Fiji's 23-man Rugby League World Cup squad will be led by dummy-half Apisai Koroisau.
Injuries rule out Canterbury Bulldogs second-rower Viliame Kikau and Wests Tigers fullback Jahream Bula, described as arguably the Bati's two best players.
Tigers brothers Sione, Samuela and Latu Fainu were ruled ineligible.
The squad includes Bayleigh Bentley-Hape, Waqa Blake, Kurt Donoghoe, Apenisa Driti, Kitione Kautoga and Elijah Keung.
It also features Josese Lanyon, Jordan Leiu, Joseph Litidamu, Kylan Mafoa, Taane Milne and Caleb Navale.
Jimmy Ngutlik, Ronaldo Philitoga, Mitchell Prest, Emosi Ravosai, Jacob Saifiti and Solmone Saukuru are also selected.
Sunia Turuva, Semi Valemei, Brandon Wakeham and Jordan Miller complete the squad.
Blake, Milne and Valemei played in the English Super League in 2026 after leaving the NRL.
Fiji begins against the Cook Islands in Newcastle on October 18, then faces New Zealand and Australia.
The top two Group A sides reach the semi-finals, so Fiji must beat the Cook Islands and cause an upset elsewhere to progress.