The Warriors will try to take no notice of Nathan Fien when he lines up for the St George Illawarra Dragons in Sunday's NRL match at Mt Smart Stadium.

Fein returns to his old stomping ground after he was released by the New Zealand based franchise earlier this year.

Warriors hooker Ian Henderson says they are professional enough to be able to concentrate on themselves with the decision to drop Fein not being up to him, and he will have other things on his mind come kick off time. He says although Nathan is a friend, he will be thinking about what he does best rather than about his former team mate.

Fein will be starting at hooker for the Dragons who are flying high at the top of the table with 30 points, two clear of the Bulldogs and Titans.

Steve Price and Kevin Locke are back for the Warriors. who sit in 12th place on 17 points, five outside the top eight.