NRL TEAMS - 2022 Finals Week 1

NRL teamlists drop right here at 4pm AEST together with match official appointments - then bookmark the article and check back all weekend as squads are updated and late mail is confirmed.

What happens each week:

1. Tuesday afternoon - match officials confirmed
2. Tuesday 4pm AEST - 24-player teamlists announced
3. 24 hours before kickoff in each match - squads reduced to 19 players
4. One hour before kickoff in each match - final teamlist of 17 players (plus 18th player) confirmed

Times: All times are listed in AEST (NSW/QLD/VIC/ACT) unless otherwise noted.

Broadcast: All matches are live on Nine Network (check local guides), 9Now, Fox League (502) and Kayo Sports.

All times are listed in AEST (NSW/QLD/VIC/ACT) unless otherwise noted.

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1st Qualifying Final (1 v 4)
Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels
Fri September 9 2022, 7:55pm
at BlueBet Stadium, Penrith
Lands of the Dharug people

Referee: Gerard Sutton
Sideline Officials: Phil Henderson, Michael Wise
Video Referee: Adam Gee

1. Dylan Edwards 2. Taylan May 3. Izack Tago 4. Stephen Crichton 5. Brian To'o 6. Jarome Luai 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 14. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo
Interchange:  9. Apisai Koroisau 15. Scott Sorensen 16. Spencer Leniu 17. Jaeman Salmon
Reserve: 18. Charlie Staines

Changes from Round 25 - Cleary returns from suspension, while Koroisau and Leniu return from injury, with all last week's rested players returning in their original positions as well. Staines, Eisenhuth, Hopgood, O'Sullivan and Chris Smith are retained on the reserves.

24H warning - 20. J'maine Hopgood, 21. Sean O'Sullivan and 22. Chris Smith omitted.

Late Mail: - 19. Matt Eisenhuth omitted. Kenny starts in place of Koroisau. Staines 18th man.

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Tom Opacic 5. Waqa Blake 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Isaiah Papali'i 17. Marata Niukore
Interchange:  13. Ryan Matterson 14. Makahesi Makatoa 15. Jakob Arthur 16. Oregon Kaufusi
Reserve: 18. Nathan Brown

Changes from Round 25 - Unchanged. Nathan Brown is back in among the reserves.

24H warning - 20. Bryce Cartwright 21. Ofahiki Ogden and 22. Ky Rodwell omitted.

Late Mail - 19. Bailey Simonsson. Niukore and Matterson do their weekly shift. 

1st Elimination Final (5 v 8)
Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders
Sat September 10 2022, 5:40pm
at AAMI Park, Melbourne
Lands of the Wurundjeri people

Referee: Grant Atkins
Sideline Officials: Drew Oultram, Liam Kennedy
Video Referee: Ashley Klein

1. Nick Meaney 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Marion Seve 4. Justin Olam 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Harry Grant 10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 15. Tui Kamikamica 12. Kenny Bromwich 14. Brandon Smith
Interchange: 11. Felise Kaufusi 13. Josh King 16. Trent Loiero 17. Chris Lewis
Reserve: 18. Young Tonumaipea

Changes from Round 25 - Hughes return at half, Johns pushing back to reserve.

24H warning - 20. Tepai Moeroa, 21. Cooper Johns and 22. Grant Anderson omitted

Late Mail: 19. Jordan Grant omitted. Tui and Smith start for the Storm with Kaufusi and King reverting to the bench and Young Tonumaipea is the 18th man.

1. Xavier Savage 2. Nick Cotric 3. Matthew Timoko 4. Sebastian Kris 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Josh Papali'i 9. Zac Woolford 10. Joseph Tapine 11. Hudson Young 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Adam Elliott
Interchange: 14. Tom Starling 15. Emre Guler 16. Corey Horsburgh 17. Corey Harawira-Naera
Reserve: 18. Albert Hopoate 

Changes from Round 25 - Wighton and Whitehead - both rested last week - are back into the side. Hopoate and Frawley drop back to reserves.

24H warning - 19. Ata Mariota, 21. Peter Hola and 22. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad omitted.

Late Mail - 20. Matt Frawley omitted - Hopoate 18th man and the Green Machine are 1-17.

2nd Qualifying Final (2 v 3)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
v North Queensland Cowboys
Sat September 10 2022, 7:50pm
at PointsBet Stadium, Woolooware
Lands of the Dharawal people

Referee: Adam Gee
Sideline Officials: Chris Sutton, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton

1. Will Kennedy 2. Connor Tracey 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Royce Hunt 11. Briton Nikora 12. Wade Graham 13. Dale Finucane
Interchange: 14. Teig Wilton 15. Cameron McInnes 16. Braden Hamlin-Uele 17. Andrew Fifita
Reserve: 18. Lachlan Miller

Changes from Round 25 - Kennedy returns at fullback, Rudolf at prop, Finucane at lock and Tracey on the wing. McInnes and Hamlin-Uele drop out, Miller, Ikuvalu and Tolman drop out of the first 17.

24H warning - 20. Matt Ikuvalu, 21. Jesse Colquhoun and 22. Luke Metcalf omitted.

Late Mail: 19. Aidan Tolman omitted. 1-17

1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Valentine Holmes 4. Peta Hiku 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Chad Townsend 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Reuben Cotter 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Jason Taumalolo
Interchange: 14. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 15. Tom Gilbert 16. Coen Hess 17. Griffin Neame
Reserve: 18. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown

Changes from Round 25 - Hess returns from suspension, pushing Taunoa-Brown to reserves.

24H warning - 19. Tomas Chester, 21. Brendan Elliot and 22. Ben Hampton omitted.

Late Mail: 20. Jake Granville omitted. 1-17 

Elimination Final (6 v 7)
Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs
Sun September 11 2022, 4:05pm
at Allianz Stadium, Moore Park
Lands of the Gadigal people

Referee: Ashley Klein
Sideline Officials: Kasey Badger, Dave Munro
Video Referee: Grant Atkins

1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Paul Momirovski 4. Drew Hutchison 5. Joseph Suaalii 6. Luke Keary 7. Sam Walker 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Sam Verrills 17. Matthew Lodge 11. Angus Crichton 12. Nat Butcher 13. Victor Radley
Interchange: 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 14. Connor Watson 15. Egan Butcher 18. Kevin Naiqama
Reserve: 16. Adam Keighran

Changes from Round 25 - Joey Manu (calf) is out. Momirovski moves to centre, Tupou and Suaalii return from injury, Naiqama dropping to reserves. Radley returns at lock with SST moving to prop and Lodge is benched. Keighran fills the bench vacancy.

24H Warning: 20. Oliver Gildart, 21. Fletcher Baker, 22. Siua Wong omitted

Late mail - 19. Terrell May drops out. Lodge starts prop with SST benched and Keighran is dropped to reserve with Naiqama onto the bench.

1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Isaiah Tass 4. Campbell Graham 5. Taane Milne 6. Cody Walker 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Mark Nicholls 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Jai Arrow 13. Cameron Murray
Interchange: 14. Kodi Nikorima 15. Hame Sele 16. Thomas Burgess 17. Siliva Havili
Reserve: 18. Michael Chee Kam

Changes from Round 25 - Cook returns at hooker, Havili dropping to the bench and Peter Mamouzelos is out of the squad. Graham returns at centre, Paulo dropping to reserves.

24H Warning: 20. Davvy Moale, 21. Blake Taaffe, 22. Josh Mansour omitted