Vodafone Warriors Charlie Gubb and Harry Siejka (pictured) will both miss the Auckland Vulcans' third-round New South Wales Cup encounter with Newcastle in Cessnock today (5.00pm kick-off, 7.00pm NZT). Photo: Photosport:
Siejka is out after a head knock in last week's win against Newtown but is likely to return next week while Gubb will be out for up to four weeks.
He also took a blow to the head against the Jets, scans later revealing a crack in his jaw.
Steve Waetford will now move into the halves with Aaron Nootai while Gubb's place is taken by former Vodafone Junior Warrior Daniel Palavi.
AUCKLAND VULCANS v NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Cessnock Sports Ground, Cessnock
5.00pm, Saturday, March 23
AUCKLAND VULCANS
1 ZORAM WATENE
2 TANGI ROPATI
3 MALAKAI WATENE-ZELEZNIAK
4 ATELEA NAFETALAI
5 NGANI LAUMAPE
6 STEVE WAETFORD
7 AARON NOOTAI
8 SUAIA MATAGI
9 ALEHANA MARA
10 DANIEL PALAVI
11 JOHN PALAVI
12 DOMINIQUE PEYROUX
13 MURRAY ITI
Interchange:
14 SILIVA HAVILI
15 AGNATIUS PAASI
16 SIO SIUA TAUKEIAHO
17 HERMAN RETZLAFF
18 PAT SIPLEY
19 CODY WALKER
HEAD COACH: WILLIE SWANN
Siejka is out after a head knock in last week's win against Newtown but is likely to return next week while Gubb will be out for up to four weeks.
He also took a blow to the head against the Jets, scans later revealing a crack in his jaw.
Steve Waetford will now move into the halves with Aaron Nootai while Gubb's place is taken by former Vodafone Junior Warrior Daniel Palavi.
AUCKLAND VULCANS v NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Cessnock Sports Ground, Cessnock
5.00pm, Saturday, March 23
AUCKLAND VULCANS
1 ZORAM WATENE
2 TANGI ROPATI
3 MALAKAI WATENE-ZELEZNIAK
4 ATELEA NAFETALAI
5 NGANI LAUMAPE
6 STEVE WAETFORD
7 AARON NOOTAI
8 SUAIA MATAGI
9 ALEHANA MARA
10 DANIEL PALAVI
11 JOHN PALAVI
12 DOMINIQUE PEYROUX
13 MURRAY ITI
Interchange:
14 SILIVA HAVILI
15 AGNATIUS PAASI
16 SIO SIUA TAUKEIAHO
17 HERMAN RETZLAFF
18 PAT SIPLEY
19 CODY WALKER
HEAD COACH: WILLIE SWANN