The One New Zealand Warriors are on track to take the field as selected for their sixth-round NRL encounter with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Go Media Stadium on Saturday (5.00pm kick-off).
At the 24-hour deadline ahead of kick-off, the three players omitted as required are fullback Taine Tuaupiki, prop Zyon Maiu’u and winger Edward Kosi.
Retained in the game day 19-man squad from the extended bench are centres Adam Pompey and Ali Leiataua.
Veteran winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and second rower Kurt Capewell return from one-week lay-offs to bolster the One New Zealand Warriors this week.
The experienced duo missed Saturday’s 34-4 win over South Sydney, Watene-Zelezniak with some hamstring tightness while Capewell was following NRL concussion protocols.
Match: Warriors v Sea Eagles
Round 6 -
home Team
Warriors
away Team
Sea Eagles
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Charnze Nicoll-KlokstadFullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Tom Trbojevic
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Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-ZelezniakWinger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Tommy Talau
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Centre for Warriors is number 3 Rocco BerryCentre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Tolutau Koula
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Centre for Warriors is number 4 Roger Tuivasa-SheckCentre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Ben Trbojevic
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Winger for Warriors is number 5 Marcelo MontoyaWinger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Jaxson Paulo
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Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Te Maire MartinFive-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Luke Brooks
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Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Shaun JohnsonHalfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Daly Cherry-Evans
Forwards
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Prop for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-BlakeProp for Sea Eagles is number 8 Taniela Paseka
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Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde EganHooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Lachlan Croker
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Prop for Warriors is number 10 Mitchell BarnettProp for Sea Eagles is number 10 Josh Aloiai
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Jackson Ford2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Haumole Olakau'atu
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Kurt Capewell2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Corey Waddell
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Lock for Warriors is number 13 Tohu HarrisLock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Jake Trbojevic
Interchange
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Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Chanel Harris-TavitaInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 14 Karl Lawton
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Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Tom AleInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Ethan Bullemor
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Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Jazz TevagaInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Toafofoa Sipley
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Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Jacob LabanInterchange for Sea Eagles is number 19 Aaron Woods
Reserves
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Replacement for Warriors is number 18 Adam PompeyReplacement for Sea Eagles is number 18 Jake Arthur
Match Officials
- Referee: Chris Butler
- Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
- Senior Review Official: Liam Kennedy
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Watene-Zelezniak slots back on the right wing for his 195th match while Roger Tuivasa-Sheck moves back to left centre in his third switch in as many games after playing at fullback in the 20-12 win over the Knights and then on the wing in his 200th milestone game against the Rabbitohs.
Capewell’s availability has enabled head coach Andrew Webster to name his preferred starting pack again with Mitchell Barnett moving back to the front row for his 149th career appearance.
While there’s positive news with Watene-Zelezniak and Capewell coming back into the side, there has been a setback for prop Bunty Afoa who is facing six-eight weeks on the sideline with a hamstring injury. It means the One New Zealand Warriors are still without four frontline players with Afoa joining Dylan Walker (ankle), Marata Niukore (foot) and Luke Metcalf (broken leg); between them they boast almost 500 NRL games.
Named on the interchange are utility Chanel Harris-Tavita, middle forwards Tom Ale and Jazz Tevaga plus second rower Jacob Laban, who became Warrior #286 last Saturday.
Win #15 in '23: Three for DWZ in thriller at home
Last Saturday’s win – the third in five starts this season – was just the Warriors’ second in the last 16 encounters with South Sydney, a victory ultimately achieved in style.
In Manly Warringah they face another challenging opponent and one in buoyant mood after an impressive 32-18 win over three-time premiership-winning Penrith.
Of the current clubs, Manly has been the One New Zealand Warriors’ most difficult rival with the Sea Eagles holding a 27-13 advantage in the 40 contests since 1995.
The Warriors prevailed 29-22 in the only meeting between the two sides at Go Media Stadium last August to end a run of three straight defeats offshore during the Covid years. They won three on end before that and have a 5-4 edge in the last nine matchups.
