The next chapter in Issac Luke's career will begin on Saturday in Whangarei.

Now that the distractions of the Auckland Nines are out of the way, the Warriors coaches and players can focus on what could be the most important season in the club's history.

On Saturday at 5.30pm they take on the Titans in Whangarei for their first trial of the season.

Given that the Titans' side has just four NRL players in it, as they also have a trial against the Eels on Alice Springs on Saturday, as well as a further seven players injured and four more at the All Stars game, they won't be much of an opposition.

The Warriors should rack up a cricket score against Gold Coast despite resting a number of players who were at the Nines.

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It will also be the game where Issac Luke runs out for the Warriors for the first time.

"I've been looking forward to this day," Luke said.

"To be able to put the jersey on and run out with the boys will be good."

Along with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Luke is the big signing for the Warriors for this season and they're the latest in a long list of star recruits expected to lead the under-performing club to glory. Failure to at least make the top eight would be catastrophic and would lead to a number of heads rolling at the club. There are only so many times their fans can be told everything will be all right next season before they give up on the team.

The signings of Tuivasa-Sheck and Luke arguably gives the Warriors the strongest team they've ever had. Along with that comes expectation but Luke says he doesn't want to get sucked into that hype.

"I haven't really paid attention to it," he said.

"We haven't achieved anything yet and we'll keep going like that.

"I have been watching them (Warriors) throughout the years and I could see that there's great potential, it's just about putting it all under the same roof and performing on the park."

Luke was part of the Rabbitohs team that won last year's Auckland Nines and there's no doubt he would have helped the Warriors this year. But he said after discussions with Warriors coach Andrew McFadden, they agreed he should be held back for the Titans trial.

"It would have been great to have been out there with the boys and experience the environment that Auckland has to give, especially with the Warriors running out on the field and being a part of that big craze," he said.

"But I get to do it this week in the trial and obviously leading in the trial the week after that."

McFadden will pick his strongest possible team for next weekend's game against the Dragons in Nelson, but for the upcoming game he's still selected a handy side.

As well as Luke, there is Manu Vatuvei, Albert Vete, Ben Henry and Ligi Sao while former Bronco James Gavet, who has been on trial with the club, is on the interchange.

It should be one-way traffic for the Warriors and coming through the game without any injuries will be more important than the result.

Warriors: Tomas Aoake, Ken Maumalo, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Matt Allwood, Manu Vatuvei, Ata Hingano, Erin Clark, Albert Vete, Issac Luke, Charlie Gubb, Raymond Faitala-Mariner, Ben Henry, Ligi Sao. Interchange: Viliami Kaveinga, James Gavet, Upu Poching, Jazz Tevaga, Bunty Afoa, Marata Niukore, Kane Telea, Semisi Tyrell.

Titans squad: Ali Grant, Blake Anderson, Jarrod Tua, Connor Broadhurst, Tyronne Roberts-Davis, Jamal Fogarty, Sam Irwin, Kurt Bernard, Pat Politoni, David Hala, Matt Robinson, Morgan Boyle, Sam Saville, Luke Page, Jed Cartwright, Daniel Schwass, Dane Clark, Will Bugden, Hayden Schwass, Sam Meskel.