1. Joash Papaili
2. Brian Kelly
3. Will Penisini
4. Sean Russell
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Ronald Volkman
7. Mitchell Moses (c)
8. Luca Moretti
9. Rylex Smith
10. Junior Paulo
11. Charlie Guymer
12. Jack Williams
13. Dylan Walker
Interchange:
14. Tallyn Da Silva
15. Saxon Pryke
16. Jack De Belin
17. Toni Mataele
18. Teancum Brown
19. Araz Nanva
Reserves:
20. Lorenzo Talataina
21. Jezaiah Funa-luta
22. Mohammed Alameddine
INs: Jezaiah Funa-luta, Mohammed Alameddine, Saxon Pryke, Sean Russell, Teancum Brown, Toni Mataele
OUTs: Kelma Tuilagi, Kitione Kautoga, Sam Tuivati
Referee: Liam Kennedy
Centre Sean Russell returns from concussion so Brian Kelly moves to the wing and last week's debutant Araz Nanva slides to the interchange. Charlie Guymer and Jack Williams are the new second-rowers in place of Kelma Tuilagi (head knock) and Kitione Kautoga. The loss of bench forward Sam Tuivaiti (head knock) sees Saxon Pryke join the bench for his NRL debut. Prop Toni Mataele has also been added to the bench as he chases a second NRL appearance after debuting in Round 11 last year.
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EA, I saw a cup game with Pryke and just like you, I am hoping that he is up to it in FG for the team's sake. However, I am not that confident on what I saw. Fingers crossed we will not get clobbered by the Dogs and put up a fight to them.
As long as he does his job that's all he has to do no more no less,that goes for any of these players coming in.Just give all they have and if it's good enough so be it.Right now I expect nothing from them but the above.We have set the culture play for the badge so be it here's your opportunity show us what you've got.
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Dragons prop Loko Pasifiki Tonga formally requests to talk to NRL rivals'
Su'a bringing Loko Pasifika Tonga?
Surely if your Teancum or Lorenzo, your management will be ringing up Perth Bears and PNG to get a run in first grade. Wouldn't blame them if they left
They literally just signed contracts till the end of 2028 lol
Ryles is doing the right thing by not picking them, you don't throw them to the wolves.
I can definately understand Talataina though, being a 5/8 he will be heavily criticised. But is that Ryles also conceding we are no hope?
Lorenzo signed to become the long term 6 hes not ready yet and with all thats happening its a terrible time to debut at 6
Surely they are fully aware of their development plans, and surely that doesn't include throwing the to the wolves this early in the season.
LB, MW, LE and offside are all correct. Plus compare Renzo too the other 20 year old halves in the nrl. Reed (dragons), Wood (dogs), Harrison (titans) and Rodwell (roosters). None of them have made their debuts. Obviously Woods is injured right now but all of them now are just being listing in their teams extended bench while they develop in cup. Got to be very careful in timing these debuts
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