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The Canberra Raiders have named their squad for Thursday night’s match against the Melbourne Storm at Sunshine Coast Stadium.

Bailey Simonsson returns to the side this weekend on the wing for Semi Valemei, who will miss 1-2 weeks with a throat injury.

Sia Soliola has also been named to make a return to the team this week on the bench, replacing Elijah Anderson who made his NRL debut last weekend.

Corey Horsburgh and Ryan James will be named in the Bulldogs squad this week, after both players were given permission to join Canterbury on a short-term loan deal.

The deal which is for two weeks, allows the pair to get some much-needed game time while providing the Bulldogs with a chance to fill some positional shortcomings in their squad due to injury and unavailability.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Storm is number 1 Nicholas Hynes
    Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Jordan Rapana
  • Winger for Storm is number 2 Dean Ieremia
    Winger for Raiders is number 2 Bailey Simonsson
  • Centre for Storm is number 3 Reimis Smith
    Centre for Raiders is number 3 Jarrod Croker
  • Centre for Storm is number 4 Justin Olam
    Centre for Raiders is number 4 Matthew Timoko
  • Winger for Storm is number 5 Josh Addo-Carr
    Winger for Raiders is number 5 Harley Smith-Shields
  • Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Cameron Munster
    Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Jack Wighton
  • Halfback for Storm is number 7 Jahrome Hughes
    Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Sam Williams

Forwards

  • Prop for Storm is number 8 Jesse Bromwich
    Prop for Raiders is number 8 Josh Papalii
  • Hooker for Storm is number 9 Brandon Smith
    Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Josh Hodgson
  • Prop for Storm is number 10 Christian Welch
    Prop for Raiders is number 10 Joseph Tapine
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Felise Kaufusi
    2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Hudson Young
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Kenneath Bromwich
    2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Elliott Whitehead
  • Lock for Storm is number 13 Dale Finucane
    Lock for Raiders is number 17 Iosia Soliola

Interchange

  • Interchange for Storm is number 14 Harry Grant
    Interchange for Raiders is number 13 Ryan Sutton
  • Interchange for Storm is number 15 Chris Lewis
    Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Tom Starling
  • Interchange for Storm is number 17 Ryan Papenhuyzen
    Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Emre Guler
  • Interchange for Storm is number 18 Tom Eisenhuth
    Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Corey Harawira-Naera

Reserves

  • Reserve for Storm is number 19 Tepai Moeroa
    Reserve for Raiders is number 18 Sebastian Kris

Match Officials

  • Referee: Gerard Sutton
  • Touch Judge: Todd Smith
  • Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
  • Senior Review Official: Chris Butler

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Canberra Raiders v Melbourne Storm
Thursday August 12, 7.50pm, Sunshine Coast Stadium  

1. Jordan Rapana
2. Bailey Simonsson
3. Jarrod Croker (C)
4. Matt Timoko
5. Harley Smith-Shields
6. Jack Wighton
7. Sam Williams
8. Josh Papalii
9. Josh Hodgson
10. Joe Tapine
11. Hudson Young
12. Elliott Whitehead (C)
13. Ryan Sutton

14. Tom Starling
15. Emre Guler
16. Corey Harawira-Naera
17. Sia Soliola
18. Sebastian Kris
19. Matt Frawley
20. Dunamis Lui
21. Siliva Havili

Injuries/Suspension

Semi Valemei – Throat – Round 23-24

Xavier Savage – Shoulder - Season

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad - Neck - Season

Acknowledgement of Country

Canberra Raiders respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.