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New Zealand Warriors vs Sydney Roosters Preview & Tips - High scoring game predicted in NRL

Ryan Tucker

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Last updated: 19 Mar 2025

Ryan Tucker 19 Mar 2025

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New Zealand Warriors vs Sydney Roosters expert predictions for Friday’s Round 3 NRL game
Expect high scores as both teams have defensive vulnerabilities
Roosters have a strong head-to-head record against the Warriors and can edge it

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Dom Young of the Roosters (Getty Images)

New Zealand Warriors vs Sydney Roosters Preview

Points should flow with a high-scoring game predicted between the Warriors and Roosters. Sydney came come out on top and claim the victory with Dom Young backed in the tryscorer markets.

New Zealand Warriors vs Sydney Roosters Preview
Head to Head
New Zealand Warriors Form
New Zealand Warriors Team News
New Zealand Warriors Team List
Sydney Roosters Form
Sydney Roosters Team News
Sydney Roosters Team List

Predictive modelling has the Game Total at 50.5
The Roosters are last in average Run Metres so far this season.
New Zealand have had to defend only 19 tackles inside their own 20m zone but have allowed 46 pts to their opposition in two games.
Roosters right wingers have scored 2 tries in 2 of the last 3 matchups.

Head to Head

The Roosters hold a dominant head to head record over the Warriors having won 8 straight games against them.

In the seven games since the beginning of the 2019 season only two have been played in New Zealand with both of those games going Under the Game Total which has happened in four of the last seven.

New Zealand Warriors Form

The Warriors recovered from their beating in Vegas to put up a strong 36-16 win over the Manly Sea-Eagles last weekend at home.

New Zealand dominated territory and possession in the first half going into the main break with a 18-6 lead.

They held the Sea Eagles to just 1204 metres in attack with the visitors having just 3 tackles in the Warriors 20m zone for the entire game. At the other end of the park NZ amounted 51 tackles in the same area.

Luke Metcalf showed why the team has put their faith in him with a try, 6 goals, 1 linebreak, 2 linebreak assist, 2 try assists and 346 kick metres.

New Zealand Warriors Team News

No changes for the Warriors team for the third straight week. Rocco Berry is on his way back from injury through NSW cup and is performing well.

New Zealand Warriors Team List

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

2. Taine Tuaupiki

3. Ali Leiataua

4. Adam Pompey

5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

6. Chanel Harris-Tavita

7. Luke Metcalf

8. James Fisher-Harris

9. Wayde Egan

10. Mitch Barnett

11. Kurt Capewell

12. Marata Niukore

13. Erin Clark

Interchange

14. Dylan Walker

15. Jackson Ford

16. Demitric Vaimauga

17. Leka Halasima

Reserves

18. Jacob Laban

20. Te Maire Martin

21. Freddy Lussick

22. Bunty Afoa

23. Rocco Berry

Sydney Roosters Form

The Roosters got away with an emphatic victory over the reigning premiers last weekend in a high scoring battle 38-32. Penrith were pushing late for a come from behind win but the Roosters managed to hold them off despite having a player in the sin-bin.

Sydney are currently the team with the least amount of Average Run Metres at just 1137 even losing the metres battle with the Panthers last weekend.

Defensively they are not looking like the Roosters team from years past with opposition teams over the first two weeks of competition carving them up through the middle and totalling 69 tackles in the Red Zone over the 2 games played.

Sydney Roosters Team News

Some big changes for the Roosters with Spencer Leniu and Victor Radley both being named to return. Lindsay Collins is also back but named on the bench after he missed last week’s game with illness.

Siua Wong reverts back to the bench to allow for Radley’s return. Salesi Foketi was named on the interchange but failed to have his high tackle charge downgraded and will now miss the game. Savala, Losalu or Makatoa are all possibilities of taking his spot.

Sydney Roosters Team List

1. James Tedesco

2. Daniel Tupou

3. Mark Nawaqanitawase

4. Robert Toia

5. Dom Young

6. Sandon Smith

7. Chad Townsend

8. Spencer Leniu

9. Connor Watson

10. Naufahu Whyte

11. Angus Crichton

12. Siua Wong

13. Victor Radley

Interchange

14. Zach Dockar-Clay

15. Salesi Foketi

16. Blake Steep

17. Lindsay Collins

Reserves

18. Hugo Savala

19. Taylor Losalu

20. Billy Smith

21. Makahesi Makatoa

22. Ethan Roberts

Verdict

New Zealand Warriors v Sydney Roosters

The best tip in this game is the Over with defence secondary for both teams at the moment. The contest will likely finish at or within a score so I am taking the experience of the Roosters to be on the winning side.

Over 48.5

Game Total

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