The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their team to take on the Brisbane Broncos in round 19 of the 2009 NRL Premiership this Friday 17 July at Suncorp Stadium. Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Taylor has named the same starting line up that defeated the Penrith Panthers last Friday night. State of Origin players Michael Crocker and Craig Wing have been named on an extended bench, with rookie Dave Tyrrell picked as 18th man. The NRL match is scheduled for a 6:40pm kick off with the Toyota Cup match due to begin at 4:20pm. The Rabbitohs vs Broncos game is the first of the double header matches played at Suncorp Stadium this Friday night, with the Bulldogs vs Titans match to follow. The Rabbitohs NRL side is:
1. Merritt, Nathan 2. Simpson, Jamie 3. Best, Colin 4. Champion, Beau 5. Talanoa, Fetuli 6. Sutton, John 7. Sandow, Chris 8. Stuart, Luke 9. Luke, Issac 10. Asotasi, Roy (c) 11. Lowe, Ben 12. Pettybourne, Eddy 13. Fa'alogo, David 14. Wing, Craig 15. McPherson, Shannan 16. Crocker, Michael 17. Geddes, Scott 18. Tyrrell, Dave Coach – Jason Taylor
The Rabbitohs Toyota Cup side is:
1. Capewell, Luke 2. Webster, Malcolm 3. Vaivai, Junior 4. Farrell, Dylan 5. Morgan, Kane 6. Mundine, Matt 7. Reynolds, Adam 8. Shearer, Jake 9. Peats, Nathan 10. Lupi, Brad 11. Hammett, Aaron 12. Molan, Brock 13. Clark, Jason (c) 14. Mansour, Joshua 15. Judd, Blake 16. Starling, Josh 17. Tulemau, Jack 18. Takarangi, Brad Coach – Daniel Irvine
The North Sydney Bears take on the Balmain-Ryde at Leichhardt Oval this Sunday 10:45am in round 16 of the NSW Cup.
1. Wara, Samu 2. McQueen, Chris 3. Apps, Deon 4. Baird, Bladen 5. Robinson, Reece 6. Hunt, Justin 7. Hogan, Jarryd 8. Trembath, Chris 9. Falloon, Beau 10. Crossman, Garret 11. Kidwell, David 12. Blaker, Brett 13. Dalton, Sean 14. Sayegh, Daniel 15. Kaifoto, John 16. Hunt, Matt 17. Ngaro, Vinnie 18. Johnston, Curtis Coach – Wayne Lambkin