NZ Warriors in need of win against Bulldogs
- Dave Worsley
- Aug 5
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 7
Playmaker Chanel Harris-Tavita and middle forward Demitric Vaimauga return from injury while captain James Fisher-Harris is also in contention for the NZ Warriors Round 23 clash against the Bulldogs in Sydney on Saturday
Harris-Tavita (calf) comes back into the halves alongside Tanah Boyd with front rower Vaimauga (knee) included on the interchange.
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Fisher-Harris (calf) has been listed in jersey No 23 on the extended bench with head coach Andrew Webster rating him a chance to play when the fourth-placed Warriors face the third-placed Bulldogs at the Home of the Burramattagal and Wann-gal Peoples.
While Harris-Tavita, Vaimauga and Fisher-Harris are in the mix, hooker Wayde Egan is sidelined indefinitely with a shoulder injury and second rower Jacob Laban will be out for six weeks with a leg fracture he suffered in a tackle by Dolphins prop Felise Kaufusi.
Taine Tuaupiki will start at fullback again with Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad backing up in the centres for the second straight week and Healey starting at hooker again.
The Warriors and Bulldogs both go into the much-anticipated encounter on the back of defeats, the Warriors suffering a heartbreaking 18-20 loss to the Dolphins while the Bulldogs went down 14-28 to the Wests Tigers.
Warriors: 1. Taine Tuaupiki, 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3. Adam Pompey, 4. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, 5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita, 7. Tanah Boyd, 8. Marata Niukore, 9. Sam Healey, 10. Jackson Ford, 11. Leka Halasima, 12. Kurt Capewell, 13. Erin Clark
Interchange: 14. Te Maire Martin, 15. Edie Ieremia-Toeava, 16. Demitric Vaimauga, 17. Tanner Stowers-Smith
Reserves: 18. Freddy Lussick, 21. Ed Kosi, 22. Kayless Fatialofa, 23. James Fisher-Harris, 24. Bunty Afoa
