New Zealand Warriors returned to their second home in Christchurch and defeated Newcastle Knights 26-12. Here are all the details you need to know to boost your sporting yarns this weekend...

After round eight during two Andys era

2023

5-3 | 174 for | 166 against | 3-0 home | 2-3 away

2024

3-4-1 | 168 for | 151 against | 2-2 home | 1-2 away

2025

5-2 | 144 for | 148 against | 4-0 home | 1-2 away

In Christchurch during two Andys era

NRL

vs Raiders: 18-10 win | 17,249 crowd
vs Knights: 26-12 win | 17,095 crowd

Trials

vs Storm: 6-24 loss | 12,000 crowd
vs Tigers: 16-18 loss | 13,760 crowd

Wayde Egan

vs Knights: 80mins, 10 runs - 116m @ 11.6m/run, 1 linebreak, 2 tackle breaks, 1 offload, 43 tackles @ 91.4%
Dummy half runs vs Knights: 8 - 93m @ 11.6m/run

82m/game - first season over 52m/game

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

vs Knights: 28 runs - 266m @ 9.5m/run, 6 tackle breaks, 6 tackles @ 100%

No missed tackles, no errors, 3 kicks defused

Most metres per game of his career

2024: 202m
2025: 191m
2023: 188m

Mahi men vs Knights

Mitchell Barnett: 52mins, 14 runs - 142m @ 10.1m/run, 33 tackles @ 89.1%
Jackson 'Go' Ford: 45mins, 2 tries, 16 runs - 147m @ 9.1m/run, 3 tackle breaks, 26 tackles @ 96.3%
Kurt Capewell: 80mins, 13 runs - 104m @ 8m/run, 1 linebreak, 1 try assist, 1 tackle break, 1 offload, 33 tackles @ 94.2%

Kicking

Luke Metcalf

vs Knights: 15 kicks - 505m, 3 bombs, 1 grubber, 1 cross field

First season over 50 kick metres per game: 340.1

Chanel Harris-Tavita

vs Knights: 8 kicks - 159m, 3 bombs, 3 cross field

First season over 200 kick metres per game: 225.76

Erin Clark

First games over 60 minutes this season

vs Broncos: 60mins, 29 tackles @ 100%, 16 passes - only forward with 4+ passes
vs Knights: 64mins, 45 tackles @ 90%, 16 passes - only forward with 5+ passes

2025 mahi (per games)

71% winning - career high
152m - career high
1.6 offloads - career high
2.3 tackle breaks - career high

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Taine Tuaupiki

vs Knights: 15 runs - 133m @ 8.8m/run, 2 tackle breaks, 9 tackles @ 81.8%

50+ post contact metres in last two games for the first time this season

vs Broncos: 54pcm - only back over 50pcm
vs Knights: 51pm - well behind Nicoll-Klokstad (88pcm), close behind Adam Pompey (52pcm)

Career - 61% wins

2023: 5 games @ 60% wins, 1 try assist, 132m/game, 66.6% tackling
2024: 6 games @ 50% wins, 1 try, 3 try assists, 152m/game, 76% tackling
2025: 7 games @ 71% wins, 1 try, 2 try assists, 127m/game, 89.3% tackling

NRL positions played

Fullback: 10 games
Wing: 6 games
Bench: 2 games

Marata Niukore

Eels: 96 games @ 59% wins, 9 tries, 8 linebreaks, 24 offloads, 93m/game, 94.2% tackling
Warriors: 43 games @ 58% wins, 7 tries, 10 linebreaks, 8 offloads, 85m/game, 92.5% tackling

NRL positions played

Centre: 9 games
Edge: 67 games
Middle: 21 games
Bench: 42 games

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Adam Pompey

Metres per game: 118 - career high
Tackling efficiency: 88% - second highest

Rocco Berry

vs Knights: 7 runs - 72m @ 10.2m/run, 28 tackles @ 73.6%

Only outside back with 20+ tackles

Bradman Best vs Warriors: 69.5% tackling

Career

2021: 8 games, 57m/game, 92.4% tackling
2022: 7 games, 75m/game, 90.4% tackling
2023: 16 games, 75m/game, 90.5% tackling
2024: 12 games, 76m/game, 91.3% tackling
2025: 2 games, 81m/game, 82.3% tackling

Ali Leiataua

vs Knights: 12 runs - 101m @ 8.4m/run, 1 try assist, 3 offloads, 14 tackles @ 77.7%

Career

2023: 1 game, 1 linebreak, 89m/game, 100% tackling
2024: 6 games, 3 tries, 2 try assists, 7 linebreaks, 126m/game, 88.6% tackling
2025: 7 games, 3 tries, 2 try assists, 7 linebreaks, 95m/game, 87% tackling

Dane Gagai vs Warriors: 76.1% tackling

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Young Forward Involvements

Leka Halasima

2024: 4 games - 31.5mins/game
2025: 7 games - 35.6mins/game
2025 minutes: 26, 19, 30, 30, 36, 69, 39

Demitric Vaimauga

2023: 3 games - 18mins/game
2024: 4 games - 19.3mins/game
2025: 7 games - 25.6mins/game
2025 minutes: 13, 17, 18, 29, 41, 34, 27

Jacob Laban

2024: 7 games - 31.7mins/game
2025: 2 games - 32mins/game

2025 games

vs Broncos: 27mins, 2 runs - 13m @ 6.5m/run, 1 tackle break, 13 tackles @ 86.6%
vs Knights: 37mins, 6 runs - 41m @ 6.8m/run, 1 offload, 27 tackles @ 100%

18th Geezer

Eddie Ieremia-Toeava
Eddie Ieremia-Toeava
Jacob Laban
Te Maire Martin
Tanah Boyd
Tanner Stowers-Smith
Tanah Boyd

Most Linebreaks

Ali Leiataua: 5
Adam Pompey: 3
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck: 2 @ 0.6/game

(Chanel Harris-Tavita, Kurt Capewell, Leka Halasima, Luke Metcalf, Marata Niukore, Taine Tuaupiki, Wayde Egan: 2 @ 0.2 per game)

Thompson twin mana #KiwiNRL

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Leo settles: https://t.co/9oVYbh3lzd

Leo in 2024: https://t.co/DR26ETDdrA

Tyrone debut: https://t.co/yzcpemifN7 #NRL
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) April 25, 2025