The NRL Grand Final cry is: Go Warriors!

Warriors fan Alex Davies-Colley will skydive into the stadium. Photo / Supplied

Warriors fans have sidestepped travel disruption from Qantas staff strike action and the airline is promising to do all it can to get Kiwis home safely - whatever the result of the big game.

Qantas said yesterday ongoing industrial action across Australia by the Australian Licensed Engineers Union would not affect flights over the weekend but could cause disruption tomorrow and Tuesday.

However, this was not expected to impact on fans returning to New Zealand, having watched the Warriors play the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at the NRL grand final in Sydney today.

Travellers with flights booked would be notified if the situation changed and were encouraged to keep checking the airline's website for updates.

One Warriors fan has dodged airline disruptions and any possible traffic congestion by making a special leap of faith - he will parachute into ANZ Stadium ahead of the grand final.

Alex Davies-Colley, 27, won a competition on the NRL website to come up with the best message of support for the Warriors. He wrote: "The Storm has passed by so now the righteous cry, Go Warriors!"

Davies-Colley amended the line from the Bible (Proverbs 10:25) last week - then witnessed the prophecy come true when he watched the Warriors victory over the Melbourne Storm in last week's preliminary final.

The Hamilton man, who moved to Melbourne 18 months ago, will be strapped into a tandem skydive with his own "HeroMessage" of support for the Warriors, written on the wings of his chute.

Davies-Colley, an environmental scientist, was relaxed about the jump despite never having skydived or bungy jumped before.

"It's going to be pretty amazing flying over the city and then dropping into the stadium. I don't know how they can hit a target from that far away."

His wife Leisha, 26, who is five months pregnant with their first child, will be among the 80,000-plus crowd watching.

Leisha, a speech therapist, said: "I think I will be a bit nervous at first. Hopefully everything goes well."

The weather forecast is for showers with winds reaching up to 45km/h but she is confident her husband will get a good safety briefing beforehand.

Davies-Colley, who is a Christian, hoped a bit of faith-based inspiration might motivate the Warriors to win.

Meanwhile, some fans were yesterday catching last-minute flights to Sydney for the big game and others were heading to their local Mad Butcher stores to pick up free tickets to see the match on big screens at Mt Smart Stadium.

By last night only 7000 tickets remained after capacity was increased from 23,000 to 30,000 by installing a big screen in the former Super Top area.

SkyCity Cinemas was also screening the games at selected theatres for $20.

Waiting to catch a flight out of Auckland International Airport yesterday with his mates Dan Minhinnick and James Donkin, Aucklander Brian Biggs said this game would be different from the last Warriors NRL final in 2002 because "I reckon we can actually do it".

But he said the Warriors game was not the only match Kiwi league fans were looking forward to today. The Auckland Vulcans v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Junior Warriors v North Queensland Cowboys in the run-up to the grand final were just as important, he said.

"Actually we've got three chances," Biggs said.

The Herald on Sunday caught up with some Under 20s players as they waited for their flight to Sydney yesterday afternoon.

Second row lock John Palavi said he and his teammates were "trying to stay calm" before the big day. "Definitely got butterflies," he said.

Warriors fans can get behind the boys by sending a HeroMessage. Text "WARRIORS" to 4141 followed by the message. (Standard SMS charges apply). Or access the HeroMessage site at target='_blank'>www.nrl.com.