Late mail: Team news and changes for week one of the NRL finals
Cronulla hit with bad news on the eve of their do-or-die match-up against the Sea Eagles — keep up to date with all the team news and changes for week on of the NRL finals.
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SYDNEY ROOSTERS (2) v SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS (3)
7.50pm Friday at Sydney Cricket Ground
Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Latrell Mitchell 4. Joey Manu 5. Brett Morris 6. Luke Keary 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Sam Verrills 10. Isaac Liu 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Mitch Aubusson 13. Victor Radley
Interchange: 14. Angus Crichton 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Nat Butcher 17. Siosiua Taukeiaho
Reserves:
Players cut: 18. Lindsay Collins 21. Ryan Hall 19. Sitili Tupouniua 20. Drew Hutchison
Late mail: The Roosters are 1-17 as named.
Rabbitohs: 1. Adam Doueihi 2. Alex Johnston 3. James Roberts 4. Campbell Graham 5. Corey Allan 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 18. George Burgess 9. Damien Cook 10. Liam Knight 11. John Sutton 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Cameron Murray
Interchange: 8. Junior Tatola 14. Ethan Lowe 16. Thomas Burgess 17. Mark Nicholls
Reserves:
Players cut: 15. Dean Britt 19. Bayley Sironen 20. Connor Tracey 21. Mawene Hiroti
Late mail: George Burgess starts at prop, Junior Tatola moves to the bench with Dean Britt dropping out of the 17.
Rabbitohs Alex Johnston is set to play fullback tomorrow in #NRLFinals with Adam Doueihi moving to wing
— Wacko's Whispers (@WackosWhispers) September 12, 2019
MELBOURNE STORM (1) v CANBERRA RAIDERS (4)
5.40pm Saturday at AAMI Park
Storm: 1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. Will Chambers 4. Justin Olam 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Dale Finucane
Interchange: 14. Brandon Smith 15. Tui Kamikamica 16. Max King 17. Joe Stimson
Reserves: 18. Curtis Scott 19. Tino Faasuamaleaui 20. Brodie Croft 21. Tom Eisenhuth
Players cut: To come
Late mail: To come
Raiders: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Nick Cotric 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joey Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Josh Papalii 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Sia Soliola 11. John Bateman 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Joseph Tapine
Interchange: 14. Bailey Simonsson 15. Dunamis Lui 16. Corey Horsburgh 17. JJ Ryan Sutton
Reserves: 18. Sam Williams 19. Emre Guler 20. Siliva Havili 21. Hudson Young
Players cut: To come
Late mail: Corey Horsburgh (knee) and Joseph Tapine (ribs) both trained with the squad on Friday and are expected to play.
MANLY SEA EAGLES (6) v CRONULLA SHARKS (7)
7.50pm Saturday at Lottoland
Sea Eagles: 1. Brendan Elliot 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Brad Parker 4. Moses Suli 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Dylan Walker 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Sean Keppie 11. Corey Waddell 12. Jack Gosiewski 13. Jake Trbojevic
Interchange: 14. Manase Fainu 15. Haumole Olakau’atu 16. Lloyd Perrett 17. Toafofoa Sipley
Reserves: 18. Lachlan Croker 19. Cade Cust 20. Tevita Funa 21. Tony Williams
Players cut: To come
Late mail: To come
Sharks: 1. Josh Dugan 2. Sosaia Feki 3. Bronson Xerri 4. Josh Morris 5. Aaron Gray 6. Shaun Johnson 7. Chad Townsend 8. Aaron Woods 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Matt Prior 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Paul Gallen
Interchange: 14. Kurt Capewell 15. Jack Williams 16. Andrew Fifita 17. Braden Hamlin-Uele
Reserves: 18. Billy Magoulias 19. Blayke Brailey 20. Kyle Flanagan 21. Matt Moylan
Players cut: To come
Late mail: Cronulla’s hopes of Matt Moylan returning have been dashed with the fullback failing to overcome a hamstring injury. Despite optimism from the Sharks that he would be fit to face the Sea Eagles, Moylan will sit out his fourth-straight game in a row. Josh Dugan will again start at fullback for Cronulla.
JUST IN: @Cronulla_Sharks coach John Morris has ruled Matt Moylan OUT v @SeaEagles @telegraph_sport
— David Riccio (@DaveRic1) September 13, 2019
PARRAMATTA EELS (5) v BRISBANE BRONCOS (8)
4:05pm, Sunday at BankWest Stadium
Eels: 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Michael Jennings 4. Waqa Blake 5. Blake Ferguson 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Kane Evans 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Manu Ma’u 13. Nathan Brown
Interchange: 14. Brad Takairangi 15. Daniel Alvaro 16. Ray Stone 17. Marata Niukore
Reserves: 18. Tepai Moeroa 19. Will Smith 20. Peni Terepo 21. Josh Hoffman
Players cut: To come
Late mail: To come
Broncos: 1. Anthony Milford 2. Corey Oates 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Alex Glenn 5. Jamayne Isaako 6. Darius Boyd 7. Jake Turpin 8. Matthew Lodge 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Payne Haas 11. David Fifita 12. Matt Gillett 13. Joe Ofahengaue
Interchange: 14. James Segeyaro 15. Thomas Flegler 16. Gehamat Shibasaki 17. Patrick Carrigan
Reserves: 18. Rhys Kennedy 19. Izaia Perese 20. Shaun Fensom 21. Cory Paix
Players cut: To come
Late mail: To come
Originally published as Late mail: Team news and changes for week one of the NRL finals