Veteran forwards Mitchell Barnett and Kurt Capewell are in contention to back up from State of Origin duty after being included on the NZ Warriors’ extended bench for Sunday’s round 16 NRL clash against North Queensland at Christchurch.

Injuries and State of Origin commitments have forced a major reshuffle of the Warriors’ squad for their round 15 NRL encounter with the Cronulla Sharks at a sold-out Go Media Stadium on Saturday