NRL Late Mail Team Lists Thread Part 2

WAYNE Bennett will make a change to the Broncos’ team for tonight’s blockbuster with the Melbourne Storm in Brisbane.
Sam Thaiday will replace Tevita Pangai junior in the front row to start the game after excelling in that role last weekend.
In a win over the Warriors, Thaiday helped set the tone for the match by taking two hit-ups in the opening set of six.
He has been rewarded for that with another start, with Pangai to play his valuable impact role from the interchange list.
The rest of the team will be as per program.

FINAL BRONCOS NRL TEAM

1. Darius Boyd
2. Corey Oates
3. James Roberts
4. Tom Opacic
5. Jamayne Isaako
6. Jack Bird
7. Anthony Milford
8. Matt Lodge
9. Andrew McCullough
14. Sam Thaiday
11. Alex Glenn
12. Korbin Sims
13. Josh McGuire

Interchange:    
10. Tevita Pangai junior
15. Joe Ofahengaue
16. Kodi Nikorima
17. Jaydn Su’A

Coach: Wayne Bennett

Melbourne Storm are 1-17

Storm

1 Billy Slater
2 Suliasi Vunivalu
3 Will Chambers
4 Curtis Scott
5 Josh Addo-carr
6 Cameron Munster
7 Ryley Jacks
8 Jesse Bromwich
9 Cameron Smith
10 Nelson Asofa-Solomona
11 Felise Kaufusi
12 Ryan Hoffman
13 Tim Glasby

INTERCHANGE
14 Brandon Smith
15 Kenneath Bromwich
16 Christian Welch
17 Sam Kasiano

Here's how the Raiders will line up against the South Sydney Rabbitohs this afternoon at Central Coast Stadium.

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. Sia Soliola
9. Siliva Havili
10. Junior Paulo
11. Joe Tapine
12. Elliott Whitehead
13. Luke Bateman

Interchange:
14. Ata Hingano
15. Shannon Boyd
16. Josh Papalii
17. Dunamis Lui

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have named their final 17 to take on the Canberra Raiders at Central Coast Stadium.

See the Rabbitohs team below.

1. Alex Johnston
2. Richie Kennar
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
15. Mark Nicholls
16. Jason Clark
17. Junior Tatola
19. Hymel Hunt

Wests Tigers NRL Head Coach Ivan Cleary has finalised his team to take on the Newcastle Knights this afternoon for their Round 7 clash at Scully Park.
Off the back of three consecutive victories, Cleary has confirmed an unchanged lineup for this afternoon's game with captain Elijah Taylor to make his return from injury at lock forward.
Chris McQueen has travelled with the squad to Tamworth and is 18th man for the match.

WESTS TIGERS

1. Corey Thompson
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Esan Marsters
4. Kevin Naiqama
5. Malakai Watene-Zelezniak
6. Benji Marshall
7. Luke Brooks
8. Matt Eisenhuth
9. Jacob Liddle
10. Ben Matulino
11. Josh Aloiai
12. Robbie Rochow
13. Elijah Taylor (capt.)

Interchange:
14. Pita Godinet
15. Alex Twal
16. Michael Chee Kam
17. Sauaso Sue

Coach Nathan Brown has finalised his team to take on the Wests Tigers at Scully Park.
With Jacob Lillyman out of the side, Daniel Saifiti comes into the starting side at prop.
Luke Yates is also set to play his first NRL game of 2018, coming onto the bench at the expense of Danny Levi.

TEAM

1. Kalyn Ponga,
2. Shaun Kenny-Dowall,
3. Sione Mata'utia,
4. Nathan Ross,
5. Ken Sio,
6. Jack Cogger,
7. Mitchell Pearce,
8. Herman Ese'ese,
9. Slade Griffin,
18. Daniel Saifiti,
11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon,
12. Aidan Guerra,
13. Mitch Barnett.

Interchange:
15. Chris Heighington,
16. Jamie Buhrer,
17. Jacob Saifiti,
20. Luke Yates.

North Queensland Toyota Cowboys head coach Paul Green has confirmed his side will line up 1-17 for this evening's clash against the Gold Coast Titans at 1300SMILES Stadium.
Ethan Lowe will make his 100th NRL appearance, becoming just the 24th Cowboys player to reach the milestone.
The 27-year-old joins an exclusive club which includes current teammates Johnathan Thurston, Matt Scott, Scott Bolton, Gavin Cooper, Antonio Winterstein, Kane Linnett, Jason Taumalolo and Michael Morgan.
Forward Francis Molo and outside back Javid Bowen are the final two players culled from the squad of 21 named by Green on Tuesday.

COWBOYS:

1. Lachlan Coote,
2. Kyle Feldt,
3. Justin O'Neill,
4. Ben Hampton,
5. Antonio Winterstein,
6. Michael Morgan,
7. Johnathan Thurston (c),
8. Matthew Scott (c),
9. Jake Granville,
10. Scott Bolton,
11. Gavin Cooper,
12. Coen Hess,
13. Jason Taumalolo.

Interchange:
14. Te Maire Martin,
15. John Asiata,
16. Corey Jensen,
17. Ethan Lowe.

Coach Garth Brennan has confirmed his side for the match against the North Queensland Cowboys at 1300Smiles Stadium, tonight.
Captain Ryan James returns to the side with Max King shifting back to the interchange bench. Phillip Sami shifts into the centres, replacing Dale Copley (hamstring) and Tyronne Roberts-Davis comes on to the wing for his first match of 2018. Mitch Rein will look to go 80 minutes with Nathan Peats out of the side due to a rib cartilage injury.

The side is as follows:

1. Michael Gordon
2. Anthony Don
3. Phillip Sami
4. Konrad Hurrell
5. Tyronne Roberts-Davis
6. Kane Elgey
7. Ash Taylor
8. Jarrod Wallace
9. Mitch Rein
10. Ryan James
11. Kevin Proctor
12. Will Matthews
13. Jai Arrow

INTERCHANGE
14. Max King
15. Bryce Cartwright
16. Jack Stockwell
17. Keegan Hipgrave

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Coach Trent Barrett has finalised his squad for today's clash against the Parramatta Eels at ANZ Stadium.

Manly Sea Eagles

1 Tom Trbojevic
2 Brad Parker
3 Dylan Walker
4 Brian Kelly
5 Akuila Uate
6 Lachlan Croker
7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
8 Addin Fonua-Blake
9 Api Koroisau
10 Martin Taupau
11 Joel Thompson
12 Jack Gosiewski
13 Jake Trbojevic

INTERCHANGE
14 Matthew Wright
15 Shaun Lane
16 Lloyd Perrett
17 Taniela Paseka

The Parramatta Eels side to take on the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at ANZ Stadium in Round Seven of the NRL Telstra Premiership has been confirmed by Blue & Gold Head Coach Brad Arthur.
Arthur has made late changes to his final seventeen with forward Kane Evans dropping out of the side and Suaia Matagi called into the starting line up. Daniel Alvaro will start at prop with Tim Mannah moving to the bench.
Josh Hoffman drops off the extended bench.

Parramatta Eels side

1. Clint Gutherson (c)
2. Jarryd Hayne
3. Michael Jennings
4. Brad Takairangi
5. George Jennings
6. Corey Norman
7. Mitch Moses
17. Daniel Alvaro
9. Kaysa Pritchard
20. Suaia Matagi
11. Manu Ma'u
12. Tony Williams
13. Peni Terepo

Interchange
10. Tim Mannah (c)
14. Will Smith
15. Kenny Edwards
16. David Gower

Panthers coach Anthony Griffin has finalised his side to face Cronulla Sharks at Southern Cross Group Stadium on Sunday.
21-year-old forward Jack Hetherington replaces Kaide Ellis on the bench and will make his NRL debut as Panther No.577.

Panthers

1. Dylan EDWARDS
2. Dallin WATENE-ZELEZNIAK
3. Corey HARAWIRA-NAERA
4. Dean WHARE
5. Christian CRICHTON
6. Tyrone PEACHEY
7. James MALONEY
8. Trent MERRIN
9. Peter WALLACE (c)
10. Reagan CAMPBELL-GILLARD
11. Viliame KIKAU
12. Isaah YEO
13. James FISHER-HARRIS

14. Sione KATOA
21. Jack HETHERINGTON
16. Moses LEOTA
17. James TAMOU

Amazingly, only a week after fears were held that he might miss the remainder of the 2018 season, Sharks prop Andrew Fifita will take his place in the Sharks side to play the Panthers today.
Similar to Fifita, Luke Lewis has also beaten the odds after suffering a bad cork in the Dragons match and is fit to face his former club.
From the 19 -man squad as named last night, Jack Williams and Braden Uele drop out, with Williams playing for the Newtown Jets yesterday and Uele to warm up as the Sharks 18th man.

Sharks

1- Josh Dugan
2- Edrick Lee
3- Jesse Ramien
4- Ricky Leutele
5- Valentine Holmes
6- Matt Moylan
7- Chad Townsend
8- Andrew Fifita
9- Jayden Brailey
10- Matt Prior
11- Luke Lewis
12- Kurt Capewell
13- Joseph Paulo

Interchange
14- Scott Sorensen
15- James Segeyaro
16- Ava Seumanufagai
17- Kurt Dillon

ROUND 8


NRL Head Coach Trent Robinson has finalised his 17 man side to face the St George Illawarra Dragons this afternoon at Allianz Stadium.
The side is set to line up 1-17 for the Anzac Day clash.
Frank-Paul Nuuausala and Kurt Baptiste will come out of the side.

FINAL SQUAD

1. James Tedesco
2. Joseph Manu
3. Latrell Mitchell
4. Mitchell Aubusson
5. Blake Ferguson
6. Luke Keary
7. Cooper Cronk
8. Zane Tetevano
9. Jake Friend (c)
10. Dylan Napa
11. Boyd Cordner (c)
12. Ryan Matterson
13. Isaac Liu

INTERCHANGE
14. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
15. Siosiua Taukeiaho
16. Nat Butcher
17. Victor Radley

St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has finalised his squad ahead of the Dragons' traditional Anzac Day clash against the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium.
Mitchell Allgood and Zac Lomax drop out of the squad as expected, with the Dragons to line up 1-17.

NRL team for Round 8 v Sydney Roosters:

1. Matt Dufty
2. Nene Macdonald
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. Jacob Host

Craig Bellamy has finalised his side for tonight's ANZAC Day blockbuster against the Warriors.
Young Tonumaipea will line up on the wing in place of the injured Suliasi Vunivalu while Tim Glasby moves into the starting side following a knee injury to Jesse Bromwich last week.
Christian Welch and Kenny Bromwich also switch, with Welch moving into the starting lock position.

Melbourne Storm

1. Billy Slater
21. Young Tonumaipea
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
12. Ryan Hoffman
15. Christian Welch

INTERCHANGE
13. Kenny Bromwich
14. Brandon Smith
16. Sam Kasiano
17. Joe Stimson

Second rower-centre Joseph Vuna is set to make his NRL debut after being named on the Vodafone Warriors' interchange bench for tonight's eighth-round Anzac Day encounter with the Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park
With Isaiah Papali'i replacing the experienced Tohu Harris (concussion), Vuna has been handed the vacant spot on the bench joining Jazz Tevaga, Sam Lisone and Albert Vete.

VODAFONE WARRIORS

1 ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK (c)
2 DAVID FUSITU'A
3 PETA HIKU
4 ANTHONY GELLING
5 KEN MAUMALO
6 BLAKE GREEN
7 MASON LINO
8 BUNTY AFOA
9 ISSAC LUKE
10 AGNATIUS PAASI
11 SIMON MANNERING
12 ISAIAH PAPALI'I
13 ADAM BLAIR

Interchange:
14 JAZZ TEVAGA
15 SAM LISONE
16 ALBERT VETE
20 JOSEPH VUNA

HEAD COACH | STEPHEN KEARNEY

WAYNE Bennett has made a late change to the interchange bench for tonight's clash with the Rabbitohs in Sydney.
Teenager Payne Haas will make his NRL debut against South Sydney, replacing veteran Sam Tagataese on the bench.
While he is not the youngest, Haas will become one of few players to play a match for the Broncos while still 18.
The rest of the team is as per program, with Josh McGuire to start at hooker and Kodi Nikorima to provide impact from the bench.

BRONCOS NRL TEAM

1. Darius Boyd (c)
2. Corey Oates
3. James Roberts
4. Tom Opacic
5. Jamayne Isaako
6. Anthony Milford
7. Jack Bird
8. Matt Lodge
9. Josh McGuire
10. Sam Thaiday
11. Alex Glenn
12. Jaydn Su'A
13. Tevita Pangai Jnr

Interchange:
15. Joe Ofahengaue
16. Kodi Nikorima
17. Korbin Sims
21. Payne Haas

Coach: Wayne Bennett

Souths are 1-17.

Rabbitohs

1 Alex Johnston
2 Richard Kennar
3 Greg Inglis
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 Cameron Murray

INTERCHANGE
14 Adam Doueihi
15 Mark Nicholls
16 Jason Clark
17 Tevita Tatola

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Coach Trent Barrett has finalised his squad for tonight's clash against the Newcastle Knights at Lottoland at 6pm.

1 Tom Trbojevic
2 Matthew Wright
3 Dylan Walker
4 Brian Kelly
5 Akuila Uate
6 Lachlan Croker
7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
8 Addin Fonua-Blake
9 Api Koroisau
10 Martin Taupau
11 Joel Thompson
12 Jack Gosiewski
13 Jake Trbojevic

Interchange
14 Lewis Brown
15 Shaun Lane
16 Lloyd Perrett
17 Taniela Paseka

Head coach Nathan Brown has finalised his team to take on the Manly Sea Eagles at Lottoland in Round 8.
There are no late changes to the side.

TEAM

1. Kalyn Ponga,
2. Ken Sio,
3. Sione Mata'utia,
4. Nathan Ross,
5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall,
6. Connor Watson,
7. Jack Cogger,
8. Herman Ese'ese,
9. Slade Griffin,
10. Daniel Saifiti,
11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon,
12. Aidan Guerra,
13. Mitch Barnett.

Interchange:
14. Jamie Buhrer,
15. Chris Heighington,
16. Luke Yates,
17. Jacob Saifiti.