Jackson Ford is set to return for the Warriors in their clash with the Dolphins PHOTO: NRL Warriors coach Andrew Webster rs finally able to call on Jackson Ford for Saturday's qualifying final against the Dolphins at a sold-out Mt Smart Stadium. He returns for the first time since June after suffering a pectoral injury in round 16. He is set to make his comeback on the bench. LATEST HEADLINES: Chapman no NZC Central Contract Routliffe US Open doubles qtrs Lawson for Red Bull

NZ Warriors v Manly Sea Eagles, 5pm Saturday, September 5, Go Media Stadium, Auckland

Halfback Te Maire Martin comes back from injury with winger Luke Laulilii called up to make his club debut in the New Zealand Warriors’ round 26 NRL clash against the Newcastle Knights

The Warriors held strong in the end to score a big win over the Rabbitohs to take their place a tthe top of the NRL points table

A successful return to the Warriors for halfback Luke Metcalf, leading the side to a 28-12 victory the NRL table-topping Penrith Panthers at Auckland's Go Media Stadium.

The Warriors are back on track with a big 42-6 win over the Titans on the Gold Coast and after their loss last week.

The Warriors have fallen to third on the NRL points table and to their sixth loss of the season after an 18-6 defeat to the Bulldogs in Sydney.

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.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has been named to face the Dragons despite an iinjury scare against the Dolphins PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER/LINTOTT PHOTOGRAPHY Three more key players return for the New Zealand Warriors’ round 20 NRL match against St George Illawarra at Go Media Stadium on Saturday night. Last week co-captain James Fisher-Harris, second rower Leka Halasima and winger Alofi’ana Khan-Pereira all made successful comebacks from time on the sideline. LATEST HEADLINES: NZ Breaker

Warriors winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has stretched his stay with the club to eight years after signing a contract extension to the end of the 2028 NRL season.

The Dolphins have outlasted the Warriors in a thrilling top-four affair at Suncorp Stadium, snatching a 26-24 victory in the dying moments of the contest.

Jackson Ford's a long-term casualty for the Warriors Kurt Capewell but Sam Healey return for wing Dallin Watene-Zelezniak’s milestone appearance in the round 17 clash against the Dolphins at Suncorp Stadium.

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 overcame the loss of Tanah Boyd to a suspected ACL rupture to defeat Brisbane 42-12.

The Warriors completed a 36-14 victory over the Eels in Sydney for their fourth consecutive victory and to continue their hold on second place on the NRL ladder.

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 inflicted a 38-14 home loss on the Storm and the Melbourne sides fourth defeat in a row in the 2026 NRL season.

The Warriors season has turned a little chaotic from 3-0 wins to 2-3 and looking decidely loose with structure on defence

For just the fourth time in their history the Warriors are 2-0 to start the season as Tanah Boyd's kicking game, Leka Halasima's power and Jackson Ford's work ethic lead them to a sensational win over last year's minor premiers at Mt Smart.

The Warriors were stunned in the dying moments of their clash with the Dolphins...beaten 20-18 by a try to visiting wing Jamayne Isaako.