The Sydney Roosters will run out a star-studded line-up on Saturday afternoon as they put together to face the Manly Sea Eagles within the opening spherical of the NRL’s Pre-season Challenge.
Outside of Brandon Smith, who performed on Friday night time for the Maori All Stars, the Roosters will subject their full-strength backbone as Luke Keary and Sam Walker look to construct on a powerful end to the 2023 season.
Meanwhile, new recruit Dominic Young may have an opportunity to impress on the wing whereas Joseph Suaalii and Billy Smith begin within the centres with a possibility to push for spherical one choice.
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On the opposite aspect of the sphere, Luke Brooks gained’t play in Manly’s first Pre-season Challenge sport after a standout efficiency in a trial sport in opposition to the understrength Rabbitohs final week.
Instead, it’s Jake Arthur and Brandon Wakeham who line up within the halves whereas Ben Trbojevic shall be hoping to proceed his sturdy pre-season type with one other begin within the second row.
Josh Schuster, in the meantime, was a late scratching with the lingering calf subject he’s carrying.
TEAMS
Roosters
1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Billy Smith 4. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 5. Dominic Young 6. Luke Keary 7. Sam Walker 8. Naufahu Whyte 9. Zach Dockar-Clay 10. Lindsay Collins 11. Sitili Tupouniua 12. Nat Butcher 13. Victor Radley 14. Sandon Smith 15. Terrell May 16. Egan Butcher 17. Angus Crichton 18. Joseph Manu 19. Siua Wong 20. Fetalaiga Pauga 21. Connor Watson
Sea Eagles
1. Bailey Hodgson 2. Jaxson Paulo 3. Tommy Talau 4. Clayton Faulalo 5. Raymond Tuiamalo Vaega 6. Jakob Arthur 7. Brandon Wakeham 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Karl Lawton 10. Toafofoa Sipley 11. Ben Trbojevic 12. Ben Condon 13. Nathan Brown 14. Jamie Humphreys 15. Joshua Schuster 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Aaron Woods 18. Gordon Chan Kum Tong 19. Brad Parker 20. Aitasi James 21. Dean Matterson 22. Max Lehmann 23. Lehi Hopoate 24. Cameron Brown 25. Jacob Sykes 26. Austin Dias
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