Taco Team List Tuesday: Sharks v Bulldogs

Author: Sharks Media
Timestamp: Tue 12 Mar 2024, 03:59 PM

Having opened the season with a gritty win over the Warriors, Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon is trusting the same 17 players to get the job done against the Bulldogs on a momentous Friday night.

The first home game of the year is an unmissable event, with revered co-captain Dale Finucane to make his 250th NRL appearance at a pumping PointsBet Stadium. Fellow skipper Cameron McInnes will record his 50th game for the club.

Finucane, who began his illustrious career with Canterbury in 2012, has been selected to bring his trademark passion and effort off the interchange.

As expected, Fitzgibbon has kept the faith from last week, however Royce Hunt is set to revert to the bench with Toby Rudolf starting at prop. Outside back Sam Stonestreet has joined the extended interchange in place of Mawene Hiroti.

Five-eighth Braydon Trindall is free to take his place after accepting an early guilty plea for a grade one careless high tackle, resulting in a $1000 fine.

Cronulla met the Bulldogs only a few weeks ago in their second and final Pre-Season Challenge trial match at Belmore Sports Ground, grinding out a 12-6 win.

A similarly impressive defensive effort was the cornerstone of the Round 1 victory at Go Media Stadium in Auckland. Fitzgibbon's troops held the Warriors scoreless from the 13th minute mark, rallying back from two tries down to secure a 16-12 triumph.

The Sharks are now shooting to win their opening two games of the season for the first time since 2008. They boast a strong record against Canterbury, winning the past five head-to-head clashes by 12 points or more.

Kick off on Friday is scheduled for 6pm AEDT. Secure a ticket here or catch the action live on Foxtel or Kayo if you can't attend.

See the extended 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. TOBY RUDOLF - proudly sponsored by Sharp EIT Solutions
9. BLAYKE BRAILEY - proudly sponsored by Elite Legal
10. OREGON KAUFUSI - proudly sponsored by ModularWalls
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. ROYCE HUNT - proudly sponsored by Life Outdoors
17. TOM HAZELTON - proudly sponsored by Ace Gutters

Extended Bench

18. KAYAL IRO
19. TUKU HAU TAPUHA
20. DANIEL ATKINSON
21. SAM STONESTREET
22. JAYDEN BERRELL

Coach

CRAIG FITZGIBBON - proudly sponsored by Aramex

Round 2 - Round 2 - Friday 15 Mar

Full Time

Sharks

Bulldogs

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William Kennedy

Fullback for Bulldogs is number 1 Blake Taaffe
Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione Katoa

Winger for Bulldogs is number 2 Blake Wilson
Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse Ramien

Centre for Bulldogs is number 3 Jacob Kiraz
Centre for Sharks is number 4 Siosifa Talakai

Centre for Bulldogs is number 4 Stephen Crichton
Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo

Winger for Bulldogs is number 5 Connor Tracey
Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Braydon Trindall

Five-Eighth for Bulldogs is number 6 Matt Burton
Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Nicholas Hynes

Halfback for Bulldogs is number 7 Drew Hutchison

Forwards

Prop for Sharks is number 8 Toby Rudolf

Prop for Bulldogs is number 8 Max King
Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke Brailey

Hooker for Bulldogs is number 9 Reed Mahoney
Prop for Sharks is number 10 Oregon Kaufusi

Prop for Bulldogs is number 10 Poasa Faamausili
2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora

2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 11 Viliame Kikau
2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Teig Wilton

2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 12 Jacob Preston
Lock for Sharks is number 13 Cameron McInnes

Lock for Bulldogs is number 13 Jaeman Salmon

Interchange

Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Dale Finucane

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 14 Kurt Mann
Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Jack Williams

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 15 Samuel Hughes
Interchange for Sharks is number 17 Thomas Hazelton

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 16 Josh Curran
Interchange for Sharks is number 19 Tuku Hau Tapuha

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 17 Kurtis Morrin