Queensland prop Jacob Lillyman will bring up his 200th NRL appearance when he takes the field for the Warriors against Canberra in Auckland on Saturday.
He will go into the match in excellent form, having carted the ball 204 metres in the 36-14 win over Gold Coast last Saturday, when he backed up three days after State of Origin 2.
Lillyman, 31, played 62 matches for North Queensland before joining the Warriors ahead of the 2009 season.
Fellow forward Bodene Thompson will also bring up a milestone - his 100th first-grade match.
The former Gold Coast and Wests Tigers backrower has played every game of his first season with the Warriors.
There are two changes in the match-day squad to face the Raiders, including the return of utility Tuimoala Lolohea to the starting 13.
Lolohea, who covered at fullback when Sam Tomkins was injured, will take over at right wing from Ken Maumalo, who is out with an ankle problem picked up against the Titans.
Prop Albert Vete comes on to the bench, while Sebastine Ikahihifo drops out of the 17.
The Warriors sit seventh on the ladder, two points ahead of the 10th-placed Raiders, whom they have beaten in the sides' four previous meetings.
Warriors: Sam Tomkins, Tuimoala Lolohea, Konrad Hurrell, Solomone Kata, Manu Vatuvei, Chad Townsend, Shaun Johnson, Jacob Lillyman, Nathan Friend, Ben Matulino, Bodene Thompson, Ryan Hoffman, Simon Mannering (capt). Interchange: Siliva Havili, Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Charlie Gubb, Albert Vete.
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