Corey Norman, Gideon Gela-Mosby, Bryce Cartwright and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck are set to be the big winners from today’s teams.
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Check out the full Round 4 NRL team lists plus expert SuperCoach analysis from Tom Sangster and Rikki-Lee Arnold.
RABBITOHS v ROOSTERS
8.05pm AEDT Thursday at ANZ Stadium
Rabbitohs: 1. Cody Walker 2. Alex Johnston 3. Siosifa Talaki 4. Robert Jennings 5. Bryson Goodwin 6. John Sutton 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Tom Burgess 9. Robbie Farah 10.Jason Clark 11. Angus Crichton 12. Kyle Turner 13. Sam Burgess (c). Interchange: 14. Damien Cook 15. Anthony Cherrington 16. Robbie Rochow 17. Zane Musgrove 18. Dave Tyrell 19. Tyrell Fuimaono 20. Cameron Murray 21. Sitiveni Moceidreke
* Siosifa Talakai is a massive inclusion for SuperCoaches, named at centre in place of Hymel Hunt (suspension, round 8). Thomas Burgess replaces brother George (suspension, round 6) at prop, with Anthony Cherrington added to the bench. Alex Johnston shifts to the wing to replace Braidon Burns (suspension, round 5), with Cody Walker to play fullback, John Sutton switching to the halves and Angus Crichton to start in the back row.
Roosters: 1. Michael Gordon 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Latrell Mitchell 4. Joseph Manu 5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 6. Luke Keary 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend (c) 10. Dylan Napa 11. Boyd Cordner (c) 12. Mitchell Aubusson 13. Aidan Guerra. Interchange: 14. Isaac Liu 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Ryan Matterson 17. Connor Watson 18. Chris Smith 19. Paul Carter 20. Blake Ferguson 22. Mitchell Cornish
* No changes to the 17, but Blake Ferguson (rib cartilage) has been named on the extended bench as he aims to return from injury.
PANTHERS v KNIGHTS
6pm AEDT Friday at Pepper Stadium
Panthers: 1. Matt Moylan (c) 2. Dean Whare 3. Waqa Blake 4. Tyrone Peachey 21. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 6. Te Maire Martin 7. Nathan Cleary 8. James Tamou 9. Peter Wallace 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 11. Bryce Cartwright 12. Isaah Yeo 13. Trent Merrin. Interchange: 14. Peta Hiku 15. Leilani Latu 16. Viliame Kikau 17. Sitaleki Akauola 18. Moses Leota 19. Tim Browne 20. Dylan Edwards 21. Corey Harawira
* Bryce Cartwright (ankle) returns on the right edge in place of James Fisher-Harris (facial fracture).
Knights: 1. Brendan Elliot 2. Ken Sio 3. Dane Gagai 4. Peter Mata’utia 5. Nathan Ross 6. Brock Lamb 7. Trent Hodkinson (c) 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Danny Levi 10. Josh Starling 11. Sione Mata’utia 12. Jamie Buhrer 13. Mitch Barnett. Interchange: 14. Luke Yates 15. Jack Stockwell 16. Sam Stone 17. Jacob Saifiti 18. Jacob Gagan 19. Joe Wardle 20. Josh King 21. Anthony Tupou
* No changes for Newcastle ahead of clash with Panthers
BRONCOS v RAIDERS
8.05pm AEDT Friday at Suncorp Stadium
Broncos: 1. Darius Boyd (c) 2. Corey Oates 3. James Roberts 4. Tautau Moga 5. Jordan Kahu 6. Anthony Milford 7. Ben Hunt 8. Korbin Sims 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Adam Blair 11. Sam Thaiday 12. Matt Gillett 13. Josh McGuire. Interchange: 14. Alex Glenn 15. Tevita Pangai Jr 16. Herman Ese’ese 17. Jai Arrow 18. Benji Mashall 19. George Fai 20. David Mead 21. Jonus Pearson
* Only change is the return of Tevita Pangai Jnr, with Benji Marshall 18th man.
Raiders: 1. Jack Wighton 2. Nick Cotric 3. Jarrod Croker (c) 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Blake Austin 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Junior Paulo 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Shannon Boyd 11. Josh Papalii 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Luke Bateman. Interchange: 14. Adam Clydsdale 15. Iosia Soliola 16. Clay Priest 17 Dave Taylor 18. Jordan Turner 19. Scott Sorensen 20. Dunamis Lui 21. Joseph Tapine
* Unchanged from last week
SEA EAGLES v BULLDOGS
4.30pm AEDT Saturday at Brookvale Oval
Sea Eagles: 1.Tom Trbojevic 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Dylan Walker 4. Brian Kelly 5. Akuila Uate 6. Blake Green 7. Daly Cherry-Evans (c) 8. Brenton Lawrence 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Martin Taupau 11. Frank Winterstein 12. Curtis Sironen 13. Jake Trbojevic. Interchange: 14. Lewis Brown 15. Nate Myles 16. Jackson Hastings 17. Addin Fonua-Blake 18. Shaun Lane 19. Jarrad Kennedy 20. Matthew Wright 21. Bill Bainbridge
* Martin Taupau (starting) and Addin Fonua-Blake (bench) return from suspension. Nate Myles drops to the interchange, while Shaun Lane and Bill Bainbridge drop out of the 17.
Bulldogs: 1. Brad Abbey 2. Brett Morris 3. Josh Morris 4. Brenko Lee 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Josh Reynolds 7. Moses Mbye 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Michael Lichaa 10. James Graham (c) 11. Josh Jackson 12. Greg Eastwood 13. David Klemmer. Interchange: 14. Sam Kasiano 15. Danny Fualalo 16. Adam Elliot 17. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 18. Craig Garvey 19. Matt Frawley 20. Francis Tualau 21. Reimis Smith
* Unchanged 17 following a drought-breaking win over the Warriors.
EELS v SHARKS
7pm AEDT Saturday at ANZ Stadium
Eels: 1. Bevan French 2. Semi Radradra 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Takairangi 5. Josh Hoffman 6. Clinton Gutherson 7. Corey Norman 8. Suaia Matagi 9. Kaysa Pritchard 10. Tim Mannah (c) 11. Manu Ma’u 12. Frank Pritchard 13. Beau Scott (c). Interchange: 14. Nathan Brown 15. Daniel Alvaro 16. David Gower 17. Siosaia Vave 18. Rory O’Brien 19. Cameron King 20. Kirisome Auva’a 21. Jeff Robson
* Corey Norman (hamstring) returns at halfback, but Jeff Robson remains in the squad as cover. Frank Pritchard starts in place of Tepai Moeroa (suspension, round 5), with David Gower and Siosaia Vave joining the bench and Rory O’Brien moving to the reserves.
Sharks: 1. Jack Bird 2. Sosaia Feki 3. Kurt Capewell 4. Ricky Leutele 5. Valentine Holmes 6. James Maloney 7. Chad Townsend 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Matt Prior 11. Luke Lewis 12. Wade Graham 13. Paul Gallen (c). Interchange: 14. Jayson Bukuya 15. Chris Heighington 16. Jeremy Latimore 17. Joseph Paulo 18. Tony Williams 19. Gerard Beale 20. James Segeyaro 21. Edrick Lee
* Fresh recruit James Segeyaro has been added to the reserves in jersey No. 20 and could be a late inclusion. Sosaia Feki replaces Edrick Lee on the wing in an otherwise unchanged 17, with Valentine Holmes again named on the wing and Jack Bird at fullback.
TITANS v COWBOYS
9pm AEDT Saturday at CBUS Super Stadium
Titans: 1. Tyler Cornish 2. Tyronne Roberts-Davis 3. Dale Copley 4. Konrad Hurrell 5. Daniel Vidot 6. Kane Elgey 7. Ashley Taylor 8. Jarrod Wallace 9. Tyrone Roberts 10. Ryan James (c) 11. Kevin Proctor (c) 12. Chris McQueen 13. Agnatius Paasi . Interchange: 14. Ryan Simpkins 15. Nathaniel Peteru 16. Leivaha Pulu 17. Joe Greenwood 18. Max King 19. Karl Lawton 20. Paterika Vaivai 21 Morgan Boyle
* Dale Copley and Daniel Vidot will make their Gold Coast debuts on Saturday night. Chris Grevsmuhl not named.
Cowboys: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Javid Bowen 4. Kane Linnett 5. Gideon Gela-Mosby 6. Michael Morgan 7. Johnathan Thurston (c) 8. Patrick Kaufusi 9. Jake Granville 10. Scott Bolton 11. Gavin Cooper 12. Coen Hess 13. Ethan Lowe. Interchange: 14. Ben Hampton 15. John Asiata 16. Shaun Fensom 17. Sam Hoare 18. Corey Jensen 19. Ben Spina 20. Enari Tuala 21. Braden Uele
* Gideon Gela-Mosby will make his NRL debut on Saturday with Justin O’Neill ruled out for a month with a hamstring injury. Kalyn Ponga retains fullback spot while Kyle Feldt will be carefully monitored ahead of the clash with the Titans. Forward pack and bench stay the same.
TIGERS v STORM
4pm AEDT Sunday at Leichhardt Stadium
Tigers: 1. James Tedesco 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Kevin Naiqama 4. Michael Chee-Kam 5. Moses Suli 6. Mitchell Moses 7. Luke Brooks 8. Aaron Woods (c) 9. Matt McIlwrick 10. Ava Seumanufagi 11. Sausao Sue 12. Chris Lawrence 13. Elijah Taylor. Interchange: 14. Tim Grant 15. Josh Aloiai 16. Joel Edwards 17. Matt Ballin 18. Justin Hunt 19. Kyle Lovett 20. Jamal Idris 21. Junior Tatola
* Elijah Taylor (family reasons) returns at lock, pushing Tim Grant to the bench and Kyle Lovett out of the 17. Matt Ballin has been included on the bench after two games back from an ACL injury in NSW Cup, with Jack Littlejohn dropping out. Jamal Idris (foot) re-joins the squad as a reserve after missing out last week.
Storm: 1. Billy Slater 2. Young Tonumaipea 3. Will Chambers 4. Cheyse Blair 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Ryley Jacks 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith (c) 10. Jordan McLean 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenny Bromwich 13. Dale Finucane. Interchange: 14. Christian Welch 15. Tim Glasby 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Vincent Leuluai 18. Mark Nicholls 19. Joe Stimson 20. Justin Olam 21. Brodie Croft
* Ryley Jacks confirmed as replacement for Cameron Munster while Young Tonumaipea comes in for Suliasi Vunivalu
DRAGONS v WARRIORS
6.30pm AEDT Sunday at UOW Jubilee Stadium
Dragons: 1. Josh Dugan 2. Nene Macdonald 3. Euan Aitken 4. Tim Lafai 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Gareth Widdop 7. Josh McCrone 8. Russell Packer 9. Cameron McInnes 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Joel Thompson 13. Jack de Belin. Interchange: 14. Tariq Sims 15. Leeson Ah Mau 16. Jacob Host 17. Kurt Mann 18. Jai Field 19. Taane Milne 20. Luciano Leilua 21. Hame Sele
* No changes to the side that won the local derby with Jai Field, Taane Milne, Luciano Leilua and Hame Sele added to the reserves.
Warriors: 1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (C) 2. Tuimoala Lolohea 3. David Fusitu’a 4. Solomone Kata 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Mafoa’aeata Hingano 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Albert Vete 9. Issac Luke 10. Jacob Lillyman 11. Bodene Thompson 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Simon Mannering. Interchange: 14. Erin Clark 15. Charlie Gubb 16. Sam Lisone 17. Bunty Afoa 18. James Gavet 20. Ligi Sao 21. Blake Ayshford 22. Kieran Foran
* Kieran Foran has been named as the 21st man in this week’s squad. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck also returns while Tui Lolohea will move back to the wing. Manu Vatuvei ruled out with knee problems.
Originally published as Full squads: Round 4 NRL teams
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