"We are totally committed to the event and we are as excited as we ever were."
Through their Harvey Norman Community Warriors programme, the Vodafone Warriors will have a strong presence in Rotorua leading up to game day when they'll be out and about in the community. The feature of the activity will be a packed schedule of school visits.
While the Storm side was now likely to be made up of mainly second-string players, Becht said the Warriors' side for trials was traditionally made up of a mixture of emerging and experienced players.
In the equivalent trial this year against the Storm on the Sunshine Coast a number of Warriors' stars took the field.
The Warriors play a second trial against the Gold Coast the week after the Rotorua match.