Big task ahead for Storm

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has named an 18-man squad for this weekend's round 14 NRL Telstra Premiership clash against the New Zealand Warriors. The Storm (7-5) take on the Warriors (5-7) at Ericsson Stadium in Auckland on Sunday, June 12th at 2:30pm AEST.

Greg Inglis will play at fullback to cover Billy Slater who is on Origin duty. Josh Graham and Nathan Friend come into the team to cover the losses of Matt King and Cameron Smith respectively who are also on Origin duty. Cooper Cronk returns to the starting line-up in place of the injured Scott Hill and Alex Chan comes in to replace the suspended Ian Donnelly. Finally, Tevita Metuisela makes his way onto the bench as 18th man after some fine performances for Storm feeder club North Sydney Bears.

The Warriors sit in 10th place on the Telstra Premiership Table after being defeated by the Dragons at WIN Stadium last weekend (32-18). The Storm, in 6th position, comes off an away win against the Tigers (30-14).

Starting team:

1. Greg Inglis

2. Matt Geyer

3. Steve Bell

4. Josh Graham

5. Jake Webster

6. Cooper Cronk

7. Matt Orford

8. Robbie Kearns (c)

9. Nathan Friend

10. Alex Chan

11. David Kidwell

12. Glen Turner

13. Dennis Scott

Interchange:

14. Ryan Hoffman, 15. Jamie Feeney, 16. Antonio Kaufusi, 17. Brett White, 18. Tevita Metuisela

Coach:

Craig Bellamy.