Warriors demolish Broncos in Brisbane
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The Warriors have their sights firmly on second spot and a home final after continuing their rampaging form to leave the Broncos staring down the worst fall from grace by a premiership winning team.
The 40-6 win puts the Warriors just eight points behind the Panthers on for-and-against for second place with three games remaining.
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More impressively, the Warriors had to overcome the loss of halfback Luke Metcalf midway through the first half but Channel Harris-Tavita stepped up to steer the New Zealand team to a dominant win.
Fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad also starred after switching to five-eighth but he faces a nervous wait for the match review to rule on a hip drop tackle that forced Reece Walsh from the field with a syndesmosis injury.
Metcalf ended up injured after converting an Alofiana Khan-Pereira try in the 18th minute. Metcalf clutched his hamstring and was out of the game.
Earlier Jacob Laban crossed for the first try while Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad,
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Ali Leiataua and Leka Halasima all dotted down too.
The Broncos have now lost 12 of their last 13 matches and have the worst record of a defending premier since Western Suburbs Magpies of 1963, who slumped from first to wooden spooners. Brisbane are second last and still in danger of finishing last
The Warriors are away against the sixth placed Rabbitohs in round 25.
