The81stMinute Commentary Team covered Wests Tigers for the second consecutive week with Curtis Woodward and Lewis Shepperd both tipping Wests after their impressive first round showing against Manly. But this would be a day for the New Zealand Warriors who routed the home side 44-6 in a memorable performance led by young half Ata Hingano and a committed forward pack that outmuscled the Tigers on a stinking hot day at Leichhardt Oval.

Warriors 44 (Matt Allwood 2, Jazz Tevaga, Ali Lauitiiti, Viliami Kaveinga, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Patrick Sipley, Albert Vete tries; Ata Hingano 6 conversions) def. Wests Tigers 6 (Jacob Liddle try; Josh Drinkwater conversion).

WESTS TIGERS
1. Watson Heleta 7
2. Joshua Addo-Carr 6
3. Nathan Milone 5
4. Michael Chee Kam 5
5. Chance Peni 4
14. Jeremy Marshall-King 7
7. Josh Drinkwater 3
8. Jack Buchanan 5
9. Jacob Liddle 6
10. Dallas Graham 4
11. Tyler Cassell 5
12. Asipeli Fine 5
13. Rod Griffin 5

Interchange:
15. Joel Edwards 5
16. Lamar Liolevave 5
17. Jessie Parahi 5
21. Jordan Grant 6

TOTAL: 88

 
NEW ZEALAND WARRIORS
1. David Fusitua 3
2. Jonathan Wright 6
3. Konrad Hurrell 7
4. Matthew Allwood 6
5. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 8
6. Erin Clark 7
7. Ata Hingano 9
8. Albert Vete 8
9. Jazz Tevaga 8
10. Upu Poching 8
11. Marata Niukore 7
12. Ali Lauitiiti 7
13. John Palavi 6

Interchange:
14. Viliami Kaveinga 7
15. Paul Tuli 8
16. Patrick Sipley 7
17. James Bell 8

TOTAL: 120