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.
Match: Sharks v Knights
Round 24 -
home Team
Sharks
away Team
Knights
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William KennedyFullback for Knights is number 1 Kalyn Ponga
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Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione KatoaWinger for Knights is number 2 Fletcher Sharpe
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Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse RamienCentre for Knights is number 3 Dane Gagai
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Centre for Sharks is number 12 Siosifa TalakaiCentre for Knights is number 22 Kyle McCarthy
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Winger for Sharks is number 21 Ronaldo MulitaloWinger for Knights is number 5 Greg Marzhew
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Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Daniel AtkinsonFive-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Tyson Gamble
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Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Blayke BraileyHalfback for Knights is number 7 Phoenix Crossland
Forwards
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Prop for Sharks is number 8 Toby RudolfProp for Knights is number 8 Daniel Saifiti
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Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Cameron McInnesHooker for Knights is number 9 Jayden Brailey
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Prop for Sharks is number 10 Oregon KaufusiProp for Knights is number 10 Leo Thompson
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2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Tyson Frizell
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2nd Row for Sharks is number 16 Royce Hunt2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Kai Pearce-Paul
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Lock for Sharks is number 13 Jack WilliamsLock for Knights is number 13 Adam Elliott
Interchange
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Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Jayden BerrellInterchange for Knights is number 14 Jack Cogger
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Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Billy BurnsInterchange for Knights is number 15 Mat Croker
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Interchange for Sharks is number 19 Braden Hamlin-UeleInterchange for Knights is number 16 Jack Hetherington
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Interchange for Sharks is number 22 Tuku Hau TapuhaInterchange for Knights is number 17 Brodie Jones
Reserves
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Replacement for Sharks is number 18 Niwhai PuruReplacement 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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