The Warriors weren't the only big winners at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday night.
While the team was thumping the Parramatta Eels 48-0, Mt Roskill youngster Charles Latu won a rare glimpse into what it takes to make the big calls on the rugby league field.
Charles, 10, won the AA Insurance-NRL Referee Experience competition.
He got a behind-the-scenes tour of the stadium, including the video ref's box, a kid-sized ref jersey, met the referees and a headset to hear the officials during the match - and premium seats to the game for himself and a parent.
Charles goes to Wesley Primary School and his family are keen Warriors supporters. His mum Lavinia says the whole family watch together.
He plays for Pt Chevalier Pirates - his father played for the club when he was a boy - and wants to play for the Warriors when he grows up.
Charles was happy and excited when his mum told him he had won the competition. "I said 'Wow' and I was jumping up and down".
After the match Charles said he was really excited about meeting the referees.
He enjoyed being able to listen to them on the field through his communications kit and hear the decision before it was officially announced. He even shared it with the boys around him.
Being able to go on to the field before kickoff to have his photo taken with the referees and have the Warriors players run past him was an amazing experience.
This competition is the first experience of its kind in New Zealand.
Its organisers, The NRL and AA Insurance, say it is a chance to show kids how important the role of a referee is, by keeping the game moving and sorting out issues quickly and fairly.
There is a growing need for more refs at all levels of rugby league in New Zealand.
Over the last couple of years the NRL has seen a number of well-known players make the move from player to ref.
Henry Perenara, who controlled Saturday's match, was the first Kiwi ref in the NRL Premiership.
He was recently joined by Auckland referee Anthony Eliott.