Koli Oneone has been called into the centres and Junior Pauga moves to the wing for the Vodafone Junior Warriors’ eighth-round NYC clash against the Melbourne Storm on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland today (1.00pm kick-off local time; 3.00pm NZT).
Out of the line-up is Levi McBirney with young half Eiden Ackland brought onto the interchange to fill the spot created by Oneone’s move into the starting line-up.
The Vodafone Junior Warriors and the Storm have identical records of two wins and five losses in the opening seven rounds of the season.
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS v MELBOURNE STORM
Sunshine Coast Stadium, Kawana Waters
1.00pm, Sunday, April 24
Referee: Belinda Sleeman
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 KANE TELEA
2 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
15 KOLI ONEONE
4 MELINO FINEANGANOFO
3 JUNIOR PAUGA
6 ERIN CLARK
7 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
8 BUNTY AFOA
9 SHELDON PITAMA (c)
10 ISAIAH PAPALII
11 OFAHIKI OGDEN
12 MARATA NIUKORE
13 CHRIS SIO
Interchange:
14 KEANU DAWSON
16 KENESE KENESE
17 JOE VUNA
21 EIDEN ACKLAND
COACH | KELVIN WRIGHT
