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Vodafone Warriors confirm side to face Dragons

The Vodafone Warriors have been confirmed to line up as selected side for their season-opening NRL encounter with the St George Illawarra Dragons at Sunshine Coast Stadium today (4.30pm kick-off local time; 7.30pm NZT).

In reducing their squad to the final 17, the Vodafone Warriors have locked in their side 1-17 with Jack Murchie as 18th man and new signing Ash Taylor dropping off.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Chanel Harris-Tavita
    Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Tyrell Sloan
  • Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
    Winger for Dragons is number 2 Cody Ramsey
  • Centre for Warriors is number 3 Viliami Vailea
    Centre for Dragons is number 3 Mosese Suli
  • Centre for Warriors is number 4 Rocco Berry
    Centre for Dragons is number 4 Zac Lomax
  • Winger for Warriors is number 5 Marcelo Montoya
    Winger for Dragons is number 5 Mikaele Ravalawa
  • Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Kodi Nikorima
    Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Talatau Amone
  • Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Shaun Johnson
    Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben Hunt

Forwards

  • Prop for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake
    Prop for Dragons is number 8 Aaron Woods
  • Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan
    Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Andrew McCullough
  • Prop for Warriors is number 10 Bunty Afoa
    Prop for Dragons is number 10 Blake Lawrie
  • 2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Euan Aitken
    2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Jack Bird
  • 2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Eliesa Katoa
    2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jaydn Su'a
  • Lock for Warriors is number 13 Josh Curran
    Lock for Dragons is number 13 Jack De Belin

Interchange

  • Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Jazz Tevaga
    Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Moses Mbye
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Ben Murdoch-Masila
    Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Francis Molo
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Aaron Pene
    Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Josh Kerr
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Bayley Sironen
    Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Jack Gosiewski

Reserves

  • Replacement for Warriors is number 18 Jack Murchie
    Replacement for Dragons is number 18 Jackson Ford

Match Officials

  • Referee: Peter Gough
  • Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
  • Senior Review Official: Ashley Klein

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Earlier the five players omitted from the original 24-man squad were centre Adam Pompey, middle forward Pride Petterson-Robati, hooker Taniela  Otukolo, centre Jesse Arthars and winger Edward Kosi.

Acknowledgement of Country

The New Zealand Warriors honour the mana of the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa, Australia and the Pacific. We acknowledge the traditional kaitiaki of the lands, elders past and present, their stories, their traditions, their mamae and their mana motuhake.

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