WARRINGTON WOLVES have removed Australian fullback Matt Dufty’s starting shirt number.

Dufty has been relegated from the number-one jersey to 24, amid reports that he has been told he can leave the club.

While he has scored 47 tries in 88 games for Warrington, and was a Man of Steel nominee in 2024, his form came under scrutiny this year.

So too did his behaviour when he was dropped for two weeks in August for an internal disciplinary breach.

Club academy product Cai Taylor-Wray, who is 19 and played the final two games of last season at fullback to take him to 11 Wolves appearances, has been given the prime shirt number instead.

Albert Hopoate is the only new signing to be given a starting number by head coach Sam Burgess, with the former Canberra Raiders back to wear four.

Sam Stone, who has made his loan from Salford Red Devils permanent, will wear 12.

There are lower squad numbers for Toafofoa Sipley (15), Liam Byrne (16), James Bentley (20) and Josh Smith (26), their other arrivals.

Warrington squad numbers: 1 Cai Taylor-Wray, 2 Josh Thewlis, 3 Toby King, 4 Albert Hopoate, 5 Matty Ashton, 6 George Williams, 7 Marc Sneyd, 8 Luke Yates, 9 Danny Walker, 10 James Harrison, 11 Adam Holroyd, 12 Sam Stone, 13 Ben Currie, 14 Sam Powell, 15 Toafofoa Sipley, 16 Liam Byrne, 17 Jordy Crowther, 18 Ewan Irwin, 19 Leon Hayes, 20 James Bentley, 21 Luke Thomas, 22 Joe Philbin, 23 Arron Lindop, 24 Matt Dufty, 25 Max Wood, 26 Josh Smith, 27 Jake Thewlis, 28 Oli Leyland, 29 Zack Gardner, 30 Tom McKinney, 31 Ben Hartill, 32 Ewan Smith, 33 Tommy Rhodes