NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Round Five Preview

Author: Raiders.com.au
Timestamp: Thu 30 Mar 2023, 04:56 PM

The Raiders NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg teams travel to Penrith this weekend to face the Panthers in round five action.

NSW Cup

The Raiders NSW Cup side will be seeking their third win on the trot when they face the Penrith Panthers at BlueBet Stadium on Saturday.

The Raiders are coming off the back of an impressive 20-18 win over the Knights last weekend. Prop Trey Mooney scored a try with just one minute remaining to level the scores at 18-18, before Jarrod Croker kicked the conversion to seal the victory.

Mooney was particularly impressive for the green machine, running for 169 metres and recording two line breaks, five tackle breaks, 33 tackles as well as scoring the match-winning try.

Raiders second rower Clay Webb also scored during the Knights game and has now scored three tries in the last four games.

Coach Justin Giteau has made a couple of changes to the team ahead of the Panthers clash.

James Schiller returns to the side on the wing after playing in the NRL team for the past two weeks. Valemei moves to the centres, with Brad Morkos dropping out.

Juwan Compain has been named in the second row, replacing Jordan Martin.

The Panthers have won two of their past three games to start the season and are currently equal on points with the Raiders on the ladder.

The home team are coming off a 22-16 loss to the Eels last round, so will be looking to bounce back this Saturday.

Kick off for the match is at 1pm Saturday April 1, with the match also live-streamed on NSWRL TV via the NSWRL Facebook page.

Round 5 - Round 5 - Saturday 1 Apr

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Panthers

Raiders

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Panthers is number 1 Isaiah Iongi

Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Chevy Stewart
Winger for Panthers is number 2 Tom Jenkins

Winger for Raiders is number 2 Jed Stuart
Centre for Panthers is number 3 Matt Stimson

Centre for Raiders is number 3 Jarrod Croker
Centre for Panthers is number 4 Jack Cole

Centre for Raiders is number 4 Semi Valemei
Winger for Panthers is number 5 Jesse McLean

Winger for Raiders is number 5 James Schiller
Five-Eighth for Panthers is number 6 Kurt Falls

Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Joshua James
Halfback for Panthers is number 7 Jack Cogger

Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Noah Ryan

Forwards

Prop for Panthers is number 8 Liam Henry

Prop for Raiders is number 8 Trey Mooney
Hooker for Panthers is number 9 Luke Sommerton

Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Mitchel Souter
Prop for Panthers is number 10 Eddie Blacker

Prop for Raiders is number 10 Peter Hola
2nd Row for Panthers is number 11 Mavrik Geyer

2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Juwan Compain
2nd Row for Panthers is number 12 Chris Smith

2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Clay Webb
Lock for Panthers is number 13 Matthew Eisenhuth

Lock for Raiders is number 13 Hohepa Puru

Interchange

Interchange for Panthers is number 14 Trent Toelau

Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Toby Thorburn
Interchange for Panthers is number 15 John Faiumu

Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Jayden Clarkson
Interchange for Panthers is number 16 Ativalu Lisati

Interchange for Raiders is number 17 Josh Allen
Interchange for Panthers is number 17 Harrison Hassett

Interchange for Raiders is number 19 Steven Numambo

Reserves

Replacement for Panthers is number 18 Daeon Amituanai

Replacement for Raiders is number 18 Brad Morkos

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

Jersey Flegg

The Raiders Jersey Flegg team will be looking to bounce back against the Panthers this Saturday morning at BlueBet Stadium.

The Raiders were defeated by the Knights last round 24-12, with prop Eneseli Kamuta scoring a double in the match.

Coach Ash Barnes has made a few changes to the side ahead of this weekend's clash.

Peyton Jenkins has been given the nod at five-eighth, with Trent Borthwick dropping to the bench.

Shaun Packer has been named at hooker, replacing Toby Thorburn who has been named in the Cup team.

Kaden Williams and Jack Hartwig will start as second row and lock respectively.

The Raiders take on the Panthers, who have won one of their first three games of the season.

The Panthers are currently in fifth place on the ladder, while the Raiders are in 11th.

Kick off is at 11:00am Saturday April 1 at BlueBet Stadium Penrith.