Martin Taupau's preparing to let his Kangaroos club-mate feel his prescence when he takes the field in tonight's Trans-Tasman test in Auckland

The Manly and Kiwis enforcer will come off the New Zealand bench, where he'll share the field with Kangaroos halfback and Sea Eagles teammate Daly Cherry-Evans.

The pair have played together at Manly for the past three seasons and Taupau says he's well aware of what Cherry-Evans can do.

He says he won't sell Cherry-Evans out too early, but he knows what to do in terms of running at him and defending him.

Kick off from Mount Smart's at 7:45pm.