All the action as the New Zealand Warriors took on the Melbourne Storm in a NRL Anzac Day clash.
The Warriors — already staring at monumental task — are without skipper Roger Tuivasa-Sheck for tonight's Anzac Day clash against the Melbourne Storm.
The fullback is suffering from a hamstring injury, and was a late withdrawal from the Warriors side, with Gerard Beale set to start at fullback in his place.
Tuivasa-Sheck joins wing David Fusitu'a and centre Solomone Kata on the sidelines while halfback Blake Green is also out.
Green has been replaced by Tohu Harris. Fusitu'a has a rib injury and Kata was granted compassionate leave to miss the game.
Earlier, rookie Hayze Perham — who can play at fullback or in the halves — was included in the extended reserves.
Tuivasa-Sheck has been the Warriors' best player in a disappointing start to the season with the Kiwi club desperate to bounce back after back-to-back losses — the most recent being the 17-10 Mt Smart humbling against the North Queensland Cowboys.
The Warriors are looking to reverse a recent history against the Storm that has seen them winless against against the Melbourne side in their past six outings.
They haven't won on Anzac Day since 2014 and last year suffered an embarrassing 50-10 loss on this date. The Warriors went into that match on the back of an impressive win over the St George Illawarra Dragons, and coach Stephen Kearney said there were plenty of lessons to take from last year's encounter.
"We were full of ourselves going to Melbourne and they came out, started really quickly and came up with some tries that I don't think I've seen before in the competition early in the game and we couldn't find our way back," he said.
"It's just about being ready, that's really important for us."
On the surface, the Warriors draw for the 2025 season is quite kind