Peta Hiku starts on the wing and Mason Lino and Ata Hingano are the starting halves for the Vodafone Warriors' NRL trial against Melbourne in Rotorua today.
Vodafone Warriors head coach Stephen Kearney has named Blake Ayshford as the starting centres with new signings Agnatius Paasi and Leivaha Pulu joined in the run-on pack by James Gavet, Ligi Sao and Chris Satae with Sam Cook at hooker.
VODAFONE WARRIORS v MELBOURNE STORM
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Referees: Gavin Reynolds, Liam Kennedy
VODAFONE WARRIORS
1 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD
2 PETA HIKU
3 SOLOMONE KATA
4 BLAKE AYSHFORD
34 DAVID FUSITU'A
6 MAFOA'AEATA HINGANO
7 MASON LINO (c)
8 AGNATIUS PAASI
9 SAM COOK
10 CHRIS SATAE
11 LEIVAHA PULU
12 LIGI SAO
13 JAMES GAVET
Interchange:
14 JOE VUNA
15 MATIU LOVE-HENRY
16 ISAIAH PAPALI'I
17 HAYZE PERHAM
18 ANTHONY GELLING
19 KEN MAUMALO
20 JAZZ TEVAGA
21 BUNTY AFOA
22 CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA
COACH | STEPHEN KEARNEY
MELBOURNE STORM
1 SCOTT DRINKWATER
2 MATT SOPA-LAWLER
3 JUSTIN OLAM
4 KELMA TUALAGI
5 RYAN PAPENHUYZEN
6 COOPER JOHNS
7 BILLY WALTERS
8 TUI KAMIKAMICA
9 HARRY GRANT
10 LACHLAN TIMM
11 TINO FA'ASUAMALEAUI
12 LOUIS GERAGHTY
13 PAT KAUFUSI
Interchange:
14 CHRIS LEWIS
15 JYE BALLINGER
16 JACOB HIND
17 BRETT GEINKE
18 HARRISON MUELLER
19 JARROD McINALLY
20 JARROD TUITE
21 KAYLEB MILNE
22 LACHLAN ROE
COACH | JASON RYLES
