The Raiders have been boosted by the return of duo Elliott Whitehead and Nick Cotric for the club’s important clash with the Warriors this Saturday at GIO Stadium.
The pair missed one of Canberra’s best wins of the season last week, a thrilling 20-16 win over the Storm in Melbourne.
Whitehead comes straight back into the second row, with Corey Harawira-Naera moving to the bench and Adam Elliott to start at lock.
Last week’s wingers Jordan Rapana and James Schiller have both been ruled out, with Cotric and Albert Hopate to replace them.
Rapana will miss the next two matches after copping a suspension for a high shot, while Schiller is out for 1-2 weeks with an ankle injury.
Meanwhile, the Warriors have made a huge call with the departing Reece Walsh relegated to the bench.
Chanel Harris-Tevita has been named at fullback with Daejard Asi coming back into the side at five-eighth.
Raiders and Warriors team lists
| RAIDERS | WARRIORS | |
| Xavier Savage | 1 | Chanel Harris-Tavita |
| Nick Cotric | 2 | Dallin Watene-Zelezniak |
| Matthew Timoko | 3 | Jesse Arthars |
| Sebastian Kris | 4 | Adam Pompey |
| Albert Hopoate | 5 | Marcelo Montoya |
| Jack Wighton | 6 | Daejarn Asi |
| Jamal Fogarty | 7 | Shaun Johnson |
| Josh Papalii | 8 | Addin Fonua-Blake |
| Zac Woolford | 9 | Wayde Egan |
| Joe Tapine | 10 | Tohu Harris |
| Hudson Young | 11 | Euan Aitken |
| Elliott Whitehead | 12 | Josh Curran |
| Adam Elliott | 13 | Jazz Tevaga |
| BENCH | BENCH | |
| Tom Starling | 14 | Reece Walsh |
| Ryan Sutton | 15 | Bunty Afoa |
| Emre Guler | 16 | Aaron Pene |
| Corey Harawira-Naera | 17 | Jack Murchie |
| RESERVES | RESERVES | |
| Adrian Trevilyan | 18 | Eliesa Katoa |
| Elijah Anderson | 19 | Edward Kosi |
| Brad Schneider | 20 | Ronald Volkman |
| Ata Mariota | 21 | Freddy Lussick |
| Peter Hola | 22 | Jackson Frei |
