Warriors coach Andrew Webster is confident there will be minimal disruption to his side if Shaun Johnson is a late withdrawal for Saturday night's clash with the Eels.
"I am open to it [being a call on Friday] and the reason why I am open to it is we have got a plan and know what we are going to do if he doesn't come," Webster said.
"Often this year we haven't had every player available and we have done a good job, so I can't see why we can't do it again.We are confident we know what we are doing, I just don't want to tell people. I want Parramatta to have to think about it. "It's down to Mother Nature.... no-one is going begrudge someone [choosing] the birth of their child [over footy]."
Johnson – who has played all 16 of the Warriors' games this year – is due to make his 200th appearance for the club at CommBank Stadium on the same night teammates Dylan Walker, Addin Fonua-Blake and Wayde Egan celebrate their 200th, 150th and 100th career games respectively.
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