Team Announcement: Round 26 v Cowboys

Author: melbournestorm.com.au
Timestamp: Tue 27 Aug 2024, 03:59 PM

After clinching the Minor Premiership after last week's win over the Dolphins at AAMI Park, Storm are set to unleash three debutants when they face the Cowboys in Round 26.

Tristan Powell, Ativalu Lisati and Keagan Russell-Smith will pull on the purple jersey for the first time, alongside a host of changes that will see Dean Ieremia, Marion Seve, Young Tonumaipea, Grant Anderson, Lazarus Vaalepu, Kane Bradley, Joe Chan and Tepai Moeroa come into the game day side.

Ryan Papenhuyzen, Sua Fa'alogo, Cameron Munster, Tyran Wishart, Christian Welch and Alec MacDonald will all resume their positions in the starting side.

Round 26 - Round 26 - Thursday 29 Aug

Full Time

Cowboys

Storm

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Cowboys is number 1 Scott Drinkwater

Fullback for Storm is number 1 Ryan Papenhuyzen
Winger for Cowboys is number 2 Kyle Feldt

Winger for Storm is number 2 Dean Ieremia
Centre for Cowboys is number 3 Valentine Holmes

Centre for Storm is number 3 Marion Seve
Centre for Cowboys is number 4 Viliami Vailea

Centre for Storm is number 4 Young Tonumaipea
Winger for Cowboys is number 5 Murray Taulagi

Winger for Storm is number 5 Sualauvi Faalogo
Five-Eighth for Cowboys is number 6 Tom Dearden

Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Cameron Munster
Halfback for Cowboys is number 7 Jake Clifford

Halfback for Storm is number 7 Grant Anderson

Forwards

Prop for Cowboys is number 8 Jordan McLean

Prop for Storm is number 8 Lazarus Vaalepu
Hooker for Cowboys is number 9 Reece Robson

Hooker for Storm is number 9 Tyran Wishart
Prop for Cowboys is number 14 Sam McIntyre

Prop for Storm is number 10 Christian Welch
2nd Row for Cowboys is number 11 Heilum Luki

2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Kane Bradley
2nd Row for Cowboys is number 12 Jeremiah Nanai

2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Joe Chan
Lock for Cowboys is number 13 Reuben Cotter

Lock for Storm is number 13 Alec MacDonald

Interchange

Interchange for Cowboys is number 10 Jason Taumalolo

Interchange for Storm is number 14 Keagan Russell-Smith
Interchange for Cowboys is number 15 Harrison Edwards

Interchange for Storm is number 15 Tepai Moeroa
Interchange for Cowboys is number 17 Griffin Neame

Interchange for Storm is number 16 Ativalu Lisati
Interchange for Cowboys is number 18 Jaxon Purdue

Interchange for Storm is number 17 Tristan Powell