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Team List: Same starting side to face Dragons

One New Zealand Warriors head coach Andrew Webster has named an unchanged starting lineup for Friday night’s seventh-round NRL match against St George Illawarra at WIN Stadium in Wollongong (6.00pm kick-off local time; 8.00pm NZT).

The clash will mark a special moment for prop Mitchell Barnett, who will be making his 150th career appearance after joining the club last season following 126 games for the Newcastle Knights and two for the Canberra Raiders.

His milestone comes two weeks after centre Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s 200th game while more big moments loom for fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and second rower Kurt Capewell.

Nicoll-Klokstad plays his 99th match this week, Watene-Zelezniak his 196th and Capewell his 145th.

While the starting combination is intact after last Saturday’s sapping 22-22 golden point draw with Manly Warringah, there is a change on the bench with middle forward Jazz Tevaga facing a stint on the sideline after being forced off with a hamstring strain just nine minutes into his stint from the interchange.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Tyrell Sloan
    Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
  • Winger for Dragons is number 2 Christian Tuipulotu
    Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
  • Centre for Dragons is number 3 Mosese Suli
    Centre for Warriors is number 3 Rocco Berry
  • Centre for Dragons is number 4 Zac Lomax
    Centre for Warriors is number 4 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
  • Winger for Dragons is number 5 Mikaele Ravalawa
    Winger for Warriors is number 5 Marcelo Montoya
  • Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Kyle Flanagan
    Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Te Maire Martin
  • Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben Hunt
    Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Shaun Johnson

Forwards

  • Prop for Dragons is number 8 Francis Molo
    Prop for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake
  • Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Jacob Liddle
    Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan
  • Prop for Dragons is number 10 Hame Sele
    Prop for Warriors is number 10 Mitchell Barnett
  • 2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Raymond Faitala-Mariner
    2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Jackson Ford
  • 2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jaydn Su'a
    2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Kurt Capewell
  • Lock for Dragons is number 13 Tom Eisenhuth
    Lock for Warriors is number 13 Tohu Harris

Interchange

  • Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Blake Lawrie
    Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Tom Ale
  • Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Jack De Belin
    Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Jacob Laban
  • Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Ben Murdoch-Masila
    Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Adam Pompey
  • Interchange for Dragons is number 22 Fa'amanu Brown
    Interchange for Warriors is number 23 Paul Roache

Reserves

  • Replacement for Dragons is number 18 Michael Molo
    Replacement for Warriors is number 18 Zyon Maiu'u

Match Officials

  • Referee: Gerard Sutton
  • Touch Judge: Phil Henderson
  • Touch Judge: Kasey Badger
  • Senior Review Official: Liam Kennedy

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The 28-year-old 123-game veteran is now one of four 100-game plus frontline middle forwards on the injury list alongside Dylan Walker (221 games), Bunty Afoa (134) and Marata Niukore (119).

Rookie Jacob Laban, who turns 20 tomorrow (April 17), is on the interchange for the third week running with prop Tom Ale and utility Chanel Harris-Tavita while centre Adam Pompey joins them.

Included on the extended bench are Zyon Maiu’u, Taine Tuaupiki, Ali Leiataua, Edward Kosi and Paul Roache.

The One New Zealand Warriors are unbeaten in their last four outings ahead of their trip to Wollongong.

They boast the best defence in the competition conceding just 94 points in six matches, an average of 15.66 points a game while they’re also first for most metres gained (11,445), all runs (1269), kick return metres (1367) and total kicks (143) as well as being second for tackle breaks (197), third equal on set completions (81%) and rating prominently in a number of other key measures.

In individual categories Shaun Johnson leads all players for line engaged runs (64), all kicks (123) and attacking kicks (64) while he’s first equal for line breaks assists (7) and second for kick metres (3493).

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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