Hostplus Cup grand final team lists

Author: Rikki-Lee Arnold Statewide content producer
Timestamp: Tue 12 Sep 2023, 05:57 PM

The Burleigh Bears and Brisbane Tigers will fight for grand final glory this Sunday, in the 2023 Hostplus Cup premiership decider.

After a long, tough season, the two clubs are the last teams standing.

The Bears are fighting for their third premiership in seven years while the Tigers are hoping to claim their first title in the Cup era.

Here are the team lists for the 2023 Hostplus Cup grand final.

Grand Final - Grand Final - Sunday 17 Sep

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Bears

Tigers

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Bears is number 1 Keano Kini

Fullback for Tigers is number 1 Corey Thompson
Winger for Bears is number 2 Tony Francis

Winger for Tigers is number 2 Max Lehmann
Centre for Bears is number 3 Sami Sauiluma

Centre for Tigers is number 3 Solomona Faataape
Centre for Bears is number 4 Kea Pere

Centre for Tigers is number 4 Kane Bradley
Winger for Bears is number 5 Ken Maumalo

Winger for Tigers is number 5 George Jennings
Five-Eighth for Bears is number 6 Tyrone Roberts

Five-Eighth for Tigers is number 6 Ryley Jacks
Halfback for Bears is number 7 Guy Hamilton

Halfback for Tigers is number 18 Jonah Pezet

Forwards

Prop for Bears is number 8 Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui

Prop for Tigers is number 8 Jordan Grant
Hooker for Bears is number 9 Pat Politoni

Hooker for Tigers is number 9 Tristan Hope
Prop for Bears is number 18 Emry Pere

Prop for Tigers is number 10 Tristan Powell
2nd Row for Bears is number 11 Jacob Alick

2nd Row for Tigers is number 11 Thomas Rafter
2nd Row for Bears is number 12 Joshua Patston

2nd Row for Tigers is number 12 Leivaha Pulu
Lock for Bears is number 13 Sam Coster

Lock for Tigers is number 13 Charlie Murray

Interchange

Interchange for Bears is number 10 Matthew Koellner

Interchange for Tigers is number 14 Cole Geyer
Interchange for Bears is number 14 Creedence Toia

Interchange for Tigers is number 15 Bennett Leslie
Interchange for Bears is number 15 Vaka Sikahele

Interchange for Tigers is number 16 Joe Chan
Interchange for Bears is number 16 Dylan Kelly

Interchange for Tigers is number 20 Jack Natapu

Reserves

Replacement for Bears is number 20 Hayden Schwass

Replacement for Tigers is number 7 Jack Miers

Last updated: 9/18/2023 3:48:12 AM

Burleigh Bears coach: Luke Burt

Brisbane Tigers coach: Matt Church

Match officials: Tyson Brough, Dan Munroe, Jack Klein

To snap up your seats to the 2023 Hostplus Cup and Hastings Deering Colts grand finals, click here.

For more information on grand final day, click here.

The Hostplus Cup grand final will be shown live on Fox League and Kayo Freebies from 5pm.

The game will also be live on SENQ radio from 4pm with Drury Forbes, Andrew McCullough and Nathan Cross, with Sydney and Gold Coast taking the call from 6pm.