NRL LIVE updates: Panthers face Warriors; Bulldogs take on Roosters in Friday night blockbusters

Hello and welcome to our coverage of a cracking double header of Friday night footy, featuring four genuine finals contenders.First up the third-placed Warriors host premiership front-runners Penrith in Auckland. The Panthers only narrowly pipped the Kiwi side 20-18 at home back in round 13, and the Warriors can narrow the gap on the league leaders to two competition points if they can win tonight.Then the in-form Bulldogs visit the very in-form Roosters, who are fresh from a record-breaking 82-12 demolition of North Queensland last week. That result means Canterbury are the underdogs tonight, but the Roosters are missing injured skipper James Tedesco and the Bulldogs are in great touch, winning six of their past seven games. Don’t be surprised if you see an upset or two tonight, in a couple of games that could go a long way to shaping the minor premiership race.Kick-off for Warriors-Panthers is 6pm, and the late game starts at 8pm.