NRL Late Mail Round 3: Team changes for season restart

The best mail man in the business Wacko’s Whispers has a huge edition of Late Mail as the NRL season restart ramps up — and there’s plenty of news as we head into Sunday`s two matches.

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Sea Eagles vs Bulldogs

Sunday, May 31st, Central Coast Stadium, 6:30pm

Sea Eagles: 1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Brad Parker 4. Moses Suli 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Dylan Walker 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Danny Levi 10. Martin Taupau 11. Joel Thompson 12. Curtis Sironen 13. Jake Trbojevic

Interchange: 14. Lachlan Croker 15. Corey Waddell, 16. Sean Keppie, 17. Taniela Paseka

Players cut: 18. Morgan Boyle, 19. Jack Gosiewski, 20. Tevita Funa 21. Brendan Elliot

Wacko’s Whispers: Sea Eagles are 1-17 with Corey Waddell and Taniela Paseka both cleared to return from injury after missing the opening games.

Bulldogs: 1. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 2. Nick Meaney, 3. Reimis Smith, 4. Will Hopoate, 5. Christian Crichton, 6. Lachlan Lewis, 7. Jack Cogger, 8. Sauaso Sue, 9. Jeremy Marshall-King, 10. Dylan Napa, 11. Josh Jackson, 12. Dean Britt, 13. Adam Elliott

Interchange: 14. Jake Averillo, 15. Renouf To’omaga, 16. Raymond Faitala-Mariner, 17. Ofahiki Ogden

Players cut: 19. Kerrod Holland, 20. Aiden Tolman, 21. Sione Katoa, 22. Brandon Wakeham

Wacko’s Whispers: Bulldogs are 1-17 with Aiden Tolman falling short in his comeback bid. Nick Meaney is expected to take up goal kicking duties.

Knights vs Panthers

Sunday, May 31st, Campbelltown Stadium, 4:05pm

Knights: 1. Tex Hoy, 2. Edrick Lee, 3. Enari Tuala, 18. Bradman Best, 5. Hymel Hunt, 6. Kurt Mann, 7. Mitchell Pearce, 8. David Klemmer, 9. Connor Watson, 10. Daniel Saifiti, 17. Aidan Guerra, 12. Sione Mata’utia, 13. Herman Ese’ese

Interchange: 14. Chris Randall, 15. Jacob Saifiti, 16. Tim Glasby, 19. Brodie Jones

Players cut: 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon (injured), 4. Gehamat Shibasaki, , 20. Mason Lino, 21. Pasami Saulo

Wacko’s Whispers: Star cheapie Gehamat Shibasaki is out, with Bradman Best coming into the centres. A late injury for Lachlan Fitzgibbon (hamstring) sees Aidan Guerra promoted to the starting side and Brodie Jones join Tex Hoy and Chris Randall in making their their NRL debuts. Sione Mata’utia to play his first game of the year after recovering from a knee injury suffered in pre-season. Tex Hoy is reported to have won goal kicking duties.

Panthers: 1. Caleb Aetkins, 2. Josh Mansour, 3. Dean Whare, 14. Stephen Crichton, 5. Brian To’o, 6. Matt Burton, 7. Jarome Luai, 8. James Tamou, 9. Apisai Koroisau, 10. James Fisher-Harris, 11. Viliame Kikau, 12. Kurtis Capewell, 13. Isaah Yeo

Interchange: 15. Zane Tetevano, 16. Moses Leota, 18. Mitch Kenny, 19. Billy Burns

Players cut: 4. Brent Naden, 17. Liam Martin (leg injury), 20. Kaide Ellis, 21. Charlie Staines

Wacko’s Whispers: Stephen Crichton scores a centre spot ahead of Brent Naden. A leg injury to Liam Martin forces him out of the team and Billy Burns is promoted to the bench. Kurt Capewell (quad) is good to go after training this week. I’m not 100 per cent sure who will kick for goals with Cleary out, but I am thinking Jarome Luai will get goal kicking duties with Matt Burton the other option.

Please note due to new rules regarding players getting temperature checked as they enter grounds that players may potentially be ruled out one hour before kick-off and depending on position of player ruled out that players outside 19 man squad that is named 24 hours before kick-off may come into 17, so people who are considering looping need to keep a close eye on team lists one hour before kick off.