Price extends Warriors contact

"He sets the standard for all front rowers to aspire to and especially our own.

"It's certainly encouraging for us to see the number of young props who have come through our system in the last few years. They've done so being able to learn from two of the best you'll see in Price and Ruben (Wiki)."

The Dalby-born Toowoomba product began his first-grade career with the Bulldogs in 1994, becoming the club's captain in 2002 and going on to play 222 times at NRL level before signing a three-year contract with the Warriors.

Today's match will be his 83rd since he first led his new club against Manly in 2005.

After missing losses against South Sydney and Newcastle with a throat injury, Price returned for the 17-16 golden point win against the Sydney Roosters on April 19 and proved in last week's extra-time 14-14 draw with Melbourne that he still commands a place among the game's pre-eminent front rowers.

Statistics to the end of round seven showed he was the competition's second best player in terms of average metres (167.4 per game) and runs (19.2 per game) with only Newcastle fullback Kurt Gidley ahead of him on both charts (167.9 and 20.6).

Price's re-signing comes in a week when he was named in an initial Queensland squad for this year's State of Origin series.

He is poised to own the record outright for the most Origin appearances by a forward, having made 25 so far to share the record with his Queensland childhood idol Bob Lindner.