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Kristian Woolf will be delighted with the Hammer’s last minute heroics a week ago, a try saving tackle that got the Dolphins over the line against the Eels. However, hosting the Warriors at Suncorp will likely be a much tougher job.
Tries from Jack Bostock, Connelly Lemuelu and Herbie Farnworth got the Phins into a winning position at Commbank Stadium but when Mitch Moses threw the long cut out pass that Josh Addo-Carr turned into a 2 on 1 it looked like a horror movie for Phins fans, but the Hammer’s marshalling in defence to control Dylan Brown’s weaving run ended the game.
The Dolphins are unchanged with the Warriors having James Fisher-Harris back to start. He has been out since April 13 with a pectoral strain. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck joins the reserves after two months out with a hamstring injury.
The Warriors also back up from a nailbiter last week. The 15-14 win, with a 69th minute Luke Metcalf field goal holding off the dogged Dragons.
Erin Clark’s 52 tackles the standout along with a 92% completion rate by the Warriors. The heavy carries and strong post-contact metres with limited errors outweighing a lack of line breaks and flair. The Dolphins will need to be ready for the attritional offence that the Warriors bring.
The Warriors in second with a 7-win, 2-loss record will be favourites but the Dolphins love the underdog tag.
The game kicks off at 3:00 pm on Saturday, 17 May, at Suncorp and if you can’t get to the game, it’s broadcast live on Kayo and Foxtel.
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