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.
Match: Raiders v Workers
Finals Week 1 -
home Team
Raiders
away Team
Workers
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Chevy StewartFullback for Workers is number 1 Kaeo Weekes
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Winger for Raiders is number 5 Xavier SavageWinger for Workers is number 5 Clayton Faulalo
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Centre for Raiders is number 3 Harley Smith-ShieldsCentre for Workers is number 3 Brad Abbey
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Centre for Raiders is number 4 Brad MorkosCentre for Workers is number 7 Latu Fainu
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Winger for Raiders is number 23 James SchillerWinger for Workers is number 19 Jake Toby
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Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Ethan StrangeFive-Eighth for Workers is number 6 Cooper Johns
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Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Joshua JamesHalfback for Workers is number 23 Josh Schuster
Forwards
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Prop for Raiders is number 10 Peter HolaProp for Workers is number 8 Ben Condon
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Hooker for Raiders is number 20 Danny LeviHooker for Workers is number 9 Nathaniel Roache
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Prop for Raiders is number 19 Loghan LewisProp for Workers is number 10 Austin Dias
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2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Clay Webb2nd Row for Workers is number 11 Samuela Fainu
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2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Luke Webley2nd Row for Workers is number 12 Kelma Tuilagi
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Lock for Raiders is number 21 Mitchell SpencerLock for Workers is number 13 Dean Matterson
Interchange
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Interchange for Raiders is number 2 Utuloa AsomuaInterchange for Workers is number 14 Jamie Humphreys
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Interchange for Raiders is number 9 Adrian TrevilyanInterchange for Workers is number 15 Jacob Sykes
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Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Jake ClydsdaleInterchange for Workers is number 16 Kobe Rugless
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Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Jayden ClarksonInterchange for Workers is number 17 Morgan Boyle
Reserves
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Replacement for Raiders is number 18 Mitch HendersonReplacement for Workers is number 18 Denzal Tonise
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