While losing Nicho Hynes and Cameron McInnes to Origin duties, the Sharks will welcome back several players for Thursday night’s Round 13 game against the Eels at CommBank Stadium.
Props Toby Rudolf and Braden Hamlin-Uele are set to return from injuries on the interchange, with Tuku Hau Tapuha shifting to the reserves.
Braydon Trindall is named at halfback in place of Hynes. Trindall, who hasn’t played since Round 7, had a driving incident settled in court this morning and is free to return to the field.
In other team news, second-rower Teig Wilton will captain the side in McInnes’ absence while Jack Williams has been promoted to the starting lock role.
Kick-off on Thursday is at 7.50pm, with coverage on Nine, Nine Now, Foxtel and Kayo. See the 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 Nightclub Gymea
4. KAYAL IRO – proudly sponsored by Aramex
5. RONALDO MULITALO – proudly sponsored by A Corp. Computers
6. DANIEL ATKINSON – proudly sponsored by Totally Workwear Kirrawee
7. BRAYDON TRINDALL – proudly sponsored by John Ryan Freight Management
8. TOM HAZELTON – proudly sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication
9. BLAYKE BRAILEY – proudly sponsored by Elite Legal
10. OREGON KAUFUSI – proudly sponsored by Ace Gutters
11. BRITON NIKORA – proudly sponsored by Guardian Venue Management
12. TEIG WILTON (c) – proudly sponsored by White Wolf Constructions
13. JACK WILLIAMS – proudly sponsored by Alltech Payroll
Interchange
14. SIOSIFA TALAKAI – proudly sponsored by O’Brien Palmer
15. TOBY RUDOLF – proudly sponsored by Sharp EIT Solutions
16. ROYCE HUNT – proudly sponsored by Life Outdoors
17. BRADEN HAMLIN-UELE – proudly sponsored by Modular Walls
Extended Bench
18. MAWENE HIROTI
19. TUKU HAU TAPUHA
20. BILLY BURNS
21. NIWHAI PURU
22. JAYDEN BERRELL
Coach
CRAIG FITZGIBBON – proudly sponsored by Aramex