NRL Late Mail Team Lists Thread Part 2

North Queensland Toyota Cowboys co-captain Matt Scott has been ruled out of tonight's clash with the Warriors at 1300SMILES Stadium.
The 32-year-old is replaced in the starting side by Sam Hoare, with Francis Molo moving from an extended bench to the interchange.
Michael Morgan resumes his place in Paul Green's side after being rested last weekend and will line up at fullback.
After playing his first two matches in his return from injury from the bench, Kane Linnett has been elevated to the starting side and will partner young gun Enari Tuala in the centres.
Javid Bowen will play his first game in the NRL since Round 5, replacing Antonio Wintertsein who has been rested.
Ben Hampton has been recalled to the top grade after a sensational performance in the Queensland Cup last weekend and will partner Shaun Fensom, Corey Jensen and Molo on the interchange.

COWBOYS:

1. Michael Morgan,
2. Kyle Feldt,
3. Enari Tuala,
4. Kane Linnett,
5. Javid Bowen,
6. Te Maire Martin,
7. Johnathan Thurston (C),
17. Sam Hoare,
9. Jake Granville,
10. Scott Bolton,
11. Gavin Cooper,
12. Coen Hess,
13. Jason Taumalolo.

Interchange:
14. Ben Hampton,
15. Shaun Fensom,
16. Corey Jensen,
21. Francis Molo.

The Warriors have one change with last week's hatrick hero David Fusitu'a ruled out after suffering an ankle injury mid-week. Gerard Beale comes onto the wing in jersey 18 in a swap with Fusitu'a.

Warriors

1 Roger Tuivasa-sheck
18 Gerard Beale
3 Peta Hiku
4 Solomone Kata
5 Ken Maumalo
6 Blake Green
7 Shaun Johnson
8 James Gavet
9 Issac Luke
10 Agnatius Paasi
11 Isaiah Papalii
12 Tohu Harris
13 Adam Blair

Interchange
14 Karl Lawton
15 Chris Satae
16 Bunty Afoa
17 Simon Mannering

Panthers coach Anthony Griffin has finalised his squad to face Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium on Friday.
Tyrone May and Nick Lui-Toso have been omitted and will instead play for the Panthers ISP side against the Bulldogs on Saturday.

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. Jack HETHERINGTON
17. James TAMOU

NRL Head Coach Trent Robinson has made some changes to his side ahead of kick off against the Penrith Panthers at Allianz Stadium tonight.
Siosiua Taukeiaho has been ruled out of tonight's match due to the birth of his child.
Victor Radley comes into the starting line up in the second row, Mitchell Aubusson shuffles to the bench and Nat Butcher comes onto 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. Dylan Napa
11. Boyd Cordner (c)
17. Victor Radley
13. Isaac Liu

INTERCHANGE
12. Mitchell Aubusson
15. Zane Tetevano
16. Kurt Baptiste
18. Nat Butcher

Coach Garth Brennan has confirmed his side for the match against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Belmore Sports Ground.

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. Jack Stockwell
9. Nathan Peats
10. Ryan James
11. Kevin Proctor
12. Keegan Hipgrave
13. Jai Arrow

Interchange
14. Mitch Rein
15. Will Matthews
16. Moeaki Fotuaika
17. Morgan Boyle

Dean Pay has finalised the line-up to face the Gold Coast Titans today, 3:00pm at Belmore Sports Ground.

1. Moses Mbye
19. Reimis Smith
3. John Olive
4. Will Hopoate
5. Marcelo Montoya
6. Jeremy Marshall King
7. Matt Frawley
8. Aaron Woods
9. Michael Lichaa
17. Aiden Tolman
11. Josh Jackson
12. Ray Faitala-Mariner
13. Adam Elliott

Interchange
10. Dave Klemmer
14. Clay Priest
15. Kerrod Holland
21. Greg Eastwood

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Coach Trent Barrett has finalised his team for tonight's match against the Dragons at WIN Stadium, Wollongong.

SEA EAGLES NRL TEAM - Kick off is 5.30pm AEST

1 Tom Trbojevic
2 Jorge Taufua
3 Moses Suli
4 Brian Kelly
5 Akuila Uate
6 Trent Hodkinson
7 Daly Cherry-Evans (C)
8 Addin Fonua-Blake
14 Matthew Wright
10 Martin Taupau
11 Joel Thompson
12 Frank Winterstein
13 Jake Trbojevic

Interchange
15 Brad Parker
16 Shaun Lane
17 Taniela Paseka
18 Tom Wright

St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has finalised his 17 ahead of the Dragons' Round 15 clash against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at WIN Stadium, Wollongong on Saturday, June 16.
Blake Lawrie and Patrick Herbert are the two to drop out of the team named on Tuesday, with the team 1-17 otherwise.

NRL team for Round 15 v Sea Eagles:

1. Matt Dufty
2. Nene Macdonald
3. Euan Aitken
4. Tim Lafai
5. Kurt Mann
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. Jason Nightingale
16. Leeson Ah Mau
17. Jacob Host

The Sharks will run out unchanged from the team chosen on Tuesday for their crucial round 15 confrontation with the Brisbane Broncos tonight.
Kurt Capewell is again the unlucky omission and will warm up as 18th man, while Jack Williams has beaten out Ava Seumanufagai for a bench spot in the Sharks 17-man squad for the game at Southern Cross Group Stadium which kicks off in one hour.
Williams was solid in the win over the Tigers, with the game tonight to be his fourth in the NRL.

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

WAYNE Bennett has pulled a surprise starting selection for tonight's NRL match with the Sharks.
Tevita Pangai junior will start at second row in the game in Sydney, with Kiwi international Alex Glenn to go to the interchange list.
In another change, former Sharks Sam Tagataese will play off the bench against the club he won the 2016 premiership with.
Tagataese replaces teenager Kotoni Staggs on the bench, who hurt his shoulder against the Storm last week.

FINAL BRONCOS TEAM

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

Interchange:
11. Alex Glenn
14. Patrick Mago
15. Joe Ofahengaue
18. Sam Tagataese

Coach: Wayne Bennett

Craig Bellamy has finalised his starting line-up for Sunday's clash with the Knights in Newcastle.
Joe Stimson will start for Melbourne with Ryan Hoffman moving to the interchange bench while Pat Kaufusi and Young Tonumaipea fall out of the 19-man squad. Will Chambers and Curtis Scott will both return in the centres.

Melbourne Storm

17. Jahrome Hughes
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Will Chambers
4. Curtis Scott
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Ryley Jacks
8. Tim Glasby
9. Cameron Smith
10. Nelson Asofa Solomona
11. Felise Kaufusi
16. Joe Stimson
13. Kenny Bromwich

Interchange
12. Ryan Hoffman
14. Brandon Smith
15. Christian Welch
19. Sam Kasiano

Nathan Brown has finalised his Round 15 side to face the Melbourne Storm at McDonald Jones Stadium. Backrower Sam Stone will make his first NRL appearance of the season, promoted to the bench in place of Jacob Lillyman.
The 20-year-old recently returned from a shoulder injury in the Intrust Super Premiership and joins the first-grade side after an abdominal strain ruled Lillyman out on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Brock Lamb and Brent Naden have been omitted from the side.

Knights

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
10 Josh King
11 Lachlan Fitzgibbon
12 Mitchell Barnett
13 Aidan Guerra

Interchange
14 Danny Levi
15 Chris Heighington
16 Luke Yates
19 Sam Stone

Ricky Stuart has finalised his side for today's clash against the Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium.
Siliva Havili comes into the starting side for Josh Hodgson while Dunamis Lui replaces Sia Soliola.

CANBERRA RAIDERS

1. Jack Wighton
2. Nick Cotric
3. Jarrod Croker (C)
4. Joey Leilua
5. Michael Oldfield
6. Blake Austin
7. Aidan Sezer
16. Dunamis Lui
14. Siliva Havili
10. Shannon Boyd
11. Joe Tapine
12. Elliott Whitehead
13. Josh Papalii

Interchange:
9. Josh Hodgson
15. Luke Bateman
8. Sia Soliola
17. Liam Knight

Wests Tigers Head Coach Ivan Cleary has finalised his side to take on the Canberra Raiders for their Round 15 clash today at Campbelltown Sports Stadium.
Cleary has confirmed the debut of young gun five-eighth Tyson Gamble, with the 21-year-old to play his first NRL game in place of Josh Reynolds who has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Reynolds will miss today's game but is not expected to miss any further game time with the injury.
Gamble will partner Brooks in the halves while Matt McIlwrick will also start in place of Elijah Taylor.
Corey Thompson starts the match at fullback in what will be his 50th NRL appearance.

Wests Tigers

1 Corey Thompson
2 Malakai Watene-Zelezniak
3 Esan Marsters
4 Mahe Fonua
5 Kevin Naiqama
19 Tyson Gamble
7 Luke Brooks
8 Russell Packer
15 Matt McIlwrick
10 Ben Matulino
11 Chris Lawrence
12 Robert Rochow
13 Matt Eisenhuth

Interchange
9 Elijah Taylor
14 Alex Twal
16 Josh Aloiai
17 Tim Grant

ROUND 16


St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has finalised his squad ahead of the Dragons' Round 16 clash against the Parramatta Eels at WIN Stadium, Wollongong on Thursday night.
Leeson Ah Mau - who only arrived back from the Denver Test on Wednesday - has been rested for this one, with Blake Lawrie taking his spot on the interchange.
Jai Field and Hame Sele are the other two players to drop out of the team.

NRL team for Round 16 v Parramatta Eels:

1. Matt Dufty
2. Nene Macdonald
3. Euan Aitken
4. Tim Lafai
5. Kurt Mann
6. Gareth Widdop (c)
7. Ben Hunt
8. James Graham
9. Cameron McInnes
10. Paul Vaughan
11. Jacob Host
12. Tariq Sims
13. Jack de Belin

Interchange:
14. Jeremy Latimore
15. Jason Nightingale
17. Luciano Leilua
18. Blake Lawrie

The Parramatta Eels side to take on the St. George Illawarra Dragons at WIN Stadium has been confirmed by Blue & Gold Head Coach Brad Arthur.
Arthur has confirmed his seventeen players with Kirisome Auva'a, Kane Evans and Jaeman Salmon dropping out of the squad.
Eels forward Siosaia Vave will play his 100th NRL game.

Parramatta Eels side

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

Interchange
14. Will Smith
15. Tim Mannah (c)
16. David Gower
17. Peni Terepo

Denver Test Kiwis Issac Luke and Peta Hiku will both start for the Vodafone Warriors in tonight’s 16th-round NRL match against Cronulla at Mount Smart Stadium (8.00pm kick-off).
They both took part in the final training run yesterday after arriving home from Denver early on Wednesday morning.
Head coach Stephen Kearney has confirmed Luke will start at hooker after making his 43rd Test appearance in the Mile High Stadium clash against England on Saturday.
Karl Lawton, who was originally named to start at hooker, moves to the bench with Sam Cook omitted from the extended bench.
Hiku is now facing another positional switch after being called on to line up on the right wing replacing David Fusitu’a, who hasn’t fully recovered from the ankle injury that ruled him out of the North Queensland encounter two weeks ago.
Confirmed on the interchange with Lawton are front rowers Chris Satae and Bunty Afoa plus utility Jazz Tevaga.

VODAFONE WARRIORS

1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
23 PETA HIKU
3 ANTHONY GELLING
4 SOLOMONE KATA
5 GERARD BEALE
6 BLAKE GREEN
7 SHAUN JOHNSON
8 JAMES GAVET
24 ISSAC LUKE
10 AGNATIUS PAASI
11 ISAIAH PAPALI’I
12 TOHU HARRIS
13 SIMON MANNERING

Interchange:
9 KARL LAWTON
15 CHRIS SATAE
16 BUNTY AFOA
17 JAZZ TEVAGA

HEAD COACH | STEPHEN KEARNEY

Tonight's assignment is a challenging one for the Sharks as they look to topple the fourth-placed Warriors at home, who are riding high on confidence.
The Sharks will line up as per program with mid-week recruit Aaron Woods set to become the 523rd Shark to don the jersey.
Woods signed on for the Club on Tuesday morning, jumped straight into training on Tuesday afternoon and after travelling on Wednesday and getting through the Captain's Run on Thursday, he's set to take his place on the bench ready to provide plenty of go forward for the Sharks when his time comes.
Scott Sorensen and Kurt Capewell are set to start as named in the back row.
Sharks duo Valentine Holmes and Matt Prior will be also be backing up from Origin II.
Forward Ava Seumanufagai and outside back Aaron Gray drop out of the final 17.

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 Kurt Capewell
12 Scott Sorensen
13 Paul Gallen

Interchange
14 Joseph Paulo
15 James Segeyaro
16 Aaron Woods
17 Jayson Bukuya

NRL Head Coach Trent Robinson has made a couple of changes to the side that will take to the field tonight against the Melbourne Storm in Round 16.
Mitchell Aubusson is a late withdrawal from the match after experiencing some hamstring tightness at training during the week and will be rested as a precaution.
Matthew Ikuvalu comes into the centres in his place for his second game in first grade and young Sitili Tupouniua comes onto the bench for his NRL debut.

The rest of the line up is unchanged.

FINAL SQUAD

1. James Tedesco
2. Daniel Tupou
3. Latrell Mitchell
17. Matthew Ikuvalu
5. Blake Ferguson
6. Luke Keary
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Siosiua Taukeiaho
9. Jake Friend (c)
10. Dylan Napa
11. Victor Radley
12. Nat Butcher
13. Isaac Liu

INTERCHANGE
14. Lindsay Collins
15. Zane Tetevano
16. Kurt Baptiste
18. Sitili Tupouniua

Melbourne Storm have finalised their 17 to face the Sydney Roosters at the Adelaide Oval.
Patrick Kaufusi will make his debut in the purple jersey, becoming Storm player No.189. He will come off the bench with Joe Stimson moving into the starting side in place of Patrick's older brother Felise who was unable to pull up in time due to an ankle complaint from Origin II.
Jahrome Hughes also shifts into the halves alongside Cameron Munster after an impressive month filling in for Billy Slater at fullback.
Tui Kamikamica also comes into the side for his first game of the 2018 season.

Melbourne Storm

1. Billy Slater
2. Suliasi Vunivalu
3. Will Chambers
4. Curtis Scott
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
17. Jahrome Hughes
8. Tim Glasby
9. Cameron Smith
10. Nelson Asofa Solomona
16. Joe Stimson
12. Ryan Hoffman
13. Kenny Bromwich

Interchange
14. Brandon Smith
15. Christian Welch
19. Tui Kamikamica
20. Pat Kaufusi