Taco Team List Tuesday: Sharks v Warriors

Author: Sharks Media
Timestamp: Tue 5 Mar 2024, 03:59 PM

Sharks halfback Nicho Hynes and co-captain Dale Finucane have been named to face the Warriors in Friday night's season-opening clash after missing the team's final trial with minor injuries.

Hynes (quadriceps tightness) and Finucane (calf) sat out Cronulla's second NRL Pre-Season Challenge match against the Bulldogs as a precaution but have been passed fit to make the round-one trip to New Zealand on Wednesday.

Finucane is listed on the bench with fellow skipper Cam McInnes at lock.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Hynes said he was confident of taking the field as long as he gets through Thursday's training session in Auckland unscathed.

There are no major surprises in a formidable squad selected by coach Craig Fitzgibbon, with Braydon Trindall to continue as Hynes' halves partner after a strong pre-season which included a starring hand for the Indigenous All Stars.

Powerful forward Jack Williams will play his 100th NRL game - all of them for the Sharks - when he comes off the interchange at Go Media Stadium.

Following a trial hit-out, fullback Will Kennedy returns to a familiar backline for his first NRL clash since suffering a hamstring injury in round 22 last season.

Of those unavailable, Jesse Colquhoun (foot) is out indefinitely while Braden Hamlin-Uele (knee) and Kade Dykes (hamstring) are aiming to return in the next few weeks.

Kick-off on Friday is scheduled for 6pm AEDT (8pm local time), with the game to be broadcast live on Foxtel and Kayo.

See the 22-man team list below.

1. WILL KENNEDY - proudly sponsored by Paragon Air Conditioning
2. SIONE KATOA - proudly sponsored by Ray White Sutherland Shire
3. JESSE RAMIEN - proudly sponsored by The Vinyl Room
4. SIOSIFA TALAKAI - proudly sponsored by O'Brien Palmer
5. RONALDO MULITALO - proudly sponsored by A Corp. Computers
6. BRAYDON TRINDALL - proudly sponsored by Totally Workwear Kirrawee
7. NICHO HYNES - proudly sponsored by John Ryan Freight Management
8. OREGON KAUFUSI - proudly sponsored by ModularWalls
9. BLAYKE BRAILEY - proudly sponsored by Elite Legal
10. ROYCE HUNT - proudly sponsored by Life Outdoors
11. BRITON NIKORA - proudly sponsored by Guardian Venue Management
12. TEIG WILTON - proudly sponsored by White Wolf Constructions
13. CAM MCINNES (c) - proudly sponsored by Alltech Payroll

Interchange

14. DALE FINUCANE (c) - proudly sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication
15. JACK WILLIAMS - proudly sponsored by Aramex
16. TOBY RUDOLF - proudly sponsored by Sharp EIT Solutions
17. TOM HAZELTON - proudly sponsored by Ace Gutters

Extended Bench

18. KAYAL IRO
19. TUKU HAU TAPUHA
20. DANIEL ATKINSON
21. MAWENE HIROTI
22. JAYDEN BERRELL

Coach

CRAIG FITZGIBBON - proudly sponsored by Aramex

Round 1 - Round 1 - Friday 8 Mar

Full Time

Warriors

Sharks

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Taine Tuaupiki

Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William Kennedy
Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak

Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione Katoa
Centre for Warriors is number 3 Rocco Berry

Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse Ramien
Centre for Warriors is number 4 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

Centre for Sharks is number 4 Siosifa Talakai
Winger for Warriors is number 5 Marcelo Montoya

Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo
Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Luke Metcalf

Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Braydon Trindall
Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Shaun Johnson

Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Nicholas Hynes

Forwards

Prop for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake

Prop for Sharks is number 8 Oregon Kaufusi
Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan

Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke Brailey
Prop for Warriors is number 10 Mitchell Barnett

Prop for Sharks is number 10 Royce Hunt
2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Jackson Ford

2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora
2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Kurt Capewell

2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Teig Wilton
Lock for Warriors is number 13 Tohu Harris

Lock for Sharks is number 13 Cameron McInnes

Interchange

Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Freddy Lussick

Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Dale Finucane
Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Tom Ale

Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Jack Williams
Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Bunty Afoa

Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Toby Rudolf
Interchange for Warriors is number 17 Dylan Walker

Interchange for Sharks is number 17 Thomas Hazelton