NRL TEAMS - 2022 Round 18

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We're into the run home. Round 18 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 (particularly post Origin!) and late mail is confirmed.

What happens each week:

1. Tuesday afternoon - match officials confirmed
2. Tuesday 3pm AEST (5pm NZST) - Warriors team named
3. Tuesday 4pm AEST - 24-player teamlists announced
4. 24 hours before kickoff in each match - squads reduced to 19 players
5. 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 Fox League (502) and Kayo Sports. The Nine Network will also broadcast Parramatta v Warriors (Fri 7:55pm) and Melbourne v Canberra (Sun 4:05pm).

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North Queensland Cowboys
v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Fri July 15 2022, 6:00pm
at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Wulgurukaba land

Referee: Adam Gee
Sideline Officials: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Michael Wise
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton

North Queensland Cowboys

Teamlist1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 4. Peta Hiku 5. Brendan Elliot 16. Ben Hampton 7. Chad Townsend 8. Jamayne Taunoa-Brown 9. Reece Robson 10. Coen Hess 11. Tom Gilbert 15. Luciano Leilua 13. Jason Taumalolo 12. Connelly Lemuelu 14. Jake Granville 17. Griffin Neame 18. Tomas Chester 22. Riley Price
ChangesOrigin back-ups Dearden and Gilbert are named, but Valentine Holmes and Jeremiah Nanai are not in the side. Murray Taulagi (COVID-19) and Jordan McLean (hamstring) are also out. Elliot comes in for Taulagi on the wing while Taunoa-Brown is in for McLean. Hess is also back and fills the other prop position. Lemuelu is back in the back row as well.
24H WarningOmitted players: 6. Tom Dearden 19. Emry Pere 21. Ben Condon
Hampton comes in for Dearden, who won't back up from Game III. Chester joins the bench for a potential debut.
Late mailOmitted player: 20. Kane Bradley
Lemuelu is benched with Leilua to start. Price is 18th player.

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Teamlist1. Will Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Connor Tracey 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Royce Hunt 11. Teig Wilton 12. Wade Graham 13. Dale Finucane 15. Cameron McInnes 16. Braden Hamlin-Uele 17. Andrew Fifita 19. Jesse Colquhoun 18. Braydon Trindall
ChangesHynes and Rudolf (both COVID-19) are back, Trindall dropping out of the 17 and Fifita to the bench. Briton Nikora (suspended) is out with Wilton starting second row.
24H WarningOmitted players: 14. Aiden Tolman 20. Kade Dykes 22. Lachlan Miller
Tolman makes way for Talakai, who is expected to back up from a mixed performance in Origin III.
Late mailOmitted player: 21. Siosifa Talakai
Talakai now out with injury. Colquhoun debuts on the bench, Trindall is 18th player.

Parramatta Eels v Warriors
Fri July 15 2022, 7:55pm
at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta
Burramattagal land

Referee: Todd Smith
Sideline Officials: Kasey Badger, Darian Furner
Video Referee: Chris Butler

Parramatta Eels

Teamlist1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 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. Marata Niukore 14. Makahesi Makatoa 15. Jakob Arthur 16. Oregon Kaufusi 17. Ky Rodwell 22. Elie El Zakhem
ChangesPaulo is named to back up post-Origin. Niukore moves to lock, Makatoa to the bench and Arthur replaces Opacic on the bench. No Ryan Matterson.
24H WarningOmitted players: 18. Tom Opacic 20. Nathan Brown 21. Ofahiki Ogden
Late mailOmitted player: 22. Hayze Perham
1-17. El Zakhem is 18th player.

Warriors

Teamlist1. Reece Walsh 2. Marcelo Montoya 3. Jesse Arthars 4. Adam Pompey 5. Edward Kosi 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita 7. Shaun Johnson 16. Aaron Pene 9. Wayde Egan 10. Tohu Harris 11. Euan Aitken 12. Josh Curran 13. Jazz Tevaga 14. Addin Fonua-Blake 14. Freddy Lussick 15. Bunty Afoa 17. Jack Murchie 18. Eliesa Katoa
ChangesCOVID, illness and injury mean mass changes. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (COVID-19), Ronald Volkman (virus) and Bayley Sironen (eye) are all out. Reece Walsh (fullback) and Jack Murchie (interchange) do return after missing Round 16, so Harris-Tavita switches to the halves to cover Volkman's absence, Murchie replacing Sironen on the pine. Edward Kosi is in for DWZ on the wing after spending more than two months with feeder club Redcliffe.
24H WarningOmitted players: 21. Daejarn Asi 22. Pride Petterson-Robati 23. Jackson Frei
Late mailOmitted player: 20. Rocco Berry
AFB drops to the bench with Pene starting prop. Katoa is 18th player.


Sydney Roosters v
St George Illawarra Dragons

Sat July 16 2022, 3:00pm
at Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Darkinjung land

Referee: Grant Atkins
Sideline Officials: Liam Kennedy, Wyatt Raymond
Video Referee: Ashley Klein

Sydney Roosters

Teamlist1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Billy Smith 4. Paul Momirovski 5. Joseph Suaalii 6. Joseph Manu 7. Sam Walker 16. Nat Butcher 9. Sam Verrills 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Angus Crichton 12. Sitili Tupouniua 13. Victor Radley 14. Connor Watson 15. Egan Butcher 18. Drew Hutchison 19. Matthew Lodge 24. Terrell May
ChangesManu remains at 6, Tedesco, Tupou and Crichton are all named to back up from Wednesday's Origin decider. JWH is back on the bench, and Lodge is named in the reserves.
24H WarningOmitted players: 8. Lindsay Collins 17. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 21. Fletcher Baker 22. Kevin Naiqama 23. Adam Keighran
Collins' concussion in Game III rules him out of action, so Nat Butcher is moved in to prop, while JWH drops off the bench as well. Hutchison and Lodge fill the vacancies on the bench.
Late mailOmitted player: 20. Lachlan Lam
May is 18th player.

St George Illawarra Dragons

Teamlist1. Cody Ramsey 2. Mathew Feagai 3. Moses Suli 4. Zac Lomax 5. Tautau Moga 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 13. Jack de Belin 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Blake Lawrie 21. Billy Burns 12. Jaydn Su'A 11. Jack Bird 8. Francis Molo 14. Moses Mbye 16. Aaron Woods 22. Josh Mcguire 18. Michael Molo
ChangesMikaele Ravalawa (injury) and Tariq Sims (suspension) both come out of the side. Moga (wing) and de Belin (lock) come in to replace them, Woods joins the bench and Ben Hunt is in at half to back up post-Origin - Sullivan dropping to the reserves.
24H WarningOmitted players: 15. Josh Kerr 17. Jaiyden Hunt 20. Tyrell Sloan
Burns and McGuire are called up to replace Kerr and J. Hunt.
Late mailOmitted player: 19. Jayden Sullivan
Pack shuffle! Frank Molo is benched, with Burns on at second row. Bird shifts to lock and De Belin is second row. Michael Molo 18th.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
v Newcastle Knights

Sat July 16 2022, 5:30pm
at 4 Pines Park, Brookvale
Cammeraygal land

Referee: Gerard Sutton
Sideline Officials: Nick Morel, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Chris Butler

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Teamlist1. Reuben Garrick 2. Jason Saab 3. Morgan Harper 4. Tolutau Koula 5. Christian Tuipulotu 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Sean Keppie 9. Lachlan Croker 18. Josh Aloiai 11. Haumole Olakau'atu 12. Andrew Davey 13. Jake Trbojevic 10. Toafofoa Sipley 14. Dylan Walker 15. Josh Schuster 16. Martin Taupau 19. Ben Trbojevic
ChangesUnchanged - Cherry-Evans and Jake Trbojevic named to back up from Origin III. Aloiai is 18th man.
24H WarningOmitted players: 20. Ethan Bullemor 21. Kurt De Luis 22. Kaeo Weekes
Late mailOmitted player: 17. Taniela Paseka
Sipley benched, Aloiai starts. Ben Trbojevic 18th.

Newcastle Knights

Teamlist1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Edrick Lee 3. Dane Gagai 4. Enari Tuala 5. Dominic Young 6. Anthony Milford 7. Adam Clune 8. David Klemmer 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Tyson Frizell 20. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 12. Mitchell Barnett 14. Simi Sasagi 15. Jacob Saifiti 17. Brodie Jones 18. Leo Thompson 19. Chris Randall
ChangesPonga, Saifiti and Gagai return from Origin duty. Gagai replaces Best (thumb), Ponga pushes Hoy out of the side altogether and Saifiti joins the bench. Croker is out of the squad, while Thompson and Randall drop to reserves. Jayden Brailey starts hooker with Sasagi and Jones coming onto the interchange.
24H WarningOmitted players: 13. Kurt Mann 16. Pasami Saulo 21. Hymel Hunt 22. Jake Clifford
Mann is replaced by Barnett at lock, with Fitzgibbon coming in at second row. Thompson joins the bench while Mat Croker is an extra reserve.
Late mailOmitted player: 23. Mat Croker
Randall 18th player.

Gold Coast Titans v Brisbane Broncos
Sat July 16 2022, 7:35pm
at Cbus Super Stadium, Robina
Yugambeh land

Referee: Chris Sutton
Sideline Officials: Nick Pelgrave, Tyson Brough
Video Referee: Kasey Badger

Gold Coast Titans

Teamlist1. AJ Brimson 2. Sosefo Fifita 3. Phillip Sami 4. Patrick Herbert 5. Corey Thompson 6. Tanah Boyd 7. Toby Sexton 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Aaron Booth 10. Isaac Liu 11. David Fifita 12. Beau Fermor 14. Erin Clark 13. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 15. Jaimin Jolliffe 16. Herman Ese'ese 17. Paul Turner 18. Sam McIntyre
ChangesFa'asuamaleaui backs up from Origin as Holbrook wields the axe. Sosefo Fifita, Corey Thompson and Phillip Sami all come into the backline with Kelly, Isaako and Marzhew dropping to reserves. Boyd partners Sexton in the halves with Turner benched, while Booth is hooker over Clark who is benched. Jarrod Wallace is out, Jolliffe coming onto the bench instead.
24H WarningOmitted players: 20. Greg Marzhew 21. Brian Kelly 22. Kevin Proctor
Late mailOmitted player: 19. Jamayne Isaako
Clark starts lock, Fa'asuamaleaui benched. McIntyre 18th player

Brisbane Broncos

Teamlist1. Tesi Niu 2. Delouise Hoeter 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Brenko Lee 5. Jordan Pereira 6. Ezra Mam 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Keenan Palasia 9. Billy Walters 16. Thomas Flegler 11. Zac Hosking 12. Jordan Riki 13. Kobe Hetherington 10. Ryan James 14. Jake Turpin 15. Rhys Kennedy 17. Tyson Gamble 18. Deine Mariner
ChangesOates and Carrigan are named to back up, but Kurt Capewel and Selwyn Cobbo are not. Cory Paix (head knock) is out. Turpin joins the bench.
24H WarningOmitted players: 19. Brendan Piakura 21. Tyrone Roberts 22. Logan Bayliss-Brow 23. Corey Oates 24. Patrick Carrigan
Late mailOmitted player: 20. Corey Jensen
Flelger starts prop, James benched. Mariner is 18th player.


Wests Tigers v Penrith Panthers
Sun July 17 2022, 2:00pm
at CommBank Stadium, Parramatta
Burramattagal land

Referee: Peter Gough
Sideline Officials: Belinda Sharpe, Cameron Paddy
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton

Wests Tigers

Teamlist1. Daine Laurie 20. Junior Tupou 3. Starford To'a 21. Asu Kepaoa 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Adam Doueihi 7. Luke Brooks 8. Joe Ofahengaue 9. Fa'amanu Brown 10. Zane Musgrove 16. Luke Garner 12. Kelma Tuilagi 13. Jackson Hastings 11. Justin Matamua 14. Fonua Pole 15. James Tamou 17. Jake Simpkin 18. Austin Dias
ChangesDoueihi moves to five-eighth with Brooks halfback and Hastings lock. Tamou is named again to return at prop, Maumalo is back on the wing, so Tupou drops to reserves. Matamua starts back row, Pole and Garner are benched, and Stefano Utoikamanu is out of the squad. Jake Simpkin joins the bench.
24H WarningOmitted players: 2. David Nofoaluma 4. James Roberts 22. Alex Seyfarth
Nofa and Jimmy both out - Kepaoa and Tupou come in to the backline.
Late mailOmitted player: 19. Jock Madden
Matamua drops to the bench, Garner starts back row. Dias 18th player.

Penrith Panthers

Teamlist1. Dylan Edwards 2. Taylan May 3. Izack Tago 4. Robert Jennings 5. Charlie Staines 6. Kurt Falls 7. Sean O'Sullivan 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Chris Smith 13. Matt Eisenhuth 14. Soni Luke 15. Scott Sorensen 17. Jaeman Salmon 20. Lindsay Smith 18. Sunia Turuva
ChangesNo Origin back-ups. O'Sullivan and Falls are the new halves pairing, Jennings centre, Staines wing and Kenny hooker, Smith and Eisenhuth in the back row. Luke is named on the bench.
24H WarningOmitted players: 19. J'maine Hopgood 21. Thomas Jenkins 22. Christian Crichton
Leniu drops to the reserves with Lindsay Smith elevated to the bench.
Late mailOmitted player: 16. Spencer Leniu
Turuva is 18th player.

Melbourne Storm v Canberra Raiders
Sun July 17 2022, 4:05pm
at AAMI Park, Melbourne
Wurundjeri land

Referee: Ashley Klein
Sideline Officials: Phil Henderson, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Grant Atkins

Melbourne Storm

Teamlist1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Nick Meaney 3. Marion Seve 4. Justin Olam 5. Dean Ieremia 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Harry Grant 10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Kenny Bromwich 13. Josh King 14. Tyran Wishart 15. Tui Kamikamica 16. Alec MacDonald 17. Jordan Grant 19. Chris Lewis
ChangesMunster (COVID-19) returns at five-eighth. Meaney reverts to the wing and Grant Anderson is out. Kaufusi is back in the second row, which pushes Chris Lewis out of the 17. Brandon Smith has been left out of the side with his judiciary hearing tonight.
24H WarningOmitted players: 18. Jayden Nikorima 20. Tom Eisenhuth 22. Bronson Garlick
Late mailOmitted player: 21. Young Tonumaipea
1-17, Lewis 18th player

Canberra Raiders

Teamlist1. Xavier Savage 15. James Schiller 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 20. Corey Harawira-Naera 16. Adam Elliott 13. Ryan Sutton 14. Tom Starling 21. Emre Guler 22. Albert Hopoate 18. Brad Schneider
ChangesPapali'i should back up, as should Wighton. Schiller replaces Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad on the interchange. Trey Mooney drops out of the squad.
24H WarningOmitted players: 2. Nick Cotric 12. Elliott Whitehead 17. Corey Horsburgh
Ricky having fun with this. Schiller into the side on the wing for Cotric, Elliott for Whitehead, and CHN, Guler and Hoppa all join the bench.
Late mailOmitted player: 19. Ata Mariota
More shuffling from Stuart, with CHN coming in at lock and Sutton benched. Schneider is 18th player.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
v South Sydney Rabbitohs

Sun July 17 2022, 6:15pm
at Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park
Wann-gal land

Referee: Chris Butler
Sideline Officials: Keiren Irons, David Munro
Video Referee: Adam Gee

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

Teamlist1. Jake Averillo 2. Jacob Kiraz 20. Declan Casey 4. Braidon Burns 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Matt Burton 7. Kyle Flanagan 8. Max King 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Josh Jackson 12. Corey Waddell 13. Tevita Pangai Junior 14. Zach Dockar-Clay 15. Kurtis Morrin 16. Joe Stimson 17. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 23. Chris Patolo
ChangesNSW rep Burton is named to back up, while Pangai Junior is back, named lock. RFM drops to the bench while Braidon Burns replaces Declan Casey in the back line.
UpdateAaron Schoupp (centre) tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the match. His replacement will be confirmed when the squad is updated on Saturday.
24H WarningOmitted players: 3. Aaron Schoupp 21. Bailey Biondi-Odo 22. Jackson Topine
Casey replaces Schoupp (COVID) in the backline.
Late mailOmitted player: 19. Matt Dufty
Patolo remains as 18th player.

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Teamlist1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Alex Johnston 3. Taane Milne 4. Isaiah Tass 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Cody Walker 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Tevita Tatola 16. Siliva Havili 10. Mark Nicholls 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Jai Arrow 20. Davvy Moale 14. Kodi Nikorima 15. Jed Cartwright 17. Thomas Burgess 18. Daniel Suluka-Fifita 22. Blake Taaffe
ChangesJohnston and Nicholls return after missing Friday's win over Newcastle, while Cook and Murray are back from Origin duty. Kennar is out of the 17, Nikorima, Havili and Cartwright benched. Suluka-Fifita and Shaq Mitchell drop to the reserves.
24H WarningOmitted players: 9. Damien Cook 13. Cameron Murray 19. Richard Kennar 21. Shaq Mitchell
Cook and Murray won't back up. Havili moves to hooker, Moale comes in at lock. DSF returns to the bench.
Late mailOmitted player: 23. Ben Lovett
Taaffe is 18th player.