Two changes have been made to the Vodafone Warriors’ starting line-up for their NRL Indigenous Round encounter with the Penrith Panthers at Pepper Stadium today (3.00pm kick-off local time; 5.00pm NZT).
Veteran Simon Mannering (hamstring) is replaced at loose forward by Sam Lisone, who makes his 50th career appearance today.
And Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad will start on the wing for the second time, replacing Ken Maumalo who turned out in the Intrust Super Premiership today.
Also in contention for Maumalo’s spot was veteran Manu Vatuvei but he was ruled out after picking up a calf injury in the team’s final run yesterday.
Bunty Afoa comes onto the interchange.
VODAFONE WARRIORS v PENRITH PANTHERS
Pepper Stadium, Penrith
3.00pm, Saturday, May 13
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 DAVID FUSITU’A
3 BLAKE AYSHFORD
4 SOLOMONE KATA
22 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD
6 KIERAN FORAN
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 JAMES GAVET
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 JACOB LILLYMAN
11 BODENE THOMPSON
12 RYAN HOFFMAN
15 SAM LISONE
Interchange:
14 NATHANIEL ROACHE
16 LIGI SAO
17 BEN MATULINO
21 BUNTY AFOA
HEAD COACH | STEPHEN KEARNEY
