There was plenty more drama with Dolphins prop Jarrod Wallace placed on report for a shoulder charge on Rocco Berry, who was knocked out in the tackle as a result of a head clash. The contact was very late and caused Montoya’s head to rock back. While Johnson starred with two tries, it was a different story for Milford who faces a nervous wait for his hit on Montoya. The Warriors’ Shaun Johnson produced his best game of the year, but there could be some major fallout from the contest as several acts of foul play are set to be investigated by the match review committee. “And they didn’t stop trying tonight, they should have been down by a lot more than they were.” We can fix the execution part up but we’re a team that tries every week. “The thing I know as a coach, if you haven’t got a team that’s putting effort in, you’re in a lot of trouble. That’s the thing that cost us more than anything else. “We played with a fair bit of energy and committed but we just didn’t execute. “I think to (the Dolphins players’) credit, they never stopped trying,” Bennett said. But they got a lead on us then and we never got back into it. “But we’re a brave footy team so we just kept hanging in there and kept competing and gave ourselves a chance. “We were always behind the eight-ball tonight. “The scoreboard was tight but they were playing better than we were,” Bennett said. He added that the side wouldn’t use it as an excuse, having suffered injuries and absences throughout the season.ĭespite the scoreline against them, the Bennett praised his side for putting in the effort even when the game began to get away from them. Photo: NRL.comĪsked about playing without his Origin stars, Bennett said it was “always hard”.

“We didn’t execute well, maybe we had the hangover from Queensland winning on Wednesday night - I don’t know,” Bennett said, smiling. The side was also without Felise Kaufusi after a four week ban on the eve of Origin teams being selected and hooker Jeremy Marshall-King, who was ruled out with a shoulder complaint. The Dolphins went in without their Origin representatives in fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and second rower Tom Gilbert, who suffered a dislocated shoulder in the representative fixture. He also played for his state in the pre-Origin era. The sin bin opened the game up and the Warriors scored two tries during the man advantage, before Dallin Watene-Zelezniak scored two late tries to blow out the score.ĭespite the lopsided scoreline, Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett was calm after the result, even sticking the boot in to NSW after Queensland’s 26-18 win in State of Origin game 1 on Wednesday night.īennett is a proud Queenslander and coached the Maroons on 27 occasions throughout his career. Watch every game of every round of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE on Kayo Sports. In front of a packed house, the score was locked at 6-4 until Dolphins half Anthony Milford was sin binned for a late shot on Warriors winger Marcelo Montoya in the 47th minute. It was the battle of the 2023 surprise packets in Auckland but the Warriors have claimed a 30-8 win over the Dolphins on Saturday night.

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