Round 7 Team List v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

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.

"I think for the future, we can fit Tuivaiti, Brown, LPT and either Talagi or Koina into the 17 along with with a top Prop like KK if we got him for example."

"Outside Backs is what we really need to target middles yes ok plug the young fulla in around our young guys and see which one rises.Right now it's Tuivaiti in a canter he's the next cab off the rank for the middles equation.We need more someone else…"

"If we can add LPT to Tuivaiti, Brown, Mataele and Talagi, and 2 of them become absolute studs and remain with the club, then we've done pretty well. He wouldn't be taking a spot, he'd be competing."

Replies

LB April 14, 2026 at 4:11pm

Saxon Pryke is just going to be that player in the middle that will just make 80 tackles and keep going all day. Probably not a bad option. But is Teamcum Brown one of the kids Ryles said he wouldn't bring in? I would think he of all of them is the closet to being ready. Surely he's more ready than Pryke?
- EA > LB April 14, 2026 at 4:12pm
  
  Nah I think he was just reffering to Lorenzo.
  - EA > EA April 14, 2026 at 4:12pm
    
    I think Mataele has been better than Brown in cup.
    - JC > EA April 14, 2026 at 4:26pm
      
      I watched part of reserve grade last week and mataele definitely looked better than Brown. To me Brown did not look first grade ready all be it a very small sample size to go off.
Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin🐐 - Mark O'neill's 🪓 April 14, 2026 at 4:14pm

If Parramatta get within 20 ill give them a pass mark based on who's available.

But a scoreline like last week is unforgivable
Sterlo's Nose April 14, 2026 at 4:20pm

Araz should be starting over Kelly
- The Badger > Sterlo's Nose April 14, 2026 at 5:09pm
  
  I should be starting over Kelly and I am almost 70 and couldn't run out of sight on a dark night.
  - MeelK > The Badger April 14, 2026 at 5:24pm
    
    lol
- LB > Sterlo's Nose April 14, 2026 at 7:46pm
  
  I would rather Nanva at Centre and Russell on the Wing. I know Russell at Centre is great but i feel him on the Wing right now is our best option. I am usually against moving a player to make a position a level and weaken another to do that. But i feel putting Russell on the Wing with Nanva at Centre is stronger.
  - Sterlo's Nose > LB April 15, 2026 at 7:38am
    
    Don't mind it, Russel is versatile enough to cover anywhere between 1-5 in the backline. But having Kelly in there after last week's circus act is criminal. Araz didn't do much wrong