Overview

• The win ended New Zealand’s three-match losing streak and lifted them back into fourth spot on the NRL ladder.
• Trailed 10-0 at halftime, the Warriors drew level with a 62nd-minute try before Pompey’s 73rd-minute score clinched the comeback.
• St George Illawarra lost Jack de Belin, Hamish Stewart and Hame Sele to category-one concussions in the first half and activated Tyrell Sloan as their 18th man.
• Dragons coach Shane Flanagan publicly questioned a Bunker obstruction ruling that allowed the first Pompey try, citing inconsistency in recent decisions.
• Warriors prop Jackson Ford has been charged with a Grade 1 crusher tackle and faces a possible three-match suspension pending the judiciary outcome.