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Team Update: Round 2 v Bulldogs

Continuing rehabilitation from an injury sustained in Round 1, Xavier Coates drops out of the Melbourne Storm squad taking on the Bulldogs this Saturday at AAMI Park.

Grant Anderson will return to the Storm wing for the first time in 2023, following his five appearances in the position last season.

Kane Bradley and Jonah Pezet round out the extended interchange bench in the squad of 19 while Chris Lewis and Joe Chan no longer remain in the team announced on Tuesday.

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Updated team list

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

Reserves

  • Replacement for Storm is number 16 Aaron Pene
    Replacement for Bulldogs is number 14 Jayden Tanner

Match Officials

  • Referee: Chris Butler
  • Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
  • Touch Judge: Belinda Sharpe
  • Senior Review Official: Ashley Klein

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