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Team Update: NRL Round 27 vs Eels

Wests Tigers have trimmed their squad to 19 players ahead of Friday night's Round 27 match against the Eels at Campbelltown 

Latu Fainu is elevated from the bench to halfback replacing Aidan Sezer who has been ruled out due to a shoulder injury.

Tim Johannssen and Kit Laulilii also drop out of the extended squad.

Tony Sukkar is in line to make his NRL debut and will become Wests Tigers Player#292. 

The 20-year-old Balmain junior will become the 12th player to make his NRL debut with Wests Tigers this season, which is most number of debutants in one season in the club's 25-year history. 

Tony's debut will bring the tally of players used this season to 37, surpassing the club's previous high of 36 players used in 2003.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Heath Mason
    Fullback for Eels is number 1 Clinton Gutherson
  • Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Junior Tupou
    Winger for Eels is number 2 Maika Sivo
  • Centre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Solomona Faataape
    Centre for Eels is number 3 Will Penisini
  • Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Josh Feledy
    Centre for Eels is number 4 Blaize Talagi
  • Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Charlie Staines
    Winger for Eels is number 5 Sean Russell
  • Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Lachlan Galvin
    Five-Eighth for Eels is number 6 Dylan Brown
  • Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 14 Latu Fainu
    Halfback for Eels is number 7 Daejarn Asi

Forwards

  • Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 Stefano Utoikamanu
    Prop for Eels is number 8 Reagan Campbell-Gillard
  • Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Apisai Koroisau
    Hooker for Eels is number 9 Brendan Hands
  • Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 David Klemmer
    Prop for Eels is number 17 Ofahiki Ogden
  • 2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Alex Seyfarth
    2nd Row for Eels is number 11 Kelma Tuilagi
  • 2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Samuela Fainu
    2nd Row for Eels is number 12 Bryce Cartwright
  • Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Isaiah Papali'i
    Lock for Eels is number 13 Joe Ofahengaue

Interchange

  • Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Sione Fainu
    Interchange for Eels is number 10 Shaun Lane
  • Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Fonua Pole
    Interchange for Eels is number 14 Joey Lussick
  • Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 17 Alex Twal
    Interchange for Eels is number 15 Makahesi Makatoa
  • Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 22 Tony Sukkar
    Interchange for Eels is number 16 Luca Moretti

Reserves

  • Replacement for Wests Tigers is number 19 Alex Lobb
    Replacement for Eels is number 18 Jake Tago

Match Officials

  • Referee: Peter Gough
  • Touch Judge: Belinda Sharpe
  • Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
  • Senior Review Official: Chris Butler

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