NZ Warriors will be without key playmaker Kodi Nikorima, when they take on Gold Coast Titans on Friday.
Niklorima left the field early with a head knock during the win over Brisbane Broncos and hasn't sufficiently recovered to take his place in the side at Cbus Super Stadium.
Promising half Chanel Harris-Tavita has been named to start alongside Blake Green and will have a great chance to stake his claim for further selection.
Elsewhere in the backline, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck returns from his one-game suspension for a shoulder charge and reclaims the No.1 jersey, with Peta Hiku moving back to the centres.
Up front, interchange ace Jazz Tevaga is poised for a long-awaited injury comeback. Tevaga has been named to the bench for his first outing of 2020, after off-season ankle surgery and an ensuing calf strain.
Tohu Harris has again been named in the second row and Karl Lawton has been listed at loose forward, although Harris roamed the middle against the Broncos last week and Lawton started on the edge.
The starting front row named is the same used against Brisbane, with Wayde Egan at hooker, and Adam Blair and Jamayne Taunoa-Brown as props.
The Auckland-based side will take their first flight of the revised season, with Australian sides outside Victoria now able to return to their home venues.
The Titans sit three spots below the Warriors on the NRL ladder in 15th and will look to bounce back from a heavy 40-10 defeat to Cronulla Sharks on Saturday.
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