NRL Late Mail Team Lists Thread Part 2

Dean Pay has finalised his line-up to take on the Wests Tigers tonight at ANZ Stadium.

The final team:

1 Will Hopoate
2 Brett Morris
3 Josh Morris
4 Kerrod Holland
5 Reimis Smith
6 Lachlan Lewis
7 Jeremy Marshall-King
8 Aiden Tolman
9 Michael Lichaa
10 David Klemmer
11 Josh Jackson
12 Rhyse Martin
13 Adam Elliott

Interchange
14 Fa'amanu Brown
15 Greg Eastwood
16 Ofahiki Ogden
17 Danny Fualalo

Panthers coach Anthony Griffin has finalised his side to face Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Lottoland on Saturday.
Kaide Ellis and Christian Crichton have been omitted, with the latter to play for the Panthers ISP side against Newtown Jets at Henson Park.
Moses Leota will start at prop, with James Fisher-Harris moving to lock, Isaah Yeo to the second row and Corey Harawira-Naera dropping back to the bench.

Panthers

1. Tyrone PEACHEY
2. Josh MANSOUR
3. Waqa BLAKE
4. Dean WHARE
5. Dallin WATENE-ZELEZNIAK
6. James MALONEY (c)
7. Nathan CLEARY
17. Moses LEOTA
9. Sione KATOA
10. James TAMOU
11. Viliame KIKAU
13. Isaah YEO
8. James FISHER-HARRIS

Interchange
12. Corey HARAWIRA-NAERA
14. Tyrone MAY
15. Trent MERRIN
16. Jack HETHERINGTON

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Coach Trent Barrett has named his final side to take on the Penrith Panthers at Lottoland this afternoon.

SEA EAGLES NRL TEAM

1 Tom Trbojevic
2 Jorge Taufua
3 Moses Suli
4 Brian Kelly
5 Brad Parker
6 Dylan Walker
7 Daly Cherry-Evans (C)
8 Addin Fonua-Blake
9 Manase Fainu
17 Taniela Paseka
11 Joel Thompson
12 Shaun Lane
13 Jake Trbojevic

Interchange
14 Trent Hodkinson
15 Kelepi Tanginoa
16 Frank Winterstein
10 Martin Taupau

The Parramatta Eels side to take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs has been confirmed by Blue & Gold Head Coach Brad Arthur.
With an hour to go until kick off, Arthur has confirmed his final seventeen players for the clash with Kane Evans and Jaeman Salmon dropping off the extended bench.
Halfback Mitch Moses will play his 100th NRL game.

Parramatta Eels side

1. Clint Gutherson (c)
2. Bevan French
3. Michael Jennings
4. Brad Takairangi
5. Jarryd Hayne
6. Corey Norman
7. Mitch Moses
8. Daniel Alvaro
9. Kaysa Pritchard
10. Siosaia Vave
11. Marata Niukore
12. Tepai Moeroa
13. Nathan Brown

Interchange
14. Reed Mahoney
15. Tim Mannah (c)
16. David Gower
17. Peni Terepo

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have made their final changes ahead of their Round 20 match against the Parramatta Eels.
Head Coach Anthony Seibold has named the same 17 as last week as the Red and Green look to bounce back.

Here is the full Rabbitohs line up.

STARTING

1. Alex Johnston
2. Campbell Graham
3. Hymel Hunt
4. Dane Gagai
5. Robert Jennings
6. Cody Walker
7. Adam Reynolds
8. Thomas Burgess
9. Damien Cook
10. George Burgess
11. John Sutton
12. Angus Crichton
13. Sam Burgess (c)

INTERCHANGE
14. Adam Doueihi
15. Cameron Murray
16. Jason Clark
17. Junior Tatola

Michael Oldfield has withdrawn due to injury for tonight's clash which has seen a number of positional changes.

CANBERRA RAIDERS

1. Brad Abbey
13. Elliott Whitehead
3. Nick Cotric
4. Joey Leilua
5. Jordan Rapana
6. Blake Austin
7. Sam Williams
15. Luke Bateman
9. Josh Hodgson (C)
10. Junior Paulo
11. Joe Tapine
17. Sia Soliola
13. Josh Papalii

Interchange:
14. Liam Knight
15. Luke Bateman
16. Siliva Havili
18. Jack Murchie

Joe Stimson has been promoted to the starting side for Saturday night.
Stimson comes into the starting side for Ryan Hoffman who has been withdrawn due to neck soreness. Kenny Bromwich will again play in the lock position with Dale Finucane to come off the bench for the second straight week.
Cheyse Blair will also come off the bench for the first time in his Storm career.

Storm

1. Billy Slater
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Will Chambers
4. Curtis Scott
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Jahrome Hughes
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Cameron Smith
10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
11. Felise Kaufusi
17. Joe Stimson
14. Kenny Bromwich

Interchange
13. Dale Finucane
15. Tim Glasby
16. Christian Welch
20. Cheyse Blair

Jazz Tevaga and Joseph Vuna come into the starting line-up to replace the unavailable Issac Luke and Tohu Harris for the Vodafone Warriors’ 20th-round NRL encounter with the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium in Robina today (2.00pm kick-off local time; 4.00pm NZT).
With Tevaga and Vuna brought up from the bench, back-up hooker Karl Lawton and back rower Leivaha Pulu come onto the interchange alongside props Sam Lisone and Bunty Afoa.
Pulu returns to the NRL squad for the first time since the club’s sixth-round loss to the Broncos in April. Out for 14 weeks with a midfoot injury, he made his comeback with a 60-minute stint for the Vodafone Warriors’ Intrust Super Premiership side last Sunday.
The call-ups for Pulu and Lawton mean three former Titans will line up for the Vodafone Warriors against their old club today with prop Agnatius Paasi starting in the front row. All three joined the Vodafone Warriors this season from Gold Coast.

VODAFONE WARRIORS

1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 DAVID FUSITU’A
3 GERARD BEALE
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 BLAKE GREEN
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 JAMES GAVET
14 JAZZ TEVAGA
10 AGNATIUS PAASI
11 ISAIAH PAPALI’I
16 JOSEPH VUNA
13 SIMON MANNERING

Interchange:
15 SAM LISONE
17 BUNTY AFOA
20 KARL LAWTON
21 LEIVAHA PULU

HEAD COACH | STEPHEN KEARNEY

Coach Garth Brennan has confirmed his side for the match against the New Zealand Warriors at Cbus Super Stadium.

The side is as follows:

1. Michael Gordon
2. Anthony Don
3. Konrad Hurrell
4. Brenko Lee
5. Phillip Sami
6. AJ Brimson
7. Ash Taylor
8. Jarrod Wallace
9. Nathan Peats
10. Ryan James
11. Kevin Proctor
12. Keegan Hipgrave
13. Jai Arrow

Interchange
14. Mitch Rein
15. Moeaki Fotuaika
16. Jack Stockwell
17. Will Matthews

St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has finalised his 17 for the Dragons' Round 20 clash against the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.
Tyson Frizell (hamstring) has come through training this week with flying colours, with Blake Lawrie and Jai Field dropping out of Saturday's amended squad.

NRL team for Round 20 v Sydney Roosters:

1. Matt Dufty
2. Jordan Pereira
3. Euan Aitken
4. Tim Lafai
5. Jason Nightingale
6. Gareth Widdop (c)
7. Ben Hunt
8. James Graham
9. Cameron McInnes
10. Paul Vaughan
11. Tyson Frizell
12. Tariq Sims
13. Jack de Belin

Interchange:
14. Jeremy Latimore
15. Kurt Mann
16. Leeson Ah Mau
17. Luciano Leilua

NRL Head Coach Trent Robinson has finalised his 17 man squad to face the St. George Illawarra Dragons at Allianz Stadium.
Kurt Baptiste was a late withdrawal from the side and he lined up for the Wyong Roos this afternoon.
Lindsay Collins has taken the final spot on the bench, while Nat Butcher will be 18th man.
Isaac Liu will come into the starting side from the bench to the second row, which will see Ryan Matterson shuffle to the bench.

FINAL SQUAD

1. James Tedesco
2. Daniel Tupou
3. Latrell Mitchell
4. Joseph Manu
5. Blake Ferguson
6. Luke Keary
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
9. Jake Friend (c)
10. Siosiua Taukeiaho
11. Boyd Cordner (c)
14. Isaac Liu
13. Victor Radley

INTERCHANGE
12. Ryan Matterson
15. Zane Tetevano
16. Mitchell Aubusson
22. Lindsay Collins

ROUND 21


WAYNE Bennett has settled on the final make-up of the Broncos' team to face the Bulldogs in Sydney tonight.
The side will go as per program, which will include one slight change from the win over the Sharks last week.
Matt Lodge will start the match against the Dogs in the front row, while Joe Ofahengaue will come off the interchange bench.
Ofahengaue actually started against the Sharks in place of Lodge last Thursday.

BRONCOS' FINAL NRL TEAM

1. Jamayne Isaako
2. Corey Oates
3. James Roberts
4. Darius Boyd
5. Jordan Kahu
6. Anthony Milford
7. Kodi Nikorima
8. Matt Lodge
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Sam Thaiday
11. Alex Glenn
12. Tevita Pangai
13. Josh McGuire

Interchange:
14. Kotoni Staggs
15. Joe Ofahengaue
16. Korbin Sims
17. David Fifita

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coach Dean Pay has finalised his 17 for tonight's match with the Brisbane Broncos at ANZ Stadium.
Pay has made one change to his side with Matt Frawley replacing Jeremy Marshall-King in the halves.
24 year-old second-rower Chris Smith will play his first NRL match for the Bulldogs.

TEAM:

1. William Hopoate
2. Brett Morris
3. Josh Morris
4. Kerrod Holland
5. Reimis Smith
6.Lachlan Lewis
20. Matt Frawley
8. Aiden Tolman
9. Michael Lichaa
10. Danny Fualalo
11. Josh Jackson
12. Rhyse Martin
13. Adam Elliot

Interchange
14. Fa'amanu Brown
15. Greg Eastwood
16. Ofahiki Ogden
17. Chris Smith

Wests Tigers Head Coach Ivan Cleary has finalised his side to take on the Newcastle Knights for their Round 21 clash on Friday night McDonald Jones Stadium.

Cleary has confirmed a number of key late changes for his side tonight, with Jacob Liddle called in to the squad for his first game since starting in the team's Round 12 win over Canterbury-Bankstown.
Liddle comes on to the bench in place of Robbie Rochow, while Luke Garner also drops back to the bench.
That sees Elijah Taylor shift to the second row, with Matt Eisenhuth starting the game at lock.

WESTS TIGERS

1. Moses Mbye
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Esan Marsters
4. Kevin Naiqama
5. Corey Thompson
6. Benji Marshall
7. Luke Brooks
8. Russell Packer
9. Robbie Farah
10. Ben Matulino
11. Michael Chee Kam
13. Elijah Taylor (capt.)
17. Matt Eisenhuth

Interchange:
12. Luke Garner
14. Alex Twal
15. Sauaso Sue
18. Jacob Liddle

Coach: Ivan Cleary

Nib Newcastle Knights coach Nathan Brown has confirmed his Round 21 NRL team for Friday's match against the Wests Tigers at McDonald Jones Stadium.
Kalyn Ponga has been confirmed to start despite nursing an ankle injury earlier in the week.
Earlier in the week, Connor Watson was ruled out with a groin injury.
He has been replaced in the halves by Jack Cogger.
The only other change is Herman Ese'ese dropping to the bench with Josh King starting.

TEAM

1. Kalyn Ponga
2. Ken Sio
3. Sione Mata'utia
4. Cory Denniss
5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
20. Jack Cogger
7. Mitchell Pearce
16. Josh King
9. Danny Levi
10. Daniel Saifiti
11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon
12. Mitch Barnett
13. Aidan Guerra

Interchange
14. Jamie Buhrer
15. Chris Heighington
8. Herman Ese'ese
17. JJ Felise

Thanks Pacey. Much appreciated

Verbal Kint wrote:Thanks Pacey. Much appreciated

Cheers mate. The best of luck this weekend to you and Zoras. Hoping for a Grand Final quinella..............................

Have you guys discussed a bet hedging. Like 1k to the runner up so whoever loses doesnt end up with nothing like the rest of hs losers at the end of the season.

Craig Bellamy has made one late change to the starting side for Friday night's top of the table clash against the Rabbitohs.
Cheyse Blair comes in to replace Suliasi Vunivalu on the wing.
Vunivalu will miss the game after travelling home to Fiji to attend the funerals of two close friends.

Melbourne Storm

1. Billy Slater
21. Cheyse Blair
3. Will Chambers
4. Curtis Scott
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Jahrome Hughes
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Cameron Smith
10. Nelson Asofa Solomona
11. Felise Kaufusi
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Dale Finucane

Interchange
14. Joe Stimson
15. Tim Glasby
16. Christian Welch
17. Kenny Bromwich

RABBITOHS TEAM NEWS - R.Jennings out Doueihi wing Burns bench

Rabbitohs

1 Alex Johnston
2 Campbell Graham
3 Hymel Hunt
4 Dane Gagai
14 Adam Doueihi
6 Cody Walker
7 Adam Reynolds
8 Thomas Burgess
9 Damien Cook
10 George Burgess
11 John Sutton
12 Angus Crichton
13 Sam Burgess

Interchange
15 Cameron Murray
16 Jason Clark
17 Tevita Tatola
21 Braidon Burns