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NRL Late Mail: Round 24 - McCarthy to debut

The Sharks welcome back Ronaldo Mulitalo and Braden Hamlin-Uele from injury for their clash with the Knights but playmaker Braydon Trindall has again been ruled out.  

See all the late mail, official team news and updates ahead of Round 24 of the 2024 NRL Telstra Premiership competition.

NRL Late Mail: Round 24

Sharks v Knights, Sunday 4.05pm at PointsBet Stadium

Sharks: Winger Ronaldo Mulitalo (knee) and prop Braden Hamlin-Uele (knee) will return from injury, but first choice No.7 Braydon Trindall (hamstring) was ruled out when the teams were trimmed on Saturday. Mulitalo will start on the wing, with Siosifa Talakai shifting from the second-row to centre. Royce Hunt moves from the bench to the second-row and his place on the interchange is taken by Hamlin-Uele. Blayke Brailey will again play halfback, with Cameron McInnes to start at hooker. The Sharks have made no further changes for today's home clash an hour from kick off, with Niwhai Puru the replacement player.

Knights: Dylan Lucas has again been ruled out after missing last week's game with a hamstring injury, with Kyle McCarthy coming into the centres for his NRL debut. Krystian Mapapalangi, who played in place of Lucas last weekend is out. Bradman Best and Jacob Saifiti are not yet ready to return, but Knights coach Adam O'Brien expects Best to be back in the coming weeks, with Saifiti hoping to be fit for finals if Newcastle finish in the top eight. The team is unchanged from the latest update an hour from kick-off, with Tom Cant remaining as 18th man.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William Kennedy
    Fullback for Knights is number 1 Kalyn Ponga
  • Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione Katoa
    Winger for Knights is number 2 Fletcher Sharpe
  • Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse Ramien
    Centre for Knights is number 3 Dane Gagai
  • Centre for Sharks is number 12 Siosifa Talakai
    Centre for Knights is number 22 Kyle McCarthy
  • Winger for Sharks is number 21 Ronaldo Mulitalo
    Winger for Knights is number 5 Greg Marzhew
  • Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Daniel Atkinson
    Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Tyson Gamble
  • Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Blayke Brailey
    Halfback for Knights is number 7 Phoenix Crossland

Forwards

  • Prop for Sharks is number 8 Toby Rudolf
    Prop for Knights is number 8 Daniel Saifiti
  • Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Cameron McInnes
    Hooker for Knights is number 9 Jayden Brailey
  • Prop for Sharks is number 10 Oregon Kaufusi
    Prop for Knights is number 10 Leo Thompson
  • 2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora
    2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Tyson Frizell
  • 2nd Row for Sharks is number 16 Royce Hunt
    2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Kai Pearce-Paul
  • Lock for Sharks is number 13 Jack Williams
    Lock for Knights is number 13 Adam Elliott

Interchange

  • Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Jayden Berrell
    Interchange for Knights is number 14 Jack Cogger
  • Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Billy Burns
    Interchange for Knights is number 15 Mat Croker
  • Interchange for Sharks is number 19 Braden Hamlin-Uele
    Interchange for Knights is number 16 Jack Hetherington
  • Interchange for Sharks is number 22 Tuku Hau Tapuha
    Interchange for Knights is number 17 Brodie Jones

Reserves

  • Replacement for Sharks is number 18 Niwhai Puru
    Replacement for Knights is number 18 Thomas Cant

Match Officials

  • Referee: Gerard Sutton
  • Touch Judge: Jon Stone
  • Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
  • Senior Review Official: Matt Noyen

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