Shaun Johnson of the Warriors. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Warriors head coach Andrew Webster has announced his line up for the sudden death semi-final game against the Newcastle Knights on Saturday.
And 250-game veteran halfback Shaun Johnson has been included in the squad after a calf complaint ruled him out of the qualifying game against Penrith last Saturday where he was left watching from the sidelines.
The starting pack named for the semifinal is the same used in Wellington on 3 March.
Since then, the Warriors have gone on to register 16 wins and claim a top four spot to guarantee a home final for the first time since 2008.
Two-time defending champions the Penrith Panthers dominated the Warriors 32-6 in Sydney on Saturday, 9 September.
The Warriors and the Knights have met 48 times since 1995, with the Warriors taking out the win 23 times, the Knights 24 and one draw.
Saturday's match will be the first between the two sides in Auckland since 2019.
Warriors line-up
1 CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD
2 DALLIN WATENE-ZELEZNIAK
3 ROCCO BERRY
4 ADAM POMPEY
5 MARCELO MONTOYA
6 TE MAIRE MARTIN
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 ADDIN FONUA-BLAKE
9 WAYDE EGAN
10 MITCHELL BARNETT
11 JACKSON FORD
12 MARATA NIUKORE
13 TOHU HARRIS (c)
Interchange:
14 DYLAN WALKER
15 JAZZ TEVAGA
16 BAYLEY SIRONEN
17 JOSH CURRAN
Extended bench:
18 FREDDY LUSSICK
20 TAINE TUAUPIKI
21 BUNTY AFOA
22 TOM ALE
23 EDWARD KOSI
