Dylan Walker will make his return from injury, named on the bench for NZ Warriors' clash against St George Illawarra Dragons on Friday.
Walker, 28, hasn't played for the Warriors since the round 11 victory over Canterbury Bulldogs, after suffering a toe injury in the lead-up to last month's loss to Brisbane Broncos.
But after Mitchell Barnett's suspension for a high tackle in victory over Canberra Raiders, Walker comes onto the Warriors' interchange bench in the No.14 jersey.
So far this season after his move from Manly Sea Eagles, Walker has made 11 appearances for his new side, scoring one try, creating three more, and making 275 tackles at a success rate of just under 90 percent.
As the only change to the starting side, Rocco Berry returns to the centres in place of Ali Leiataua - who picked up a hamstring concern in his debut victory over the Raiders.
Berry was forced to sit out of the win over the Raiders, after he failed a head injury assessment against Redcliffe Dolphins, when he was hit high by Jarrod Wallace.
The Warriors head into the round 17 NRL clash sixth on the NRL ladder,with eight wins from 14 games so far this season.
The Dragons meanwhile are 15th, with four wins from 14 played, with two of those coming in their last four matches.
NZ Warriors: 1-Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, 2-Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3-Rocco Berry, 4-Adam Pompey, 5-Marcelo Montoya, 6-Luke Metcalf, 7-Shaun Johnson, 8-Addin Fonua-Blake, 9-Wayde Egan, 10-Bunty Afoa, 11-Jackson Ford, 12-Marata Niukore, 13-Tohu Harris (c)
Interchange: 14-Dylan Walker, 15-Josh Curran, 16-Bayley Sironen, 17-Tom Ale, 18-Freddy Lussick, 20-Brayden Wiliame, 21-Ronald Volkman, 22-Kalani Going, 23-Zyon Maiu'u
