Team List: Four named to return for Warriors

Team List: Four named to return against Manly

Author: Richard Becht & photosport.nz
Timestamp: Tue 13 Aug 2024, 03:59 PM

As many as four frontline players are in line to return for the One New Zealand Warriors’ 24th-round encounter with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at 4 Pines Park in Sydney on Friday night (6.00pm kick-off local time; 8.00pm NZT).

After missing last Sunday’s loss to the Dolphins with a quad strain, Shaun Johnson has been named and has been tagged a certainty to play by head coach Andrew Webster.

Also listed to come back from injury are goal-kicking centre Adam Pompey and winger Marcelo Montoya.

Pompey (knee) hasn’t played since being forced off the field just after halftime in the 18-20 loss to the Raiders in round 20 while Montoya left the field with a groin complaint midway through the 12-13 defeat by Canterbury Bankstown in round 18.

As well as those three players, Luke Metcalf, who started the season as the club’s first-choice standoff, is a possibility to return to the NRL arena more than four months after having his right leg broken nine minutes into the round four clash against the Newcastle Knights.

Round 24 - Round 24 - Friday 16 Aug

Full Time

Sea Eagles

Warriors

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Tom Trbojevic

Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Winger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Jason Saab

Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Tommy Talau

Centre for Warriors is number 3 Adam Pompey
Centre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Reuben Garrick

Centre for Warriors is number 4 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Winger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Lehi Hopoate

Winger for Warriors is number 5 Marcelo Montoya
Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Luke Brooks

Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 21 Luke Metcalf
Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Daly Cherry-Evans

Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Shaun Johnson

Forwards

Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8 Taniela Paseka

Prop for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake
Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Lachlan Croker

Hooker for Warriors is number 14 Freddy Lussick
Prop for Sea Eagles is number 10 Josh Aloiai

Prop for Warriors is number 10 Mitchell Barnett
2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Haumole Olakau'atu

2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Marata Niukore
2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 15 Ben Trbojevic

2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Kurt Capewell
Lock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Jake Trbojevic

Lock for Warriors is number 13 Dylan Walker

Interchange

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 14 Gordon Chan Kum Tong

Interchange for Warriors is number 6 Chanel Harris-Tavita
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Ethan Bullemor

Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Tom Ale
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Nathan Brown

Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Jazz Tevaga
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 18 Tolutau Koula

Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Demitric Sifakula

Reserves

Replacement for Sea Eagles is number 19 Toafofoa Sipley

Replacement for Warriors is number 20 Taine Tuaupiki

Match Officials

Referee: Chris Butler
Touch Judge: Matt Noyen
Senior Review Official: Kasey Badger

Last updated: 9/7/2024 12:25:35 PM

Named on the extended bench for Friday night’s match, he began his comeback with a 40-minute stint for the New South Wales Cup team in its 46-10 win against Parramatta before doubling his workload to the full 80 minutes in Sunday’s 28-10 NSW Cup victory over South Sydney.

He finished with 77 metres from eight runs, a line break, a line break assist, two try assists, 57 receipts, 11 tackles with one miss, an intercept, 389 metres from 15 kicks, a 40/20 and four goals from five attempts.

While Johnson, Pompey, Montoya and Metcalf are all in contention to play, the Warriors will be without halfback Te Maire Martin and centre Ali Leiataua.

Martin scored a try and had a hand in four others in Sunday’s 32-34 golden point loss to the Dolphins but has been carrying a nerve complaint in his neck.

Leiataua, who last week scored his third try in five matches this season, left the field after a head knock in the 67th minute and is following the NRL’s concussion protocols.

While the backline has undergone a reshuffle through injuries and players returning, the same starting forward pack has been named for the sixth consecutive game with hooker Wayde Egan eyeing his 99th match for the club.

The interchange named is the same as the one used against the Dolphins with hooker Freddy Lussick, middle forwards Tom Ale and Jazz Tevaga, plus second rower-prop Demitric Sifakula, who marked his first NRL match of the season with his first career try last Sunday.