NRL teams for Round 5, 2018

TOM Trbojevic’s shock selection for the Sea Eagles, blow for two popular cheapies at the Rabbitohs, axe falls at Raiders.

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RAIDERS v BULLDOGS

Thursday, April 5th, 8:05pm, GIO Stadium

Raiders: 1 Jack Wighton, 2 Nick Cotric, 3 Jarrod Croker (c), 4 Joey Leilua, 5 Jordan Rapana, 6 Aiden Sezer, 7 Sam Williams, 8 Sia Soliola, 9 Siliva Havili, 10 Junior Paulo, 11 Joseph Tapine, 12 Elliott Whitehead, 13 Luke Bateman

Interchange: 14 Ata Hingano, 15 Shannon Boyd, 16 Dunamis Lui, 17 Liam Knight

Reserves: 18 Jack Murchie, 19 Michael Oldfield, 20 Blake Austin, 21 Josh Papalii

Team news: Josh Papalii has been dropped with Elliott Whitehead to play on the fringe and Liam Knight returning to the 17. Jack Wighton has been named despite being embroiled in an alleged scandal.

Bulldogs: 1 Moses Mbye, 2 Brett Morris, 3 Josh Morris, 4 Will Hopoate, 5 Marcelo Montoya, 6 Jeremy Marshall-King, 7 Kieran Foran, 8 Aaron Woods, 9 Michael Lichaa, 10 David Klemmer, 11 Josh Jackson (c), 12 Raymond Faitala-Mariner, 13 Adam Elliott

Interchange: 14 Fa’amanu Brown, 15 Danny Fualalo, 16 Francis Tualalo, 17 Kerrod Holland

Reserves: 18 Greg Eastwood, 19 Asipeli Fine, 20 John Olive, 21 Rhyse Martin

Team news: Aiden Tolman (ankle) is replaced at lock by Adam Elliott, with Kerrod Holland joining the bench.

SHARKS v ROOSTERS

Friday, April 6th, 6:00pm, Southern Cross Group Stadium

Sharks: 1 Josh Dugan, 2 Sosaia Feki, 3 Jesse Ramien, 4 Ricky Leutele, 5 Valentine Holmes, 6 Matt Moylan, 7 Chad Townsend, 8 Andrew Fifita, 9 Jayden Brailey, 10 Matt Prior, 11 Luke Lewis, 12 Wade Graham (c), 13 Paul Gallen (c)

Interchange: 14 Kurt Capewell, 15 James Segeyaro, 16 Avagalu Seumanufagai, 17 Joseph Paulo

Reserves: 18 Trent Hodkinson, 19 Kurt Dillion, 20 Edrick Lee, 21 Jack Williams

Team news: Josh Dugan (groin) and Matt Moylan (hamstring) have been named after missing out last week. Dugan’s return pushes Valentine Holmes to the wing, with Edrick Lee dropping out of the 17. Moylan replaces Trent Hodkinson at five-eighth.

Roosters: 1 James Tedesco, 2 Reece Robinson, 3 Latrell Mitchell, 4 Joseph Manu, 5 Blake Ferguson, 6 Luke Keary, 7 Cooper Cronk, 8 Sio Siua Taukeiaho, 9 Jake Friend (c), 10 Dylan Napa, 11 Boyd Cordner (c), 12 Ryan Matterson, 13 Isaac Liu

Interchange: 14 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 15 Zane Tetevano, 16 Mitchell Aubusson, 17 Victor Radley

Reserves: 18 Nat Butcher, 19 Kurt Baptiste, 20 Mitchell Cornish, 21 Lindsay Collins

Team news: No changes despite a big loss to the Warriors last week.

DRAGONS v RABBITOHS

Friday, April 6th, 8:05pm, UOW Jubliee Oval

Dragons: 1 Matthew Dufty, 2 Nene Macdonald, 3 Euan Aitken, 4 Tim Lafai, 5 Jason Nightingale, 6 Gareth Widdop (c), 7 Ben Hunt, 8 James Graham, 9 Cameron McInnes, 10 Paul Vaughan, 11 Tyson Frizell, 12 Tariq Sims, 13 Jack De Belin

Interchange: 14 Luciano Leilua, 15 Kurt Mann, 16 Leeson Ah Mau, 17 Hame Sele

Reserves: 18 Jeremy Latimore, 19 Zachary Lomax, 20 Jacob Host, 21 Blake Lawrie

Team news: The Dragons have again stuck strong with their side following four wins on the trot.

Rabbitohs: 1 Alex Johnston, 2 Dane Gagai, 3 Greg Inglis (c), 4 Hymel Hunt, 5 Robert Jennings, 6 Cody Walker, 7 Adam Reynolds, 8 Thomas Burgess, 9 Damien Cook, 10 Sam Burgess, 11 John Sutton, 12 Angus Crichton, 13 Cameron Murray

Interchange: 14 Adam Doueihi, 15 Mark Nicholls, 16 George Burgess, 17 Tevita Tatola

Reserves: 18 Robbie Farah, 19 Jason Clark, 20 Braidon Burns, 21 Kyle Turner

Team news: Adam Reynolds (knee) returns at halfback. Adam Doueihi moves to the bench, which makes him an auto emergency nightmare for SuperCoach. Richie Kennar (hamstring) again misses out. Sam Burgess has been named pending his trip to the judiciary, where he faces a two week ban. Dane Gagai is named on the wing with Hymel Hunt at centre.

TIGERS v STORM

Saturday, April 7th, 3:00pm (AEST), Mt Smart Stadium

Tigers: 1 Tuimoala Lolohea, 2 Corey Thompson, 3 Esan Marsters, 4 Kevin Naiqama, 5 Malakai Watene-Zelezniak, 6 Benji Marshall, 7 Luke Brooks, 8 Russell Packer (c), 9 Pita Godinet, 10 Ben Matulino, 11 Chris Lawrence, 12 Robbie Rochow, 13 Matthew Eisenhuth

Interchange: 14 Jacob Liddle, 15 Alex Twal, 16 Michael Chee Kam, 17 Josh Aloiai

Reserves: 18 Tyson Gamble, 19 Tim Grant, 20 David Nofoaluma, 21 Sauaso Sue

Team news: No changes following three wins from four games. Josh Reynolds (hamstring) is at least another week away.

Storm: 1 Billy Slater, 2 Suliasi Vunivalu, 3 Young Tonumaipea, 4 Curtis Scott, 5 Josh Addo-Carr, 6 Cameron Munster, 7 Brodie Croft, 8 Jesse Bromwich, 9 Cameron Smith (c), 10 Nelson Asofa-Solomona, 11 Joe Stimson, 12 Ryan Hoffman, 13 Kenny Bromwich

Interchange: 14 Brandon Smith, 15 Tim Glasby, 16 Christian Welch, 17 Sam Kasiano

Reserves: 18 Justin Olam, 19 Patrick Kaufusi, 20 Ryley Jacks, 21 Felise Kaufusi

Team news: Will Chambers (suspension) is replaced by Young Tonumaipea at centre. Dale Finucane (broken thumb) is replaced by Kenny Bromwich at lock. Felise Kaufusi (hamstring) has been included in reserves as he eyes an NRL return.

PODCAST! Injuries and suspensions have wrought havoc on the Round 5 teams. Get the lowdown with Tom Sangster and Nick Campton.

WARRIORS v COWBOYS

Saturday, April 7th, 5:30pm (AEST), Mt Smart Stadium

Warriors: 1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (c), 2 David Fusitua, 3 Peta Hiku, 4 Solomone Kata, 5 Ken Maumalo, 6 Blake Green, 7 Shaun Johnson, 8 Bunty Afoa, 9 Issac Luke, 10 Agnatius Paasi, 11 Leivaha Pulu, 12 Tohu Harris, 13 Adam Blair

Interchange: 14 Jazz Tevaga, 15 Sam Lisone, 16 Simon Mannering, 17 Anthony Gelling

Reserves: 18 Ligi Sao, 19 Mason Lino, 20 Tevita Satae, 21 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

Team news: Simon Mannering (shoulder) has been named on the bench for his first game of the season, with SuperCoach cheapie Ligi Sao dropping out. Shaun Johnson (groin) returns after missing out last week.

Cowboys: 1 Ben Hampton, 2 Kyle Feldt, 3 Justin O’Neill, 4 Javid Bowen, 5 Antonio Winterstein, 6 Michael Morgan, 7 Johnathan Thurston (c), 8 Matthew Scott (c), 9 Jake Granville, 10 Scott Bolton, 11 Gavin Cooper, 12 Coen Hess, 13 Jason Taumalolo

Interchange: 14 Te Maire Martin, 15 John Asiata, 16 Corey Jensen, 17 Ethan Lowe

Reserves: 18 Francis Molo, 19 Lachlan Coote, 20 Enari Tuala, 21 Kyle Laybutt

Team news: Jordan McLean (foot) is out long-term, replaced by Scott Bolton at starting prop with Corey Jensen joining the bench.

KNIGHTS v BRONCOS

Saturday, April 7th, 7:30pm, McDonald Jones Stadium

Knights: 1 Kalyn Ponga, 2 Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 3 Sione Mata’utia, 4 Nathan Ross, 5 Ken Sio, 6 Brock Lamb, 7 Mitchell Pearce (c), 8 Herman Ese’ese, 9 Slade Griffin, 10 Jacob Lillyman, 11 Lachlan Fitzgibbon, 12 Aidan Guerra, 13 Mitchell Barnett

Interchange: 14 Jamie Buhrer (c), 15 Chris Heighington, 16 Jacob Saifiti, 17 Daniel Saifiti

Reserves: 18 Luke Yates, 19 Jack Cogger, 20 Danny Levi, 21 Cory Dennis

Team news: Nathan Ross moves to centre to replace Tautau Moga (ACL) with Ken Sio joining the side on the wing.

Broncos: 1 Darius Boyd (c), 2 Corey Oates, 3 James Roberts, 4 Jack Bird, 5 Jamayne Isaako, 6 Anthony Milford, 7 Kodi Nikorima, 8 Matthew Lodge, 9 Andrew McCullough, 10 Korbin Sims, 11 Alex Glenn, 12 Matt Gillett, 13 Josh McGuire

Interchange: 14 Sam Thaiday, 15 Joe Ofahengaue, 16 Tom Opacic, 17 Jaydn Su’A

Reserves: 18 Jonus Pearson, 19 Tevita Pangai jnr, 20 Gehamat Shibasaki, 21 Payne Haas

Team news: Corey Oates (hip) is back, replacing Jonus Pearson on the wing. Tevita Pangai Jnr (hamstring) has been named in reserves and is a chance to return.

TITANS v SEA EAGLES

Sunday, April 8th, 2:00pm, Marley Brown Oval, Gladstone

Titans: 1 Michael Gordon, 2 Anthony Don, 3 Dale Copley, 4 Konrad Hurrell, 5 Phillip Sami, 6 Kane Elgey, 7 Ashley Taylor, 8 Jarrod Wallace, 9 Nathan Peats, 10 Ryan James (c), 11 Kevin Proctor, 12 Will Matthews 13 Jai Arrow

Interchange: 14 Mitch Rein, 15 Max King, 16 Bryce Cartwright, 18 Morgan Boyle

Reserves: 18 Leilani Latu, 19 Jack Stockwell, 20 Keegan Hipgrave, 21 Tyronne Roberts-Davis

Team news: No changes following the shock win over local rivals the Broncos. Bryce Cartwright remains on the bench, where he played just one minute last week.

Sea Eagles: 1 Matthew Wright, 2 Brad Parker, 3 Dylan Walker, 4 Brian Kelly, 5 Akuila Uate, 6 Lachlan Croker, 7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c), 8 Addin Fonua-Blake, 9 Apisai Koroisau, 10 Martin Taupau, 11 Joel Thompson, 12 Frank Winterstein, 13 Jake Trbojevic

Interchange: 14 Jackson Hastings, 15 Shaun Lane, 16 Lloyd Perrett, 17 Jack Gosiewski

Reserves: 18 Lewis Brown, 19 Tom Tbrojevic, 20 Toafofoa Sipley, 21 Taniela Paseka

Team news: Tom Trbojevic (ankle) is replaced at fullback by Matthew Wright, although Trbojevic remains a chance after being included in reserves. Dylan Walker (ankle) returns from a long lay-off at centre with Brad Parker pushed to the wing. Frank Winterstein replaces Curtis Sironen (ACL) in the back row. Jack Gosiewski replaces Kelepi Tanginoa (ACL) on the bench.

EELS v PANTHERS

Sunday, April 8th, 4:10pm, ANZ Stadium

Eels: 1 Will Smith, 2 George Jennings, 3 Michael Jennings, 4 Kirisome Auva’a, 5 Josh Hoffman 6 Corey Norman, 7 Mitchell Moses, 8 Daniel Alvaro, 9 Kaysa Pritchard, 10 Tim Mannah (c), 11 Manu Ma’u, 15 Kenny Edwards, 13 Nathan Brown, 12 Tepai Moeroa, 14 Beau Scott, 16 Peni Terepo, 17 Tony Williams, 18 Cameron King, 19 Suaia Matagi, 20 David Gower, 21 Kane Evans

Team news: The Eels have stuck with the same side despite a fourth loss in a row.

Panthers: 1 Dylan Edwards, 2 Josh Mansour, 3 Waqa Blake, 4 Dean Whare, 5 Christian Crichton, 6 Tyrone Peachey, 7 James Maloney, 8 Trent Merrin, 9 Peter Wallace (c), 10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 11 Viliame Kikau, 12 Isaah Yeo, 13 James Fisher-Harris

Interchange: 14 Wayde Egan, 15 Corey Harawira-Naera, 16 Moses Leota, 17 James Tamou Reserves: 18 Jarome Luai, 19 Nick Lui-Toso, 20 Sione Katoa, 21 Kaide Ellis

Team news: Same 17 that scored a shock win over the Cowboys.

WINNERS

* Tom Trbojevic - A shock inclusion in the Manly squad, albeit out of the 17, despite news he would miss two weeks with an ankle injury.

* Shaun Johnson - Named by the Warriors but yet to be cleared after sitting out last week with a groin injury.

* Tevita Pangai Jnr - Included in the reserves for the Broncos and almost 30,000 SuperCoaches have their fingers crossed the 2018 revelation makes the final squad.

* Christian Crichton - The Penrith young gun hasn’t set the world on fire in his opening two games but is a popular cheapie due to strong job security, with Dallin Watene-Zelezniak out for another month.

LOSERS

* Adam Doueihi - The popular cheapie is now an auto emergency nightmare after scoring a bench spot at the Bunnies, with Adam Reynolds (knee) returning at halfback.

* Ligi Sao - The Warriors cheapie drops out of the 17 following the return of Simon Mannering (shoulder).

* Richie Kennar - The 12th most popular player in SuperCoach misses out again following a hamstring injury.

* Sam Burgess - Named by the Rabbitohs but will cop a two-game ban if he loses at the judiciary tonight.

* Bryce Cartwright - Named on the bench once again, where he played just one minute last week. The most sold player this week.

* Kelepi Tanginoa - The popular front row cheapie is out for the season with an ACL injury.

* Josh Papalii - The former Test forward has been dropped by coach Ricky Stuart.

Originally published as NRL teams for Round 5, 2018