The Sea Eagles will be brimming with confidence after an impressive win over the Panthers while the One New Zealand Warriors will be looking to make it four on the trot when the two NRL powerhouses meet in Auckland.
Stamping their class on the competition after coming from behind to down the premiers at 4 Pines Park, the Sea Eagles' next challenge is to overcome their recent record on the road after tough trips to Parramatta and Wollongong.
And there's arguably no greater challenge then travelling across the Tasman to meet with a Warriors side which has well and truly hit its straps, rising to its third consecutive win on the back of another Shaun Johnson masterclass against South Sydney last week.
With Daly Cherry-Evans hot off his record breaking 310th appearance for the Sea-Eagles, the round six clash is shaping up to be a mouthwatering match-up between the two veteran halfbacks.
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
Last updated:
Team news
One New Zealand Warriors: Veteran duo Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (hamstring) and Kurt Capewell (concussion) return to the line-up after missing Round 5. That means Roger Tuivasa-Sheck goes back to centre with Adam Pompey dropping out of the 17, while Capewell’s inclusion moves Mitch Barnett back to prop. Bunty Afoa is out with a hamstring injury suffered in last week’s win over the Rabbitohs. No changes in Friday's update with Adam Pompey and Ali Leiataua remaining in the 19-man squad.
Sea Eagles: Forward Nathan Brown has been ruled out on Friday with a knee injury he sustained against Penrith which sees Aaron Woods called up to the bench. Ben Trbojevic shifts from the back row to the centres to replace Reuben Garrick, who is out under the concussion protocol. That sees Corey Waddell come into the starting pack and Ethan Bullemor join the bench after being 18th man last week.
Stat attack
- The Warriors have won six of their past seven games at Go Media Stadium.
- The Sea Eagles have not won in Auckland since 2017.
- Warriors winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has scored nine tries in his past nine games at Go Media Stadium.
- Sea Eagles fullback Tom Trbojevic has scored nine tries in eight games against the Warriors.
- Warriors fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad has won 12 of his 13 games at Go Media Stadium.
Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, author of the official annual of the NRL.
