NRL Late Mail Team Lists Thread Part 2

Wests Tigers NRL Head Coach Ivan Cleary has finalised his team to take on the Sydney Roosters today for their Round 13 clash at Allianz Stadium.
After a last start win over the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Cleary has confirmed just one late change to the team originally named during the week with Tim Grant set to start the match at lock.
He replaces Matt Eisenhuth in the run-on side, who drops back to the interchange bench alongside Josh Reynolds in his second game back from injury, Alex Twal and Josh Aloiai.
Elijah Taylor starts the match at hooker in what will be the 150th NRL game of his career.

WESTS TIGERS

1. Tuimoala Lolohea
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Esan Marsters
4. Mahe Fonua
5. Corey Thompson
6. Benji Marshall (capt.)
7. Luke Brooks
8. Russell Packer
9. Elijah Taylor
10. Ben Matulino
11. Chris Lawrence
12. Michael Chee Kam
17. Tim Grant

Interchange:
13. Matt Eisenhuth
14. Alex Twal
15. Josh Reynolds
16. Josh Aloiai

ROUND 14


Panthers coach Anthony Griffin has finalised his side to face Canberra Raiders at GIO Stadium on Friday.

Panthers

1. Dallin WATENE-ZELEZNIAK
2. Christian CRICHTON
3. Tyrone PEACHEY
4. Dean WHARE
5. Tyrone PHILLIPS
6. James MALONEY (c)
7. Nathan CLEARY
8. Trent MERRIN
9. Sione KATOA
10. Reagan CAMPBELL-GILLARD
11. Corey HARAWIRA-NAERA
12. Isaah YEO
13. James FISHER-HARRIS

14. Wayde EGAN
15. Kaide ELLIS
16. Viliame KIKAU
17. James TAMOU

Raiders Coach Ricky Stuart has finalised the team for tonight's match against the Panthers.
There are no changes for the green machine and will line up as 1-17.
Josh Papalii has been cleared to play following Wednesday night's State of Origin clash in Melbourne.

CANBERRA RAIDERS

1. Jack Wighton
2. Nick Cotric
3. Jarrod Croker (C)
4. Joey Leilua
5. Jordan Rapana
6. Blake Austin
7. Aidan Sezer
8. Dunamis Lui
9. Siliva Havili
10. Shannon Boyd
11. Sia Soliola
12. Elliott Whitehead
13. Josh Papalii

Interchange
14. Ata Hingano
15. Luke Bateman
16. Charlie Gubb
17. Liam Knight

Coach Garth Brennan has confirmed his side for the match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Cbus Super Stadium.
Both Jai Arrow and Jarrod Wallace will back-up from Wednesday's State of Origin match.

The side is as follows:

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

Interchange
14. Mitch Rein
15. Max King
16. Moeaki Fotuaika
18. Jack Stockwell

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have made their final changes to the team ahead of the Round 14 clash against the Gold Coast Titans at CBus Super Stadium tonight, Friday 8 June, at 7.50pm.
Sam Burgess will be playing his 150th NRL game tomorrow night against the Gold Coast Titans, all of which have been for the Rabbitohs. He made his NRL debut against the Roosters in round one, 2010. Previously, Burgess had played 79 first team games for the Bradford Bulls in the English Super League.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs' updated squad for tomorrow's round 14 fixture against the Titans is:

STARTING

1. Alex Johnston
2. Campbell Graham
14. Adam Doueihi
19. Hymel Hunt
5. Robert Jennings
6. Cody Walker
7. Adam Reynolds
8. Thomas Burgess
18. Robbie Farah
10. George Burgess
11. John Sutton
15. Cameron Murray
13. Sam Burgess (c)

INTERCHANGE:
16. Jason Clark
17. Tevita Tatola
20. Mark Nicholls
21. Tyrell Fuimaono

Head Coach. Anthony Seibold

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Coach Trent Barrett has finalised his team for today's match against the Warriors at AMI Stadium in Christchurch.

SEA EAGLES NRL TEAM

1 Tom Trbojevic
2 Jorge Taufua
19 Brad Parker
4 Brian Kelly
5 Akuila Uate
6 Trent Hodkinson
7 Daly Cherry-Evans (C)
8 Addin Fonua-Blake
9 Api Koroisau
10 Martin Taupau
11 Joel Thompson
12 Shaun Lane
13 Jake Trbojevic

Interchange
14 Matthew Wright
15 Toafofoa Sipley
16 Frank Winterstein
17 Taniela Paseka

No further late changes have been made for the Vodafone Warriors' 14th-round NRL clash against Manly in Christchurch.
The players confirmed on the bench are Karl Lawton, Chris Satae, Bunty Afoa and Simon Mannering.

VODAFONE WARRIORS

3 PETA HIKU
2 DAVID FUSITU'A
18 GERARD BEALE
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 BLAKE GREEN (c)
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 JAMES GAVET
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 AGNATIUS PAASI
11 ISAIAH PAPALI'I
12 TOHU HARRIS
13 ADAM BLAIR

Interchange
14 KARL LAWTON
15 CHRIS SATAE
16 BUNTY AFOA
17 SIMON MANNERING

NRL Head Coach Trent Robinson has finalised his 17 man squad with a number of key changes to the side that will face the Newcastle Knights in Round 14.
The Club has elected to rest Captain Boyd Cordner after an 80 minute performance for the New South Wales Blues on Wednesday night.
Dylan Napa will shuffle to the bench, which sees Siosiua Taukeiaho move from the second row into the starting prop position.
Mitchell Aubusson will take his place in the starting line up and Victor Radley goes into Taukeiaho's spot to round out the second row.
Nat Butcher moves from the reserves onto the interchange to take the final spot on the bench.
The remaining State Of Origin representatives will back up tonight.

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)
12. Siosiua Taukeiaho
16. Mitchell Aubusson
17. Victor Radley
13. Isaac Liu

INTERCHANGE
10. Dylan Napa
14. Zane Tetevano
15. Kurt Baptiste
18. Nat Butcher

The Club's Round 14 side to take on the Sydney Roosters has been finalised.
Nick Meaney and Luke Yates have dropped off the bench, while Josh King has moved to the number 10 jersey in place of Jacob Lillyman who takes his place on the bench.
Earlier this week, Daniel Saifiti was ruled out with a foot injury and has been replaced by veteran forward Jacob Lillyman.

TEAM

1. Kalyn Ponga
2. Ken Sio
3. Sione Mata'utia
4. Cory Denniss
5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall
6. Connor Watson
7. Jack Cogger
8. Herman Ese'ese
9. Slade Griffin
17. Josh King
11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon
12. Mitch Barnett
13. Aidan Guerra

Interchange
14. Danny Levi
15. Chris Heighington
16. Jamie Buhrer
18. Jacob Lillyman

North Queensland Toyota Cowboys head coach Paul Green has sprung a number of late changes to his 17 to face the Parramatta Eels at Darwin's TIO Stadium tonight.
Fullback Michael Morgan has been rested after a huge performance for Queensland in Wednesday night's State of Origin series opener, with Lachlan Coote coming into the side.
Fellow Queensland stars Gavin Cooper and Coen Hess have both been cleared to play, but will start from the bench with Shaun Fensom and Ethan Lowe elevated to the starting line-up.
Kane Linnett continues his return from a pec injury and will play his second game of the season, joining Cooper, Hess and prop Corey Jensen on the interchange.
Morgan, Francis Molo and Ben Hampton are the final three players to be omitted from the squad.

COWBOYS:

18. Lachlan Coote,
2. Kyle Feldt,
3. Justin O'Neill,
4. Enari Tuala,
5. Antonio Winterstein,
6. Te Maire Martin,
7. Johnathan Thurston (c),
8. Matthew Scott (c),
9. Jake Granville,
10. Sam Hoare,
14. Shaun Fensom,
17. Ethan Lowe,
13. Jason Taumalolo.

Interchange:
11. Gavin Cooper,
12. Coen Hess,
15. Kane Linnett,
16. Corey Jensen.

he Parramatta Eels Round 14 line up to take on the North Queensland Cowboys at Darwin's TIO Stadium has been confirmed by Blue & Gold Head Coach Brad Arthur.
Arthur has made one late change to his side with Marata Niukore called into the starting line up with David Gower going back to the bench.
Siosaia Vave comes into the seventeen with Suaia Matagi and Jaeman Salmon dropping off the reserves.

Eels side is;

1. Bevan French
2. Josh Hoffman
3. Michael Jennings
4. Jarryd Hayne
5. George Jennings
6. Clint Gutherson
7. Corey Norman
8. Daniel Alvaro
9. Cameron King
10. Peni Terepo
17. Marata Niukore
12. Brad Takairangi
13. Nathan Brown

Interchange
14. Reed Mahoney
15. Tim Mannah
16. David Gower
18. Siosaia Vave

Sharks fullback Valentine Holmes has been given the all-clear for the game today against the Tigers after coming through last Wednesday night's State of Origin match unscathed.
On the beaten side, Holmes scored one of the two Queensland tries courtesy of a 90-metres intercept, while running for a team-high 223 metres on the night.
Holmes is the Sharks only change from the run-on 13 that went down to Souths in their previous match last Friday night. He slots into fullback, with Edrick Lee moving back to his more familiar position on the wing and Sosaia Feki has been omitted from the squad.
As for the bench, Sharks coach Shane Flanagan has preferred Jack Williams to prop Ava Seumanufagai and back rower Kurt Capewell, with the youngster likely to come into the game in place of either Matt Prior or Paul Gallen.

Sharks

1- Valentine Holmes
2- Sione Katoa
3- Jesse Ramien
4- Ricky Leutele
5- Edrick Lee
6- Matt Moylan
7- Chad Townsend
8- Andrew Fifita
9- Jayden Brailey
10- Matt Prior
11- Luke Lewis
12- Wade Graham
13- Paul Gallen

Interchange
14- Joseph Paulo
15- James Segeyaro
16- Jack Williams
17- Jayson Bukuya

Wests Tigers NRL Head Coach Ivan Cleary has finalised his side to take on the Cronulla Sharks today for their Round 14 clash, with a few late changes.
After a last start loss to the Sydney Roosters, Cleary has confirmed that Josh Reynolds will start his first game in Wests Tigers colours as he replaces Benji Marshall (calf) in the run-on side at five-eighth.
Reynolds will also captain Wests Tigers this afternoon for the first time in his career.
With David Nofoaluma (calf) injured last week, Corey Thompson will shift to the right wing as his replacement while Kevin Naiqama returns to the side on the left in place of Malakai Watene-Zelezniak.
Tim Grant starts up front in place of Ben Matulino, who drops back to the bench alongside Michael Chee Kam, with Josh Aloiai moving in to the starting side for the first time this year.
Pita Godinet is the late inclusion on the bench where he will likely spell Elijah Taylor at hooker.

WESTS TIGERS

1. Tuimoala Lolohea
21. Kevin Naiqama
3. Esan Marsters
4. Mahe Fonua
5. Corey Thompson
15. Josh Reynolds
7. Luke Brooks
8. Russell Packer
9. Elijah Taylor
17. Tim Grant
11. Chris Lawrence
16. Josh Aloiai
13. Matt Eisenhuth

Interchange:
10. Ben Matulino
12. Michael Chee Kam
14. Alex Twal
20. Pita Godinet

Coach: Ivan Cleary

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WAYNE Bennett has settled on his final team for today's blockbuster with the Storm in Melbourne.
Tom Opacic will come into the side at right centre to replace NSW State of Origin player James Roberts.
Roberts has been left out as he battles Achilles' tendon soreness.
Opacic will play in jersey number 22 and is the only change to the squad selected on Tuesday.
The Broncos' Queensland Origin contingent of Josh McGuire, Andrew McCullough and Anthony Milford will all back up to play.

BRONCOS

1. Darius Boyd
2. Corey Oates
22. Tom Opacic
4. Jordan Kahu
5. Jamayne Isaako
6. Anthony Milford
7. Kodi Nikorima
8. Matt Lodge
9. Andrew McCullough
10. Sam Thaiday
11. Alex Glenn
12. Jaydn Su'A
13. Josh McGuire

Interchange:
14. Patrick Mago
15. Joe Ofahengaue
16. Tevita Pangai junior
17. Kotoni Staggs

Coach: Wayne Bennett

Craig Bellamy has confirmed his side for Sunday's match-up with the Brisbane Broncos.
Cheyse Blair returns to the Storm line-up for the first time since Round 18 last year, replacing Will Chambers in the centres. The Queensland Origin representative was ruled out of the Broncos clash on Thursday after coming out of Game 1 of Origin with some niggling injuries.
Ryan Hoffman also returns to the Storm line-up with Joe Stimson sliding onto the interchange bench.

Melbourne Storm

1. Jahrome Hughes
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
21. Cheyse Blair
4. Young Tonumaipea
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Ryley Jacks
8. Jesse Bromwich
9. Cameron Smith
10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
11. Felise Kaufusi
16. Ryan Hoffman
13. Tim Glasby

Interchange
12. Joe Stimson
14. Brandon Smith
15. Kenny Bromwich
17. Christian Welch

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

Bulldogs

1. Moses Mbye
2. Brett Morris
3. John Olive
4. William Hopoate
5. Marcelo Montoya
6. Jeremy Marshall-King
7. Matt Frawley
8. Aaron Woods
9. Michael Lichaa
16. Renouf To'omaga
11. Josh Jackson
12. Raymond Faitala-Mariner
13. Adam Elliot

Interchange
10. David Klemmer
15. Kerrod Holland
17. Aiden Tolman
20. Clay Priest

ROUND 15


The South Sydney Rabbitohs have finalised the line up that will run out at ANZ Stadium to face the Parramatta Eels in Round 15.
Head Coach Anthony Seibold has stuck with the 17 he named on Wednesday with Hymel Hunt replacing the injured Campbell Graham, after the teenage winger was ruled out with a quadricep injury.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs' updated squad for Thursday's Round 15 fixture against the Eels is:

STARTING

1. Alex Johnston
19. Hymel Hunt
3. Greg Inglis (c)
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

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

The Parramatta Eels side to take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium in Round 15 of the NRL Telstra Premiership has been confirmed by Blue & Gold Head Coach Brad Arthur.
Arthur has confirmed his final seventeen players with Siosaia Vave and Mitch Moses dropping off the extended bench.
Tim Mannah comes into the starting side with Peni Terepo moving to the bench.
Michael Jennings will play his 250th NRL game.

The Parramatta Eels final 17 is:

1. Bevan French
2. Josh Hoffman
3. Michael Jennings
4. Jarryd Hayne
5. George Jennings
6. Clint Gutherson (c)
7. Corey Norman
8. Daniel Alvaro
9. Cameron King
15. Tim Mannah (c)
11. Manu Ma'u
12. Brad Takairangi
13. Nathan Brown

INTERCHANGE
10. Peni Terepo
14. Reed Mahoney
16. David Gower
17. Marata Niukore

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