NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Round Four Preview

Author: Brielle Sciacca
Timestamp: Thu 23 Mar 2023, 03:38 PM

Both the Raiders NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg sides will be kicking off their round four matches at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on Sunday, playing before the Raiders v Knights NRL match.

NSW Cup

The Raiders NSW Cup team will be taking on the Knights this Sunday as they look to back up their win last weekend.

The Raiders have won the two previous games when they have played against each other.

The Raiders go into the game with a handful of changes. Trey Mooney comes into the side after playing in the Raiders NRL clash last week, while Zac Woolford has been named to play in the NRL team this week.

The green machine are coming off the back of a win against the Newtown Jets last week in what was a 28-20 victory.

Brad Schneider was a key player for the Raiders in last week’s win, scoring a try, a line break and a try assist to his name as well as running 131 metres.

Alongside Schneider in the Raiders win, Brad Morkos had 157 run metres and scored a try for himself.

The Raiders will be looking to continue their form for the season, currently sitting equal third on the ladder.

Meanwhile, the Knights are in eighth position after only winning one game so far this season.

The Knights side also have a handful of changes to their side after their win last week against the Dragons.

Floyd Tighe, Greg Marzhew, Keanu Wainohu-Kemp, Liam Sutton, and Sebastian Su'a are all out for the side with Ryan Rivett, Thomas Cant, and Toni Tupouniua replacing them.

The clash will be a part of the triple-header in Newcastle, with the NSW Cup kicking off at 1:35 pm.

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Knights

Raiders

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Knights is number 1 Bailey Hodgson

Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Chevy Stewart
Winger for Knights is number 2 Dominic Young

Winger for Raiders is number 2 Jed Stuart
Centre for Knights is number 3 Kiah Cooper

Centre for Raiders is number 3 Jarrod Croker
Centre for Knights is number 4 Enari Tuala

Centre for Raiders is number 4 Brad Morkos
Winger for Knights is number 5 David Armstrong

Winger for Raiders is number 5 Semi Valemei
Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Ryan Rivett

Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Joshua James
Halfback for Knights is number 7 Adam Clune

Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Brad Schneider

Forwards

Prop for Knights is number 8 David Hollis

Prop for Raiders is number 8 Trey Mooney
Hooker for Knights is number 9 Liam Wilkinson

Hooker for Raiders is number 18 Mitchel Souter
Prop for Knights is number 16 Reid Alchin

Prop for Raiders is number 10 Peter Hola
2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Thomas Cant

2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Jordan Martin
2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Jack Johns

2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Clay Webb
Lock for Knights is number 13 Ben Talty

Lock for Raiders is number 13 Hohepa Puru

Interchange

Interchange for Knights is number 10 Oryn Keeley

Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Toby Thorburn
Interchange for Knights is number 14 Kobe Rugless

Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Jayden Clarkson
Interchange for Knights is number 15 Cooper Jenkins

Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Juwan Compain
Interchange for Knights is number 17 Chris Slater-Raptis

Interchange for Raiders is number 17 Josh Allen

Reserves

Replacement for Knights is number 20 Toni Tupouniua

Replacement for Raiders is number 19 Mitchell Spencer

Last updated: 5/29/2023 1:46:43 AM

Jersey Flegg

The Jersey Flegg Raiders team will be hoping to gain some form after only winning in round one of the season so far.

The Raiders had a 12-point loss to the Sharks last weekend and will be going into the game with a significant number of changes.

Kaden Williams, Mitchell Spencer, Regan Carr, Shaun Packer, and Tane Kiriona are the new faces in the team this week, with Deakin Bright, Ethan Strange, Jack Bishop, Joshua Latham, Livai Kaloutolu, and Utuloa Asomua out of the side.

Meanwhile, the Knights will have just a couple of changes with Liam Sutton and Sebastian Su'a coming in for Jackson Shade and Kodi Crowther.

Newcastle are coming off a 30-26 loss to the Dragons last week.

The Raiders are currently on equal points with the Knights who are sitting in seventh place while the Raiders are in eleventh place.

The game will kick off on Sunday at 11:05am.