Erin Clark has been confirmed to make his NRL debut tonight after being included on the bench for the Vodafone Warriors’ second-round match against the Melbourne Storm at Mount Smart Stadium (8.00pm kick-off; match day sponsor: Woodstock).
Clark (19) becomes Vodafone Warrior #216 joining Jacob Lillyman, Sam Lisone and Bodene Thompson on the interchange in a line-up which is as named 1-17 on Tuesday.
Simon Mannering, Charlie Gubb and Issac Luke all take their places in the starting side.
James Gavet is 18th man while Manu Vatuvei, Isaiah Papali’i and Mason Lino have all been omitted to turn out for the club’s Intrust Super Premiership side against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Mount Smart Stadium tomorrow (1.00pm kick-off).
VODAFONE WARRIORS v MELBOURNE STORM
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
8.00pm, Friday, March 10
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
3 DAVID FUSITU’A
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 MAFOA’AEATA HINGANO
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 ALBERT VETE
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 CHARLIE GUBB
11 BUNTY AFOA
12 RYAN HOFFMAN
13 SIMON MANNERING
Interchange:
14 ERIN CLARK
15 JACOB LILLYMAN
16 SAM LISONE
17 BODENE THOMPSON
HEAD COACH | STEPHEN KEARNEY
