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Warriors fade to go down in NRL opener (RNZ)

The Warriors have let a second-half lead slip to lose their opening match of the new NRL season.

"Shaun had some positives," Brown said. "Plenty of blokes had some positive points and some negative points "Then when we missed our chance, we lost our way a bit and we turned a lot of ball over.

Warriors go down to Dragons after Johnson's shocking kick (1 News)

The halfback's ill-advised cross-field kick was a decisive moment as the Warriors lost to the Dragons in his first game back at the club.

Error-prone Warriors start new season in familiar style (New Zealand Herald)

They had their moments but this match resembled a lot of games in the 2021 season, as a collective fade in the last 30 minutes condemned them to a 28-16 round- ...

They had the platform but then suffered a brain fade, with a string of errors. Fonua-Blake ran 50 metres from the kickoff in a stirring charge and Aaron Pene later provided some inspiration with a great defensive stop on Ravalawa. A few plays later, Wayde Egan crossed after Johnson's deception put the energetic Curran through the line. But then they seemed to switch off, with a catalogue of mistakes and head-scratching moments. Bullocking Dragons winger Mikaele Ravalawa was a menace with a hat-trick, but the Warriors were masters of their own downfall. They had their moments but this match resembled a lot of games in the 2021 season, as a collective fade in the last 30 minutes condemned them to a 28-16 round-one defeat to an unspectacular but solid Dragons team.

Live updates: NRL 2022 - NZ Warriors v St George Dragons at ... (Newshub)

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Warriors lose to Dragons as Mikaele Ravalawa scores hat-trick (Stuff.co.nz)

Shaun Johnson was impressive in his first game for the Warriors since 2018, but three tries from the Dragons' gifted winger was the difference.

Mikaele Ravalawa was just too hot for the Warriors to handle. With Matt Lodge and Reece Walsh back in the team next week, they will be a better team. 7/10. Some nice tries and it was a closer game than the final scoreline suggests. Like elite athletes at their peak, our sports journalists are highly trained in the art of news. He was on his 30m line when he sent off a monster kick to the left corner. However, it was superb display from the 31-year-old.

NRL 2022: St George Illawarra Dragons defeat NZ Warriors, Mikaele ... (The Australian)

Tyrell Sloan put an emphatic stamp on the Dragons fullback position and a rampaging Mikaele Ravalawa scored a bulldozing hat-trick to inspire a 28-16 win ...