The first quarter of the 2018 season is done and dusted, and there will be plenty of changes across the NRL ahead of Round 7. Join The Roar for live coverage of team list Tuesday from 3:30pm (AEST).
The Cronulla Sharks appear to have been hardest hit last week, with forwards Andrew Fifita and Paul Gallen both succumbing to injuries.
While Fifita’s isn’t as bad as first thought, Gallen is likely to miss ten weeks or more, while Fifita may only be out for a month. Wade Graham also joins the duo on the sideline for a month, with the Sharks set for a major shake-up in the forwards, to go with obvious changes needed on their left edge after a 40-20 thumping at the hands of the Dragons, who remain injury-free.
The news Matt Gillett has been playing with a fractured neck came as a shock. He didn’t play last week after being excluded late in the piece, and in a big blow for the Broncos, the Queensland second rower is expected to miss eight to twelve weeks.
The Penrith Panthers are also going to struggle to replace a star, with Josh Mansour copping a fractured cheekbone.
It happened when Titans winger Anthony Don ran through to take a high ball, accidentally kneeing Mansour in the head. He is expected to miss six weeks.
Solomone Kata is also likely to miss some time for the Warriors after picking up a high ankle sprain.
Still on the Warriors, and Leivaha Pulu is likely to be out for an extended period with a similar injury, while all of Nathan Peats, Matthew Lodge, Jai Arrow, Luke Lewis and Sio Siua Taukeiaho are listed as possible players this week, the former four picking up minor niggling injuries last week and Taukeiaho being cleared of needing surgery to his knee.
Canterbury Bulldogs
1. Moses Mbye, 2. Brett Morris, 3. Josh Morris, 4. William Hopoate, 5. Marcelo Montoya, 6. Jeremy Marshall-King, 7. Kieran Foran, 8. Aaron Woods 9. Michael Lichaa, 10. David Klemmer, 11. Josh Jackson, 12. Raymond Faitala-Mariner, 13. Adam Elliot
Interchange: 14. Asipeli Fine, 15. Danny Fualalo, 16. Greg Eastwood, 17. Kerrod Holland, 18. John Olive, 19. Rhyse Martin, 20. Renouf To’omaga, 21. Matt Frawley
Sydney Roosters
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, 10. Dylan Napa, 11. Boyd Cordner, 12. Ryan Matterson, 13. Isaac Liu
Interchange: 14. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 15. Frank Paul Nu’uausala, 16. Nat Butcher, 17. Victor Radley, 18. Sitili Tupouniua 19. Sio Siua Taukeiaho, 20. Kurt Baptiste, 21. Reece Robinson
New Zealand Warriors
1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 2. David Fusitu’a, 3. Peta Hiku, 4. Solomone Kata, 5. Ken Maumalo, 6. Blake Green, 7. Shaun Johnson, 8. Bunty Afoa, 9. Issac Luke, 10. Agnatius Paasi, 11. Simon Mannering, 12. Tohu Harris, 13. Adam Blair
Interchange: 14. Jazz Tevaga, 15. Sam Lisone, 16. Albert Vete, 17. Anthony Gelling, 18. Chris Satae, 20. Mason Lino, 21. Isaiah Papali’i, 22. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
St George Illawarra Dragons
1. Matthew Dufty, 2. Nene Macdonald, 3. Euan Aitken, 4. Timoteo Lafai, 5. Jason Nightingale, 6. Gareth Widdop, 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. Hame Sele, 18. Jacob Host, 19. Zac Lomax, 20. Mitchell Allgood, 21. Blake Lawrie
Brisbane Broncos
1. Darius Boyd, 2. Corey Oates, 3. James Roberts, 4. Tom Opacic, 5. Jamayne Isaako, 6. Jack Bird, 7. Anthony Milford, 8. Matthew Lodge, 9. Andrew McCullough, 10. Tevita Pangai Junior, 11. Alex Glenn, 12. Korbin Sims, 13. Josh McguireInterchange: 14. Sam Thaiday, 15. Joe Ofahengaue, 16. Kodi Nikorima, 17. Jaydn Su’A, 18. Jonus Pearson, 19. Troy Dargan, 20. Sam Tagataese, 21. Payne Haas
Melbourne 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, 18. Young Tonuamipea, 19. Joe Stimson, 20. Patrick Kaufusi, 21. Brodie Croft
South Sydney 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. Sam Burgess
Interchange: 14. Adam Doueihi 15. Mark Nicholls 16. Jason Clark 17. Tevita Tatola 18. Robbie Farah 19. Hymel Hunt 20. Cameron Murray, 21. Kyle Turner
Canberra Raiders
1. Jack Wighton, 2. Nick Cotric, 3. Jarrod Croker, 4. Joseph Leilua, 5. Jordan Rapana, 6. Blake Austin, 7. Aidan Sezer, 8. Iosia Soliola, 9. Siliva Havili, 10. Junior Paulo, 11. Joseph Tapine, 12. Elliot Whitehead, 13. Luke Bateman
Interchange: 14. Ata Hingano, 15. Shannon Boyd 16. Josh Papalii, 17. Dunamis Lui, 18. Liam Knight, 19. Michael Oldfield, 20. Brad Abbey, 21. Jack Murchie
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. Robert Rochow, 13. Elijah Taylor
Interchange: 14. Pita Godinet, 15. Alex Twal, 16. Michael Chee-Kam 17. Sauaso Sue 18. Tim Grant 19. Chris McQueen 20. Tyson Gamble 21. Tuimoala Lolohea
Newcastle Knights
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, 10. Jacob Lillyman, 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon, 12. Aidan Guerra, 13. Mitchell BarnetInterchange: 14. Danny Levi, 15. Chris Heighington, 16. Jamie Buhrer, 17. Jacob Saifiti, 18. Daniel Saifiti, 19. Josh King, 20. Luke Yates, 21. Cory Denniss
North Queensland Cowboys
1. Lachlan Coote, 2. Kyle Feldt, 3. Justin O’Neill, 4. Ben Hampton, 5. Antonio Winterstein, 6. Michael Morgan, 7. Johnathan Thurston, 8. Matthew Scott, 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, 18. Francis Molo, 19. Javid Bowen, 20. Enari Tuala, 21. Sam Hoare
Gold Coast Titans
1. Michael Gordon, 2. Anthony Don, 3. Phillip Sami, 4. Konrad Hurrell, 5. Tyrone Roberts-Davis, 6. Kane Elgey, 7. Ashley 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, 18. Morgan Boyle, 19. Ryan Simpkins, 20. Brenko Lee, 21. Brendan Elliott
Parramatta Eels
1. Clint Gutherson 2. Jarryd Hayne 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Takairangi 5. George Jennings 6. Corey Norman 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Kane Evans 9. Cameron King 10. Tim Mannah 11. Manu Ma’u 12. Tony Williams 13. Peni Terepo
Interchange: 14. Will Smith 15. Kenny Edwards 16. David Gower 17. Daniel Alvaro 18. Beau Scott 19. Josh Hoffman 20. Suaia Matagi 21. Marata Niukore
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, 8. Addin Fonua-blake, 9. Apisai 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, 18. Jonathan Wright, 19. Lewis Brown, 20. Frank Winterstein, 21. Toafofoa Sipley
Cronulla 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, 18. Jack Williams, 19. Trent Hodkinson 20. Wade Graham, 21. Braeden Uele
Penrith Panthers
1. Dylan Edwards, 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3. Corey Harawera-Naera, 4. Dean Whare, 5. Christian Crichton, 6. Tyrone Peachey, 7. James Maloney, 8. Trent Merrin, 9. Peter Wallace, 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 11. Viliame Kikau, 12. Isaah Yeo 13. James Fisher-Harris
Interchange: 14. Sione Katoa, 15. Kaide Ellis, 16. Moses Leota, 17. James Tamou, 18. Wayde Egan, 19. Nick Lui-toso 20. Tom Eisenhuth, 21. Jack Hetherington
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tim
Guest
Two examples: Craig Smith (Storm) vs Craig Smith (Dragons) Jeremy Smith (Eels at the time?) vs Jeremy Smith (Dragons at the time?). They played a test together too.
William Dalton Davis
Roar Rookie
Thing about Gillett is even though he had a broken neck that was limiting his game somewhat he was still running pretty good lines. Unlucky not to have bagged a couple of tries imo. Though extremely lucky other things didn’t happen.
Rob
Guest
Yep. Green is very loyal to the old boys. He definitely doesn't subscribe to Albert Einsteins theory of “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” I hope he swaps a few position between the bench and the starting pack.
Forty Twenty
Guest
Frank and Lewis Brown were regulars last year but neither have much impact Paseka could be anything but it's a pity Hastings isn't on the bench as he was playing well and actually running the ball at times. This year is looking more like a year where players get experience for a future title challenge as a few things are going wobbly. I still believe we have a good roster but we need to get going soon.
Emcie
Roar Guru
Would have loved to see how he went among a team that actually turned up like on Saturday and he hasn't been able to rely on his combination with Gillett (for obvious reasons). I expect that there'll still be plenty of line breaks from him when he comes off the bench
Joe
Roar Rookie
That Nikorima dummy though...when it comes off its as clean a break as you'll see..just can't seem to finish it off with a try.
William Dalton Davis
Roar Rookie
The problem is Nikorima hasn’t been terribly creative either. He seems to have three plays, a short ball, out the back to Milford, or a dummy. Once again though he’s been playing behind a pack that’s been error after error after error. It’s hard for a half to have an impact behind a beaten pack but nearly impossible to have an impact behind a pack that’s beating themselves.
Pedro the Saint
Roar Rookie
and a cracking coach - always rated him...
Emcie
Roar Guru
They were making meters for fun which helps, and having an extra big body like Bird around the ball certainly helped keep the momentum going off the back of the forwards strong runs (and having Oates back helped massively to get sets rolling). Boyds timing in chiming in is much better when half the team isn't flat footed My only concern with having Bird in the halves is that he seems to be a bit limited creatively and it might not take teams long to work him out, but if they go back to having Nikorima coming on for the last 10 or 15 of each half all he really has to do is hold his own until then and capitalise when all three are on the field against tired opposition.
Fred
Guest
Yep - for the team the pundits wrote off as having 'no talent' prior to season start, I'd say we have more depth than anyone!
Sean
Guest
Got to love the Tigers depth. We have 3 players out but it doesn't matter. The next players are experienced..
Nat
Roar Guru
Agreed. Sort of hoped for this as Jack needs to be involved in the game more.
William Dalton Davis
Roar Rookie
I didn’t watch the whole game because I was working and got the times mixed up, but from the extended highlights and the 20 or so minutes I did watch it seemed to me the bigger factor was that Brisbane were running over the top of the warriors nearly every set allowing Boyd and co to be more involved. Without the pressure of constant mistakes the Brisbane pack were able to play a fast, tiring game. Now if only we could do it more than once a month.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Well, there you have it, another week of team lists locked and loaded. Be sure to drop a comment here and join The Roar for live coverage of every game this weekend, as well as checking out for my talking points at the end of the weekend. Bye for now.
Scott Pryde
Expert
The Panthers will be without the injured James Mansour. He is replaced by Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, who makes his return, while Corey Harawera-Naera and Isaah Yeo do a straight swap between centre and second row. Tom Eisenhuth joins the reserves list.
Scott Pryde
Expert
PENRITH PANTHERS 1. Dylan Edwards, 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3. Corey Harawera-Naera, 4. Dean Whare, 5. Christian Crichton, 6. Tyrone Peachey, 7. James Maloney, 8. Trent Merrin, 9. Peter Wallace, 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 11. Viliame Kikau, 12. Isaah Yeo 13. James Fisher-Harris Interchange: 14. Sione Katoa, 15. Kaide Ellis, 16. Moses Leota, 17. James Tamou, 18. Wayde Egan, 19. Nick Lui-toso 20. Tom Eisenhuth, 21. Jack Hetherington
Scott Pryde
Expert
Not for the first time this season, there is a reshuffle on the Shire. Josh Dugan has been slated to play fullback, Jesse Ramien comes into the centres and Matt Moylan shifts to the halves with Trent Hodkinson dumped back to the reserves. Andrew Fifita has been named in a shock move, while Paul Gallen and Wade Graham are missing, with Kurt Capewell and Joseph Paulo their replacements. Scott Sorensen and James Segeyaro join the interchange bench.
Albo
Guest
They finally bit the bullet with young Lamb. Despite all the hype, he is just not up to the NRL level at this stage. Not sure that Cogger is either, but a change was needed.
Scott Pryde
Expert
CRONULLA 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, 18. Jack Williams, 19. Trent Hodkinson 20. Wade Graham, 21. Braeden Uele
Scott Pryde
Expert
Frank Winterstein finds himself back in the reserves this week for Manly, with Taniela Paseka on the bench