Taco Team List Tuesday - Sharks v Raiders

Author: Sharks Media
Timestamp: Tue 26 Mar 2024, 03:59 PM

Injuries have forced Sharks coach Craig Fitzgibbon to make a series of changes for the Round 4 Easter Sunday blockbuster against the Raiders at PointsBet Stadium.

Middles Dale Finucane (eye socket fracture - 2-4 weeks out), Toby Rudolf (syndesmosis injury - 3-6 weeks) and Royce Hunt (calf strain - 4 weeks) are in the casualty ward following last Saturday's 32-6 loss to Wests Tigers.

A full medical update on the trio will be published shortly.

In their absence, Fitzgibbon has elevated cult hero Tom Hazelton to start in the front row alongside Oregon Kaufusi, with explosive prop Tuku Hau Tapuha called onto the interchange for his second NRL match as a Shark.

After playing as a second-rower against the Tigers, Jack Williams is set to revert to his usual role off the bench and bring impact in the engine room.

That will allow Siosifa Talakai to shift from centre to an edge forward, with talented young back Kayal Iro poised to line up inside left winger Ronaldo Mulitalo.

Having made his club debut on the weekend, versatile forward Billy Burns has retained his spot on the pine. Captain and lock Cameron McInnes is free to play after accepting a $750 fine for a Grade 1 careless high tackle charge.

Daniel Atkinson, capable of playing at fullback or in the halves, has been included on the bench. Atkinson has played one NRL match for Cronulla to date.

Like the Sharks, the Raiders began their season 2-0 before tasting defeat in Round 3. The Ricky Stuart-coached team went down 18-10 to the Warriors in Auckland.

Kick-off on Sunday is scheduled for 6:15pm, with live TV coverage on Foxtel and Kayo. See the extended 22-man Sharks squad 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. KAYAL IRO - proudly sponsored by Guardian Venue Management
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. TOM HAZELTON - proudly sponsored by Sharp EIT Solutions
9. BLAYKE BRAILEY - proudly sponsored by Elite Legal
10. OREGON KAUFUSI - proudly sponsored by ModularWalls
11. SIOSIFA TALAKAI - proudly sponsored by O'Brien Palmer
12. TEIG WILTON - proudly sponsored by White Wolf Constructions
13. CAM MCINNES (c) - proudly sponsored by Alltech Payroll

Interchange

14. DANIEL ATKINSON - proudly sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication
15. JACK WILLIAMS - proudly sponsored by Life Outdoors
16. BILLY BURNS - proudly sponsored by Aramex
17. TUKU HAU TAPUHA - proudly sponsored by Ace Gutters

Extended Bench

18. JAYDEN BERRELL
19. BLAKE HOSKING
20. SAM STONESTREET
21. NIWHAI PURU
22. MAX BRADBURY

Coach

CRAIG FITZGIBBON - proudly sponsored by Aramex

Round 4 - Round 4 - Sunday 31 Mar

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Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William Kennedy

Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Jordan Rapana
Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione Katoa

Winger for Raiders is number 2 James Schiller
Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse Ramien

Centre for Raiders is number 3 Matthew Timoko
Centre for Sharks is number 4 Kayal Iro

Centre for Raiders is number 4 Sebastian Kris
Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo

Winger for Raiders is number 5 Xavier Savage
Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Braydon Trindall

Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Ethan Strange
Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Nicholas Hynes

Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Jamal Fogarty

Forwards

Prop for Sharks is number 8 Thomas Hazelton

Prop for Raiders is number 8 Josh Papalii
Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke Brailey

Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Danny Levi
Prop for Sharks is number 10 Oregon Kaufusi

Prop for Raiders is number 10 Joseph Tapine
2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Siosifa Talakai

2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Hudson Young
2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Teig Wilton

2nd Row for Raiders is number 16 Zac Hosking
Lock for Sharks is number 13 Cameron McInnes

Lock for Raiders is number 13 Morgan Smithies

Interchange

Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Daniel Atkinson

Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Tom Starling
Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Jack Williams

Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Ata Mariota
Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Billy Burns

Interchange for Raiders is number 17 Pasami Saulo
Interchange for Sharks is number 17 Tuku Hau Tapuha

Interchange for Raiders is number 19 Corey Horsburgh