Taco Team List Tuesday - Sharks v Dragons

Author: Sharks Media
Timestamp: Tue 30 Apr 2024, 03:59 PM

Sharks prop Toby Rudolf has been named to return from a quad injury on the bench in Sunday's local derby against the Dragons.

Rudolf was a late withdrawal from last weekend's clash with the Raiders, replaced by Tuku Hau Tapuha on the interchange in the 40-0 victory.

The hulking Hau Tapuha has been listed as 18th man for the Round 9 match.

With Cronulla looking for a fifth consecutive win, coach Craig Fitzgibbon has otherwise retained the same 17 that got the job done emphatically in Canberra.

Second-rower Teig Wilton is free to take his place on the left edge after accepting a $1000 fine for a Grade 1 Careless High Tackle.

A sell-out has been confirmed at PointsBet Stadium for what is always a passionate encounter between local rivals, with the Sharks having won their past seven matches against St George Illawarra.

Adding to the significance, the Sharks are celebrating their inaugural Mental Fitness Round – an initiative led by halfback Nicho Hynes in collaboration with Gotcha4Life to encourage open conversations and mental resilience.

Kick-off is at 4.05pm with coverage on Nine, Nine Now, Foxtel and Kayo.

Keep an eye on Ticketek, where the only way to secure a ticket until kick-off is through our Member seat resale.

See the 22-man team list below.

1. WILL KENNEDY - proudly sponsored by Paragon Air Conditioning
2. SIONE KATOA - proudly sponsored by Ray White Sutherland Shire
3. JESSE RAMIEN - proudly sponsored by The Vinyl Room
4. KAYAL IRO - proudly sponsored by Aramex
5. RONALDO MULITALO - proudly sponsored by A Corp. Computers
6. DANIEL ATKINSON - proudly sponsored by Totally Workwear Kirrawee
7. NICHO HYNES - proudly sponsored by John Ryan Freight Management
8. TOM HAZELTON - proudly sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication
9. BLAYKE BRAILEY - proudly sponsored by Elite Legal
10. OREGON KAUFUSI - proudly sponsored by Life Outdoors
11. BRITON NIKORA - proudly sponsored by Guardian Venue Management
12. TEIG WILTON - proudly sponsored by White Wolf Constructions
13. CAMERON McINNES (c) - proudly sponsored by Alltech Payroll

Interchange

14. JACK WILLIAMS - proudly sponsored by Ace Gutters
15. SIOSIFA TALAKAI - proudly sponsored by O'Brien Palmer
16. TOBY RUDOLF - proudly sponsored by Sharp EIT Solutions
17. BRADEN HAMLIN-UELE - proudly sponsored by Modular Walls

Extended Bench

18. TUKU HAU TAPUHA
19. MAWENE HIROTI
20. SAMUEL STONESTREET
21. ROYCE HUNT
22. BILLY BURNS

Coach

CRAIG FITZGIBBON - proudly sponsored by Aramex

Round 9 - Round 9 - Sunday 5 May

Full Time

Sharks

Dragons

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William Kennedy

Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Tyrell Sloan
Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione Katoa

Winger for Dragons is number 2 Christian Tuipulotu
Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse Ramien

Centre for Dragons is number 3 Jack Bird
Centre for Sharks is number 4 Kayal Iro

Centre for Dragons is number 4 Zac Lomax
Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo

Winger for Dragons is number 5 Mikaele Ravalawa
Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Daniel Atkinson

Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Kyle Flanagan
Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Nicholas Hynes

Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Ben Hunt

Forwards

Prop for Sharks is number 8 Thomas Hazelton

Prop for Dragons is number 8 Francis Molo
Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke Brailey

Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Jacob Liddle
Prop for Sharks is number 10 Oregon Kaufusi

Prop for Dragons is number 10 Hame Sele
2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora

2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Jaydn Su'A
2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Teig Wilton

2nd Row for Dragons is number 13 Tom Eisenhuth
Lock for Sharks is number 13 Cameron McInnes

Lock for Dragons is number 15 Blake Lawrie

Interchange

Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Jack Williams

Interchange for Dragons is number 11 Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Siosifa Talakai

Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Fa'amanu Brown
Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Toby Rudolf

Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Jack De Belin
Interchange for Sharks is number 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele

Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Ben Murdoch-Masila