The One New Zealand Warriors will line up as selected for today’s 16th-round NRL encounter with Gold Coast at Cbus Super Stadium in Robina (3.00pm kick-off local time; 5.00pm NZT).
Prop Bunty Afoa has been confirmed as 18th man with hooker Freddy Lussick 19th man.
Omitted from the extended bench at the 24-hour deadline ahead of the game yesterday were fullback Taine Tuaupiki, centre Moala Graham-Taufa and back rower Demitric Sifakula. They all lined up for club’s New South Wales Cup side today.
The clash against the Titans sees Roger Tuivasa-Sheck making his comeback from injury while four NRL regulars are unavailable.
Experienced back rowers Kurt Capewell (Queensland) and Mitchell Barnett (New South Wales) are unavailable following their selection for the second State of Origin contest on June 26.
Match: Titans v Warriors
Round 16 -
home Team
Titans
away Team
Warriors
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Titans is number 1 Keano KiniFullback for Warriors is number 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
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Winger for Titans is number 2 Alofiana Khan-PereiraWinger for Warriors is number 2 Edward Kosi
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Centre for Titans is number 3 Brian KellyCentre for Warriors is number 3 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
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Centre for Titans is number 12 Beau FermorCentre for Warriors is number 4 Adam Pompey
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Winger for Titans is number 4 Phillip SamiWinger for Warriors is number 5 Marcelo Montoya
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Five-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Jayden CampbellFive-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Te Maire Martin
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Halfback for Titans is number 7 Kieran ForanHalfback for Warriors is number 7 Shaun Johnson
Forwards
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Prop for Titans is number 10 Josiah PahuluProp for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake
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Hooker for Titans is number 14 Sam VerrillsHooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan
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Prop for Titans is number 13 Erin ClarkProp for Warriors is number 10 Jackson Ford
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2nd Row for Titans is number 11 David Fifita2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Marata Niukore
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2nd Row for Titans is number 19 Jacob Alick-Wiencke2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Dylan Walker
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Lock for Titans is number 9 Chris RandallLock for Warriors is number 13 Tohu Harris
Interchange
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Interchange for Titans is number 8 Keenan PalasiaInterchange for Warriors is number 14 Chanel Harris-Tavita
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Interchange for Titans is number 15 Isaac LiuInterchange for Warriors is number 15 Jacob Laban
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Interchange for Titans is number 16 Iszac Fa'asuamaleauiInterchange for Warriors is number 16 Jazz Tevaga
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Interchange for Titans is number 17 Joe StimsonInterchange for Warriors is number 17 Tom Ale
Reserves
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Replacement for Titans is number 18 Tanah BoydReplacement for Warriors is number 18 Bunty Afoa
Match Officials
- Referee: Adam Gee
- Touch Judge: Dave Munro
- Touch Judge: Matt Noyen
- Senior Review Official: Kasey Badger
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Centre Rocco Berry is sidelined with a shoulder injury which forced him off after just 37 minutes of last Saturday night’s clash against the Melbourne Storm and winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is serving a one-game suspension after taking an early guilty plea for a high tackle on his Storm opposite Grant Anderson.
Tuivasa-Sheck replaces Berry in the centres as he returns from a hamstring injury which kept him out of the club’s last five matches against the Roosters, Panthers, Dolphins, Cowboys and Storm.
Edward Kosi makes his 30th NRL appearance with Watene-Zelezniak suspended for just the second time in his 203-game career.
With Barnett out, Dylan Walker moves from loose forward to the second row and captain Tohu Harris returns to the starting lineup after being used from the bench in his first two matches back from his hand injury.
Capewell’s place on the interchange is taken by 36-game prop Tom Ale who joins utility Chanel Harris-Tavita, middle forward Jazz Tevaga and back rower Jacob Laban.
Despite finishing ahead in a raft of statistical measures, the One New Zealand Warriors were left disappointed after their 24-28 loss to the Storm in front of a packed Go Media Stadium on Saturday. The result leaves them on 15 points in 12th place two points out of the top eight.
Match: Titans v Warriors
Round 16 -
home Team
Titans
15th Position
away Team
Warriors
12th Position
Venue: Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
While the Titans are sitting at the bottom of the ladder with a 3-10 win-loss record, the One New Zealand Warriors have found them challenging opponents.
They’ve won five of the last seven encounters between the clubs, most recently beating the Warriors 27-24 at Go Media Stadium on Anzac Day.
The Warriors had a 28-18 win in the corresponding match in Robina last year and have a 20-13 edge in 33 contests against the Titans.
