Line Up for Round 24 vs Rabbitohs Announced

Author: Sydney Roosters
Timestamp: Thu 26 Aug 2021, 07:55 PM

The Roosters' side to take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night has been trimmed 24 hours prior to kick-off.

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has been omitted from the side with a minor knee complaint and is expected to be available for selection in Round 25.

Fletcher Baker comes into the starting side, while Tuku Hau Tapuha comes onto the interchange bench.

Moala Graham-Taufa and Daniel Suluka-Fifita remain on the extended bench.

The final line up will be available one hour prior to kick-off at 6:55pm.

Originally Published on 24th August 2021

The Sydney Roosters are proud to announce the Round 24 line up to take on arch-rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Friday night at Suncorp Stadium.

Roosters forward Isaac Liu will become just the eleventh player in Club history dating back to 1908 to play 200 first-grade games. Liu debuted in 2013 and was an integral part of the 2018 and 2019 Premiership-winning sides, and has also represented Samoa and New Zealand at Test level.

Date:	Friday August 27
Venue:	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Gates Open:	6:45pm
Sydney Roosters vs South Sydney Rabbitohs kick-off:	7:55pm

The line up Trent Robinson has named features a number of changes to the side that defeated the St George Illawarra Dragons on Sunday afternoon. The Roosters have named one less player in the extended squad due to player unavailability.

James Tedesco leads the side as fullback and captain, with Daniel Tupou and Joseph Manu joined by new additions to the backline in Lachlan Lam and Brad Abbey - who will make his Club debut on the wing.

Drew Hutchison and Sam Walker - both try scorers in Sunday's win - will pair up in the halves, while Jared Waerea-Hargreaves heads the forward pack alongside Sam Verrills and Siosiua Taukeiaho in the front row.

The side is rounded off by Sitili Tupouniua and Egan Butcher earning his first starting role in the second row, while milestone man Isaac Liu locks up the scrum.

The interchange bench features Ben Marschke, Naufahu Whyte, Fletcher Baker and Ben Thomas, while Moala Graham-Taufa, Tuku Hau Tapuha and Daniel Suluka-Fifita have been named on the extended bench.

Easts and Souths meet for the 248th time since the code's inaugural season in Australia - and history will beckon on Friday night as it will be the first top-level contest between the two foundation clubs outside of Sydney.

Friday night will mark the 30th Ron Coote Cup match, which has been contested in every regular-season match since 2007, with the clubs both tied on seven wins each. The Roosters will be able to claim the Cup with a victory of eleven points or more following the last meeting in Round 3.

The results of the last ten matches have also been equally balanced, with both sides claiming victory on five occasions each, while the Roosters have a superior record against the Rabbitohs since 2002, winning 26 out of 42 matches.

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The squads to play this Friday are as follows:

Round 24 - Round 24 - Friday 27 Aug

Full Time

Roosters

Rabbitohs

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Roosters is number 1 James Tedesco

Fullback for Rabbitohs is number 1 Latrell Mitchell
Winger for Roosters is number 2 Daniel Tupou

Winger for Rabbitohs is number 2 Alex Johnston
Centre for Roosters is number 3 Lachlan Lam

Centre for Rabbitohs is number 3 Dane Gagai
Centre for Roosters is number 4 Joseph Manu

Centre for Rabbitohs is number 4 Campbell Graham
Winger for Roosters is number 5 Brad Abbey

Winger for Rabbitohs is number 5 Jaxson Paulo
Five-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Drew Hutchison

Five-Eighth for Rabbitohs is number 6 Cody Walker
Halfback for Roosters is number 7 Sam Walker

Halfback for Rabbitohs is number 7 Adam Reynolds

Forwards

Prop for Roosters is number 10 Siosiua Taukeiaho

Prop for Rabbitohs is number 8 Mark Nicholls
Hooker for Roosters is number 9 Sam Verrills

Hooker for Rabbitohs is number 9 Damien Cook
Prop for Roosters is number 16 Fletcher Baker

Prop for Rabbitohs is number 16 Tevita Tatola
2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Egan Butcher

2nd Row for Rabbitohs is number 11 Jaydn Su'a
2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Sitili Tupouniua

2nd Row for Rabbitohs is number 12 Jai Arrow
Lock for Roosters is number 13 Isaac Liu

Lock for Rabbitohs is number 13 Cameron Murray

Interchange

Interchange for Roosters is number 14 Ben Marschke

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 10 Thomas Burgess
Interchange for Roosters is number 15 Naufahu Whyte

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 14 Benji Marshall
Interchange for Roosters is number 17 Ben Thomas

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 15 Jacob Host
Interchange for Roosters is number 19 Tuku Hau Tapuha

Interchange for Rabbitohs is number 18 Liam Knight