Following a bye week in taking the opportunity to rest up and recover, the Sharks are back in action on Thursday night when they host the Dragons in the second local derby for 2023.
On a night where Blayke Brailey celebrates his 100th NRL game, the Sharks will be looking to make it two from two against their traditional rivals after taking out their first match up this season back in round four.
Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon has named an unchanged 17-man team to the one which managed to beat the Bulldogs in their most recent outing, with Toby Rudolf after a long time on the sidelines with a toe injury, named on an extended bench.
The Sharks squad will be trimmed to 19 on Wednesday night, with the final 17-man team to be confirmed one hour before Thursday night’s kick off.
The Sharks go into the contest om 22 points and in fourth position on the NRL ladder, 10 points clear of the Dragons who are in 17th.
The game is scheduled for a 7.50pm kick off at PointsBet Stadium, with a Jersey Flegg match between the same two teams the curtain raiser.
See below the two 22-man squad lists.
1. WILL KENNEDY - proudly sponsored by Pilot
2. SIONE KATOA - proudly sponsored by Ressler Property
3. JESSE RAMIEN - proudly sponsored by The Vinyl Room
4. SIFA TALAKAI - proudly sponsored by O'Brien Palmer
5. RONALDO MULITALO - proudly sponsored by A Corp. Computers
6. MATT MOYLAN - proudly sponsored by Executive Demolition
7. NICHO HYNES - proudly sponsored by John Ryan Freight Management
8. OREGON KAUFUSI - proudly sponsored by Sharp Extensive IT
9. BLAYKE BRAILEY - proudly sponsored by Elite Legal
10. BRADEN HAMLIN-UELE - proudly sponsored by ModularWalls
11. BRITON NIKORA - proudly sponsored by Guardian Venue Management
12. TEIG WILTON - proudly sponsored by MainFix
13. DALE FINUCANE - proudly sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication
Interchange
14. CAM MCINNES - proudly sponsored by Lloyds Building & Development
15. TOM HAZELTON - proudly sponsored by Ace Gutters
16. JACK WILLIAMS - proudly sponsored by Madimack
17. WADE GRAHAM - proudly sponsored by White Wolf Constructions
Extended Bench
18. CONNOR TRACEY
19. MAWENE HIROTI
20. TOBY RUDOLF
21. BRAYDON TRINDALL
22. JESSE COLQUHOUN
Coach. CRAIG FITZGIBBON - proudly sponsored by Aramex
Match: Sharks v Dragons
Round 18 -
home Team
Sharks
away Team
Dragons
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William KennedyFullback for Dragons is number 1 Tyrell Sloan
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Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione KatoaWinger for Dragons is number 2 Mathew Feagai
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Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse RamienCentre for Dragons is number 3 Tautau Moga
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Centre for Sharks is number 4 Siosifa TalakaiCentre for Dragons is number 4 Zac Lomax
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Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo MulitaloWinger for Dragons is number 5 Mikaele Ravalawa
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Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Matt MoylanFive-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Jayden Sullivan
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Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Nicholas HynesHalfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben Hunt
Forwards
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Prop for Sharks is number 8 Oregon KaufusiProp for Dragons is number 8 Francis Molo
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Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke BraileyHooker for Dragons is number 9 Jacob Liddle
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Prop for Sharks is number 10 Braden Hamlin-UeleProp for Dragons is number 10 Blake Lawrie
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2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Ben Murdoch-Masila
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2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Teig Wilton2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jaydn Su'a
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Lock for Sharks is number 13 Dale FinucaneLock for Dragons is number 13 Jack De Belin
Interchange
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Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Cameron McInnesInterchange for Dragons is number 15 Michael Molo
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Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Thomas HazeltonInterchange for Dragons is number 16 Toby Couchman
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Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Jack WilliamsInterchange for Dragons is number 17 Jaiyden Hunt
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Interchange for Sharks is number 17 Wade GrahamInterchange for Dragons is number 19 Moses Mbye
Reserves
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Replacement for Sharks is number 18 Connor TraceyReplacement for Dragons is number 18 Ryan Couchman
Match Officials
- Referee: Grant Atkins
- Touch Judge: Jon Stone
- Touch Judge: Drew Oultram
- Senior Review Official: Chris Butler
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