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Team Update: Round 22 vs Cronulla Sharks

The squad to face Cronulla Sharks in Tamworth has been trimmed to 19 players ahead of Saturday’s Round 22 match at a sold-out Scully Park.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Daine Laurie
    Fullback for Sharks is number 1 Kade Dykes
  • Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Brent Naden
    Winger for Sharks is number 2 Lachlan Miller
  • Centre for Wests Tigers is number 3 James Roberts
    Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse Ramien
  • Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Asu Kepaoa
    Centre for Sharks is number 22 Matt Ikuvalu
  • Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Starford To'a
    Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo
  • Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Adam Doueihi
    Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Braydon Trindall
  • Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Jock Madden
    Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Nicholas Hynes

Forwards

  • Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 James Tamou
    Prop for Sharks is number 8 Toby Rudolf
  • Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Fa'amanu Brown
    Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke Brailey
  • Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 Zane Musgrove
    Prop for Sharks is number 19 Royce Hunt
  • 2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Kelma Tuilagi
    2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora
  • 2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 18 Luke Garner
    2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Wade Graham
  • Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Joe Ofahengaue
    Lock for Sharks is number 13 Dale Finucane

Interchange

  • Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Fonua Pole
    Interchange for Sharks is number 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele
  • Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Austin Dias
    Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Teig Wilton
  • Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Tom Freebairn
    Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Cameron McInnes
  • Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 17 Tyrone Peachey
    Interchange for Sharks is number 21 Jesse Colquhoun

Reserves

  • Replacement for Wests Tigers is number 19 Jake Simpkin
    Replacement for Sharks is number 18 Kayal Iro

Match Officials

  • Referee: Ben Cummins
  • Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
  • Senior Review Official: Gerard Sutton

Last updated:

Luke Garner returns after missing the last two games due to a neck/shoulder injury. He’ll slot straight back into the second row, replacing Alex Seyfarth who drops out of the side.

Luke Garner in action against the Cowboys in Round 19
Luke Garner in action against the Cowboys in Round 19

Justin Matamua and Junior Tupou are the other two players who have been omitted.

Joe Ofahengaue will make his 149th NRL appearance.

Read a full match preview here.

TV, Radio and Live Stream Information:

TV - FOX League

Radio - ABC Grandstand, 2GB

Live Stream - KAYO Sports, Watch NRL (int.)

History:

Head-to-Head - Played 34, Wests Tigers 18, Cronulla Sharks 15, Drawn 1

At Scully Park - First Meeting

Last Time They Met - Cronulla Sharks 30 def. Wests Tigers 4 (Round 5, 2022)

Acknowledgement of Country

Wests Tigers respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.