Second rower Bodene Thompson has been confirmed on the bench for the Vodafone Warriors’ NRL season-opening clash against Newcastle at Mount Smart Stadium today (4.00pm kick-off).
He joins Sam Lisone, Jacob Lillyman and debutant Isaiah Papali’i on the interchange.
Of the eight players originally named on the extended bench on Tuesday, Mason Lino, James Gavet and Blake Ayshford were all omitted to play for the club’s ISP side in the main curtain-raiser.
Erin Clark is 18th man today.
Papali’i (18) becomes Vodafone Warrior #215.
VODAFONE WARRIORS v NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
4.00pm, Sunday, March 05
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
3 DAVID FUSITU’A
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 MAFOA’AEATA HINGANO
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 ALBERT VETE
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 CHARLIE GUBB
11 BUNTY AFOA
12 RYAN HOFFMAN
13 SIMON MANNERING
Interchange:
15 JACOB LILLYMAN
16 SAM LISONE
17 ISAIAH PAPALI’I
18 BODENE THOMPSON
HEAD COACH | STEPHEN KEARNEY
