Louwrens suffered a ruptured ACL last in last weeks’ loss to the Bulls.

He has been close to the Force's best player so far this season.

"I'm pretty biased but I think Ryan's the best nine, the form nine in Australia at the moment so it means a lot for us to have him," Force coach Dave Wessels said.

Meanwhile, Force skipper Ben McCalman could return this week against the Kings.