The Western Suburbs Magpies are travelling to Wollongong to take on the Illawarra South Coast Steelers in Round 5 of the UNE Harold Matthews Cup this Saturday.
The Magpies enter the clash following their first win of the season over the Balmain Tigers last weekend, converting promising patches into a complete performance.
The black and whites put on a strong attacking effort with a Josh Ratu hat-trick and a double from Iszak Isdale, securing a 32-4 victory over their fellow Wests Tigers Pathways stablemates.
Head Coach, Pat Richards has named an unchanged starting line up from last week, showing faith in the strong performance from his side from last week.
For further match details, please click here.
To view the Western Suburbs Magpies draw for the 2026 UNE Harold Matthews Cup, please click here.
Western Suburbs Magpies Team List: Round 5 v Illawarra South Coast Steelers
1. Iszak Isdale
2. Sam Francis
3. Monson Hopoate
4. Kingston Finau
5. Josh Ratu
6. Terowie Golding-Lyons
7. Connor Potts (c)
8. Zephaniah Finau
14. Ioane Sasulu
10. Etuate Neiufi
11. Sonny Mills
12. Isaac Searle
13. Jerome Cosgrave
Interchange:
9. Ashton Dewanto
16. Thomas Allen
19. Alex Mau
20. Isaiah Fretton
Reserves:
17. Cooper Butler