UPDATE: Trent Robinson has updated his squad to face the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Allianz Stadium on Friday night.
The side remains as named 1-17 on Tuesday, with Naufahu Whyte and Corey Allan listed as the 18th and 19th players respectively.
The final team will be confirmed one hour prior to kick-off tomorrow at 7:00pm.
Originally published Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Sydney Roosters are delighted to welcome Members and fans back to our home, Allianz Stadium, for our first Friday Night fixture of the 2023 season.
One of the game’s oldest and fiercest rivalries comes to a head for the 252nd time this Friday at 8pm, when the Sydney Roosters take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL’s annual Multicultural Round.
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Trent Robinson’s team this week proudly features players from Australian, Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Irish, Norwegian, Cambodian, Cook Islander, Fijian, Italian and English cultural backgrounds.
The Head Coach has listed two changes to squad that overcame the Warriors in Round 2. New Zealand representative, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, will feature for the first time in 2023, starting at Prop, while Victor Radley returns to the side, named to play his 99th NRL game in the no.13 jersey.
Newly re-signed Captain James Tedesco will lead the team from fullback, with Daniel Tupou and Jaxson Paulo starting on the wings. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii and Joseph Manu complete the backline in the centres.
Sam Walker and Luke Keary resume their combination in the halves, while Brandon Smith is locked in as hooker. Lindsay Collins, fresh off two City Index fan-voted Player of the Match performances, has been named to start in jersey no.10. With the Butcher brothers lining up to start side-by-side in the second-row for the third consecutive week.
Jake Turpin, Drew Hutchison, Terrell May and Fletcher Baker make up the interchange bench, while Naufahu Whyte will be the Tricolours’ 18th man.
The full NRL squad named to face the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Allianz Stadium on Friday evening is as follows:
Match: Roosters v Rabbitohs
Round 3 -
home Team
Roosters
away Team
Rabbitohs
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Roosters is number 1 James TedescoFullback for Rabbitohs is number 1 Latrell Mitchell
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Winger for Roosters is number 2 Daniel TupouWinger for Rabbitohs is number 2 Alex Johnston
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Centre for Roosters is number 3 Joseph-Aukuso SuaaliiCentre for Rabbitohs is number 3 Isaiah Tass
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Centre for Roosters is number 4 Joseph ManuCentre for Rabbitohs is number 4 Campbell Graham
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Winger for Roosters is number 5 Jaxson PauloWinger for Rabbitohs is number 5 Izaac Tu’itupou Thompson
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Five-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Luke KearyFive-Eighth for Rabbitohs is number 6 Cody Walker
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Halfback for Roosters is number 7 Sam WalkerHalfback for Rabbitohs is number 7 Lachlan Ilias
Forwards
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Prop for Roosters is number 10 Lindsay CollinsProp for Rabbitohs is number 8 Tevita Tatola
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Hooker for Roosters is number 14 Jake TurpinHooker for Rabbitohs is number 9 Damien Cook
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Prop for Roosters is number 17 Fletcher BakerProp for Rabbitohs is number 15 Hame Sele
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2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Egan Butcher2nd Row for Rabbitohs is number 11 Keaon Koloamatangi
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2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Nat Butcher2nd Row for Rabbitohs is number 12 Michael Chee Kam
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Lock for Roosters is number 13 Victor RadleyLock for Rabbitohs is number 13 Cameron Murray
Interchange
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Interchange for Roosters is number 8 Jared Waerea-HargreavesInterchange for Rabbitohs is number 10 Thomas Burgess
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Interchange for Roosters is number 9 Brandon SmithInterchange for Rabbitohs is number 16 Davvy Moale
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Interchange for Roosters is number 15 Drew HutchisonInterchange for Rabbitohs is number 17 Shaquai Mitchell
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Interchange for Roosters is number 16 Terrell MayInterchange for Rabbitohs is number 18 Jed Cartwright
Reserves
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Replacement for Roosters is number 18 Naufahu WhyteReplacement for Rabbitohs is number 14 Blake Taaffe
Match Officials
- Referee: Gerard Sutton
- Touch Judge: Liam Kennedy
- Touch Judge: Phil Henderson
- Senior Review Official: Adam Gee
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