New head coach David Kidwell has selected his first NZ Kiwis team, including seven changes from side that faced Australia in the Downer Trans-Tasman Test in May.
The starting line-up includes two players making their debuts for New Zealand, Solomone Kata and Jordan Rapana.
Seventeen-test veteran Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Kiwi #755) makes his return to the international arena, last wearing the black-and-white jersey at the 2013 World Cup.
Re-joining him in the front row is the most-capped player in the side, Issac Luke (Kiwi #749), playing his 37th test match.
Jesse Bromwich (Kiwi #775) captains the team, supported by two other Melbourne Storm players who featured in the NRL Grand Final, Kevin Proctor (Kiwi #771) and Tohu Harris (Kiwi #778).
The 2016 joint Dally M medallist and RLPA Player of the Year Jason Taumalolo (Kiwi #786) starts at loose forward.
Adding experience in the spine is Thomas Leuluai (Kiwi #704), who first played for the Kiwis back in 2003. He will pair up with his NZ Warriors team-mate Shaun Johnson (Kiwi #774) in the halves.
NZ Kiwis v Australian Kangaroos
10pm NZ, Saturday, October 15
- Jordan Kahu
- Jason Nightingale
- Solomone Kata
- Shaun Kenny-Dowall
- Jordan Rapana
- Thomas Leuluai
- Shaun Johnson
- Jesse Bromwich (c)
- Issac Luke
- Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
- Kevin Proctor
- Tohu Harris
- Jason Taumalolo
- Lewis Brown
- Martin Taupau
- Manu Ma’u
- Adam Blair
- Joseph Tapine
- Gerard Beale
