One New Zealand Warriors head coach Ron Griffiths has named an unchanged side for the club’s historic Indigenous Round clash against the Canberra Raiders at FMG Stadium Waikato/Home of the Tainui People in Hamilton/Kirikiriroa on Saturday (7.15pm kick-off).

Wearing Te Kahu Here, the club’s first-ever NRLW indigenous jersey, the Warriors will be playing the first of three standalone home games in the Waikato city.

Griffiths has listed the same 17 players used in last Saturday’s club record 34-6 win over the Bulldogs in the first week of the double Indigenous Round.

Listed on the extended bench is second rower Shakira Baker, who could be in contention to return from a pectoral injury.

The Warriors are coming off the first back-to-back wins in the club’s NRLW history after accounting for North Queensland (12-6) in Magic Round and then the Bulldogs. The wins have moved the Warriors into the top six for the first time; they rank sixth on attack with 96 points scored and seventh on defence with 98 points conceded with 66 of those coming in losses to the Roosters and Knights.

Chasing a third straight victory they face a Raiders side which is languishing at the bottom of the ladder after six consecutive defeats (with the worst defence conceding 226 points).

Left winger Payton Takimoana is second equal among the top try scorers with seven in six games, scoring in each of her last five games.