Playmaker Chanel Harris-Tavita and middle forward Demitric Vaimauga return from injury while captain James Fisher-Harris is also in contention for the One New Zealand Warriors’ Indigenous Round clash against Canterbury Bankstown at Accor Stadium on Saturday (7.35pm kick-off local time; 9.35pm NZT).
Harris-Tavita (calf) comes back into the halves alongside Tanah Boyd with front rower Vaimauga (knee) included on the interchange.
Fisher-Harris (calf) has been listed in jersey #23 on the extended bench with head coach Andrew Webster rating him a chance to play when the fourth-placed Warriors face the third-placed Bulldogs at the Home of the Burramattagal and Wann-gal Peoples.
While Harris-Tavita, Vaimauga and Fisher-Harris are in the mix, hooker Wayde Egan is sidelined indefinitely with a shoulder injury and second rower Jacob Laban will be out for six weeks with a leg fracture he suffered in a tackle by Dolphins prop Felise Kaufusi.
Taine Tuaupiki will start at fullback again with Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad backing up in the centres for the second straight week and Healey starting at hooker again.
The Warriors and Bulldogs both go into the much-anticipated encounter on the back of defeats, the Warriors suffering a heartbreaking 18-20 loss to the Dolphins while the Bulldogs went down 14-28 to the Wests Tigers.