NRL Team Update: Round 21

Author: Dan Talintyre
Timestamp: Thu 2 Aug 2018, 05:59 PM

Wests Tigers Head Coach Ivan Cleary has updated his 19-man squad to take on the Newcastle Knights for their Round 21 clash tomorrow at McDonald Jones Stadium.

Kickoff for the match is at 6:00pm AEST as Wests Tigers look to bounce back from a disappointing last start defeat to the Bulldogs and reduce the gap to the eighth-placed Warriors to just two points.

Cleary has confirmed one change to the side originally named during the week with Robbie Rochow dropping out of the squad. No replacement has yet been confirmed on the bench with Jacob Liddle and Chris McQueen both travelling to Newcastle today as part of the extended NRL squad.

McQueen was a late inclusion to the squad last week against the Bulldogs — playing 36 minutes in his side's 16-4 defeat — while Jacob Liddle could come in to contention after producing a Man of the Match performance in the club's Intrust Super Premiership win over Blacktown Workers last weekend.

Pita Godinet joins Rochow as the player to drop out of the extended 21-man squad, with his replacement on the bench to be confirmed by the club one hour prior to kickoff tomorrow (5:00pm, Friday).

For Newcastle, Coach Nathan Brown has also confirmed a key late change with Connor Watson ruled out. He is replaced in the halves by Jack Cogger with Luke Yates also dropping out of the squad.

Round 21 - Round 21 - Friday 3 Aug

Full Time

Knights

Wests Tigers

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Knights is number 1 Kalyn Ponga

Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Moses Mbye
Winger for Knights is number 2 Ken Sio

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 David Nofoaluma
Centre for Knights is number 3 Sione Mata'utia

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Esan Marsters
Centre for Knights is number 4 Cory Denniss

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Kevin Naiqama
Winger for Knights is number 5 Shaun Kenny-Dowall

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Corey Thompson
Five-Eighth for Knights is number 20 Jack Cogger

Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Benji Marshall
Halfback for Knights is number 7 Mitchell Pearce

Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Luke Brooks

Forwards

Prop for Knights is number 10 Daniel Saifiti

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 Russell Packer
Hooker for Knights is number 9 Danny Levi

Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Robbie Farah
Prop for Knights is number 16 Josh King

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 Ben Matulino
2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Lachlan Fitzgibbon

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 11 Michael Chee Kam
2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Mitchell Barnett

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 13 Elijah Taylor
Lock for Knights is number 13 Aidan Guerra

Lock for Wests Tigers is number 17 Matthew Eisenhuth

Interchange

Interchange for Knights is number 8 Herman Ese'ese

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 12 Luke Garner
Interchange for Knights is number 14 Jamie Buhrer

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Alex Twal
Interchange for Knights is number 15 Chris Heighington

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Sauaso Sue
Interchange for Knights is number 17 JJ Collins

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 18 Jacob Liddle