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NRL Late Mail: Round 13

All the late mail, team changes and news for Round 13 of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership.

NRL Late Mail: Round 13

Knights v Sea Eagles, Sunday at McDonald Jones Stadium

Knights: No late changes on game day, with Kalyn Ponga moving from five-eighth to fullback in place of Lachlan Miller, who drops back to the interchange. Tyson Gamble will partner Jackson Hastings in the halves, having played there while Ponga was injured earlier in the year. Adam Elliott moves into the starting side at lock, while Jack Johns starts in the second row as a replacement for Tyson Frizell, who is on Origin duty. 

Sea Eagles: Manly will take the field as named with mid-week signing Jake Arthur set to make his club debut after joining the bench in the 24-hour update and Christian Tuipulotu dropping out. Cooper Johns replaces Daly Cherry-Evans in the halves. Kaeo Weekes starts at fullback in the absence of Tom Trbojevic, while Toafofoa Sipley joins the 17 for Jake Trbojevic (calf) and will start at prop, with Sean Keppie moving to lock.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Knights is number 1 Kalyn Ponga
    Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Kaeo Weekes
  • Winger for Knights is number 2 Dominic Young
    Winger for Sea Eagles is number 2 Jason Saab
  • Centre for Knights is number 3 Dane Gagai
    Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Brad Parker
  • Centre for Knights is number 4 Bradman Best
    Centre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Tolutau Koula
  • Winger for Knights is number 5 Greg Marzhew
    Winger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Reuben Garrick
  • Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Tyson Gamble
    Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Joshua Schuster
  • Halfback for Knights is number 7 Jackson Hastings
    Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Cooper Johns

Forwards

  • Prop for Knights is number 8 Daniel Saifiti
    Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8 Taniela Paseka
  • Hooker for Knights is number 9 Phoenix Crossland
    Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Lachlan Croker
  • Prop for Knights is number 10 Leo Thompson
    Prop for Sea Eagles is number 10 Toafofoa Sipley
  • 2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Jack Johns
    2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Haumole Olakau'atu
  • 2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Lachlan Fitzgibbon
    2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Samuela Fainu
  • Lock for Knights is number 13 Adam Elliott
    Lock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Sean Keppie

Interchange

  • Interchange for Knights is number 14 Lachlan Miller
    Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Karl Lawton
  • Interchange for Knights is number 15 Jacob Saifiti
    Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Ethan Bullemor
  • Interchange for Knights is number 16 Jack Hetherington
    Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Ben Condon
  • Interchange for Knights is number 17 Mat Croker
    Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 19 Jake Arthur

Reserves

  • Replacement for Knights is number 22 Kurt Mann
    Replacement for Sea Eagles is number 18 Morgan Boyle

Match Officials

  • Referee: Peter Gough
  • Touch Judge: Kasey Badger
  • Touch Judge: Darian Furner
  • Senior Review Official: Grant Atkins

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