Confirmed Lineup: As selected
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State of Origin forwards Mitchell Barnett and Kurt Capewell are confirmed starters for the One New Zealand Warriors in tonight’s round 20 NRL match against the Raiders at GIO Stadium in Canberra (8.00pm kick-off local time; 10.00pm NZT).
They’ll line up in a side as selected 1-17 with centre Moala Graham-Taufa named as 18th man an hour before kick-off.
Barnett and Capewell were opponents less than 48 hours ago as New South Wales beat Queensland 14-4 to clinch the 2024 Origin series.
The 30-year-old Barnett became the first Warriors player to debut for the Blues and only the club’s second New South Wales Origin representative after Ryan Hoffman.
On the field for 48 minutes, he was impressive finishing with 11 runs for 73 metres and 30 tackles without a miss.
Capewell shouldered a big workload for the vanquished Queensland side, playing all but the final eight minutes making 12 runs 72 minutes plus 41 tackles.
Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Kaeo Weekes
Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Taine Tuaupiki
Winger for Raiders is number 2 Jordan Rapana
Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Centre for Raiders is number 3 Matthew Timoko
Centre for Warriors is number 3 Ali Leiataua
Centre for Raiders is number 4 Sebastian Kris
Centre for Warriors is number 4 Adam Pompey
Winger for Raiders is number 5 Xavier Savage
Winger for Warriors is number 5 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Ethan Strange
Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Chanel Harris-Tavita
Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Jamal Fogarty
Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Te Maire Martin
Prop for Raiders is number 8 Josh Papalii
Prop for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake
Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Tom Starling
Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan
Prop for Raiders is number 10 Joseph Tapine
Prop for Warriors is number 10 Mitchell Barnett
2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Hudson Young
2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Marata Niukore
2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Elliott Whitehead
2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Kurt Capewell
Lock for Raiders is number 13 Morgan Smithies
Lock for Warriors is number 13 Dylan Walker
Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Danny Levi
Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Freddy Lussick
Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Trey Mooney
Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Jackson Ford
Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Ata Mariota
Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Jazz Tevaga
Interchange for Raiders is number 17 Zac Hosking
Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Leka Halasima
Replacement for Raiders is number 18 Adam Cook
Replacement for Warriors is number 22 Moala Graham-Taufa
Last updated: 7/19/2024 11:14:00 AM
Significant changes have been forced in the Warriors' outside backs.
First-choice fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (calf) and winger Marcelo Montoya (groin) have both been ruled out as they recover from injuries which saw them leave the field in the heartbreaking 12-13 golden point loss to the Bulldogs on July 6.
Taine Tuaupiki comes in at fullback for his fifth NRL appearance of the season (and 10th of his career) after last playing in the Magic Round victory over Penrith on May 19 before being a late withdrawal for the match against the Dolphins to be with his partner for the birth of their first child.
There’s a shuffle in the centres and on the wing with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck moving to the left wing to replace Montoya while Ali Leiataua comes into the centres.
It will be the second time Tuivasa-Sheck has started on the wing this season while rookie Leiataua will play his third NRL match after his last appearance – a try-scoring one – in the win over the Panthers.
For the 21-year-old tonight’s match brings back memories of his fine first-grade debut when the Warriors had a 36-14 win over Canberra at GIO Stadium on June 9 last year.
One New Zealand Warriors head coach Andrew Webster named the same starting pack used against the Bulldogs.
Webster has also selected an unchanged interchange bench with the newest Warrior Leka Halasima set for his second appearance after his brilliant debut two weeks ago.
The Warriors and the Raiders are split by just one point on the ladder, the Raiders sitting 11th on 20 points and the Warriors 12th on 19 points.
Both teams come into the match refreshed from a bye after defeats in their last outings; while Warriors went down to Canterbury Bankstown, Canberra had a 12-16 loss at home to the Knights.
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