NRL Team Update: Round 5

Author: Dan Talintyre
Timestamp: Wed 10 Apr 2019, 07:52 PM

Wests Tigers Head Coach Michael Maguire has updated his 19-man squad to take on the Brisbane Broncos on Thursday night for their Round 5 clash at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

Kickoff for the match is at 7:50pm AEST as Wests Tigers look to bounce back from last week's heartbreaking Golden Point loss to the Penrith Panthers and maintain their spot in the top eight after a promising start to the 2019 season.

With a short turnaround for Thursday's game, Maguire has confirmed Wests Tigers will remain as named on Tuesday with David Nofoaluma and Chris McQueen dropping out of the squad. Both players will feature in the club's Canterbury Cup side on Sunday as they take on the Penrith Panthers at Leichhardt Oval.

Both Elijah Taylor and Paul Momirovski have travelled with the squad to Brisbane and will remain in the squad as reserves, with final 17-man team lists to be confirmed by both sides one hour prior to kickoff tomorrow (6:50pm, Thursday).

For the Broncos, Coach Anthony Siebold has confirmed that Payne Haas will return from suspension in place of Gehamat Shibasaki, despite the prop still remaining amongst the reserves after the initial team update. James Roberts (achilles) will not play tomorrow, however, with Kotoni Staggs named once again in the centres.

Round 5 - Round 5 - Thursday 11 Apr

Full Time

Broncos

Wests Tigers

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Broncos is number 1 Darius Boyd

Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Moses Mbye
Winger for Broncos is number 2 Corey Oates

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Mahe Fonua
Centre for Broncos is number 3 Kotoni Staggs

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Robert Jennings
Centre for Broncos is number 4 Jack Bird

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Esan Marsters
Winger for Broncos is number 5 Jamayne Isaako

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Corey Thompson
Five-Eighth for Broncos is number 6 Anthony Milford

Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Josh Reynolds
Halfback for Broncos is number 7 Kodi Nikorima

Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Luke Brooks

Forwards

Prop for Broncos is number 8 Matthew Lodge

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 Russell Packer
Hooker for Broncos is number 9 Andrew McCullough

Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Robbie Farah
Prop for Broncos is number 10 Joe Ofahengaue

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 Alex Twal
2nd Row for Broncos is number 11 Alex Glenn

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Ryan Matterson
2nd Row for Broncos is number 12 Matt Gillett

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Luke Garner
Lock for Broncos is number 18 Payne Haas

Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Josh Aloiai

Interchange

Interchange for Broncos is number 13 David Fifita

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Ben Matulino
Interchange for Broncos is number 15 Jaydn Su'a

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Thomas Mikaele
Interchange for Broncos is number 16 Thomas Flegler

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Matthew Eisenhuth
Interchange for Broncos is number 17 Patrick Carrigan

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 17 Michael Chee Kam