Team Announcement: Round 2 v Bulldogs

Author: melbournestorm.com.au
Timestamp: Tue 7 Mar 2023, 03:57 PM

Last year’s Storm Rookie of the Year Tyran Wishart will take over the No.6 jersey when Melbourne returns to AAMI Park for the first time in 2023 against the Canterbury Bulldogs on Saturday night.

With Cameron Munster sidelined by a fractured finger, Wishart will partner Jahrome Hughes in the starting halves after coming off the interchange bench in Round 1.

Xavier Coates has been named on the wing after being replaced with an SC joint injury against the Eels.

Saturday night’s game will be the first in Storm colours at AAMI Park for Will Warbrick, Eli Katoa and Bronson Garlick, and the first as skipper at home for Christian Welch.

Forward Aaron Pene has been added to the interchange bench for his first game for Storm since 2021, while the extended bench includes former Cowboy Kane Bradley, who is on an on-going train and trial contract as the club battles a list of injuries to its outside backs.

Kick off is at 7.35pm and will follow a special celebration of Storm’s 25th anniversary season.

Team list

Round 2 - Round 2 - Saturday 11 Mar

Full Time

Storm

Bulldogs

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Storm is number 1 Nick Meaney

Fullback for Bulldogs is number 1 Hayze Perham
Winger for Storm is number 2 Will Warbrick

Winger for Bulldogs is number 2 Jacob Kiraz
Centre for Storm is number 3 Reimis Smith

Centre for Bulldogs is number 3 Jake Averillo
Centre for Storm is number 4 Young Tonumaipea

Centre for Bulldogs is number 4 Paul Alamoti
Winger for Storm is number 18 Grant Anderson

Winger for Bulldogs is number 5 Josh Addo-Carr
Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Tyran Wishart

Five-Eighth for Bulldogs is number 6 Matt Burton
Halfback for Storm is number 7 Jahrome Hughes

Halfback for Bulldogs is number 7 Kyle Flanagan

Forwards

Prop for Storm is number 8 Nelson Asofa-Solomona

Prop for Bulldogs is number 8 Max King
Hooker for Storm is number 9 Harry Grant

Hooker for Bulldogs is number 9 Reed Mahoney
Prop for Storm is number 10 Christian Welch

Prop for Bulldogs is number 10 Ryan Sutton
2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Trent Loiero

2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 11 Viliame Kikau
2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Eliesa Katoa

2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 12 Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Lock for Storm is number 13 Josh King

Lock for Bulldogs is number 17 Jacob Preston

Interchange

Interchange for Storm is number 14 Bronson Garlick

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 13 Fa'amanu Brown
Interchange for Storm is number 15 Alec MacDonald

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 15 Corey Waddell
Interchange for Storm is number 17 Jordan Grant

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 16 Franklin Pele
Interchange for Storm is number 21 Kane Bradley

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 23 Jayden Okunbor