Queensland State of Origin hero Kurt Capewell, centre Rocco Berry and winger Edward Kosi come into the starting lineup for the One New Zealand Warriors' blockbuster round 17 NRL encounter with the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday (3.00pm kick-off local time; 5.00pm NZT).
Capewell returns in the second row after being omitted for last week’s clash against Penrith due to his extreme travel schedule on the back of a gruelling second Origin match in Perth.
Berry has recovered from a hamstring strain to come back into the centres for Moala Graham-Taufa while Kosi will make his fourth appearance of the season replacing Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, ruled out for four to six weeks with an ankle injury.
Capewell's return to the back row after again slotting into the centres in his last start against the Sharks, sees him named alongside Jacob Laban with Leka Halasima going onto the interchange for rookie prop Tanner Stowers-Smith.
Match: Broncos v Warriors
Round 17 -
home Team
Broncos
away Team
Warriors
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Broncos is number 1 Reece WalshFullback for Warriors is number 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
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Winger for Broncos is number 2 Josiah KarapaniWinger for Warriors is number 2 Edward Kosi
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Centre for Broncos is number 3 Kotoni StaggsCentre for Warriors is number 3 Adam Pompey
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Centre for Broncos is number 4 Gehamat ShibasakiCentre for Warriors is number 4 Rocco Berry
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Winger for Broncos is number 5 Jesse ArtharsWinger for Warriors is number 5 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
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Five-Eighth for Broncos is number 6 Ezra MamFive-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Chanel Harris-Tavita
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Halfback for Broncos is number 7 Adam ReynoldsHalfback for Warriors is number 7 Luke Metcalf
Forwards
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Prop for Broncos is number 8 Corey JensenProp for Warriors is number 8 James Fisher-Harris
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Hooker for Broncos is number 9 Cory PaixHooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan
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Prop for Broncos is number 10 Payne HaasProp for Warriors is number 10 Marata Niukore
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2nd Row for Broncos is number 11 Brendan Piakura2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Kurt Capewell
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2nd Row for Broncos is number 12 Jordan Riki2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Jacob Laban
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Lock for Broncos is number 13 Patrick CarriganLock for Warriors is number 13 Erin Clark
Interchange
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Interchange for Broncos is number 14 Billy WaltersInterchange for Warriors is number 14 Te Maire Martin
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Interchange for Broncos is number 15 Kobe HetheringtonInterchange for Warriors is number 15 Jackson Ford
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Interchange for Broncos is number 16 Xavier WillisonInterchange for Warriors is number 16 Demitric Vaimauga
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Interchange for Broncos is number 17 Jack GosiewskiInterchange for Warriors is number 17 Leka Halasima
Reserves
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Replacement for Broncos is number 18 Tyson SmoothyReplacement for Warriors is number 20 Tanah Boyd
Match Officials
- Referee: Adam Gee
- Touch Judge: Belinda Sharpe
- Senior Review Official: Grant Atkins
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Stowers-Smith is on an extended bench which also includes halfback Tanah Boyd, hooker Sam Healey, prop Bunty Afoa and fullback-winger Taine Tuaupiki.
Saturday’s eagerly anticipated contest pits fourth against fifth with the Warriors fourth on 24 points with Melbourne, six points clear of the Broncos who vaulted up the ladder with their 34-28 comeback victory over Cronulla Sutherland last Sunday.

With a 10-4 record after 14 games, the Warriors are seeking a rebound following their 18-28 loss to the Panthers, their second successive defeat at home.
In away games in Australia this season they’ve won five out of six matches while they also prevailed in their Magic Round ‘home’ game against North Queensland at Suncorp Stadium early last month.