Farewell: The New Zealand Second-row, Lock, Prop will play his final match on Monday night.

Team Update: Harris-Tavita and Sifakula retained

Utility Chanel Harris-Tavita and rookie second rower Leka Halasima have been retained in the 19-man game day squad for the One New Zealand Warriors’ 2024 season finale against Cronulla Sutherland at PointsBet Stadium in Sydney tomorrow night (7.35pm kick-off local time; 9.35pm NZT).

Dropped off the extended bench at the 24-hour deadline were winger Edward Kosi, utility Paul Roache and second rower Jacob Laban.

A highlight of the night will be hooker Wayde Egan making his 100th appearance for the club.

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The 27-year-old from Lithgow becomes player #30 – in what is the club’s season #30 – to reach the 100-game milestone for the Warriors.

His achievement comes on a night when halfback Shaun Johnson, middle forward Jazz Tevaga and prop Addin Fonua-Blake will be playing their final games for the Warriors.

In a double coincidence Johnson is in line to make his 268th and final career appearance against the club he represented for three seasons from 2019-2021 while Fonua-Blake faces the side he’s joining from next season.

And in another twist the One New Zealand Warriors end their campaign against the same side it started against with a 12-16 loss at Go Media Stadium on March 8.

They have lost frontline centres Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Adam Pompey for the match.

Tuivasa-Sheck is following NRL head injury protocols after being unable to return to the field following a tackle by Bulldogs centre Stephen Crichton early in the second half of last Friday’s clash when the Warriors were leading 18-16.

Crichton was placed on report only at the time but NRL head of football Graham Annesley admitted he should have been sent to the sin bin for a tackle which has ended Tuivasa-Sheck’s season. Pompey’s season was also over just 21 minutes into the game when he left the field with a knee injury.

With Rocco Berry sidelined with a shoulder injury, One New Zealand Warriors head coach Andrew Webster has reshuffled his centres and fullback with Taine Tuaupiki and Ali Leiataua called up from the club’s New South Wales Cup side.

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