Magic Round – Team List Tuesday
By Steve Mavin for Bunnies TV.
The Bunnies could do with a bit of magic at the moment. On Saturday night we’d definitely like to see them pull a Rabbit out of the hat!
More importantly for the last placed Rabbitohs, is for the team to improve and even better…win.
Jack Wighton 250th NRL Game
New recruit Jack Wighton will pull the boots on for his 250th appearance in the top grade against the Cowboys. Jack made his debut in 2012 against the Titans. There is no doubt that this season has not gone to plan for the former Raider. A win in a milestone match please boys, win it for Wighton!!
Official Team Announcement
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their squad for Magic Round 11 of the 2024 NRL
Premiership against the North Queensland Cowboys to be played this Saturday 18 May at 7:45pm at Suncorp Stadium.
Rabbitohs interim Head Coach Ben Hornby has named Alex Johnston and Jacob Gagai to return on the wings with Izaac Tu’itupou Thompson shifting to centre. Taane Milne returns from suspension on the interchange bench.
Rabbitohs centre Jack Wighton will play his 250th NRL game against the Cowboys on Saturday night having made his NRL debut for the Canberra Raiders against the Gold Coast Titans in round two, 2012. He has played seven Tests for Australia, ten State of Origin matches for New South Wales, seven games for the Indigenous All Stars and four games for Country Origin, as well as representing the Australian Schoolboys and New South Wales under 18s. Jack is also a Dally M Medallist for the NRL’s players of the year in 2020 and a Clive Churchill Medallist for the man-of-the-match in the 2019 Grand Final.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs’ squad for the Magic Round 11 clash with the Cowboys is:
- Latrell Mitchell
- Alex Johnston
- Jack Wighton
- Izaac Tu’itupou Thompson
- Jacob Gagai
- Cody Walker (c)
- Dion Teaupa
- Davvy Moale
- Damien Cook
- Sean Keppie
- Keaon Koloamatangi
- Jai Arrow
- Siliva Havili
Interchange: - Peter Mamouzelos
- Tallis Duncan
- Thomas Burgess
- Taane Milne
- Gehamat Shibasaki
- Matthew French
- Adam Christensen
- Bayleigh Bentley-Hape
- Liam Le Blanc
Coach – Ben Hornby
Pathways
The South Sydney Rabbitohs’ NSW Cup team will take on the North Sydney Bears in a 2023 Grand Final replay in the first leg of the Mario Fenech Cup, while our Jersey Flegg Cup team will do battle with the Warriors this weekend.
The Rabbitohs and Bears will play in the first leg of the Mario Fenech Cup for season 2024, named after South Sydney and North Sydney legend, Mario Fenech. The winner is determined by the aggregate scores of the two regular season games played each year between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and North Sydney Bears. The NSW KOE Cup match will be part of the NSWRL’s Magic Round being played at North Sydney Oval, with the Rabbitohs away to the Bears on Saturday 18 May at 5pm.
The Rabbitohs’ Jersey Flegg Cup team will play their round five match against the Warriors which was originally postponed due to poor weather, taking on the New Zealanders on Saturday 18 May at 12pm at Erskineville Oval.
NSW Cup
Bunnies hooker Ryan Gray scored first on Saturday at Kogarah against the Dragons but it was all one way traffic after that. A powerful St George team were certainly way too good and recorded a 26-6 win.
The 8th placed Rabbitohs take on 4th placed Bears in a Grand Final rematch Saturday 18th May 5:00pm at North Sydney Oval. Watch it live on NSWRLTV.
Henry O’Kane is a new face in the 2nd row and former Bulldog Billy Tsikrikas has been added to the bench.
1- Bayleigh Bentley-Hape
2- Dane Towns
3- Codey Kennedy
4- Leonard Skelton
5- Carson Kaho
6- Jarrett Subloo
7- Brent Hawkins
8- William Swann
9- Ryan Gray
10- Yileen Gordon
11- Henry O’Kane
12- Maila Chanfoon
13- Chase Chapman (c)
Interchange:
14- Zac Makelim
15- Liam Le Blanc
16- Tevita Taumoepenu
17- Billy Tsikrikas
18- Tristan Alvarado
19- Marco Moretti
Coach – Joe O’Callaghan
Jersey Flegg Cup
Our Jersey Flegg boys pulled off a dramatic win following the NSW Cup game on Saturday at Jubilee Stadium. Dane Towns swooped on an awkwardly bouncing bomb to give his team the lead late in the contest. The Dragons were awarded a penalty with seconds left on the clock and down 18-16 on the scoreboard.
St George halfback Ashton Ward attempted a penalty goal from almost 40 metres out. The ball had the distance but struck the upright and landed back in the field of play. Fortunately for Souths, the ball landed in the arms of prop Toby Sullivan and the game was over.
It’s the Jersey Flegg bye round in round 11 but the 5th placed Rabbitohs will play their round 5 match against the 12th placed Warriors that was washed out. The game is at Erskineville Oval 12pm Saturday 18th May.
Billy Sprague replaces Dane Towns at fullback. Bailey Smith and Will Arrage have been added to the bench. Bailey will be making his Jersey Flegg debut.
1- Billy Sprague
2- Daniel Wright
3- Aaron Macey
4- Zane Rugless
5- Hayden Molkentein
6- Jack Field
7- Emmanuel Di Bartolo
8- Noah Reed
9- Aiden Doolan
10- Toby Sullivan
11- Mateus Heslin
12- Mikael Ibrahim
13- Louis Grossemy
Interchange:
14- Bailey Smith
16- William Abou Arrage
17- Jared Johnson
22- Jason Hallie
18- Kayde King
Coach – Chris O’Connell
Magic Round – Team List Tuesday.
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