Half Te Maire Martin will return from concussion protocols to line up for NZ Warriors in their NRL road encounter against Newcastle Knights on Sunday.
A late withdrawal from the team that beat Cronulla Sharks last week, captain Tohu Harris has again been named in the starting line-up, subject to fitness tests on his injured knee, but the Auckland side have lost second-rower Marata Niukore to suspension.
Bayley Sironen has been promoted to replace Niukore, while former NZ Kiwis captain Dallin Watene-Zeleniak is among the extended bench, after withdrawing from the season-opener with a calf injury.
Niukore will miss two games, after he was sinbinned and cited for a 'hipdrop' tackle against the Sharks.
Worries over Shaun Johnson's moonboot exit through Sydney Airport seem to have been averted, with the gamewinner against Cronulla selected to partner Martin in the halves.
Riding a three-game winning streak - and four victories from their first five games - the second-placed Warriors have already beaten Newcastle 20-12 in their opening game at Wellington.
Since then, the Knights have beaten Wests Tigers and Canberra Raiders, before achieving a rare draw against Manly Sea Eagles last week.
Warriors: 1-Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, 2-Edward Kosi, 3-Viliami Vailea, 4-Adam Pompey, 5-Marcelo Montoya, 6-Te Maire Martin, 7-Shaun Johnson, 8-Addin Fonua-Blake, 9-Wayde Egan, 10-Bunty Afoa, 11-Jackson Ford, 12-Bayley Sironen, 13-Tohu Harris
Interchange (four from): 14-Dylan Walker, 15-Josh Curran, 16-Jazz Tevaga, 17-Tom Ale, 18-Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 20-Taine Tuaupiki, 21-Freddy Lussick, 22-Ronald Volkman, 23-Demitric Sifaula
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