NRL 2022 Trials Week 2

[Big Pete]

Manly Sea Eagles vs. Canberra Raiders
Central Coast Stadium, Friday 25 February 2022
Kick Off: 5:00pm

MANLY SEA EAGLES

1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Brad Parker 4. Tolu Koula 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Sean Keppie 9. Lachlan Croker 10. Martin Taupau 11. Haumole Olakau'atu 12. Ethan Bullemor 13. Ben Trbojevic

14. Dylan Walker 15. Karl Lawton 16. Taniela Paseka 17. Toafofoa Sipley 18. James Roumanos 19. Kurt De Luis 20. Eiden Ackland 21. Christian Tuipulotu 23. Kaeo Weekes 24. Ben Trbojevic 25. Jorge Taufua

CANBERRA RAIDERS

1. Xavier Savage 2. Nick Cotric 3. Matthew Timoko 4. Semi Valemei 5. Albert Hopoate 6. Jack Wighton 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Josh Papali'i 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Corey Harawira-Naera

14. Tom Starling 15. Ryan Sutton 16. Trey Mooney 17. Corey Horsburgh 18. Brad Schneider 19. Michael Asomua 20. Adam Elliott 21. Sebastian Kris 22. Jarrod Croker 23. James Schiller 24. Brad Morkos 25. Harry Rushton

Sydney Roosters vs. Wests Tigers
Central Coast Stadium, Friday 25 February 2022
Kick Off: 7:00pm

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

1. Lachlan Lam 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Adam Keighran 4. Paul Momirovski 5. Kevin Naiqama 6. Joseph Manu 7. Sam Walker 8. Fletcher Baker 9. Sam Verrills 10. Daniel Sulka-fifita 11. Naufahu Whyte 12. Sitili Tupouniua 13. Victor Radley

14. Drew Hutchison 15. Ben Thomas 25. Tukupa Hau Tapuha 17. Lindsay Collins 18. Ethan King 19. Terrell May 20. Tom Carr 21. Ben Marschke 22. Sandon Smith 27. Eli Roberts

WESTS TIGERS

1. Daine Laurie 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Oliver Gildart 4. James Roberts 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Jackson Hastings 7. Luke Brooks 8. James Tamou 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Stefano Utoikamanu 11. Kelma Tuilagi 12. Luciano Leilua 13. Joe Ofahengaue

14. Starford Toa 15. Junior Pauga 16. Jock Madden 17. Zane Musgrove 18. Jake Simpkin 19. Austin Dias 20. Alex Seyfarth 21. Ruatapu Ngatikaura 22. Tyrone Peachey 23. Tukimihia Simpkins

Warriors vs. Gold Coast Titans
Moreton Daily Stadium, Saturday 26 February 2022
Kick Off: 2:00pm

NZ WARRIORS

1. Chanel Harris-Tavita 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3. Rocco Berry 4. Viliami Vailea 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Shaun Johnson 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Wayde Egan 10. Bunty Afoa 11. Euan Aitken 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Josh Curran

14. Jazz Tevaga 15. 'Otukinekina-He-Tofonga Kepu 16. Ben Murdoch-Masila 17. Aaron Pene 18. Bayley Sironen 20. Taniela Otukolo 21. Ashley Taylor 22. Edward Kosi 23. Jack Murchie 24. Adam Pompey 25. Junior Ratuva 26. Jayden Corrigan

GOLD COAST TITANS

1. Jayden Campbell 2. Phillip Sami 3. Brian Kelly 4. Patrick Herbert 5. Corey Thompson 6. AJ Brimson 7. Toby Sexton 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Erin Clark 10. Jaimin Jolliffe 11. David Fifita 12. Beau Fermor 13. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui

14. Tanah Boyd 15. Sam Lisone 16. Jarrod Wallace 17. Will Smith 18. Herman Ese'ese 19. Kevin Proctor 20. Sam McIntyre 21. Paul Turner 22. Treymain Spry 23. Greg Marzhew 24. Esan Marsters

Penrith Panthers vs. Parramatta Eels
BlueBet Stadium, Saturday 26 February 2022
Kick Off: 4:00pm

PENRITH PANTHERS

1. Charlie Staines 2. Robert Jennings 3. Izack Tago 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To'o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Sean O'Sullivan 8. Moses Leota 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. Spencer Leniu 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Scott Sorensen 13. Matt Eisenhuth

14. Mavrik Geyer 15. Chris Smith 16. J'maine Hopgood 17. Jaeman Salmon 18. Eddie Blacker 19. Sunia Turuva 20. Taylan May 21. Mitch Kenny 22. Soni Luke 23. Arthur Crichton

PARRAMATTA EELS

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Sean Russell 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Waqa Blake 5. Bailey Simonsson 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Isaiah Papali'i 13. Ryan Matterson

14. Makahesi Makatoa 15. Oregon Kaufusi 16. Ray Stone 17. Jakob Arthur 18. Mitch Rein 19. Marata Niukore 20. Ofahiki Ogden 21. Jordan Rankin 22. Brendan Hands 23. Ky Rodwell 24. Bryce Cartwright 25. Hayze Perham 26. Solomone Naiduki 27. Tom Opacic 28. Sam Loizou

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. St George Illawarra Dragons
Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium, Saturday 26 February 2022
Kick Off: 6:00pm

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS

1. Blake Taaffe 2. Alex Johnston 3. Jaxson Paulo 4. Campbell Graham 5. Josh Mansour 6. Cody Walker 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Junior Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Hame Sele 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Jai Arrow 13. Mark Nicholls

14. Dean Hawkins 15. Siliva Havili 16. Thomas Burgess 17. Jacob Host 18. Michael Chee Kam 19. Josiah Karapani 20. Richard Kennar 21. Davvy Moale 22. Romano Cook 23. Terrell Kalo Kalo

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Cody Ramsey 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Junior Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Aaron Woods 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Jack Bird 12. Jaydn Su'A 13. Jack de Belin

14. Francis Molo 15. Josh Kerr 16. George Burgess 17. Michael Molo 18. Tautau Moga 19. Jaiyden Hunt 20. Jackson Ford 21. Jack Gosiewski 22. Mat Feagai 23. Josh McGuire 24. Connor Muhleisen 25. Jonathon Reuben 26. Dean Blore

North Queensland Cowboys vs. Brisbane Broncos
BB Print Stadium, Saturday 26 February 2022
Kick Off: 8:00pm

NORTH QLD COWBOYS

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Peta Hiku 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Chad Townsend 8. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 9. Reece Robson 10. Coen Hess 11. Heilum Luki 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Reuben Cotter

14. Jake Granville 15. Jordan McLean 16. Mitchell Dunn 17. Tom Gilbert 18. Brendan Elliot 19. Scott Drinkwater 20. Griffin Neame

BRISBANE BRONCOS

1. Selwyn Cobbo 2. Corey Oates 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Jordan Pereira 6. Albert Kelly 7. Billy Walters 8. Patrick Carrigan 9. Cory Paix 10. Payne Haas 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Jordan Riki 13. Kobe Hetherington

14. Ryan James 15. Keenan Palasia 16. Jake Turpin 17. Rhys Kennedy 18. Corey Jensen 19. Tyson Gamble 20. TC Robati 21. David Mead 22. Ezra Mam 23. Brenko Lee 24. Jamayne Isaako

Melbourne Storm vs. Newcastle Knights
Mars Stadium, Sunday 27 February 2022
Kick Off: 4:45pm

MELBOURNE STORM

1. Nick Meaney 2. George Jennings 3. Reimis Smith 4. Justin Olam 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cooper Johns 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Tyran Wishart 10. Christian Welch 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Josh King

14. Sua Fa’alogo 15. William Warbrick 16. Alec MacDonald 17. Chris Lewis 18. Jayden Nikorima 19. Dean Ieremia 20. Bronson Garlick 21. Trent Loiero 22. Brandon Smith 23. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 24. Cameron Munster 25. Jack Howarth 26. Harry Grant 27. Grant Anderson

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Enari Tuala 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Dominic Young 6. Jake Clifford 7. Adam Clune 8. David Klemmer 9. Chris Randall 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Kurt Mann

14. Phoenix Crossland 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Mitchell Barnett 17. Jirah Momoisea 18. Tex Hoy 19. Dylan Lucas 20. Mathew Croker 21. Leo Thompson 22. McKenzie Baker 23. Chris Vea'ila 24. Brayden Musgrove 25. Liam Wilkinson 26. Jaron Purcell 27. Ben Talty

Cronulla Sharks vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
PointsBet Stadium, Monday 28 February 2022
Kick Off: 6:00pm

CRONULLA SHARKS

1. Will Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Connor Tracey 4. Jesse Ramien 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Braden Hamlin-Uele 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Dale Finucane

14. Matt Ikuvalu 15. Teig Wilton 16. Andrew Fifita 17. Siosifa Talakai 18. Royce Hunt 19. Luke Metcalf 20. Lachlan Miller 21. Thomas Hazelton 22. Jayden Berrell

CANTEBURY BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS

1. Matt Duffy 2. Jayden Okunbor 3. Aaron Schoupp 4. Brent Naden 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Matt Burton 7. Jake Averillo 8. Luke Thompson 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Jack Hetherington 12. Tevita Pangai Junior 13. Josh Jackson

14. Brandon Wakeham 15. Chris Patolo 16. Max King 17. Corey Waddell 19. Khaled Rajab 20. Braidon Burns 21. Lipoi Hopoi 22. Paul Alamoti 23. Ava Seumanufagai 24. Bailey Biondi-Odo 25. Declan Casey 26. Kyle Flanagan 27. Joe Stimson 28. Jackson Topine 29. Josh Cook

 

[BroncsFan]

Two trials for Tom... Dessy is playing with fire!!

 

[Big Pete]

Hands up if you were guilty of reading too much into last week?

I'm right there with you. Like clockwork I was so starved of football action, I read too much into the selections and I believe this week will give us the best indication of how each team is fairing. Of course some teams are dealing with injuries and keeping some of their stars on ice but for the most part we will be getting a much better lay of the land heading into Round 1.

A few talking points heading into the weekend. Manly have gone with young gun Tolu Koula into the centres and Bullemor has impressed to get another stint on the edge. Still no sign of Andrew Davey who is recovering from his knee reconstruction that he had early last year. Ben also has the responsibility of his older brother and will play in the backrow this week. It seems like Ben is shaping up to be a really handy 17 and dare I say the next Beaver Menzies for Manly.

COVID has hit the Raiders with Charnze Nicoll-Klokstead, Sam Williams and Matt Frawley all unavailable. Neither Williams nor Frawley were likely to feature in Round 1, but Charnze's absence has opened the door for young Queensland player Xavier Savage to have another go at fullback and give Ricky something to think about. Nicoll-Klokstead has been a revelation for the Raiders and if fit he'll get first crack but I think there's a good chance we'll see plenty of Savage this year (knock on wood).

I tossed his name up earlier as a potential bolter but it appears that Junior Tupou is going to have to wait. Coach Maguire has given Roberts an opportunity in the centres after missing last week's game. Interestingly, Maguire has benched Peachey ahead of this game, either keeping him in cotton wool or returning to his three props in the middle philosophy. I can't be too critical of it since Bellamy has gone a similar approach but I'm not a fan of it and feel the days of Alex Twal etc. at 13 need to end.

I think for Broncos fans, there's really only two games you should watch leading into Round 1. The Charity Shield to get a look at the opponents for Round 1 and of course the trial against the Cowboys. I think it's a good opportunity to get a read on Ilias heading into the game as well as Jaxson Paulo who will have the unenviable task of lining up against Kotoni Staggs. Paulo came through the grades as a centre, but as we've all seen it's a big ask to play that position at the NRL level.

This will be our first real opportunity to see the Cowboys team. I almost considered just bolding the players who played last week but to avoid confusion I just bolded the 18 players. I'm very interested to see how they go this year. They had a very similar year as the Broncos where Payten realised the roster just wasn't going to work so he actively made changes on the fly and got a head-start on 2022. On paper it's still a very young team but at least they can move forward with this.

For the Broncos, I'm a fan of the changes Walters has made. If you're going to see how Cobbo and Paix go, I'd much rather see it now than gamble with the season opener and have to reset. Fingers crossed for them that they work out, especially Cobbo, because Cobbo at 1 is a far more interesting proposition than having David Mead or Jamayne Isaako back there.

 

[Harry Sack]

Taupau off in the first minute injured. Apparently has a back complaint so being a trial, he won't be back. Saab with an intercept scores the first for Manly but jeez, Xavier Savage has some wheels on him.

 

[mitch222]

Raiders need more of that. Wighton needs to be involved if they score points

 

[BroncosFever]

The team that scores the most points, will go on to win this game.

 

[Sproj]

Manly got a few injuries here, glad they cotton wooled TTurbo.

 

[Harry Sack]

Bit of rain for something different.

 

[Sproj]

How can they see anything?

 

[Midean]

Thats crazy.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

How was that not a sin bin?

 

[Sproj]

Goodness me that kid with the mullet and picking his nose, puke worthy.

 

[Midean]

Tamou trying to kill people.

 

[Sproj]

Wait when did Naiqama join the Roosters? And in an age of awful hairdos, how has he not changed his?

 

[Sproj]

Luke Brooks reaching for the try line 8m out, thinks he’s Inspector Gadjet?

 

[Sproj]

Guess who just got penalised for a high shot from the Roosters.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

I thought if you stayed down, that’s an HIA?

 

[Sproj]

I thought if you stayed down, that’s an HIA?

not for the Roosters.