New Warrior will face wait

New Warriors signing Shaun Lane will have to prove himself in the reserves before getting a shot in the NRL team.

It was confirmed this week that Lane had joined the club from the Bulldogs, with Raymond FaitalaMariner heading in the other direction.

Lane and Faitala-Mariner are back rowers and it’s a position where there are plenty of options for Warriors coach Andrew McFadden.

Although the 21-year-old Lane has come to Auckland in search of game-time after being shut out of first-grade footy at the Bulldogs this year, he may face a wait at the Warriors too..

McFadden says it will be through performing well that he gets his shot in the NRL team.

‘‘There needs to be competition,’’ McFadden said yesterday at the team’s training session.

‘‘We’ve got a lot of healthy competition at the club, so he’s going to have to do his time.

‘‘He has to get a feel on the way we do things first, so we’ll give him time, but we want him to push through with performance,’’ McFadden said.

The battle for playing spots among the forwards could be even fiercer when Ligi Sao becomes available for selection.

Sao, who rejoined the club from the Sea Eagles last year, dislocated his shoulder in the preseason trial game against the Titans.

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