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NRL Late Mail: Finals Week 2 - Teams in for Auckland showdown

All the late mail, team changes and news for Week 1 of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership finals series.

NRL Late Mail: Finals Week 2

Warriors v Knights, Saturday at Go Media Stadium

Warriors: The Warriors line up 1-17 as named with Shaun Johnson (calf) coming through the week unscathed after missing the Penrith game. Dylan Walker goes back to the bench where he has been so effective in 16 games this season.

Knights: Experienced prop Daniel Saifiti dropped out on Friday with a hamstring injury so Brodie Jones has been added to the bench. Adam Clune and Dylan Lucas have been called in for the injured Jackson Hastings (ankle) and Lachlan Fitzgibbon (shoulder).

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
    Fullback for Knights is number 1 Kalyn Ponga
  • Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
    Winger for Knights is number 2 Dominic Young
  • Centre for Warriors is number 3 Rocco Berry
    Centre for Knights is number 3 Dane Gagai
  • Centre for Warriors is number 4 Adam Pompey
    Centre for Knights is number 4 Bradman Best
  • Winger for Warriors is number 5 Marcelo Montoya
    Winger for Knights is number 5 Greg Marzhew
  • Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Te Maire Martin
    Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Tyson Gamble
  • Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Shaun Johnson
    Halfback for Knights is number 7 Adam Clune

Forwards

  • Prop for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake
    Prop for Knights is number 8 Jacob Saifiti
  • Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan
    Hooker for Knights is number 9 Phoenix Crossland
  • Prop for Warriors is number 10 Mitchell Barnett
    Prop for Knights is number 10 Leo Thompson
  • 2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Jackson Ford
    2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Tyson Frizell
  • 2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Marata Niukore
    2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Dylan Lucas
  • Lock for Warriors is number 13 Tohu Harris
    Lock for Knights is number 13 Adam Elliott

Interchange

  • Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Dylan Walker
    Interchange for Knights is number 14 Kurt Mann
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Jazz Tevaga
    Interchange for Knights is number 16 Jack Hetherington
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Bayley Sironen
    Interchange for Knights is number 17 Mat Croker
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Josh Curran
    Interchange for Knights is number 18 Brodie Jones

Reserves

  • Replacement for Warriors is number 20 Taine Tuaupiki
    Replacement for Knights is number 20 Fa'amanu Brown

Match Officials

  • Referee: Adam Gee
  • Touch Judge: Phil Henderson
  • Touch Judge: Dave Munro
  • Senior Review Official: Grant Atkins

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