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Team List: Pre-season Challenge v Warriors

A string of big names are ready to return for Melbourne Storm in the NRL Pre-season Challenge match against the NZ Warriors in Christchurch on Sunday.

Back in action for Storm for the first time in our 25th anniversary season and sharing the captaincy duties with 2022 skipper Christian Welch are five-eighth Cameron Munster, halfback Jahrome Hughes and hooker Harry Grant, who have all been named in the starting 13.

Also in line for their first action of the new season will be Nick Meaney, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Trent Loiero, Tom Eisenhuth, Tui Kamikamica, Xavier Coates and Alec MacDonald.

Former All Blacks Sevens representative Will Warbrick will start in the No.2 jersey in his first game in a Storm jersey in his homeland, while Young Tonumaipea will fill the starting centre role usually held by Justin Olam, who suffered a fractured forearm in the loss to the Roosters in Sydney on Sunday.

Loiero, Katoa and Eisenhuth have been named in a new-look starting forward pack.

Sunday’s game will be Melbourne’s first visit to Orangetheory Stadium, which is home to the Canterbury Crusaders Super Rugby squad who have formed close ties with Storm.

Kickoff is at 12.50pm (Melbourne time).

TV coverage will be on Fox League and Kayo.

Storm Pre-season Challenge team list

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
    Fullback for Storm is number 1 Nick Meaney
  • Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
    Winger for Storm is number 2 Will Warbrick
  • Centre for Warriors is number 3 Brayden Wiliame
    Centre for Storm is number 3 Reimis Smith
  • Centre for Warriors is number 4 Viliami Vailea
    Centre for Storm is number 4 Young Tonumaipea
  • Winger for Warriors is number 5 Marcelo Montoya
    Winger for Storm is number 20 Xavier Coates
  • Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Ronald Volkman
    Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Cameron Munster
  • Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Shaun Johnson
    Halfback for Storm is number 7 Jahrome Hughes

Forwards

  • Prop for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake
    Prop for Storm is number 8 Nelson Asofa-Solomona
  • Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan
    Hooker for Storm is number 9 Harry Grant
  • Prop for Warriors is number 10 Mitchell Barnett
    Prop for Storm is number 10 Christian Welch
  • 2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Jackson Ford
    2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Trent Loiero
  • 2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Marata Niukore
    2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Eliesa Katoa
  • Lock for Warriors is number 13 Tohu Harris
    Lock for Storm is number 15 Josh King

Interchange

  • Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Dylan Walker
    Interchange for Storm is number 5 Grant Anderson
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Bunty Afoa
    Interchange for Storm is number 14 Bronson Garlick
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Josh Curran
    Interchange for Storm is number 16 Chris Lewis
  • Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Tom Ale
    Interchange for Storm is number 17 Tui Kamikamica

Reserves

  • Reserve for Warriors is number 18 Ali Leiataua
    Reserve for Storm is number 13 Tom Eisenhuth
  • Reserve for Warriors is number 20 Ben Farr
    Reserve for Storm is number 18 Jonah Pezet
  • Reserve for Warriors is number 21 Freddy Lussick
    Reserve for Storm is number 19 Tyran Wishart
  • Reserve for Warriors is number 22 Taine Tuaupiki
    Reserve for Storm is number 21 Joe Chan
  • Reserve for Warriors is number 23 Bayley Sironen
    Reserve for Storm is number 22 Aaron Pene
  • Reserve for Warriors is number 24 Paul Roache
    Reserve for Storm is number 23 Jordan Grant
  • Reserve for Warriors is number 25 Edward Kosi
    Reserve for Storm is number 24 Sualauvi Faalogo
  • Reserve for Warriors is number 26 Demitric Sifakula
    Reserve for Storm is number 25 Alec MacDonald
  • Reserve for Storm is number 26 Dean Ieremia

Match Officials

  • Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
  • Senior Review Official: Matt Noyen

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