The Warriors close to within one game of the Panthers at the top of the table with a hard-fought eight-point win over a gritty Dragons side who had a number of calls go against them.

Wayde Egan will be at hooker again for the Warriors with James Fisher-Harris back alongside him PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER/LINTOTT PHOTOGRAPHY

The Warriors have scored their sixth consecutive NRL win with a 30 to 12 away victory over the Dragons to maintain their second placed position on the points table.

The Warriors did just enough to defeat the Dolphins in front of a sold out crowd in Wellington in round eigh tof the NRL.

The Warriors have held off a fast-finishing Titans to secure an eight-point victory at Go Media Stadium and remain in the NRL's top three on the points ladder.

Gold Coast winger Alofiana Khan-Pereira, who boasts 53 tries in just 54 matches, will join the One New Zealand Warriors on a three-year NRL contract from next season.