The NRL Finals Week 1 teams have been revealed.
The Melbourne Storm have suffered a big blow ahead of Friday night’s qualifying final, with Josh Addo-Carr to miss another game with his hamstring injury.
It had been hoped the Origin winger would be able to return for the finals, but he is nowhere to be found on the team sheet today. It’s good news otherwise for Melbourne, with a boatload of other stars all returning from a rest last week.
The Manly Sea Eagles, on the other hand, have made just one change with Josh Aloiai replacing Toafofoa Sipley at prop.
The Newcastle Knights will fancy their chances of an elimination final upset on Sunday after regaining both Jacob and Daniel Saifiti in the front row.
Jayden Brailey, Hymel Hunt, Tyson Frizell and Mitchell Barnett also return from rests, while David Klemmer is still named on the bench despite suffering a rib injury.
Elsewhere, the other finalists have all brought back several rested stars as they gear up for assaults on the premiership.
CHECK OUT THE FULL TEAMS
Friday, 7:50pm at Sunshine Coast Stadium
| Storm | No. | Sea Eagles |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Papenhuyzen | 1 | Tom Trbojevic |
| George Jennings | 2 | Jason Saab |
| Reimis Smith | 3 | Brad Parker |
| Justin Olam | 4 | Morgan Harper |
| Isaac Lumelume | 5 | Reuben Garrick |
| Cameron Munster | 6 | Kieran Foran |
| Jahrome Hughes | 7 | Daly Cherry-Evans |
| Jesse Bromwich | 8 | Josh Aloiai |
| Brandon Smith | 9 | Lachlan Croker |
| Christian Welch | 10 | Martin Taupau |
| Felise Kaufusi | 11 | Haumole Olakau’atu |
| Kenneath Bromwich | 12 | Josh Schuster |
| Dale Finucane | 13 | Jake Trbojevic |
| Interchange | ||
| Harry Grant | 14 | Dylan Walker |
| Tui Kamikamica | 15 | Karl Lawton |
| Nelson Asofa-Solomona | 16 | Sean Keppie |
| Nicho Hynes | 17 | Taniela Paseka |
| Reserves | ||
| Aaron Pene | 18 | Toafofoa Sipley |
| Tom Eisenhuth | 19 | Moses Suli |
| Chris Lewis | 20 | Curtis Sironen |
| Marion Seve | 21 | Tevita Funa |
Saturday, 5:40pm at QCB Stadium
| Roosters | No. | Titans |
|---|---|---|
| James Tedesco | 1 | Jayden Campbell |
| Daniel Tupou | 2 | Phillip Sami |
| Josh Morris | 3 | Brian Kelly |
| Adam Keighran | 4 | Patrick Herbert |
| Matt Ikuvalu | 5 | Corey Thompson |
| Drew Hutchison | 6 | Tyrone Peachey |
| Lachlan Lam | 7 | Jamal Fogarty |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 8 | Jarrod Wallace |
| Sam Verrills | 9 | Mitch Rein |
| Sio Siua Taukeiaho | 10 | Moeaki Fotuaika |
| Angus Crichton | 11 | Kevin Proctor |
| Sitili Tupouniua | 12 | Beau Fermor |
| Victor Radley | 13 | Tino Fa’asuamaleaui |
| Interchange | ||
| Sam Walker | 14 | Erin Clark |
| Isaac Liu | 15 | Sam Lisone |
| Egan Butcher | 16 | David Fifita |
| Fletcher Baker | 17 | Jaimin Jolliffe |
| Reserves | ||
| Dale Copley | 18 | Sam McIntyre |
| Ben Thomas | 19 | Toby Sexton |
| Ben Marschke | 20 | Greg Marzhew |
| Naufahu Whyte | 21 | Anthony Don |
Saturday, 7:50pm at QCB Stadium
| Panthers | No. | Rabbitohs |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Edwards | 1 | Blake Taaffe |
| Stephen Crichton | 2 | Alex Johnston |
| Paul Momirovski | 3 | Dane Gagai |
| Matt Burton | 4 | Campbell Graham |
| Brian To’o | 5 | Jaxson Paulo |
| Jarome Luai | 6 | Cody Walker |
| Nathan Cleary | 7 | Adam Reynolds |
| Moses Leota | 8 | Mark Nicholls |
| Apisai Koroisau | 9 | Damien Cook |
| James Fisher-Harris | 10 | Tevita Tatola |
| Viliame Kikau | 11 | Keaon Koloamatangi |
| Kurt Capewell | 12 | Jaydn Su’A |
| Isaah Yeo | 13 | Cameron Murray |
| Interchange | ||
| Mitch Kenny | 14 | Benji Marshall |
| Spencer Leniu | 15 | Jacob Host |
| Tevita Pangai Jr. | 16 | Tom Burgess |
| Liam Martin | 17 | Jai Arrow |
| Reserves | ||
| Matthew Eisenhuth | 18 | Jed Cartwright |
| Izack Tago | 19 | Braidon Burns |
| Charlie Staines | 20 | Lachlan Ilias |
| Brent Naden | 21 | Patrick Mago |
Sunday, 4:05pm at Browne Park, Rockhampton
| Eels | No. | Knights |
|---|---|---|
| Clint Gutherson | 1 | Kalyn Ponga |
| Haze Dunster | 2 | Enari Tuala |
| Will Penisini | 3 | Kurt Mann |
| Waqa Blake | 4 | Bradman Best |
| Blake Ferguson | 5 | Hymel Hunt |
| Dylan Brown | 6 | Jake Clifford |
| Mitchell Moses | 7 | Mitchell Pearce |
| Reagan Campbell-Gillard | 8 | Jacob Saifiti |
| Ray Stone | 9 | Jayden Brailey |
| Junior Paulo | 10 | Daniel Saifiti |
| Shaun Lane | 11 | Tyson Frizell |
| Marata Niukore | 12 | Mitchell Barnett |
| Nathan Brown | 13 | Connor Watson |
| Interchange | ||
| Will Smith | 14 | Sauaso Sue |
| Bryce Cartwright | 15 | David Klemmer |
| Isaiah Papali’i | 16 | Josh King |
| Makahesi Makatoa | 17 | Brodie Jones |
| Reserves | ||
| Ryan Matterson | 18 | Phoenix Crossland |
| Oregon Kaufusi | 19 | Jirah Momoisea |
| Tom Opacic | 20 | Simi Sasagi |
| Jake Arthur | 21 | Jack Johns |
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