NRL Confirmed Lineup: Taking field as selected against Broncos

Author: Richard Becht & photosport.nz
Timestamp: Sun 17 May 2026, 02:35 PM

An as-selected One New Zealand Warriors side has been confirmed to line up against the Broncos in today’s Magic Round contest at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane (4.05pm kick-off local time; 6.05pm NZT).

After standoff Luke Hanson and hooker Makaia Tafua were omitted from the extended squad 24 hours out from the encounter, back rower Eddie Ieremia-Toeava dropped off today.

All three players appeared for the Warriors’ New South Wales Cup side against the Storm in Sydney today.

The six-man bench comprises Sam Healey, Jackson Ford, Demitric Vaimauga, Jacob Laban, Tanner Stowers-Smith and Te Maire Martin.

Co-captain Mitchell Barnett is returning to side after missing the round nine win over Parramatta.

Round 11 - Round 11 - Sunday 17 May

Full Time

Warriors

Broncos

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Taine Tuaupiki

Fullback for Broncos is number 1 Reece Walsh
Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak

Winger for Broncos is number 2 Josiah Karapani
Centre for Warriors is number 3 Ali Leiataua

Centre for Broncos is number 3 Jesse Arthars
Centre for Warriors is number 4 Adam Pompey

Centre for Broncos is number 4 Gehamat Shibasaki
Winger for Warriors is number 5 Alofiana Khan-Pereira

Winger for Broncos is number 5 Phillip Coates
Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Chanel Harris-Tavita

Five-Eighth for Broncos is number 6 Ezra Mam
Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Tanah Boyd

Halfback for Broncos is number 7 Adam Reynolds

Forwards

Prop for Warriors is number 8 James Fisher-Harris

Prop for Broncos is number 8 Preston Riki
Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan

Hooker for Broncos is number 9 Cory Paix
Prop for Warriors is number 10 Mitchell Barnett

Prop for Broncos is number 10 Xavier Willison
2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Leka Halasima

2nd Row for Broncos is number 11 Jaiyden Hunt
2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Kurt Capewell

2nd Row for Broncos is number 12 Jordan Riki
Lock for Warriors is number 13 Erin Clark

Lock for Broncos is number 13 Patrick Carrigan

Interchange

Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Sam Healey

Interchange for Broncos is number 14 Ben Hunt
Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Jackson Ford

Interchange for Broncos is number 15 Ben Talty
Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Demitric Vaimauga

Interchange for Broncos is number 16 Va'a Semu
Interchange for Warriors is number 20 Te Maire Martin

Interchange for Broncos is number 17 Aublix Tawha

Reserves

Reserve for Warriors is number 17 Jacob Laban

Reserve for Broncos is number 18 Hayze Perham
Reserve for Warriors is number 18 Tanner Stowers-Smith

Reserve for Broncos is number 20 Thomas Duffy

Match Officials

Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judge: Matt Noyen
Touch Judge: Phil Henderson
Senior Review Official: Adam Gee

Last updated: 5/17/2026 10:40:30 AM

The veteran has been named to start in the front row for the first time this season where he is reunited with fellow co-captain James Fisher-Harris.

In his previous four appearances this year Barnett was on the interchange bench as he made his comeback from his season-ending knee injury suffered against South Sydney last June (the last time he and Fisher-Harris started a match together).

Barnett missed the match against the Eels as he was subject to NRL head injury protocols following a head knock in the Anzac Day victory against the Dolphins.

His selection as a starting prop sees the impressive Jackson Ford switched to the bench after being in the run-on side for the first nine rounds.

Returning in the centres is Ali Leiataua, who missed the Parramatta match due to a head knock against the Dolphins; he replaces Roger Tuivasa-Sheck who has been sidelined by a shoulder injury he suffered late in the contest against the Eels.

Wayde Egan left the field with a head injury 29 minutes into the Parramatta game and was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the encounter; he has also been cleared.

The fourth player included after coming off the injury list is prop Stowers-Smith.

While a significant number of players have spent time on the sideline so far this season nine players are set to make their 10th consecutive appearances in the highly-anticipated clash against the Broncos, the seventh and second-to-last course of the football feast that is the Magic Round.

This is the seventh serving of the concept – all played at Suncorp Stadium – with the Warriors being the nominal home team each time as they still will be again this week despite playing the Broncos on their turf for the first time in the Magic Round.

Previously the Warriors have played the Dragons (2019), Eels (2021), Rabbitohs (2022), Panthers (2023), Panthers (2024) and Cowboys (2025).

Coming off their first bye last week, the Warriors remain second on the ladder with a 7-2 record lying two points behind Penrith.

The last time they beat the Broncos at Suncorp was in 2018 with a draw and three losses in their last four visits. The Warriors have won seven of the last 14 games between the two sides while Brisbane has a 28-22 advantage plus a draw in 51 clashes since 1995.