The Warriors have named an unchanged team for a clash against the Bulldogs on Sunday which can solidify the Auckland club's place in the NRL top eight.
Warriors halves pairing Shaun Johnson, left, and Blake Green. Photo: Andrew Cornaga/Photosport
Coming off back-to-back wins, the Warriors are seventh on the ladder and two wins clear of the ninth-placed Tigers with three rounds to play.
It is a position the club find themselves in thanks in no small part to captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.
The electric fullback takes some of the best form of his career into his 50th appearance for the club against the Canterbury-Bankstown side in Sydney.
He ran a staggering 338 metres in the gritty 20-4 win over the Knights last Friday, following on from a 239 metre effort as his side held on for an 18-12 victory away to the Dragons.
In 19 matches this season, Tuivasa-Sheck has totalled almost 3500 metres at an average of more than 183 per game, with a total of 100 tackle breaks.
On Sunday, he'll lead the Warriors in search of their 14th win of the season to match their best record in the last 15 years.
The Bulldogs contest also gives the Warriors the opportunity to extend their club record for away wins in one season to nine.
The first four players named on the interchange remains unchanged, with utility Jazz Tevaga joined by second rower Leivaha Pulu, prop Bunty Afoa and utility back Peta Hiku.
The Warriors have won two of their last three games against the Bulldogs, but the Sydney outfit have a 6-4 edge in the last 10 encounters and a 10-5 advantage (with two draws) in clashes at home.
WARRIORS:
ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
DAVID FUSITU'A
GERARD BEALE
SOLOMONE KATA
KEN MAUMALO
BLAKE GREEN
SHAUN JOHNSON
JAMES GAVET
ISSAC LUKE
AGNATIUS PAASI
ISAIAH PAPALI'I
ADAM BLAIR
SIMON MANNERING
Interchange:
JAZZ TEVAGA
LEIVAHA PULU
BUNTY AFOA
PETA HIKU
JOSEPH VUNA
ANTHONY GELLING
CHRIS SATAE
KARL LAWTON
- RNZ
