Injured forwards Wayde Egan and Kurt Capewell have been named in the NZ Warriors line-up to face Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park on Saturday.
Coach Andrew Webster has named the same starting unit that fell to Cronulla Sharks in their season-opener last week, including the Austalian pair that pick up niggles during that hardfought contest.
Egan had to leave the field with an elbow injury, after becoming trapped under a pile of bodies on the tryline, while Capewell finished the game with sore ribs.
The only change in the extended squad sees Chanel Harris-Tavita replace Jacob Laban, providing extra dummy half cover, should Egan not take the field for kickoff.
Melbourne began their season with a lowscoring 8-0 win over three-time defending champions Penrith Panthers and have not lost to the Warriors at home since Anzac Day 2014. They hold a 32-16 historic advantage in meetings between the two rivals.
Warriors: 1-Taien Tuaupiki, 2-Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3-Roccot Berry, 4-Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 5-Marcelo Montoya, 6-Luke Metcalf, 7-Shaun Johnson, 8-Addin Fonua-Blake, 9-Wayde Egan, 10-Mitch Barnett, 11-Jackson Foord, 12-Kurt Capewell, 13-Tohu Harris
Interchange: 14-Freddy Lussick, 15-Tom Ale, 16-Bunty Afoa, 17-Dylan Walker, 18-Adam Pompey, 20-Jazz Tevaga, 21-Te Maire Martin, 22-Al Leiataua, 23-Chanel Tavita-Harris
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