
MITCH Barnett will put friendships on hold for 80 minutes tomorrow night as he strives to mark his NRL debut for the Warriors with a victory against his former club, the Newcastle Knights.
The Warriors and Knights open their 2023 campaigns at Wellington's Sky Stadium, which means Barnett is straight up against the club for whom he played 126 NRL games and won two Danny Buderus Medals as player of the year.