The Warriors snuck in for a late 24-all draw with the Bulldogs at WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington, scoring three tries in the final four minutes.
Trailing 24-8 with six minutes left on the clock, the Warriors pulled out an impossible comeback with tries to Henry Fa'afili, Francis Meli and Clinton Toopi.
Stacey
Jones landed two conversions from near the sideline, but could not kick the winner from a much handier position.
The Bulldogs lead 14-2 at halftime with two tries to Luke Patten and another Steve Reardon. Jones kicked a penatly to put the Warriors on the scorebaord.
In the second half, a Glen Hughes' try for the Bulldogs was matched by one from the Warriors' Justin Murphy.
With 18 minutes left to play, a four-pointer to Hazem El Masri appeared to have sealed the match for the Bulldogs.
But the Warriors had other plans, pulling out a draw in front of 27,724 people at Wellington's first-ever NRL match.
