New Warriors hooker Wayde Egan hopes to lock down the dummy half duties long-term in Auckland despite coming back from a shoulder injury that dampened his 2019 campaign at Penrith.

“I am hoping to lock down that starting role,” Egan said.

“There were other clubs interested but they all had an established hooker, there’s not too many that don’t at the moment. This is probably the best opportunity for that No.9 spot and I can see the team building up in the next few years.

“We haven’t talked playing minutes yet but I’m coming back from shoulder surgery so it might be a build-up. But for now, I still have to nail that No.9 jumper first.”