NZ Warriors will be bolstered by the return of Kodi Nikorima and Eliesa Katoa for their match against Cronulla Sharks at Sydney's Central Coast Stadium on Sunday.
Nikorima comes back into the halves, after missing last Friday night’s 12-16 loss to Gold Coast with a head knock suffered the previous week against Brisbane.
Impressive rookie Katoa appeared in each of the club’s first six matches of the season, but picked up an ankle injury against South Sydney, which sidelined him for the last three outings.
With Nikorima and Katoa back on deck, Chanel Harris-Tavita and Jack Murchie shift to an extended bench in the only two changes to the run-on side.
The gameday interchange bench will again consist of Agnatius Paasi, Penrith loan forward Jack Hetherington, Isaiah Papali'i and the energetic Jazz Tevaga, who impressed in his comeback from injury last weekend.
Led by in-from ex-Warriors half Shaun Johnson, the Sydney-based Sharks will hope to bounce back from a heavy 56-24 drubbing at the hands of the Panthers last weekend.
They currently sit ninth on the NRL ladder, four spots above the 13th-placed Warriors.
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