Teams have been named for Saturday’s NSWRL senior representative rugby league fixtures. Both Roosters teams will play the Melbourne Storm in Melbourne.
NSW Cup Team (Round 13):
Coach Brett Morris has named his team, who currently sit 4th on the competition table, to play 14th placed Melbourne Storm in Melbourne on Saturday. The match, which is played as a curtain raiser to the NRL clash between the same two clubs, kicks off at 4.45 pm.
With the NRL side playing immediately following this match, the NSW Cup team won’t have access to any of those players in the final 19-man NRL squad for this match, whilst injuries to NRL wingers Mark Nawaqanitawase and Daniel Tupou will also require two NSW Cup players to be on NRL duty and therefore unavailable to play NSW Cup. Further, Tommy Talau (calf), Ben Johnson (knee) and Hayden Barton (shoulder) remain on the sideline along with Blake Steep (knee) and Lachlan Dooner (shoulder), who have season ending injuries.
Finally, with six Roosters NRL players engaged in Wednesday’s State of Origin match, a number of Roosters NSW Cup players are also on stand-by for NRL duty, depending on how many players get through the representative fixture. This leads to further uncertainty surrounding the final make-up of Saturday’s NSW Cup team.
The NSW Cup team does get back Junior Pauga from NRL duty, who comes into the side on the left wing, replacing Trey Peni, who has been named as the 18th man. Michael Coleman’s replacement at hooker, however, is likely dependent on Benaiah Ioelu’s involvement in Saturday’s NRL clash. That will be finalised at 3.45 pm on Saturday.
Darcy Smith, who turns 19 on Saturday, moves from the bench to take the starting spot on the left edge, with Aston Warwick returning to the bench.
Finally, on the bench Itula Seve goes back to Jersey Flegg Cup, and he is replaced by 17 year old prop Charleston Te Rore, who made his NSW Cup debut in Round 10.
The full team list can be found here:
Match: Storm v Roosters
Round 13 -
home Team
Storm
away Team
Roosters
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Storm is number 19 Amaziah MurghaFullback for Roosters is number 1 Rex Bassingthwaighte
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Winger for Storm is number 2 Siulagi Tuimalatu-BrownWinger for Roosters is number 2 Fetalaiga Pauga
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Centre for Storm is number 3 Liam WilliamsCentre for Roosters is number 3 Junior Tupou
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Centre for Storm is number 4 Mitchell JenningsCentre for Roosters is number 4 Owen Flaherty
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Winger for Storm is number 5 Joseph LitidamuWinger for Roosters is number 5 Tom Rodwell
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Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Josh DurkinFive-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Jake Elliott
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Halfback for Storm is number 7 Hayden WatsonHalfback for Roosters is number 7 Toby Rodwell
Forwards
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Prop for Storm is number 10 Davvy MoaleProp for Roosters is number 8 Taylor Losalu
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Hooker for Storm is number 9 Gabriel SatrickHooker for Roosters is number 9 Benaiah Ioelu
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Prop for Storm is number 15 K-CI Newton-WhareProp for Roosters is number 10 De La Salle Va'a
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2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Nicholas Stonestreet2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Max McCathie
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2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Preston Conn2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Darcy Smith
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Lock for Storm is number 13 Angus HincheyLock for Roosters is number 13 Jaxson Rahme
Interchange
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Interchange for Storm is number 8 Josiah PahuluInterchange for Roosters is number 14 Jaxson Allen
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Interchange for Storm is number 14 Blake KehlInterchange for Roosters is number 15 Aston Warwick
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Interchange for Storm is number 16 Zayvian Langkilde-FaleInterchange for Roosters is number 16 Kanaan Magele
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Interchange for Storm is number 17 Lockyer-Azile FoliolaInterchange for Roosters is number 17 Charleston Te Rore
Reserves
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Replacement for Storm is number 20 Amare MilfordReplacement for Roosters is number 18 Trey Peni
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Jersey Flegg Cup Team (Round 13):
Coach Anthony Barnes has named his team, who currently sit 11th on the competition table, to play 12th placed Melbourne Storm at Gosch's Paddock in Melbourne on Saturday. The match kicks off at 3.00 pm. The team hasn’t played since a narrow defeat to the Bulldogs in Round 10.
Lachlan Dooner, Jackson Stewart, Enzo Giffier, Lui Lee, Jackson De Lisle, Jackson Pennell and Aholoka Toia remain on the injured list, whilst Kanaan Magele, Jake Elliott and Jaxson Allen are on higher grade duty, together with other Jersey Flegg eligible players Rex Bassingthwaighte, Reece Foley, Darcy Smith and Charleston Te Rore.
The team, however, does get Josiah Fesolai (hand) back from injury. He has been named at hooker, replacing Zac Gillett. Lance Tovio moves from right centre to the back row, replacing Jack Ewer, whilst Eddy Cayless moves from the bench to replace Jayden Missio at lock forward. The other confirmed change sees props Austyn Ah Toon-Hotene and Peter Benjamin Uini swap roles, with Toon-Hotene named to start this week.
With uncertainty surrounding the final make-up of both the NRL and NSW Cup teams, due to Wednesday’s Sate of Origin fixture, the Jersey Flegg Cup team list will not be finalised until 2.00 pm on Saturday. Currently, there is no halfback (replacing Carter Mareko) or right centre named, together with a number of bench spots..
The full team list can be found here:
Match: Storm v Roosters
Round 13 -
home Team
Storm
away Team
Roosters
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Storm is number 1 Waka HammondFullback for Roosters is number 1 Zac Sarfati
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Winger for Storm is number 2 Victory IsaakoWinger for Roosters is number 2 EJ Mahu-Delamere
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Centre for Storm is number 3 Frank HowarthCentre for Roosters is number 3 Jackson Stewart
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Centre for Storm is number 4 Alize ClarkeCentre for Roosters is number 4 Brooklyn Heath
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Winger for Storm is number 5 Ben StringerWinger for Roosters is number 5 Kade Maguire
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Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Eli MorrisFive-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Keone Anitelea-Tsioussis
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Halfback for Storm is number 7 Dylan BrettleHalfback for Roosters is number 7 Carter Mareko
Forwards
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Prop for Storm is number 8 Talas AbellProp for Roosters is number 8 Julius Mitchell
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Hooker for Storm is number 9 Keaton StuttHooker for Roosters is number 9 Josiah Fesolai
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Prop for Storm is number 10 Kobi FloroProp for Roosters is number 17 Itula Seve
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2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Amare Milford2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Lancelot Tovio
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2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Ronnic Starkey2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 James Finegan
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Lock for Storm is number 13 David TuarikiLock for Roosters is number 13 Eddy Cayless
Interchange
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Interchange for Storm is number 14 Deacon KingInterchange for Roosters is number 10 Austyn Ah Toon-Hotene
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Interchange for Storm is number 15 Suli PoleInterchange for Roosters is number 14 Liam Bell
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Interchange for Storm is number 16 Jett RyanInterchange for Roosters is number 15 Jayden Missio
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Interchange for Storm is number 17 Cruz DangerfieldInterchange for Roosters is number 16 Jack Ewer
Reserves
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Replacement for Storm is number 18 Matthew KeretiReplacement for Roosters is number 18 Bo Peisley
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NSW Women’s Premiership Team
The competition doesn’t commence until Saturday, 13th June. The Central Coast Roosters team, which finished 10th in 2025, will again be coached by Nathan Anderson in 2026.