Panthers v Knights: Team lists for round 23 clash

PANTHERS v KNIGHTS: Teams have been named for the round 23 clash between Penrith and Newcastle.

James Tamou returns from a leg injury for the Penrith Panthers. Picture: Phil Hillyard

PANTHERS v KNIGHTS: Teams have been named for the round 23 clash between Penrith and Newcastle.

Final teams will be confirmed an hour before kick-off.

PANTHERS v KNIGHTS

3pm Saturday Pepper Stadium

Panthers

1. Tyrone Peachey

2. Josh Mansour

3. Waqa Blake

4. Dean Whare

5. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak

6. Tyrone May

7. Nathan Cleary

15. Trent Merrin

9. Sione Katoa

10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

11. Viliame Kikau

16. Corey Harawira-Naera 12. Isaah Yeo

Interchange: 8. James Tamou, 14. Wayde Egan, 17. Moses Leota, 18 Kaide Ellis,

Players cut: 13. James Fisher-Harris, 19 Christian Crichton, 20 Adam Keighran

Late mail: James Fisher-Harris is out with a shoulder injury and has been replaced in the starting side by Corey Harawira-Naera with Isaah Yeo moving to lock. Kaide Ellis comes in on the bench. Trent Merrin starts while James Tamou has been benched.

Knights

18. Nick Meaney

2. Ken Sio

3. Sione Mata’utia

4. Cory Dennis

5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall

1. Kalyn Ponga

7. Mitchell Pearce (c)

8. Herman Ese’ese

9. Danny Levi

10. Daniel Saifiti

11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon

12. Mitchell Barnett

13. Aidan Guerra

Interchange: 14. Jamie Buhrer (c), 16. Pasami Saulo, 19. Josh King, 21. Luke Yates

Players cut: 6. Jack Cogger, 15. Chris Heighington, 17. JJ Felise, 20. Brodie Jones,

Late mail: Kalyn Ponga switches from fullback to the halves with Jack Cogger dropping out and Nick Meaney moving to the back. Chris Heighington and JJ Felise are both out with Josh King and Luke Yates to replace them on the bench.

Originally published as Panthers v Knights: Team lists for round 23 clash