Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

Warriors captain to miss Eels game

The fullback is expecting the arrival of his first child with fiancee Ashley Walker and has withdrawn from tonight's clash with the last-placed Eels at ANZ Stadium.

He didn't join his teammates on yesterday's flight from Auckland, with Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad called into the squad as his replacement.

It means the Warriors will be without two of their most-important attacking players, with halfback Shaun Johnson sidelined for a second week with an ankle problem.

Injured pair Mason Lino and Issac Luke are expected to start at halfback and hooker respectively.