Jersey Flegg Team List: Warriors seeking more improvement

Author: Richard Becht & photosport.nz
Timestamp: Fri 19 Apr 2024, 02:47 PM

After two close-run defeats in their last two outings, the One New Zealand Warriors will continue their quest for further improvement in their round seven Jersey Flegg Cup (under-21) match against St George Illawarra at Collegians Sporting Complex in Wollongong on Saturday (11.15am kick-off local time; 1.15pm NZT).

Coming into the competition this season has been a tough baptism but the Warriors have made significant inroads since the opening three rounds.

Against both Newcastle and Manly Warringah they were in with every chance of picking up their first win of the campaign, particularly last Saturday when they had cut the margin back to 16-18 with plenty of time to play.

Now they’re back over the Tasman for a testing mission against the Dragons who have a 4-2 record after six games, although they went down 22-31 to Wests Tigers last week.

Round 7 - Round 7 - Saturday 20 Apr

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Dragons

Warriors

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Dragons is number 4 Benjamin Lavender

Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Motu Pasikala
Winger for Dragons is number 5 Khye RUSSELL

Winger for Warriors is number 2 Garry Tuilekutu
Centre for Dragons is number 3 Will Starling

Centre for Warriors is number 3 Nganaiaiafu Vake
Centre for Dragons is number 12 Campbell Watchirs

Centre for Warriors is number 17 Salesi Piliu
Winger for Dragons is number 21 Ethan Cliff

Winger for Warriors is number 5 Robin Herbert
Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Nicholas Quinn

Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 21 Luke Hanson
Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Ashton Ward

Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Cassius Cowley

Forwards

Prop for Dragons is number 8 Jacob Webster

Prop for Warriors is number 8 rodney tuipulotuvea
Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Kyan Hjaltason

Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Makaia Tafua
Prop for Dragons is number 10 Jett Liu

Prop for Warriors is number 10 Ieti Samuelu
2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Hamish Stewart

2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Alvin Chong Nee
2nd Row for Dragons is number 20 Jack Quine

2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Sialetili Faeamani
Lock for Dragons is number 13 Matthew Alhazim

Lock for Warriors is number 20 Tobias Crosby

Interchange

Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Trey Barlow

Interchange for Warriors is number 13 Etuate Fukofuka
Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Travis Barrett-Hancock

Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Jeriko Filipi-Talisau
Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Callum Leikvoll

Interchange for Warriors is number 15 Ben Peni
Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Nicholas Tsougranis

Interchange for Warriors is number 16 Francis Tuimauga

Reserves

Replacement for Dragons is number 22 Kye Wright

Replacement for Warriors is number 18 Kalani Peyroux-Donaldson

Last updated: 4/21/2024 10:48:48 PM

With injuries hitting the club’s NRL stocks hard, the trickle-down effect means the Jersey Flegg side is without frontline forwards Harry Durbin and Toby Crosby, both playing up a grade with the New South Wales Cup side this week.

Almost all the players named for Saturday's match in Wollongong have played SG Ball Cup football for the One New Zealand Warriors in either 2023 or 2024.

One of the standouts is centre Sio Kali, who started the season playing for the SG Ball side and scored a try in his only appearance (after four tries in four games last season) but has since been used at both New South Wales Cup and Jersey Flegg Cup level.

In his only NSW Cup game so far he marked his debut in a 20-26 loss to South Sydney with a brilliant try, 131 metres from 12 runs, a line break, a try assist, a line break assist, four tackle breaks and seven tackles without a miss.

He featured in the last two narrow Jersey Flegg defeats scoring the Warriors’ two tries in their 8-18 loss to Newcastle and then another superb effort in the 16-20 reverse against Manly last week.