Former North Queensland winger Lavinia Tauhalaliku will make her club debut in a One New Zealand Warriors side missing Apii Nicholls, Emily Curtain and Patricia Maliepo for tomorrow’s historic Indigenous Round clash against the Canberra Raiders at FMG Stadium Waikato/Home of the Tainui People in Hamilton/Kirikiriroa (7.15pm kick-off).
Halfback Curtain has had her season cruelly ended after suffering a knee injury at training on Wednesday night.
Captain Nicholls (pectoral) and Maliepo (calf) are out of tomorrow’s match but are expected to be available for next week’s home encounter with the Sharks.
The 25-year-old Tauhalaliku comes into the side after previously making four appearances for the Cowboys.
Match: Warriors v Raiders
Round 7 -
home Team
Warriors
away Team
Raiders
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Warriors is number 4 Emmanita PakiFullback for Raiders is number 1 Elise Simpson
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Winger for Warriors is number 5 Payton TakimoanaWinger for Raiders is number 2 Mackenzie Wiki
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Centre for Warriors is number 3 Tysha IkenasioCentre for Raiders is number 3 Leianne Tufuga
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Centre for Warriors is number 12 Kaiyah AtaiCentre for Raiders is number 4 Cheyelle Robins-Reti
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Winger for Warriors is number 20 Lavinia TauhalalikuWinger for Raiders is number 5 Relna Wuruki-Hosea
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Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 22 Shakira BakerFive-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Sereana Naitokatoka
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Halfback for Warriors is number 9 Lydia Turua-QuedleyHalfback for Raiders is number 7 Zahara Temara
Forwards
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Prop for Warriors is number 8 Metanoia Fotu-MoalaProp for Raiders is number 8 Chloe Saunders
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Hooker for Warriors is number 14 Capri PaekauHooker for Raiders is number 9 Chanté Temara
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Prop for Warriors is number 10 Lavinia KitaiProp for Raiders is number 10 Sophie Holyman
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Maarire Puketapu2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Monalisa Soliola
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 15 Matekino Gray2nd Row for Raiders is number 16 Jordyn Preston
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Lock for Warriors is number 13 Laishon Albert-JonesLock for Raiders is number 13 Simaima Taufa
Interchange
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Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Harata ButlerInterchange for Raiders is number 14 Emma Barnes
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Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Ivana LauitiitiInterchange for Raiders is number 15 Tatiana Finau
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Interchange for Warriors is number 18 Avery-Rose CarmontInterchange for Raiders is number 17 Kerehitina Matua
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Interchange for Warriors is number 21 Makayla EliInterchange for Raiders is number 19 Amelia Pasikala
Reserves
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Replacement for Warriors is number 23 Ashlee MatapoReplacement for Raiders is number 20 Isabella Waterman
Match Officials
- Senior Review Official: Todd Smith
Last updated:
The absences of Nicholls, Curtain and Maliepo have caused major lineup changes.
Wearing Te Kahu Here, the club’s first-ever NRLW indigenous jersey, the Warriors will be playing the first of three standalone home games in Hamilton.
Griffiths had originally listed the same 17 players used in last Saturday’s club record 34-6 win over the Bulldogs in the first week of the double Indigenous Round.
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The Warriors are coming off the first back-to-back wins in the club’s NRLW history after accounting for North Queensland (12-6) in Magic Round and then the Bulldogs. The wins have moved the Warriors into the top six for the first time; they rank sixth on attack with 96 points scored and seventh on defence with 98 points conceded with 66 of those coming in losses to the Roosters and Knights.
Chasing a third straight victory they face a Raiders side which is languishing at the bottom of the ladder after six consecutive defeats (with the worst defence conceding 226 points).
Left winger Payton Takimoana is second equal among the top try scorers with seven in six games, scoring in each of her last five games.
