Team List Tuesday – Do Or Die
A fortnight of turmoil comes to a head on Friday night at Accor Stadium when the Rabbitohs take on the Roosters. For Souths the equation is basically simple, win and you’re in the finals – lose and the season is done.
If the Roosters win and the Cowboys are defeated by the Panthers then they will play finals footy. A Souths loss and a Cowboys win will see them take the final spot in the top 8 thanks to their superior points differential over the Chooks.
The Bunnies certainly face a tough test against the resurgent Roosters who have won 4 straight. Joey Manu has been named despite his hamsring injury and the suspension of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves somewhat off sets the absence of Tom Burgess.
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their squad for round 27 of the 2023 NRL Premiership against the Sydney Roosters to be played this Friday 1 September at 8pm, in their return to Accor Stadium for the first time in eight weeks, in the second leg of the Ron Coote Cup for the 2023 season.
Rabbitohs Head Coach Jason Demetriou has named Blake Taaffe at fullback and Izaac Tu’itupou Thompson on the wing, Junior Tatola to start at prop and Michael Chee Kam to start in the second row.
The Rabbitohs will be celebrating their past players at this Old Boys Day match and will pay homage to two premiership-winning South Sydney players in particular at Friday night’s game.
Tribute to Kyle Turner
A pre-game video tribute will be played on the big screens, and a minute’s silence will be observed, in honour of premiership-winning player, the late Kyle Turner, who passed away earlier this month at the age of just 31.
This match is also the second leg of the Ron Coote Cup for 2023. The Ron Coote Cup celebrates the career of one of the game’s greatest players, Ron Coote AM, who 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 home and away fixtures in any given season, with the winner determined by the aggregate score from those two regular season matches. The Rabbitohs are aiming to win their sixth-consecutive Ron Coote Cup on Friday night, however the Roosters hold a two-point lead in 2023 courtesy of a 20-18 scoreline in their favour in round three.
Gates at Accor Stadium will open at 5:45pm with the curtain raiser match between South Sydney’s Botany Rams 18s and Eastern Suburbs’ Clovelly Crocodiles kicking off at 5:50pm.
Also at half time of the NRL game, the South Sydney Rabbitohs’ major partner, MG Motor Australia, are giving five lucky winners the chance to win one of three MG ZS EV Essence cars.
The Team
The South Sydney Rabbitohs’ squad for Friday’s round 27 Ron Coote Cup match against the Roosters is:
- Blake Taaffe
- Alex Johnston
- Isaiah Tass
- Campbell Graham
- Izaac Tu’itupou Thompson
- Cody Walker
- Lachlan Ilias
- Junior Tatola
- Damien Cook
- Shaquai Mitchell
- Keaon Koloamatangi
- Michael Chee Kam
- Cameron Murray (c)
Interchange: - Jai Arrow
- Tallis Duncan
- Hame Sele
- Davvy Moale
- Taane Milne
- Jed Cartwright
- Peter Mamouzelos
- Daniel Suluka Fifita
- Dean Hawkins
Coach – Jason Demetriou
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Team List Tuesday – Do Or Die.
By Steve Mavin for Bunnies TV.
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