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Confirmed line-up: Harris makes return from bench

Vodafone Warriors captain Tohu Harris will make his comeback from the bench in today's Magic Round clash against South Sydney at Suncorp Stadium in Sydney.

Named to start on Tuesday, he has been shifted to the interchange for his first match as captain and his first in 300 days since suffering an ACL knee injury last July.

His move sees Eliesa Katoa coming into the starting line-up after originally being left out of the side.

With Wayde Egan ruled out last night with a calf injury, utility Jazz Tevaga starts at dummy half in what will be his 99th NRL appearance.

And, after just four days with his new club, new signing Freddy Lussick is on the interchange as the back-up dummy half for his debut as Vodafone Warrior #270.

Lussick and his former Sydney Roosters teammate Ronald Volkman arrived in camp on Monday, Lussick signed for the rest of this season and Volkman until the end of 2025.

With a total of 11 NRL games for the Roosters and St George Illawarra, Lussick's first appearance for the club mirrors Daejarn Asi's two weeks ago when he came into camp from the Cowboys and had his first outing in his new colours just days later against Canberra.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Reece Walsh
    Fullback for Rabbitohs is number 1 Blake Taaffe
  • Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
    Winger for Rabbitohs is number 2 Alex Johnston
  • Centre for Warriors is number 3 Viliami Vailea
    Centre for Rabbitohs is number 3 Jaxson Paulo
  • Centre for Warriors is number 4 Adam Pompey
    Centre for Rabbitohs is number 4 Campbell Graham
  • Winger for Warriors is number 5 Marcelo Montoya
    Winger for Rabbitohs is number 5 Taane Milne
  • Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Daejarn Asi
    Five-Eighth for Rabbitohs is number 6 Cody Walker
  • Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Shaun Johnson
    Halfback for Rabbitohs is number 7 Lachlan Ilias

Forwards

  • Prop for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake
    Prop for Rabbitohs is number 8 Tevita Tatola
  • Hooker for Warriors is number 13 Jazz Tevaga
    Hooker for Rabbitohs is number 9 Damien Cook
  • Prop for Warriors is number 10 Matthew Lodge
    Prop for Rabbitohs is number 10 Thomas Burgess
  • 2nd Row for Warriors is number 17 Jack Murchie
    2nd Row for Rabbitohs is number 11 Keaon Koloamatangi
  • 2nd Row for Warriors is number 18 Eliesa Katoa
    2nd Row for Rabbitohs is number 12 Jacob Host
  • Lock for Warriors is number 14 Aaron Pene
    Lock for Rabbitohs is number 13 Jai Arrow

Interchange

  • Interchange for Warriors is number 12 Tohu Harris
    Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 14 Kodi Nikorima
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Ben Murdoch-Masila
    Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 15 Davvy Moale
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Bunty Afoa
    Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 16 Siliva Havili
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 25 Freddy Lussick
    Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 17 Liam Knight

Reserves

  • Replacement for Warriors is number 22 Edward Kosi
    Replacement for Rabbitohs is number 18 Peter Mamouzelos

Match Officials

  • Referee: Ben Cummins
  • Touch Judge: Darian Furner
  • Senior Review Official: Gerard Sutton

Last updated:

With Tevaga moved from loose forward to start at hooker, Aaron Pene moves off the bench to take Tevaga's place with Jack Murchie replacing the unavailable Aitken.

The confirmed bench is Harris, Lussick, Ben Murdoch-Masila and Bunty Afoa  

Edward Kosi is 18th man and Pride Petterson-Robati 19th. 

The five players required to be omitted from the 24-man squad named on Tuesday are Egan, Aitken, Volkman, Rocco Berry and Junior Ratuva.

 

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