He's been one of the best Kiwis in the current Four Nations tournament, but Thomas Leuluai won't be turning out in Wellington this weekend.
Hooker Thomas Leuluai has been ruled out of the Kiwis line-up for Saturday's Four Nations final against Australia at Westpac Stadium.
The Warriors utility, who was in the starting XIII for the wins against Australia and England over the past three weeks, sustained a shoulder injury - as well as a badly gashed face - during his match against England in Dunedin.
Tests this week showed he would not be fit play in the final, so Issac Luke has been promoted from the bench, with utility Lewis Brown joining the playing line-up.
Otherwise, Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney has stuck to the same team that held out the English, taking the precaution of naming back Gerard Beale and forward Bodene Thompson as 18th and 19th men.
Several others emerged from the weekend with injury concerns, but Tohu Harris (shoulder), Dean Whare (foot) and Jason Nightingale (face) are all expected to line up as named.
Meanwhile, Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens has kept faith with the team that beat Samoa last weekend, naming the same thirteen for Saturday's final.
He has named an extended seven man bench, with Robbie Farah, Aidan Guerra and Ryan Hoffman coming back into the mix.
1 Greg Inglis
2 Josh Mansour
3 Michael Jennings
4 Dylan Walker
5 Sione Mata'utia
6 Daly Cherry-Evans
7 Cooper Cronk
8 Aaron Woods
9 Cameron Smith (c)
10 Josh Papalii
11 Sam Thaiday
12 Greg Bird
13 Corey Parker
Interchange
14 Boyd Cordner
15 Robbie Farah
16 Aidan Guerra
17 Ryan Hoffman
18 Ben Hunt
19 Josh Jackson
20 David Klemmer