CROSS FORUM NRL Round 1 - Las Vegas

[Sproj]

To'o out for Panthers.

Also Talagi is in the reserves. I wonder if he regrets leaving Parra.

 

[mitch222]

To'o out for Panthers.

Also Talagi is in the reserves. I wonder if he regrets leaving Parra.

He is injured I'm pretty sure and still recovering from his shoulder surgery

 

[Big Del]

To'o out for Panthers.

Also Talagi is in the reserves. I wonder if he regrets leaving Parra.

The fella who played #7 for the Panthers is an impressive kid .
Very well spoken .

 

[Big Pete]

Canberra Raiders vs. Warriors
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas), Sunday 2 March 2025
Kick off: 10:00am (AEST)

CANBERRA RAIDERS

1. Kaeo Weekes 2. Savelio Tamale 3. Matthew Timoko 4. Sebastian Kris 5. Xavier Savage 6. Ethan Strange 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Corey Horsburgh 9. Tom Starling 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Zac Hosking 13. Morgan Smithies

14. Owen Pattie 15. Simi Sasagi 16. Josh Papali'i 17. Ata Mariota

18. Danny Levi 19. Trey Mooney 20. Ethan Sanders 21. Chevy Stewart 22. Jed Stuart

NZ WARRIORS

1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Taine Tuaupiki 3. Ali Leiataua 4. Adam Pompey 5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita 7. Luke Metcalf 8. James Fisher-Harris 9. Wayde Egan 10. Mitchell Barnett 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Marata Niukore 13. Erin Clark

14. Dylan Walker 15. Jackson Ford 16. Demitric Vaimauga 17. Leka Halasima

18. Samuel Healey 20. Te Maire Martin 21. Eddie Ieremia 22. Bunty Afoa 23. Edward Kosi

Penrith Panthers vs. Cronulla Sharks
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas), Sunday 2 March 2025
Kick Off: 2:30pm

PENRITH PANTHERS

1. Dylan Edwards 2. Casey McLean 3. Izack Tago 4. Luke Garner 5. Paul Alamoti 6. Jack Cole 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. Lindsay Smith 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo

14. Daine Laurie 15. Isaiah Papali'i 16. Matt Eisenhuth 17. Luron Patea

18. Brad Schneider 19. Mavrik Geyer 20. Jesse McLean 21. Luke Sommerton 23. Blaize Talagi

CRONULLA SHARKS

1. William Kennedy 2. Samuel Stonestreet 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Kayal Iro 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Oregon Kaufusi 11. Briton Nikora 12. Teig Wilton 13. Cameron McInnes

14. Daniel Atkinson 15. Siosifa Talakai 16. Braden Hamlin-Uele 17. Thomas Hazelton

18. Tuku Hau Tapuha 19. Mawene Hiroti 20. Billy Burns 21. Jayden Berrell 22. Hohepa Puru

Sydney Roosters vs. Brisbane Broncos
Allianz Stadium, Thursday 6 March 2025
Kick Off: 7:00pm (AEST)

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Mark Nawaqanitawase 4. Robert Toia 5. Dominic Young 6. Sandon Smith 7. Chad Townsend 8. Lindsay Collins 9. Connor Watson 10. Naufahu Whyte 11. Angus Crichton 12. Victor Radley 13. Nat Butcher

14. Zach Dockar-Clay 15. Siua Wong 16. Blake Steep 17. Salesi Foketi

18. Hugo Savala 19. Taylor Losalu 20. Ethan King 21. Fetalaiga Pauga 22. Makahesi Makatoa

BRISBANE BRONCOS

1. Reece Walsh 2. Selwyn Cobbo 3. Deine Mariner 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Jesse Arthars 6. Ben Hunt 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Patrick Carrigan 9. Cory Paix 10. Payne Haas 11. Jack Gosiewski 12. Jordan Riki 13. Kobe Hetherington

14. Billy Walters 15. Corey Jensen 16. Xavier Willison 17. Brendan Piakura

18. Tyson Smoothy 19. Delouise Hoeter 20. Martin Taupau 21. Benjamin Te Kura 22. Jaiyden Hunt

Wests Tigers vs. Newcastle Knights
Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Friday 7 March 2025
Kick Off: 5:00pm (AEST)

WESTS TIGERS

1. Heath Mason 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Adam Doueihi 4. Solomona Faataape 5. Jeral Skelton 6. Lachlan Galvin 7. Jarome Luai 8. Terrell May 9. Tallyn Da Silva 10. Fonua Pole 11. Samuela Fainu 12. Alex Seyfarth 13. Alex Twal

14. Tristan Hope 15. Royce Hunt 16. Jack Bird 17. Sione Fainu

18. Latu Fainu 19. Charlie Staines 20. Kit Laulilii 21. Tony Sukkar 22. Reuben Porter

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

1. Kalyn Ponga 2. James Schiller 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Fletcher Sharpe 7. Jack Cogger 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Tyson Frizell

14. Jayden Brailey 15. Jack Hetherington 16. Brodie Jones 17. Mathew Croker

18. Thomas Cant 19. Will Pryce 20. Logan Aoake 21. Jackson Hastings 22. Adam Elliott

Dolphins vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs
Suncorp Stadium, Friday 7 March 2025
Kick Off: 7:05pm (AEST)

THE DOLPHINS

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Jake Averillo 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Junior Tupou 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Felise Kaufusi 11. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki 12. Max Plath 13. Tom Gilbert

14. Kurt Donoghoe 15. Connelly Lemuelu 16. Mark Nicholls 17. Ray Stone

18. Kenny Bromwich 19. Josh Kerr 20. Sean O'Sullivan 21. Harrison Graham 22. Max Feagai

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS

1. Jye Gray 2. Isaiah Tass 3. Jack Wighton 4. Campbell Graham 5. Tyrone Munro 6. Cody Walker 7. Jamie Humphreys 8. Sean Keppie 9. Peter Mamouzelos 10. Davvy Moale 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Jai Arrow 13. Lachlan Hubner

14. Jayden Sullivan 15. Siliva Havili 16. Tallis Duncan 17. Tevita Tatola

18. Liam Le Blanc 19. Fletcher Myers 20. Jacob Host 21. Thomas Fletcher 22. Salesi Ataata

St George Illawarra Dragons vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Saturday 8 March 2025
Kick Off: 4:30pm (AEST)

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Valentine Holmes 5. Christian Tuipulotu 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Toby Couchman 9. Damien Cook 10. Emre Guler 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jaydn Su'A 13. Jack de Belin

14. Jacob Liddle 15. Ryan Couchman 16. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 17. Hamish Stewart

18. Dylan Egan 19. Tyrell Sloan 20. Lyhkan King-Togia 21. Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga 22. Tom Eisenhuth

CANTEBURY BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS

1. Connor Tracey 2. Blake Wilson 3. Bronson Xerri 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Matt Burton 7. Toby Sexton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Samuel Hughes 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Kurt Mann

14. Bailey Hayward 15. Sitili Tupouniua 16. Harry Hayes 17. Jaeman Salmon

19. Blake Taaffe 20. Kurtis Morrin 21. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 22. Luke Smith 23. Ratu Rinakama

Manly Sea Eagles vs. North Queensland Cowboys
4 Pines Park, Saturday 8 March 2025
Kick Off: 6:35pm (AEST)

MANLY SEA EAGLES

1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Lehi Hopoate 6. Luke Brooks 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Jazz Tevaga 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Haumole Olakau'atu 12. Ben Trbojevic 13. Jake Trbojevic

14. Jake Simpkin 15. Corey Waddell 16. Ethan Bullemor 17. Toafofoa Sipley

18. Clayton Faulalo 19. Dean Matterson 20. Gordon Chan Kum Tong 21. Jakob Arthur 22. Josh Aloiai

NORTH QLD COWBOYS

1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Braidon Burns 3. Jaxon Purdue 4. Viliami Vailea 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Thomas Duffy 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Sam McIntyre 11. John Bateman 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Reuben Cotter

14. Karl Lawton 15. Harrison Edwards 16. Griffin Neame 17. Coen Hess

18. Kai O'Donnell 19. Jake Clifford 20. Thomas Mikaele 21. Jaxson Paulo 22. Jason Taumalolo

Melbourne Storm vs. ParramattaEels
AAMI Park, Sunday 9 March 2025
Kick Off: 3:05pm (AEST)

MELBOURNE STORM

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. William Warbrick 3. Jack Howarth 4. Nick Meaney 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Harry Grant 10. Josh King 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Trent Loiero

14. Tyran Wishart 15. Alec MacDonald 16. Tui Kamikamica 17. Lazarus Vaalepu

18. Grant Anderson 19. Bronson Garlick 20. Joe Chan 21. Sualauvi Faalogo 22. Kane Bradley

PARRAMATTA EELS

1. Isaiah Iongi 2. Sean Russell 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Zac Lomax 5. Jake Tago 6. Dylan Brown 7. Ronald Volkman 8. Joe Ofahengaue 9. Brendan Hands 10. Junior Paulo 11. Jack Williams 12. Kelma Tuilagi 13. J'maine Hopgood

14. Ryley Smith 15. Matt Doorey 16. Ryan Matterson 17. Charlie Guymer

18. Joash Papali'i 19. Jordan Samrani 20. Toni Mataele 21. Sam Tuivaiti 22. Joey Lussick

 

[Big Pete]

I'm still not a fan of the Las Vegas experiment. The first Team List Tuesday used to be one of my favourite days and trawling through all the team-lists across all three grades was like Christmas had come early. Now we get this weird split round where the games may as well be played on the moon and we twiddle our thumbs until the real thing starts. Meanwhile the media and all the content creators love it because they get a free trip out of it.

Raiders - I'd come around to the idea of 4. Ethan Strange 6. Ethan Sanders, but I spose LA wouldn't be the best environment and Sanders has every opportunity to make it happen. Tamale gets the first crack at the wing spot, can he make it his? Pattie also gets rewarded with a bench spot - he's a long term project at the club, can he justify the club's faith in him?

Warriors - Shocked with the lack of TMM. I've never understood the fascination with CHT - did somebody just like his name? Never understood it, like Hingano I'm still waiting to see something. Interesting that they've gone with the two younger bench forwards. They'll have their hands full against Papalii and Mariota and I think that's where the biggest point of difference will come from.

I'm expecting the Warriors to take no prisoners early on and play direct. They'll be really physical looking to create errors and hope by the 20-30 range the game will open up and Walker will be able to steer the team well. I think Egan has to charge here, play tight and when there's one marker, the halves are going to have to push up.

Panthers - No To'o is a big loss and both McLean and Alamoti will have to work over-time to make up the difference. Lane playing in the centres in Round 1 makes me cry - you've had all pre-season and you don't have faith in any of your depth backs to get the job done? Is somebody chopping onions?

Big audition for Cole. It's one thing to be the back-up, another to be the #6 and he'll have to rise to expectations. Yeo, Cleary and Edwards will do most of the work, Cole just has to take his opportunities and make a nuisance of himself. He can't afford to be a wallflower, he's got to make an impression and show his worth. Otherwise it'll be onto the next guy.

Sharks - They've got a great opportunity to make a strong impression here. If they can get everyone dialled in, they'll be able to set themselves apart and claim two points very few teams will be able to acquire off Penrith. They just can't afford to get lazy - they have some extremely talented players who just make lazy bone-headed efforts and it's in the big games they get found out. Fortunately this is just Round 1, so every team is complacent, even Penrith so they may be able to grow from it.

Finucane for AFB is one of the upgrades of the century on paper - will it come to fruition? Or will we get the AFB who could get frustrated and flustered easily at the Warriors?

I expect Penrith to challenge Cronulla early and try to force them into error and establish an early lead. Cronulla will have to mitigate the damage and get on the board ASAP. That left edge in particular will be the favoured option for the Sharks and they'll be looking to put Mulitalo into space as often as possible.

 

[BroncsFan]

The loss of To'o on top of losing Turuva... makes it even bigger.

One of the real keys to penrith's game is the run meters of the back 3 and suddenly 2 of them are gone.

Edwards will obviously get through his work and Tago helps out as well, as do all the back 5 to get their hitups in, but there will be a lot of pressure on Alamoti and McLean to pick up the slack. Also it's not just about hitups and meters, To'o and Turuva are great at getting quick play the balls as well.

I think penrith could be vulnerable in this game. Cleary coming in straight off shoulder surgery (has he done anything this preseason?), meters missing from the back 3 and in recent times they can be slow starters.

On the other hand the Trindall and Nicho combo actually looked cohesive during the trials. They didn't play together all that long, but for once it felt like Trindall was getting Nicho the ball when he needed it and picking his spots to attack when it was his turn.

 

[Santa]

The loss of To'o on top of losing Turuva... makes it even bigger.

One of the real keys to penrith's game is the run meters of the back 3 and suddenly 2 of them are gone.

Edwards will obviously get through his work and Tago helps out as well, as do all the back 5 to get their hitups in, but there will be a lot of pressure on Alamoti and McLean to pick up the slack. Also it's not just about hitups and meters, To'o and Turuva are great at getting quick play the balls as well.

I think penrith could be vulnerable in this game. Cleary coming in straight off shoulder surgery (has he done anything this preseason?), meters missing from the back 3 and in recent times they can be slow starters.

On the other hand the Trindall and Nicho combo actually looked cohesive during the trials. They didn't play together all that long, but for once it felt like Trindall was getting Nicho the ball when he needed it and picking his spots to attack when it was his turn.

You've convinced me to switch my tip to the Sharks!

 

[BroncsFan]

You've convinced me to switch my tip to the Sharks!

 

[Harry Sack]

Holy shit, didn't realise it started this early.

Wigan v Warrington first up.

Wigan lead 12-0

Last try and kick were absolute belters.

 

[Super Freak]

I know ESL is an inferior league but French could probably do well in the NRL if the team he was in had a proper halfback.

 

[Sproj]

Wigan let in no tries in almost four entire games, they would be a top four team in the NRL.

 

[Super Freak]

Dufty blew that...

 

[BroncsFan]

Warrington down by 18, but they've bombed some points so far... need execution to finish off points otherwise you get hurt just like this game.

And now they've conceded again after bombing a good position at the other end

 

[Harry Sack]

Wigan absolutely curb stomping Warrington right now.

 

[BroncsFan]

I see this ref has gone the way of NRL and just doesn't give any penalties or six agains... or call anything really... because less involvement by the ref somehow means better on field product

 

[cento]

Good day to sit around and just watch the footy

 

[Harry Sack]

I see this ref has gone the way of NRL and just doesn't give any penalties or six agains... or call anything really... because less involvement by the ref somehow means better on field product

I love their video refs though.

 

[BroncsFan]

I love their video refs though.

I don't miss having to go to the video ref on every single try... much prefer the current NRL way of awarding the try and letting the vid ref check it