SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES TEAMLISTS – Sunday, 8th March, 2025

Author: Sydney Roosters
Timestamp: Tue 4 Mar 2025, 04:27 PM

A host of new players will debut for the Roosters on Sunday in the opening round of the NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup.

NSW Cup Team (Round 1):

Despite the unavailability of many NRL squad members through the top two grades, Sydney Roosters NSW Cup Coach Brett Morris has still named a formidable lineup for Sunday’s opening round clash with North Sydney at Wentworth Park.

New players Tom Rodwell (Newtown) Ben Johnson (St George Illawarra), Ryhs Dakin (Newtown), Josh Finau (Wests Tigers) and Aston Warwick (Penrith) will be joined in the team by 2024 Jersey Flegg Cup graduates Lafi Tuinavai, Hayden Barton and Kyron Fekitoa (18th man) plus a host of Roosters NRL squad members (including new recruit Tom Rodwell), in a team to be captained by Max McCathie. Young halfback Toby Rodwell will play S.G. Ball Cup again this weekend.

The team finished last season with five successive wins and has played well through the trials, so there is reason for optimism leading into the 2025 season.

With the Ron Massey Cup (where Glebe plays as the Roosters feeder club) competition not commencing until next week, those NSW Cup contracted players that have missed selection this round, will need to wait an extra week to play their first competition game of the season.

The team lists are below:

Round 1 - Round 1 - Sunday 9 Mar

Full Time

Roosters

Bears

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Roosters is number 1 Ethan King

Fullback for Bears is number 1 Jake Toby
Winger for Roosters is number 2 Tom Rodwell

Winger for Bears is number 2 Compton Fuatimau
Centre for Roosters is number 4 Ben Johnson

Centre for Bears is number 3 Israel Ogden
Centre for Roosters is number 18 Kyron Fekitoa

Centre for Bears is number 18 Leonard Skelton
Winger for Roosters is number 5 Tyreece Tait

Winger for Bears is number 20 Matt Komolafe
Five-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Jake Elliott

Five-Eighth for Bears is number 6 Jesse Marschke
Halfback for Roosters is number 7 Hugo Savala

Halfback for Bears is number 7 Harradyn Wilson

Forwards

Prop for Roosters is number 8 Makahesi Makatoa

Prop for Bears is number 8 Ben Talty
Hooker for Roosters is number 9 Michael Coleman

Hooker for Bears is number 9 Nathaniel Roache
Prop for Roosters is number 16 Rhys Dakin

Prop for Bears is number 10 Regan Hughes
2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Max McCathie

2nd Row for Bears is number 11 Joe Chan
2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Ethan Roberts

2nd Row for Bears is number 12 Matt Stimson
Lock for Roosters is number 13 Aston Warwick

Lock for Bears is number 13 Coby Thomas

Interchange

Interchange for Roosters is number 10 Aholoka Toia

Interchange for Bears is number 14 Jayden Yates
Interchange for Roosters is number 14 Tyler Moriarty

Interchange for Bears is number 16 Corey Ross
Interchange for Roosters is number 15 Josh Finau

Interchange for Bears is number 19 Luke Hodge
Interchange for Roosters is number 17 Hayden Barton

Interchange for Bears is number 24 Sean Vaivelata

Reserves

Replacement for Roosters is number 19 Owen Flaherty

Replacement for Bears is number 17 Chase Chapman

Last updated: 3/9/2025 8:24:53 PM

Jersey Flegg Cup Team (Round 1):

Coach Dean Feeney has named his first team of the season for their match against Melbourne at Wentworth Park on Sunday. Returning from last year’s Jersey Flegg Cup team are Ben Taylor, Josh Durkin and Bo Piesley (all born in 2004), whilst 2024 S.G. Ball Cup graduates Julius Mitchell, Zac Visconti, Enzo Griffier, Aholoka Toia, Zac Gillett, Jackson De Lisle, Kade Maguire and Jackson Pennell (all born in 2005) will now have a full season of Jersey Flegg Cup ahead of them. 2024 S.G. Ball Cup Fullback Zac Sarfati (2005) is still not ready to return to the field after that bad injury last year.

Also in the team for Sunday are new recruits Kallum Weatherall-Stacey (Manly Jersey Flegg Cup), Will Malloy (Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg Cup), Jasper Catton (Cronulla S.G. Ball Cup), Jacob Tinsley (Souths Logan Mal Meninga Cup), Hayden Lammon (Burdekin, Queensland) and James Khoo (Cabramatta Sydney Shield). On the extended bench are two more off-season recruits in Brooklyn Taumata (North Sydney S.G. Ball Cup) and Druzel Taula (Manly S.G. Ball Cup),

With the Sydney Shield (where Glebe plays as the Roosters feeder club) competition not commencing until next week, those Jersey Flegg Cup contracted players that have missed selection this round, will need to wait an extra week to play their first competition game of the season.