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.
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