NSW Cup Finals Week One Preview

Author: Raiders.com.au
Timestamp: Fri 1 Sep 2023, 09:42 AM

The Raiders NSW Cup team take on the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles this Saturday afternoon in their week one finals clash.

Needing a win last weekend to secure their spot in finals, the Raiders defeated the first-placed North Sydney Bears 36-14 in what was an impressive team performance.

A few changes have been made to the side ahead of this Saturday's clash.

Hohepa Puru will make his NRL debut this weekend, with Pasami Saulo, James Schiller and Trey Mooney named in the NRL extended bench.

This sees Michael Asomua named on the wing in the Cup side, with Peter Hola and Loghan Lewis the starting front rowers and Mitchell Spencer at lock.

Jayden Clarkson and Jed Stuart are the new faces on the bench.

The Sea Eagles finished the regular season in fifth place on the ladder after defeating the Bulldogs 32-22 last weekend.

They have a number of important inclusions to their side this week, with Cooper Johns, Latu Fainu and Kaeo Weekes all named in the starting 13.

The Raiders and Sea Eagles have met twice this year, with Blacktown winning 19-12 in round 12 and 24-18 in round 20.

But the Raiders have been in strong form at the back end of the season, winning their last five straight games, so will be a dangerous team to stop.

Kick off is 3pm Saturday September 2 at North Sydney Oval in Sydney.

The match will be live-streamed on the NSWRL Facebook page.

Finals Week 1 - Finals Week 1 - Saturday 2 Sep

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Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Chevy Stewart

Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Kaeo Weekes
Winger for Raiders is number 5 Xavier Savage

Winger for Sea Eagles is number 5 Clayton Faulalo
Centre for Raiders is number 3 Harley Smith-Shields

Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Brad Abbey
Centre for Raiders is number 4 Brad Morkos

Centre for Sea Eagles is number 7 Latu Fainu
Winger for Raiders is number 23 James Schiller

Winger for Sea Eagles is number 19 Jake Toby
Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Ethan Strange

Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Cooper Johns
Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Joshua James

Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 23 Josh Schuster

Forwards

Prop for Raiders is number 10 Peter Hola

Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8 Ben Condon
Hooker for Raiders is number 20 Danny Levi

Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Nathaniel Roache
Prop for Raiders is number 19 Loghan Lewis

Prop for Sea Eagles is number 10 Austin Dias
2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Clay Webb

2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Samuela Fainu
2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Luke Webley

2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Kelma Tuilagi
Lock for Raiders is number 21 Mitchell Spencer

Lock for Sea Eagles is number 13 Dean Matterson

Interchange

Interchange for Raiders is number 2 Utuloa Asomua

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 14 Jamie Humphreys
Interchange for Raiders is number 9 Adrian Trevilyan

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Jacob Sykes
Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Jake Clydsdale

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Kobe Rugless
Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Jayden Clarkson

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Morgan Boyle