Dolphins

He's doing sideline, actually.

You can hear him on air on Saturday afternoon for the Waz Dolphins game.

Is he getting a free trip

home for that?

Got him.

Team that scored the most points this season.

Who is it? Dolphins.

No.

Now is our time.

Second on the ladder, 18 wins, finals football at home, and the Dolphins are standing between us and history.

So tonight, we don't play scared, and we don't play for the past.

We play to change the future.

the score? What's the score here?

What's the score? All right, we've got a Warriors jersey to give away.

If you can pick the closest score to the actual score of the Warriors-Dolphins game, and if you can get it bang on, like absolutely correct, we'll chuck in an extra

$500.

Warriors fans are furious that some tickets snapped up for tomorrow's sellout playoff against the Dolphins at Auckland's Mount Smart Stadium are now selling online at inflated prices.

On Trade Me and other marketplaces, some sellers are asking hundreds of dollars more than what they paid for the prized passes.

Longtime supporters of the rugby team say this is against the spirit of their club.

...

the New Zealand Warriors versus the Dolphins.

Uh, we, we have been getting behind-

Yeah

Yeah

... and after getting rested last week with Kurt Capewell.

As for the Dolphins, a couple of big ins for them as well.

Selwyn Cobu- Cobbo back on the wing.

Are the halves.

Now if you look at the, the Fins, they are back baby.

They're full strength.

Selwyn back.

Yeah, I'll go with you, Dobbo

Yep.

Come on, The Fins.

Fins are up.

And Warriors back, Chaunce Nicol-Klokstad is crediting the team's connection for their late season winning streak in the NRL.

The Warriors host the, host the Dolphins in a qualifying final on Saturday at Mount Smart in the club's sixth home playoff game in their history.

Nicol-Klokstad says the team has been able to win some close games this season due to their grit.

We just found a way to connect up, stick to our guns, stick to our processes, and we were able to come away with a win there.

So I think making sure that we're connecting up as fast as possible, whether the moments are good or bad, has, has been really good for us.

The Warriors and Dolphins have played twice this season, and each time they have been separated by two points.

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Mate.

I went for the Dolphins.

I would like to conveniently believe that every team needs to have a couple of average performances before the finals.

I believed that when it was the first one against the Tigers.

The Dolphins loss has scared me a little bit.

I reckon...

Tonight will be interesting.

My uncle played under-19s for the East, so mum went for East.

Oh, okay, let's have a look at this.

Hemiso Tabui Fido is seeking a new contract with the Dolphins worth around $1.4 million per season.

Wow.

Which would make him the richest deal in the club's history.

The staff fullback is currently earning about $1 million and is off contract after next season.

Despite the potential to attract offers from rival clubs, the Hammer says his preference is to remain at Redcliffe, describing the Dolphins as a club he loves and credits for helping develop his career.

Since joining the Dolphins, Tabui Fido has become one of the NRL's great attacking players, scoring 65 tries in 76 games and helping drive the club to its first finals campaign.

It's from your man, the bomber,