The NRL Round 13 teams have been revealed, and it’s the Parramatta Eels making the biggest splash after dropping Blake Ferguson.
The once-Origin level winger has been left out of Brad Arthur’s side altogether ahead of Sunday’s must-win clash with Newcastle. Haze Dunster has taken his spot in the side, while the Eels will welcome back Dylan Brown and Reagan Campbell-Gillard.
Origin duty is the reason behind most of this week’s other changes, although Anthony Griffin has shuffled his backs ahead of Thursday’s clash with the Broncos. Matt Dufty and Mikaele Ravalawa are back at fullback and wing, respectively, while Brayden Wiliame shifts into the centres, Cody Ramsey moves to the wing and Jack Bird rejoins the forwards. Billy Burns and Jordan Pereira have both been dropped, while Jack de Belin will play first game in several years after being named on the bench.
CHECK OUT THE FULL TEAMS
Thursday, 7:50pm at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
| Dragons | No. | Broncos |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Dufty | 1 | Jamayne Isaako |
| Cody Ramsey | 2 | Selwyn Cobbo |
| Brayden Wiliame | 3 | Herbie Farnworth |
| Gerard Beale | 4 | Jesse Arthars |
| Mikaele Ravalawa | 5 | David Mead |
| Corey Norman | 6 | Albert Kelly |
| Ben Hunt | 7 | Tyson Gamble |
| Blake Lawrie | 8 | Matthew Lodge |
| Andrew McCullough | 9 | Jake Turpin |
| Paul Vaughan | 10 | Thomas Flegler |
| Josh Kerr | 11 | Alex Glenn |
| Jack Bird | 12 | Tevita Pangai Jr. |
| Jackson Ford | 13 | John Asiata |
| Interchange/Reserves | ||
| Talatau Amone | 14 | Kobe Hetherington |
| Poasa Faamausili | 15 | Keenan Palasia |
| Daniel Alvaro | 16 | Ethan Bullemor |
| Jack de Belin | 17 | TC Robati |
| Kaide Ellis | 18 | Jordan Riki |
| Adam Clune | 19 | Tesi Niu |
| Jayden Sullivan | 20 | Dale Copley |
| Jordan Pereira | 21 | Cory Paix |
Friday, 7:55pm at Leichhardt Oval
| Tigers | No. | Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Daine Laurie | 1 | Dylan Edwards |
| David Nofoaluma | 2 | Charlie Staines |
| Adam Doueihi | 3 | Stephen Crichton |
| Tommy Talau | 4 | Paul Momirovski |
| James Roberts | 5 | Robert Jennings |
| Moses Mbye | 6 | Matt Burton |
| Luke Brooks | 7 | Tyrone May |
| James Tamou | 8 | Spencer Leniu |
| Jacob Liddle | 9 | Mitch Kenny |
| Alex Twal | 10 | James Fisher-Harris |
| Luke Garner | 11 | Viliame Kikau |
| Luciano Leilua | 12 | Scott Sorensen |
| Alex Seyfarth | 13 | Matthew Eisenhuth |
| Interchange/Reserves | ||
| Stefano Utoikamanu | 14 | Jaeman Salmon |
| Shawn Blore | 15 | J’maine Hopgood |
| Tom Amone | 16 | Lindsay Smith |
| Thomas Mikaele | 17 | Izack Tago |
| Michael Chee Kam | 18 | Brent Naden |
| Jake Simpkin | 19 | Eddie Blacker |
| Tukimihia Simpkins | 20 | Sunia Turuva |
| Kiah Cooper | 21 | Kurt Falls |
Saturday, 7:35pm at Sunshine Coast Stadium
| Storm | No. | Titans |
|---|---|---|
| Nicho Hynes | 1 | Jayden Campbell |
| George Jennings | 2 | Anthony Don |
| Reimis Smith | 3 | Brian Kelly |
| Justin Olam | 4 | Patrick Herbert |
| Dean Ieremia | 5 | Phillip Sami |
| Cooper Johns | 6 | Ashley Taylor |
| Jahrome Hughes | 7 | Jamal Fogarty |
| Jesse Bromwich | 8 | Jarrod Wallace |
| Brandon Smith | 9 | Mitch Rein |
| Nelson Asofa-Solomona | 10 | Jaimin Jolliffe |
| Tom Eisenhuth | 11 | Kevin Proctor |
| Kenneath Bromwich | 12 | Sam Stone |
| Dale Finucane | 13 | Sam McIntyre |
| Interchange/Reserves | ||
| Aaron Pene | 14 | Tyrone Peachey |
| Tui Kamikamica | 15 | Erin Clark |
| Chris Lewis | 16 | Jai Whitbread |
| Aaron Pene | 17 | Joseph Vuna |
| Jordan Grant | 18 | Tanah Boyd |
| Isaac Lumelume | 19 | Esan Marsters |
| Trent Loiero | 20 | Greg Marzhew |
| Ryley Jacks | 21 | Darius Farmer |
Sunday, 4:05pm at McDonald Jones Stadium
| Knights | No. | Eels |
|---|---|---|
| Tex Hoy | 1 | Clint Gutherson |
| Starford To’a | 2 | Maika Sivo |
| Enari Tuala | 3 | Tom Opacic |
| Bradman Best | 4 | Waqa Blake |
| Brayden Musgrove | 5 | Haze Dunster |
| Connor Watson | 6 | Dylan Brown |
| Phoenix Crossland | 7 | Mitchell Moses |
| Sauaso Sue | 8 | Reagan Campbell-Gillard |
| Jayden Brailey | 9 | Reed Mahoney |
| Jacob Saifiti | 10 | Marata Niukore |
| Brodie Jones | 11 | Isaiah Papali’i |
| Lachlan Fitzgibbon | 12 | Ryan Matterson |
| Mitchell Barnett | 13 | Nathan Brown |
| Interchange/Reserves | ||
| Kurt Mann | 14 | Will Smith |
| Josh King | 15 | Shaun Lane |
| Jack Johns | 16 | Oregon Kaufusi |
| Simi Sasagi | 17 | Bryce Cartwright |
| Jake Clifford | 18 | Joey Lussick |
| Jirah Momisea | 19 | Makahesi Makatoa |
| Matt Croker | 20 | Jakob Arthur |
| Gehamat Shibasaki | 21 | Will Penisini |
All times AEST (Sydney/Melbourne).
Rossi
Roar Rookie
I've tipped Panthers, Tigers never play well two weeks on the trot
csps
Roar Rookie
Ferguson should consider going back to Bondi if such an opportunity exists. He was replaced by BMorris but now that Brett is out, he is a much better alternative to Ikuvalu.
Maxtruck
Roar Rookie
Tyrone May back in 1st grade for the Panthers I would be keeping my sluggos on in the change room and shower at home incase he has the video cam with him again
chud
Roar Rookie
Agree 100%
Joe
Roar Rookie
Mahoney is a big in for the Eels.
Joe
Roar Rookie
So happy to see Nicho find success. Pretty good contract. He has had a longer road to NRL success. Watched his debut jersey presentation from his brother and he talked about the times he wanted to give it up slogging away at Qcup but he would call his family and theyd encourage him to keep going. Well deserved and I hope he goes great at the Sharkies.
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
:laughing: :silly:
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
:shocked:
Tom G
Roar Rookie
But nobody rates hook
farkurnell
Roar Rookie
Yeah Finucane would be another good buy.I note Bellamy still yet to decide his future.These 2 could be the advance party for the big general to follow
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Form is up, but too late for the new coach it seems. He might be a decent #14 covering halves and #1. Rumour is that you are close to getting another big name from Storm – solid forward also.
farkurnell
Roar Rookie
Not sure about that DP,depends on whether he will take a haircut for next year .His form has improved from last year.It also depends on what happens with SJ – the Sharks may not be able to afford him
Joey
Guest
Wow. Reynolds to Broncos, Addo-Carr and Burton to the Dogs, Hynes to the Sharks. So much chasing dollars to go to an underperforming team. If they only know that they were only a year away from being told they’re overpaid and unwanted again.
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Chalk one up for the Sharkies, apparently he's in the '6', so it's Moylan on the outer.
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Hook says hi...
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
An interesting thought that.. I was a supporter of the Hook appointment. Can’t say I’ve totally gone off him, but his solutions for a Dufty-less Dragons sucketh at the moment.
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
in one part...
Joey
Guest
Looking another week ahead, both Walsh and Pompey have accepted their one match bans, so won’t take on the Storm. That’s a bit disappointing.
Joey
Guest
It was 38-0 last year, so maybe Parra have improved! I know after last year’s drubbing they continued to beat the teams below them, and lose to teams above. Don’t think this year is much different. I don’t see the Knights were pretty ordinary in winning last week. I don’t see them beating too many other teams.
Tom G
Roar Rookie
Most overrated coach in the competition