League: Warriors in good shape

All bar one of the Warriors' top squad will be available for selection for the first NRL game against Parramatta at Mt Smart on Saturday week.

Only bench prop Evarn Tuimavave is ruled out, with a neck injury that is expected to sideline him for up to four games.

New backrower Jacob Lillyman suffered a corked thigh in the pre-season win over the Gold Coast last Saturday.

Lillyman's problem, the shoulder strain Aidan Kirk received during the Warriors' third win from three trials and the ankle sprain Manu Vatuvei copped, plus the calf strain that kept Stacey Jones out of the game at Lismore, are described as "niggles and knocks".