The unbeaten Vodafone Warriors should be largely unchanged for their seventh-round Intrust Super Premiership clash against the Mounties at Aubrey Keech Reserve in west Sydney on Saturday (3.00pm kick-off local time; 5.00pm NZT).
They’ve stitched together a run of six straight wins over Newcastle (52-24), Canterbury-Bankstown (36-22), Wests Tigers (36-0), Illawarra (21-14), Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles (26-14) and Newtown (24-20).
All six of those opponents sit outside the top four at the moment but this week the Ricky Henry-coached side is away to the fourth-placed Mounties who sit on 10 points after five wins and a loss.
With former Kiwi and Vodafone Warriors halfback Isaac John at halfback, the Mounties are coming off two victories, the latest a 30-22 win over Wests Tigers.
Vodafone Warriors coach Ricky Henry has been able to name an established combination with Sam Cook reunited in the halves with captain Mason Lino. The starting forward packed listed is the same as the one used against the Jets on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Mafoa’aeata Hingano is listed on an extended bench for the Vodafone Junior Warriors for their seventh-round NYC encounter with the Raiders in Canberra on Saturday. He has also been named on the NRL squad’s extended interchange.
Still without a win, the Vodafone Junior Warriors face a Canberra side running 12th with just two wins so far.
Paul Turner (17) has again been named in the halves. He was chosen to play his first NYC game last weekend before being ruled out.
INTRUST SUPER PREMIERSHIP
VODAFONE WARRIORS v MOUNTIES
Aubrey Keech Reserve, Sydney
3.00pm, Saturday, April 15
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD
2 JUNIOR PAUGA
3 MATT ALLWOOD
4 SEMISI FOTU
5 TUIMOALA LOLOHEA
6 SAM COOK
7 MASON LINO (c)
8 PATRICK SIPLEY
9 JAZZ TEVAGA
10 ALBERT VETE
11 OFAHIKI OGDEN
12 BUNTY AFOA
13 JAMES BELL
Interchange:
14 DANIEL PALAVI
15 CHRIS SATAE
16 TOAFOFOA SIPLEY
17 PAULOS LATU
18 MATTHEW SAUNI
COACH | RICKY HENRY
NYC
VODAFONE WARRIORS v CANBERRA RAIDERS
GIO Stadium, Canberra
3.15pm, Saturday, April 15
VODAFONE JUNIOR WARRIORS
1 LEE TURNER
2 LEWIS SOOSEMEA
3 MELINO FINEANGANOFO
4 KANE TELEA
5 MATHEW FAITOTOA
6 PAUL TURNER
7 CHANEL TAVITA-HARRIS
8 KENESE KENESE
20 ERIN CLARK
10 CHRIS SIO
11 JEROME MAMEA
12 PRESTON RIKI
13 ISAIAH PAPALI’I (c)
Interchange:
14 TYLER SLADE
15 SOANE HUFANGA
16 JOE VUNA
17 GIBSON POPOALII
18 TAYHLER PAORA
9 EIDEN ACKLAND
21 JORDAN PINNOCK
22 DYLAN TAVITA
23 MAFOA’AEATA HINGANO
24 JAVVIER PITOVAO
COACH | GRANT POCKLINGTON
