Confirmed line-up: Aaron Pene starts, Addin Fonua-Blake to bench

Confirmed line-up: Pene starts, Fonua-Blake to bench

Author: Richard Becht & photosport.nz
Timestamp: Sat 2 Jul 2022, 03:41 PM

Aaron Pene will start at prop with Addin Fonua-Blake coming off the bench in the Vodafone Warriors' Mount Smart Stadium homecoming match today.

Fonua-Blake was named to start earlier in the week but hasn't trained with the team all week after failing a Covid test last weekend.

After returning negative tests yesterday and again today he has been cleared to play.

In another change re-signed hooker Freddy Lussick comes onto the interchange joining Fonua-Blake, 100-game milestone man Bunty Afoa and back rower Bayley Sironen.

Other changes were confirmed yesterday with Chanel Harris-Tavita starting at fullback for the unavailable Reece Walsh (isolating with Covid) and Euan Aitken switched to the second row for the injured Jack Murchie. That has resulted in Adam Pompey returning to the centres.

Eliesa Katoa is 18th man while Rocco Berry is the 19th player.

As well as Walsh and Murchie, Daejarn Asi was the other player omitted from the 22-man squad named on Tuesday.

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Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Warriors is number 14 Chanel Harris-Tavita

Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Daine Laurie
Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 David Nofoaluma
Centre for Warriors is number 3 Jesse Arthars

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Starford To'a
Centre for Warriors is number 18 Adam Pompey

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 James Roberts
Winger for Warriors is number 5 Marcelo Montoya

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Ken Maumalo
Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Ronald Volkman

Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Luke Brooks
Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Shaun Johnson

Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Jackson Hastings

Forwards

Prop for Warriors is number 10 Jazz Tevaga

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 Zane Musgrove
Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan

Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Fa'amanu Brown
Prop for Warriors is number 20 Aaron Pene

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 16 Alex Seyfarth
2nd Row for Warriors is number 4 Euan Aitken

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Luke Garner
2nd Row for Warriors is number 13 Josh Curran

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Kelma Tuilagi
Lock for Warriors is number 12 Tohu Harris

Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Joe Ofahengaue

Interchange

Interchange for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Stefano Utoikamanu
Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Bunty Afoa

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Adam Doueihi
Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Bayley Sironen

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 17 Fonua Pole
Interchange for Warriors is number 22 Freddy Lussick

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 20 Austin Dias