With a new coach at the helm and a sprinkling of new faces in the line-up, the NYC Sharks head to Townsville confident of a strong showing against the Cowboys in their round one match-up on Saturday.
John Morris will be in charge of a Sharks team that has six debutants named in their 19-man squad and when coupled with the likes of fullback Ryan Cummins, five-eighth Jack Williams, hooker and captain Jayden Brailey, the back-row trio of Ash Nisbet and the two Jayden’s in Walker and Mcdonogh, the Sharks will head north with a good mixture of newcomers and experienced NYC campaigners.
The Cowboys however, one of the leading teams in the 2015 NYC competition, will provide a stern test for the young Sharks, especially in the hostile environment of 1300SMILES Stadium.
The kick-off to the NYC clash is scheduled for 5.15pm.
The Sharks team list is as follows;
NYC Team List – Round 1
Sharks v Cowboys
Saturday, March 5
1300SMILES Stadium
Kick-off - 5.15pm (Sydney time)
4.15pm Local time
1 Ryan Cummins
2 Sione Katoa
3 Bessie Aufaga-Toomaga
4 Lachlan Stein
5 Semisi Vea
6 Jack Williams
7 Rhys Davies
8 Tepa Fuiavailili
9 Jayden Brailey ©
10 Jaimin Jolliffe
11 Jayden Walker
12 Ash Nisbet
13 Jayden Mcdonogh
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14 Justin Timu
15 Brock Ilett
16 Leon Tupuola
17 Billy Magoulias
18 Will Kennedy
19 Jenan Parrish
COACH - John Morris