The match will be the only game so far this season to be played outside of a NRL hub and will mark the Warriors first return to Wests since spending close to three weeks in quarantine here earlier this year.

Visitors are capped to the 2340 postcode but despite not being able to attend the clash, the game has been the talk of NRL circles, sport podcasts and shows this week.

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Warriors fans across the ditch will feel close to the action thanks to a special presentation hosted by former NRL great Daryl Halligan, which will air on Sky Sports weekly Warriors TV.

"This is a great opportunity to come and see this great town ahead of what's going to be a really special clash," Mr Halligan told the Leader.

"We'll be speaking with a number of different people about what the feeling was like while the club was here during quarantine and how it's feeling now ahead of Saturday's game.

"I know everyone in New Zealand is proud of the boys and the efforts they've put in this season, and I know the boys are keen to put on a good show to thank Tamworth for hosting them."

The Scully Park surface has earned the applause of one of the sport's most celebrated figures.

One of the NRL's eight immortals Andrew 'Joey' Johns claimed the surface was the best he'd ever played on.

"It will be a sensational game up there, the people up there love their footy," Johns said on the Knights Podcast.

"They will be playing at Scully Park, one of my favorite places to play.

"We played a few games there in the pre-season and it was the best surface I've played on anywhere in the world."

Saturday's game will begin at 3pm at Scully Park and will be broadcast on Fox Sports.