If the 23-year-old needs four weeks to recover, he would be missing until the third week of the finals, if the third-placed Bulldogs’ premiership tilt stretches that far.
Kiraz has been crucial to Canterbury’s success this season with both his yardage carries and try-scoring, coming close to a State of Origin debut for NSW earlier in the year.
His Bulldogs are guaranteed to reach at least the second week of the finals, with the 28-4 defeat of the Panthers confirming a first top-four finish since 2012, and double chance in the finals.
Coach Cameron Ciraldo said after fulltime that any of Jethro Rinakama, Enari Tuala or Blake Wilson could slot into Kiraz’s spot should he miss the Dogs’ final game of the regular season.
But rookie Rinakama and Tuala, replacement player on Thursday, appear likelier to face Cronulla than Wilson given the Manly-bound 25-year-old last played first grade in round 15.
1h agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 7:20am
Catch up on Thursday’s NRL action
A hat-trick to back row forward Jacob Preston has guided the Canterbury Bulldogs to a 28-4 win over an understrength Penrith Panthers on Thursday night.
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1h agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 7:06amTEAM LISTS: Warriors vs Eels
The Parramatta Eels have made a late change to their team to face the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland.
Sean Russell (number 18) returns to the side and will play at centre, at the expense of Dylan Brown.
The Warriors have shuffled their side. Tanner Stowers-Smith (number 16) will start at prop, and Demitric Vaimauga (number 10) will come off the bench.
(NRL)1h agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 7:02amWhat time does the NRL start tonight?
Here is the kick-off times for each game this evening.
New Zealand Warriors vs Parramatta Eels
6pm AEST: NSW, ACT, Qld, Vic, Tas5:30pm ACST: South Australia, Northern Territory4pm AWST: Western Australia
Melbourne Storm vs Sydney Roosters
8pm AEST: NSW, ACT, Qld, Vic, Tas7:30pm ACST: South Australia, Northern Territory6pm AWST: Western Australia2h agoFri 29 Aug 2025 at 7:00amWelcome to the ABC Sport live blog
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Welcome back to ABC Sport’s live digital coverage of the 2025 NRL premiership season.
The penultimate round of the regular season continues tonight with two matches that will affect the NRL top eight.
The New Zealand Warriors host the Parramatta Eels in Auckland.
Then the Melbourne Storm are at home to the Sydney Roosters.
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