Andrew Webster’s Warriors have ended a 13-match shedding streak in Australia with a formidable 26-12 win over North Queensland in Townsville dominated by their ahead pack.
The Warriors seemed match, medical and cohesive in each assault and protection on Saturday at Queensland Nation Financial institution Stadium and ran away with the competition early within the second half after taking a 16-12 lead into the break.
Shaun Johnson seemed just like the magician of previous and orchestrated their shapes properly, squaring up the Cowboys’ line for his bullocking pack.
His halves accomplice Te Maire Martin additionally impressed, ending with two attempt assists and three linebreak assists.
But it surely was the Warriors’ forwards, very similar to Canberra’s of their second-half effort towards North Queensland in spherical one, who did the harm utilizing deft quick passing between them to unlock the hosts’ line of defense.
Six forwards completed with over 100 operating meters with 11 gamers cracking the three digit mark.
With all of the possession and territory early within the second stanza, a relieving penalty gave them subject place for Adam Pompey to bowl over three defenders and discover Edward Kosi for a 22-12 lead.
Quickly after they have been again deep within the Cowboys’ half and Martin’s cut-out move arrowed to Marcelo Montoya for a diving end and the winger’s second.
Heilum Luki made his return from an ACL damage suffered final 12 months with 20 minutes remaining and the hosts lifted, however for the third week operating ball management let the Cowboys down and the Warriors registered their first win in Townsville for 5 years, and simply their third within the final 20.
Montoya led his aspect with a sophisticated efficiency operating for 214 meters, however even with two tries it was his robust runs inside their very own 20m line that had an infinite influence.
Townsville-junior Tom Chester impressed in his beginning debut at fullback and it was the 21-year-old who opened North Queensland’s account 4 minutes in.
Addin Fonua-Blake then break up a gap within the line of defense and located hooker Wayde Egan for the Warriors to reply instantly.
Chester latched onto one other Chad Townsend kick 5 minutes later, this time airborne, and someway discovered Reece Robson in an offload as each hookers have been on the rating sheet inside 15 minutes.
With 64 p.c of possession over the subsequent 10 minutes, the Warriors bagged their second after a sniping run to the left edge by Johnson – Montoya the beneficiary in a three-on-one shortside play.
Their stranglehold within the contest continued and after one other dealing with error by the hosts inside their very own half, Johnson took on the road and Jazz Tevaga had their third.
