NRL Team Update: Barnett and CNK remain in mix
Experienced campaigners Mitchell Barnett and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad remain in the mix for the One New Zealand Warriors’ round seven NRL clash against the Gold Coast Titans at Go Media Stadium on Saturday (5.00pm kick-off).
They’ve both been retained in the game day squad after it was reduced to 20 as required 24 hours out from kick-off.
The two players omitted from the originally selected 22 are back rowers Morgan Gannon and Eddie Ieremia-Toeava who were both named to appear for the club’s New South Wales Cup side in tomorrow’s early game.
Barnett is on track to make a swift comeback after having surgery on a broken thumb suffered in the round four loss to Wests Tigers on March 27. If he plays he would have missed just two games.
Nicoll-Klokstad was ruled out last week after picking up a neck injury in the round five loss to Cronulla Sutherland.
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Taine TuaupikiFullback for Titans is number 1 Keano Kini
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Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-ZelezniakWinger for Titans is number 2 Sialetili Faeamani
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Centre for Warriors is number 3 Roger Tuivasa-SheckCentre for Titans is number 3 Jojo Fifita
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Centre for Warriors is number 4 Ali LeiatauaCentre for Titans is number 18 Jaylan De Groot
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Winger for Warriors is number 5 Alofiana Khan-PereiraWinger for Titans is number 5 Phillip Sami
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Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Chanel Harris-TavitaFive-Eighth for Titans is number 6 Lachlan Ilias
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Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Tanah BoydHalfback for Titans is number 7 Jayden Campbell
Forwards
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Prop for Warriors is number 8 James Fisher-HarrisProp for Titans is number 8 Kurtis Morrin
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Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde EganHooker for Titans is number 9 Sam Verrills
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Prop for Warriors is number 10 Jackson FordProp for Titans is number 10 Tino Fa'asuamaleaui
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Leka Halasima2nd Row for Titans is number 11 Arama Hau
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2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Kurt Capewell2nd Row for Titans is number 12 Beau Fermor
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Lock for Warriors is number 13 Erin ClarkLock for Titans is number 19 Klese Haas
Interchange
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Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Sam HealeyInterchange for Titans is number 14 Oliver Pascoe
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Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Marata NiukoreInterchange for Titans is number 15 Cooper Bai
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Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Demitric VaimaugaInterchange for Titans is number 16 Moeaki Fotuaika
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Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Jacob LabanInterchange for Titans is number 17 Adam Christensen
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Interchange for Warriors is number 18 Luke HansonInterchange for Titans is number 20 Zane Harrison
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Interchange for Warriors is number 22 Charnze Nicoll-KlokstadInterchange for Titans is number 21 Josh Patston
Reserves
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Reserve for Warriors is number 23 Mitchell BarnettReserve for Titans is number 22 Jensen Taumoepeau
Warriors Ins
- Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
- Kurt Capewell
- Mitchell Barnett
Titans Ins
- Jensen Taumoepeau
- Josh Patston
- Klese Haas
Warriors Outs
- Eddie Ieremia-Toeava
- Tanner Stowers-Smith
Titans Ins
- AJ Brimson
- Chris Randall
Match Officials
- Referee: Wyatt Raymond
- Senior Review Official: Liam Kennedy
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Poised to return after missing the last five rounds is second rower Kurt Capewell, who picked up a calf injury in the warm-up before the round two clash with Canberra. He comes straight back into the second row alongside Leka Halasima.
Of the 17 players used in Saturday night’s drought-breaking 38-14 win over the Storm the only player not selected is front rower Tanner Stowers-Smith who is sidelined with a hamstring injury.
Also unavailable are Adam Pompey (suspended), Luke Metcalf (hamstring), Te Maire Martin (leg) and Rocco Berry (shoulder).
Capewell’s return results in Marata Niukore returning to the interchange where he was originally named last week.
The match will edge standoff Chanel Harris-Tavita within one game of his 100th outing for the Warriors since his debut in 2019.
The One New Zealand Warriors have finished the first quarter of the regular season with a 4-2 record sitting third on the ladder; they’ve been inside the top four every week but one of the campaign so far, holding first spot for a week after round three.
In their four wins they have scored 158 points while conceding just 50.
In the Titans they face a side which has caused difficulty on numerous occasions as one of the most dangerous sides in the competition. That was reinforced when they blazed their way to a 52-10 win over Parramatta on Sunday.
Overall the Warriors hold a 21-15 advantage over the Titans in 36 encounters but Gold Coast has won six of the last eight matches between the two sides prevailing in each of their last three visits to Go Media Stadium (2023, 2024 and 2025).
Lining up against their old club will be halfback Tanah Boyd, loose forward Erin Clark and 2026 signing Alofi’ana Khan-Pereira.
