The NRL Round 8 teams have been revealed.
The Sydney Roosters will welcome back co-captain Jack Friend for their Thursday night blockbuster with the Melbourne Storm – a welcome reinforcement following last week’s double-ACL blow.
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Thursday, 7:50pm at Suncorp Stadium
Storm
1. Ryan Papenhuyzen, 2. Suliasi Vunivalu, 3. Justin Olam, 4. Paul Momirovski, 5. Josh Addo-Carr, 6. Ryley Jacks, 7. Jahrome Hughes, 8. Jesse Bromwich, 9. Cameron Smith, 10. Christian Welch, 11. Felise Kaufusi, 12. Kenneath Bromwich, 13. Dale Finucane
Bench/Reserves: 14. Brandon Smith, 15. Tino Faasuamaleaui, 16. Tom Eisenuth, 17. Nelson Asofa-Solomona, 18. Cooper Johns, 19. Marion Seve, 20. Albert Vete, 21. Chris Lewis
Roosters
1. James Tedesco, 2. Daniel Tupou, 3. Josh Morris, 4. Joseph Manu, 5. Brett Morris, 6. Luke Keary, 7. Kyle Flanagan, 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 9. Jake Friend, 10. Sio Siua Taukeiaho, 11. Boyd Cordner, 12. Angus Crichton, 13. Nat Butcher
Bench/Reserves: 14. Poasa Faamausili, 15. Sitili Tupouniua, 16. Mitchell Aubusson, 17. Lindsay Collins, 18. Daniel Fifita, 19. Ryan Hall, 20. Freddy Lussick, 21. Lachlan Lam
Friday, 6pm at GIO Stadium
Raiders
1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, 2. Bailey Simonsson, 3. Jarrod Croker, 4. Michael Oldfield, 5. Nick Cotric, 6. Jack Wighton, 7. George Williams, 8. Josh Papalii, 9. Josh Hodgson, 10. Iosia Soliola, 11. Hudson Young, 12. Elliott Whitehead, 13. Joseph Tapine
Bench/Reserves: 14. Curtis Scott, 15. Emre Guler, 16. Ryan Sutton, 17. Siliva Havili, 18. Tom Starling, 19. Dunamis Lui, 20. Matt Frawley, 21. Kai O’Donnell
Dragons
1. Matt Dufty, 2. Jason Saab, 3. Euan Aitken, 4. Zac Lomax, 5. Mikaele Ravalawa, 6. Corey Norman, 7. Adam Clune, 8. Blake Lawrie, 9. Cameron McInnes, 10. Paul Vaughan, 11. Tyson Frizell, 12. Tyrell Fuimaono, 13. Trent Merrin
Bench/Reserves: 14. Ben Hunt, 15. Josh Kerr, 16. Korbin Sims, 17. Jackson Ford, 18. Eddie Blacker, 19. Tristan Sailor, 20. Billy Brittain, 21. Timoteo Lafai
Friday, 7:55pm at BankWest Stadium
Eels
1. Clint Gutherson, 2. Maika Sivo, 3. Michael Jennings, 4. Waqa Blake, 5. Blake Ferguson, 6. Dylan Brown, 7. Jai Field, 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 9. Reed Mahoney, 10. Junior Paulo, 11. Shaun Lane, 12. Ryan Matterson, 13. Marata Niukore
Bench/Reserves: 14. Ray Stone, 15. David Gower, 16. Oregon Kaufusi, 17. Brad Takairangi, 18. Stefano Utoikamanu, 19. Daniel Alvaro, 20. George Jennings, 21. Will Smith
Cowboys
1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, 2. Kyle Feldt, 3. Tom Opacic, 4. Esan Marsters, 5. Justin O’Neill, 6. Scott Drinkwater, 7. Jake Clifford, 8. Josh McGuire, 9. Reece Robson, 10. Jordan McLean, 11. Shane Wright, 12. Coen Hess, 13. Jason Taumalolo
Bench/Reserves: 14. Ben Hampton, 15. Gavin Cooper, 16. Peter Hola, 17. Francis Molo, 18. Reuben Cotter, 19. Valentine Holmes, 20. Corey Jensen, 21. Jake Granville
Saturday, 3pm at Cbus Super Stadium
Titans
1. Corey Thompson, 2. Anthony Don, 3. Brian Kelly, 4. Tyrone Peachey, 5. Phillip Sami, 6. Ashley Taylor, 7. Jamal Fogarty, 8. Moeaki Fotuaika, 9. Mitch Rein, 10. Jaimin Joliffe, 11. Kevin Proctor, 12. Keegan Hipgrave, 13. Jai Arrow
Bench/Reserves: 14. Tanah Boyd, 15. Sam Lisone, 16. Bryce Cartwright, 17. Jarrod Wallace, 18. Erin Clark, 19. Beau Fermor, 20. Jai Whitbread, 21. Tyrone Roberts
Sharks
1. Matt Moylan, 2. Sione Katoa, 3. Josh Dugan, 4. Jesse Ramien, 5. Bryson Goodwin, 6. Shaun Johnson, 7. Chad Townsend, 8. Andrew Fifita, 9. Blayke Brailey, 10. Aaron Woods, 11. Briton Nikora, 12. Wade Graham, 13. Jack Williams
Bench/Reserves: 14. Toby Rudolf, 15. Braden Hamlin-Uele, 16. Siosifa Talakai, 17. Royce Hunt, 18. Scott Sorensen, 19. Connor Tracey, 20. William Kennedy, 21. Nene Macdonald
Saturday, 5:30pm at Central Coast Stadium
Warriors
1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 2. David Fusitu’a, 3. Peta Hiku, 4. Patrick Herbert, 5. Ken Maumalo, 6. Kodi Nikorima, 7. Blake Green, 8. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown, 9. Wayde Egan, 10. Agnatius Paasi, 11. Jack Murchie, 12. Tohu Harris, 13. Adam Blair
Bench/Reserves: 14. Chanel Harris-Tavita, 15. Jack Hetherington, 16. Karl Lawton, 17. Josh Curran, 18. King Vuniyayawa, 20. Isaiah Papali’i, 21. Adam Pompey, 22. Gerard Beale
Broncos
1. Tesi Niu, 2. Jamayne Isaako, 3. Herbie Farnworth, 4. Darius Boyd, 5. Xavier Coates, 6. Anthony Milford, 7. Brodie Croft, 8. Matthew Lodge, 9. Isaac Luke, 10. Payne Haas, 11. Alex Glenn, 12. Tevita Pangai Jr., 13. Patrick Carrigan
Bench/Reserves: 14. Tom Dearden, 15. Thomas Flegler, 16. Rhys Kennedy, 17. Ben Te’o, 18. Corey Oates, 19. Cory Paix, 20. Richard Kennar, 21. Jamil Hopoate
Saturday, 7:35pm at BankWest Stadium
Tigers
1. Adam Doueihi, 2. David Nofoaluma, 3. Joey Leilua, 4. Moses Mbye, 5. Tommy Talau, 6. Josh Reynolds, 7. Luke Brooks, 8. Josh Aloiai, 9. Harry Grant, 10. Oliver Clark, 11. Luke Garner, 12. Luciano Leilua, 13. Matthew Eisenhuth
Bench/Reserves: 14. Elijah Taylor, 15. Thomas Mikaele, 16. Sam McIntyre, 17. Michael Chee-Kam, 18. Benji Marshall, 19. Chris Lawrence, 20. Billy Walters, 21. Russell Packer
Panthers
1. Dylan Edwards, 2. Josh Mansour, 3. Dean Whare, 4. Stephen Crichton, 5. Brian To’o, 6. Jarome Luai, 7. Nathan Cleary, 8. James Tamou, 9. Apisai Koroisau, 10. James Fisher-Harris, 11. Villame Kikau, 12. Liam Martin, 13. Isaah Yeo
Bench/Reserves: 14. Matt Burton, 15. Zane Tetevano, 16. Moses Leota, 17. Billy Burns, 18. Mitch Kenny, 19. Brent Naden, 20. Spencer Leniu, 21. Tyrone May
Sunday, 4:05pm at Lottoland
Sea Eagles
1. Reuben Garrick, 2. Jorge Taufua, 3. Brad Parker, 4. Moses Suli, 5. Tevita Funa, 6. Lachlan Croker, 7. Daly Cherry-Evans, 8. Addin Fonua-Blake, 9. Danny Levi, 10. Martin Taupau, 11. Joel Thompson, 12. Curtis Sironen, 13. Jake Trbojevic
Bench/Reserves: 14. Cade Cust, 15. Jack Gosiewski, 16. Sean Keppie, 17. Taniela Paseka, 18. Morgan Boyle, 19. Brendan Elliot, 20. Abbas Miski, 21. Haumole Olakau’atu
Knights
1. Kalyn Ponga, 2. Edrick Lee, 3. Enari Tuala, 4. Bradman Best, 5. Hymel Hunt, 6. Kurt Mann, 7. Mitchell Pearce, 8. David Klemmer, 9. Andrew McCullough, 10. Daniel Saifiti, 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon, 12. Sione Mata’utia, 13. Hermn Ese’ese
Bench/Reserves: 14. Tex Hoy, 15. Jacob Saifiti, 16. Aidan Guerra, 17. Pasami Saulo, 18. Tautau Moga, 19. Brodie Jones, 20. Phoenix Crossland, 21. Josh King
Sunday, 6:30pm at BankWest Stadium
Bulldogs
1. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 2. Nick Meaney, 3. Reimis Smith, 4. Marcelo Montoya, 5. Christian Crichton, 6. Kieran Foran, 7. Brandon Wakeham, 8. Aiden Tolman, 9. Jeremy Marshall-King, 10. Dylan Napa, 11. Josh Jackson, 12. Raymond Faitala-Mariner, 13. Adam Elliott
Bench/Reserves: 14. Kerrod Holland, 15. Dean Britt, 16. Renouf To’omaga, 17. Sauaso Sue, 19. Ofahiki Ogden, 20. Jack Cogger, 21. Luke Thompson, 22. Sione Katoa
Rabbitohs
1. Latrell Mitchell, 2. Dane Gagai, 3. Campbell Graham, 4. James Roberts, 5. Alex Johnston, 6. Cody Walker, 7. Adam Reynolds, 8. Tevita Tavola, 9. Damien Cook, 10. Tom Burgess, 11. Jaydn Su’A, 12. Ethan Lowe, 13. Cameron Murray
Bench/Reserves: 14. Liam Knight, 15. Bayley Sironen, 16. Hame Sele, 17. Braidon Burns, 18. Mark Nicholls, 19. Patrick Mago, 20. Troy Dargan, 21. Corey Allan
All times AEST (Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne).
William Dalton Davis
Roar Rookie
Hunt can’t do 80 at hooker. Can barely get through 60. The drop off in quality is pretty noticeable once he starts to fatigue.
Adam
Roar Guru
Despite the fact that is what has been their strong suit for the past 5 years
elvis
Roar Rookie
I can't remember the last time the ball went wide on an early tackle to take advantage of an opportunity....
elvis
Roar Rookie
He goes on the wing and Coates goes in further. Oates needs to spend a couple of weeks in Maccas then the gym building up his frame for a move to the forwards, he can loose some speed and put on some muscle. Big tall forwards are a nightmare, like Thorn, Clyde etc.
Adam Bagnall
Roar Guru
Mary should just start Hunt at hooker and move McInness to Lock to save an interchange. Bring in Sailor to give eighth and demote Norman to the bench or even out of the 17
Nat
Roar Rookie
Very good point.
jimmmy
Roar Rookie
Great game on Thursday night and the Viws get prime time Friday. I thing Parra will be a little to strong for us in the back 3 and in the centres but I want to see our Forwards match up again. On paper we are have as good a pack as Parra , so let's just do it. No marsh mellow D and let's get everyone running hard. If we can get on top up front who knows.
jimmmy
Roar Rookie
Really pleased to see Fogarty get his chances at the Titans. I think he us one the NRL missed. Have seen him play a lot at the Bears and he was always a class above at that level.
Fraser
Roar Rookie
I'm convinced it's because the forwards and backs don't train together. They let the forwards run the first 3 or 4 tackles with no involvement from the halves, and then give the ball to the halves to kick. It's so predictable and boring.
Nat
Roar Rookie
IMO, Milf doesn't know what to do. He cannot stand out on the left waiting for 4th play to get thrown the ball and decide from there. He should be the one bringing the forwards onto the ball, dropping them under and generally exploring with at least 2-3 touches each set. Opportunities will present themselves and he's elusive enough to take advantage of that. That's a running game but I don't think he gets it or wants to be that actively involved.
Walter Black
Guest
Seibold is getting desperate, but chopping and changing for the sake of it rarely helps.
Joe
Roar Rookie
When he is on he is a very good player. The problem is those were getting too few and far between. He's also can be very aggressive but doesn't use it appropriately. 2017 was his best year when they won the comp, after that I think it all got to his head. I think his time was up at the Storm. I was happy to see him go to the Raiders as I thought being out of the Sydney bubble would be good for him and also Ricky wouldn't take any c.rap.
Superspud
Roar Rookie
I guess it's because he played from the bench last week.
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Yeah, didn't think that worked last weekend.
Adam
Roar Guru
If he just focuses on running I think he can find some form and probably lose that weight at the same time :laughing: Funny thing is, I think a lot of Raiders fans are happy with how it's turned out in the end with Milf, but I think Ricky would be the perfect coach for him (similar in many ways to Bennett)
Geoff from Bruce Stadium
Roar Rookie
You're right - he looks like he needs to lose at least 5 kgs - since he left the Raiders he built up his legs and body to withstand punishment - but as a result he's lost his speed
Geoff from Bruce Stadium
Roar Rookie
What did you think of him as a player Joe? Were you happy to see him go?
Adam
Roar Guru
He's so unfit, that's the problem. Hasn't looked properly fit since about 2017!
Joe
Roar Rookie
I think he is one of those players that need a lot of work put into him. Its going to be interesting to see how he handles being demoted because one of the reasons I was happy he got released was he does have attitude. Not the work hard to get back in attitude but the rumors' start about him wanting to leave the club when he gets demoted.
Rob
Guest
Friend has played every game for the roosters this season so why are u writing that friend is back what are u talking about