Rivalry Round – Rabbitohs v Roosters
By Steve Mavin for Bunnies TV.
Footy Dean Is In!
Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou has pulled the trigger, dropping half back Lachlan Ilias in favour of Dean Hawkins.
The Lethal Left
The other big inclusion is Jack Wighton who trained at left centre on Monday. The South Sydney ‘lethal left’ side just got an enormous boost. A left side backline raid will see Hawkins pick up either Cody Walker or Latrell Mitchell who then finds Jack Wighton onto Alex Johnston.
Davvy Moale and Jacob Host have been named to start, Shaquai Mitchell has been left out of the 17.
The Official Team Announcement
The Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their squad for round three of the 2024 NRL Premiership, the NRL’s Multicultural Round, against the Sydney Roosters to be played this Friday 22 March at 8pm at Allianz Stadium, the first leg of the Ron Coote Cup for season 2024.
Jason Demetriou has named Jack Wighton to make his club debut in the centres this Friday night. Dean Hawkins comes into the line up at halfback, with Davvy Moale starting in the front row. Jacob Host returns to the side in the second row.
Captain Cameron Murray will play the 150th NRL game of his career against the Roosters on Friday night, having made his debut against the Broncos in round eight, 2017. Taane Milne will be playing his 50th NRL game in South Sydney colours in round three, having made his club debut against the Sharks in round ten, 2021.
Ron Coote Cup
Round three is the first leg of the Ron Coote Cup for season 2024, named in honour of South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs legend, Ron Coote AM. Mr Coote won six premierships and played in nine Grand Finals during his 15 seasons playing first grade football with both South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs. The Ron Coote Cup is played across both home and away fixtures in any given season, with the winner determined by the aggregate score from those two regular season matches.
The curtain raiser match will see the Rabbitohs play the Roosters in the NSW KOE Cup at 5:30pm.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs’ squad for the round three clash with the Roosters is:
1- Latrell Mitchell
2- Alex Johnston
3- Jack Wighton
4- Isaiah Tass
5- Taane Milne
6- Cody Walker
7- Dean Hawkins
8- Junior Tatola
9- Damien Cook
10- Davvy Moale
11- Keaon Koloamatangi
12- Jacob Host
13- Cameron Murray (c)
Interchange:
14- Siliva Havili
15- Tallis Duncan
16- Sean Keppie
17- Thomas Burgess
18- Michael Chee Kam
19- Lachlan Ilias
20- Shaquai Mitchell
21- Peter Mamouzelos
22- Richie Kennar
Coach – Jason Demetriou
Rivalry Round – Rabbitohs v Roosters.
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