Junior Reps Preview: Round Two

Author: Raiders.com.au
Timestamp: Thu 8 Feb 2024, 05:09 PM

Round two of the junior representative competitions is this weekend, with the Raiders SG Ball and Tarsha Gale sides hosting the Illawarra Steelers while the Harold Matts team travel to the Central Coast.

UNE Harold Matthews Cup

The Raiders Harold Matthews Cup side take on the Central Coast Roosters this weekend, having learnt some lessons from last week's loss.

The Raiders went down to the Knights in what was the first match of the competition last weekend. Despite leading 16-4 at half-time, the Raiders were unable to get the job done against a strong Knights side.

But Raiders coach Rourke O'Sullivan said that the team took a lot of lessons from the game.

“Yeah we lost the game but there were definitely a lot of positives from the match," O'Sullivan said.

"We did a review from the weekend and we’re really keen for this weekend to fix some things that we weren’t quite nailing.

“We played pretty well for most of the game but we just didn’t play our best for ten minutes and good teams like Newcastle are going to punish you and they did. So we’re really keen to make amends this weekend.”

This weekend sees the Raiders travel up north to the Central Coast for the first away trip of the season, something that O'Sullivan says the players are looking forward to.

“We quite enjoy away trips, getting on the bus together but obviously it is a bit of a challenge being a long trip up to the Central Coast," O'Sullivan said.

"But we’re excited for the challenge and we know Central Coast had the first week off so they are going to be ready for a tough game so we’re excited.”

Only one change to the team from last week, with Thomas Handsaker coming onto the interchange bench. He replaces Maz Patau.

One player who impressed O'Sullivan last week was lock Jack Milne, who has been named in the number 13 jersey again this weekend.

“There’s been a few, I think Jack Milne in particular was really good for us on the weekend," O'Sullivan said.

"He’s a kid from Parkes, he played 60 minutes in the middle and I’ve been really impressed with his work ethic.”

Kick off for the round two clash is 2:30pm Saturday 10 February at Morry Breen Oval, Central Coast.

Round 2 - Round 2 - Saturday 10 Feb

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CC Roosters

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Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for CC Roosters is number 1 Jai Callaghan

Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Kruger Roache
Winger for CC Roosters is number 2 Tali Kolofale

Winger for Raiders is number 2 Jet Millard
Centre for CC Roosters is number 3 Sangstar Figota

Centre for Raiders is number 3 Preston Smallwood
Centre for CC Roosters is number 4 Joshua Fesolai

Centre for Raiders is number 4 Hardy Glover
Winger for CC Roosters is number 5 Tayte Bayley

Winger for Raiders is number 5 Cooper Johnston
Five-Eighth for CC Roosters is number 6 Isaac Fotu-Moala

Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Jamie Cowling
Halfback for CC Roosters is number 7 Carter Mareko

Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Troy Codey

Forwards

Prop for CC Roosters is number 8 Kye Donohoe

Prop for Raiders is number 8 Zildjian Tafili
Hooker for CC Roosters is number 14 Brok Elliott

Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Jack Leighton
Prop for CC Roosters is number 10 Jaxson Watene

Prop for Raiders is number 16 Billy Hollands
2nd Row for CC Roosters is number 11 Caleb Fesolai

2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Geordan Amaiu
2nd Row for CC Roosters is number 12 Darcy Smith

2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Lochie Ellard
Lock for CC Roosters is number 19 Payton Gifford

Lock for Raiders is number 13 Jack Milne

Interchange

Interchange for CC Roosters is number 9 Ryan Tukapua

Interchange for Raiders is number 10 Thomas Handsaker
Interchange for CC Roosters is number 15 Kaleb Burke

Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Max Hartwig
Interchange for CC Roosters is number 16 Zac Stokes

Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Samuel Green
Interchange for CC Roosters is number 18 Lachlan Gatt

Interchange for Raiders is number 23 Arthur Smith

Reserves

Replacement for CC Roosters is number 17 Lincoln Turnbull

Replacement for Raiders is number 22 Trent Nagel

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UNE SG Ball Cup

The Raiders SG Ball side will be looking to bounce back this weekend when they host the Illawarra Steelers at Raiders Belconnen on Saturday afternoon.

The Raiders are coming off a tough 56-10 loss to the Knights in round one, with the Newcastle side scoring ten tries to two in a dominant performance.

Coach Peter Marrapodi has made just the one change to the team, with Jayden Wolfe replacing Jayze Tuigamala on the interchange bench.

The Raiders take on the Steelers, who recorded a come from behind 26-12 win over the Rabbitohs in round one last weekend.

Kick off for the Raiders v Steelers round two clash is at 1:30pm Saturday 10 February at Raiders Belconnen.

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