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Confirmed Lineup: No further changes for Warriors

No further lineup changes for the One New Zealand Warriors as they prepare to take on the Dolphins in today’s 23rd-round NRL clash at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane (2.00pm kickoff local time; 4.00pm NZT).

An hour from kick-off the Warriors have confirmed they’ll start as indicated at the 24-hour pre-match deadline yesterday.

Five days after announcing he’ll retire at the end of this season, halfback Shaun Johnson was scratched due to a quadricep injury he picked up in last week’s loss to Parramatta.

He’s out this week but is expected to be available for the round 24 encounter with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Sydney next Friday night (August 16).

In his absence Te Maire Martin, who was named in jersey #18 on Tuesday, returns in the halfback’s role after playing for the club’s New South Wales Cup side last week.

Also dropped out of the extended squad were second rower Leka Halasima and centre Moala Graham-Taufa.

Back rower Demitric Sifakula is on the interchange for his fourth NRL outing in all and his first since being used against Brisbane in Napier last May.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Dolphins is number 1 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
    Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
  • Winger for Dolphins is number 2 Jamayne Isaako
    Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
  • Centre for Dolphins is number 3 Jake Averillo
    Centre for Warriors is number 3 Ali Leiataua
  • Centre for Dolphins is number 4 Herbie Farnworth
    Centre for Warriors is number 4 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
  • Winger for Dolphins is number 5 Jack Bostock
    Winger for Warriors is number 5 Edward Kosi
  • Five-Eighth for Dolphins is number 6 Kodi Nikorima
    Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Chanel Harris-Tavita
  • Halfback for Dolphins is number 7 Isaiya Katoa
    Halfback for Warriors is number 18 Te Maire Martin

Forwards

  • Prop for Dolphins is number 8 Jesse Bromwich
    Prop for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake
  • Hooker for Dolphins is number 9 Max Plath
    Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan
  • Prop for Dolphins is number 10 Tevita Pangai Junior
    Prop for Warriors is number 10 Mitchell Barnett
  • 2nd Row for Dolphins is number 11 Felise Kaufusi
    2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Marata Niukore
  • 2nd Row for Dolphins is number 12 Connelly Lemuelu
    2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Kurt Capewell
  • Lock for Dolphins is number 13 Kenneath Bromwich
    Lock for Warriors is number 13 Dylan Walker

Interchange

  • Interchange for Dolphins is number 14 Oryn Keeley
    Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Freddy Lussick
  • Interchange for Dolphins is number 15 Mark Nicholls
    Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Tom Ale
  • Interchange for Dolphins is number 16 Ray Stone
    Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Jazz Tevaga
  • Interchange for Dolphins is number 17 Sean O'Sullivan
    Interchange for Warriors is number 20 Demitric Sifakula

Reserves

  • Replacement for Warriors is number 21 Taine Tuaupiki
  • Reserve for Dolphins is number 18 Lachlan Hubner

Match Officials

  • Referee: Wyatt Raymond
  • Touch Judge: Chris Sutton
  • Senior Review Official: Grant Atkins

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Sifakula has been making his comeback from ACL surgery with the NSW Cup side.

The other two players retained in the 19-man game day squad were 18th man Taine Tuaupiki and 19th man Bunty Afoa.

Coming back into the side on the left wing is Edward Kosi, a try scorer in the 28-16 win over Wests Tigers on July 26. His return sees Roger Tuivasa-Sheck shifted to the centres replacing Graham-Taufa.

The starting pack is unchanged for the fifth consecutive match with Freddy Lussick, Tom Ale, Jazz Tevaga and Sifakula making up the bench.

The match gives the team’s top try scorer Dallin Watene-Zelezniak an opportunity to move closer to reaching twin milestones of 100 NRL tries and 50 tries for the Warriors.

He sits on a career tally of 97 tries in 208 appearances as he eyes the goal of becoming only the sixth New Zealander to reach the 100 mark after Manu Vatuvei, Nigel Vagana, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Jordan Rapana and Jason Nightingale.

He needs just two more tries to register 50 for the club, a feat achieved by nine players previously. With 48 in 65 he’s in line to hit the fastest 50 (David Fusitu’a has that record, achieving it in 77 matches).

Watene-Zelezniak scored twice against in 30-8 home win over the Dolphins last season, was rested for the return match in Brisbane and was a scorer again when the Warriors beat the Dolphins 24-20 in Auckland this year.

After a hot start to the season, the Dolphins have faltered lately to slip to ninth place on 24 points, three ahead of the Warriors.

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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