Taco Team List Tuesday

Author: Sharks Media
Timestamp: Tue 9 Mar 2021, 03:55 PM

Sharks coach John Morris has named a predictable run-on side, with a couple of interesting interchange bench inclusions for his teams round one local derby clash with the St George Illawarra Dragons.

Wade Graham captains a Sharks squad which includes Matt Moylan at five eighth for the game that will bring to a close the opening weekend of the NRL season when it kicks off at 6.15pm on Sunday.

The Sharks will be without Shaun Johnson, Siosifa Talakai and Royce Hunt, with the trio continuing their rehabilitation following off-season surgeries, while youngster Luke Metcalf hasn’t been considered due to him still be on the club’s development list and not amongst their top 30 squad.

That being said, the Sharks will still field a formidable line up, Moylan to take over the halves duties from Johnson and with Aiden Tolman to play his first game for the Cronulla club.

Will Kennedy has won the battle for the number one jersey, with Connor Tracey selected in the bench utility role, while following a strong off-season the versatile Billy Magoulias has been chosen in the Sharks 17 and appears likely to take part in the season opener on Sunday.

The two teams met in a trial for players to have participated in less than 12 games last season, before both had their final hit-outs two weeks ago, the Sharks narrowly going down to the Bulldogs, while the Dragons suffered a big Charity Shield loss to the Rabbitohs.

The Sharks team for the game which kicks off at 6.15pm on Sunday, is listed below.

Round 1 - Round 1 - Sunday 14 Mar

Full Time

Dragons

Sharks

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Matt Dufty

Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William Kennedy
Winger for Dragons is number 2 Cody Ramsey

Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione Katoa
Centre for Dragons is number 3 Jack Bird

Centre for Sharks is number 3 Josh Dugan
Centre for Dragons is number 4 Zac Lomax

Centre for Sharks is number 4 Jesse Ramien
Winger for Dragons is number 5 Mikaele Ravalawa

Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo
Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Adam Clune

Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Matt Moylan
Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben Hunt

Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Chad Townsend

Forwards

Prop for Dragons is number 8 Blake Lawrie

Prop for Sharks is number 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele
Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Andrew McCullough

Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke Brailey
Prop for Dragons is number 10 Paul Vaughan

Prop for Sharks is number 10 Aaron Woods
2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Josh Kerr

2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora
2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Tariq Sims

2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Wade Graham
Lock for Dragons is number 13 Tyrell Fuimaono

Lock for Sharks is number 13 Toby Rudolf

Interchange

Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Poasa Faamausili

Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Connor Tracey
Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Trent Merrin

Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Aiden Tolman
Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Daniel Alvaro

Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Jack Williams
Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Brayden Wiliame

Interchange for Sharks is number 17 Billy Magoulias