PLAY TIME FOR JOSH

McGuire's all fired up after red card woes

- DAVE CRAVEN CHATS WITH WARRINGTON STAR JOSH MCGUIRE

JOSH MCGUIRE is ready to make up for lost time and show Warrington Wolves what he is made of.

The Australian enforcer copped a huge seven-game ban after being red carded in a pre-season friendly.

It wasn't how he envisaged life in the UK kicking off after his big move from NRL club St George Illawarra.

But the ex-Kangaroos forward has just one more match to chalk off before his belated Super League debut for table-topping Wolves.

World Cup winner McGuire said: "It wasn't an ideal start, was it? "Luckily the boys have been playing some really good footy. It just makes my life a little easier, coming back with the group excelling at the moment.

"There's some tired fellas there, so it'll be a good time to come back and hopefully take a load off a few of the others.

"I'm excited to get going. I came over here to play footy." McGuire's return will be timely given in-form prop Thomas Mikaele is set to return to Australia after Saturday's game at home to Hull.