Looking back on his side's strength at the scrum in its 19-10, victory over Emus in round one, the teenage tighthead said 'I don't think a young guy like me should have been doing what I did to them'.

There's little doubt Bulldogs did have the better of the set-piece that day at Ashwood Park and Emus' scrum has faltered somewhat in 2021 after losing former Central West prop Nas Havealeta and ex-Shute Shield bookend Archie Hall.

Warren went as far as saying that scrum dominance was 'more than half the reason' Bulldogs secured that hard-fought victory, although he also said he's expecting a more cohesive Emus front three as the Bathurst side looks for a repeat effort.

"In that first game against Emus I wouldn't say that their scrums were at 100 per cent ... I daresay they will have changed their front-row up a bit since then," he said.

"I'd say our scrum was more than half of the reason why we beat them. I got a penalty try against them for the scrum and that gave us a bit of a boost."

Although that penalty try was actually awarded for Emus halfback Shahid Khalfan illegally diving into the scrum to halt his side's reverse movement, Warren has a point considering the greens' pack was shifting backwards.

Bulldogs' front three have continued to apply that kind of pressure since, with Joel Harper and Matt Trapp combining with Warren to form an imposing front row through the opening five rounds of the season.

Bulldogs have picked up two more wins in their four starts since, with Warren admitting he was slightly daunted coming into the season before finding his feet.

"It's been a pretty good experience, being the young fella in this team. It's a good test because there's some hard hitters out there," he said.

"It was a bit daunting at first because you know you're going up against bigger blokes and you don't know what's going on, but I feel like my own personal game has been going really well.

"We've been dominating the scrum. If anything I'd just work on my fitness a bit," he laughed.

Returning to Bulldogs' side in last weekend's grinding win over Orange City, which they pulled off despite being reduced to 14 men for 55 minutes, after missing the previous week with representative duties.

Warren was away with Central West's Under-18 outfit, and won a NSW Country Rugby Union jumper in the process thanks to his strong showing with the Bulls.

"I was playing against players my own age there but a lot of those guys at my age don't have the experience against men yet," he said.

"I've got myself ahead of them in strength from going up against men's players."

Saturday's round six showdown kicks off at 3.15pm at Endeavour Oval.

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