FINAL ROUND -26 New Zealand Warriors v North Queensland Cowboys

SATURDAY

New Zealand Warriors v North Queensland Cowboys at Mt Smart Stadium, 5:30pm.

Warriors: Kevin Locke, Bill Tupou, Joel Moon, Shaun Berrigan, Krisnan Inu, James Maloney, Shaun Johnson, Sam Rapira, Alehana Mara, Jacob Lillyman, Feleti Mateo, Simon Mannering (c), Micheal Luck. Interchange (from): Lance Hohaia, Russell Packer, Ben Matulino, Ukuma Ta'ai, Lewis Brown

Cowboys: Matthew Bowen, Ashley Graham, Brent Tate, Willie Tonga, Kalifa Faifai Loa, Ray Thompson, Johnathan Thurston (c), Matthew Scott (c), Aaron Payne, James Tamou, Gavin Cooper, Glenn Hall, Dallas Johnson. Interchange (from): James Segeyaro, Scott Bolton, Jason Taumalolo, Ashton Sims, Cory Paterson

Warriors v North Queensland at Mt Smart Stadium, Saturday night, 7.30pm (NZ)

Both teams have lost key men for this all-important clash at Mt Smart Stadium. The Warriors will be without in-form hooker Aaron Heremaia for a fortnight with a hand injury while boom North Queensland rookie Tariq Sims is gone for the season after breaking both bones in his lower leg last Saturday night against the Sharks.

Warriors
IN: Alehana Mara, Ukuma Ta?ai
OUT: Aaron Heremaia, Elijah Taylor

North Queensland
IN: Ashton Sims
OUT: Tariq Sims