Miss first Warriors training session

they’ll be OK for the game – we just need to monitor what they do during the week. We’re more than pretty confident.’’

Kearney is never one to look beyond the upcoming game each week and for him, the preparation is no different if it’s the round one game of the regular season, or the grand final.

The only change is that he tends to shelter his players from the media in the week prior to big games.

However, when it comes to training, nothing changes.

‘‘We’re ticking along OK, so it’s like it is every week, as everyone’s saying who’s involved in the finals, it’s a new competition,’’ he said.

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At a glance

Roger Tuivasa-sheck, David Fusitu’a, Peta Hiku, Solomone Kata, Ken Maumalo, Blake Green, Shaun Johnson, James Gavet, Issac Luke, Agnatius Paasi, Adam Blair, Tohu Harris, Simon Mannering. Interchange (from): Jazz Tevaga, Isaiah Papali’i, Bunty Afoa, Gerard Beale, Leivaha Pulu, Mason Lino, Chris Satae, Karl Lawton. playing drastically different on Saturday, they’ll stick with the game plan that got them to eighth on the ladder and Kearney says it will be about doing the basics well.

‘‘The focus is on executing our job, regardless of the situation we find ourselves in,’’ he said.

Kearney has been able to name his strongest possible team for the game and it looks as though Gerard Beale could miss out again.

Solomone Kata and Peta Hiku have been named as the starting centres and Beale is down as No 17.