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Team Update: Preliminary Final

Craig Bellamy has confirmed his 19-man squad for Friday night's Preliminary Final against the Roosters.

Kane Bradley, Joe Chan and Sua Fa'alogo drop out of the squad named in Tuesday's Team Announcement as Storm prepare for their clash at AAMI Park against the Roosters.

Chan and Fa'alogo, alongside Dean Ieremia, Bronson Garlick, Tepai Moeroa and Ativalu Lisati will line up for the Bears on Sunday afternoon when they face the Newtown Jets in The Knock On Effect NSW Cup Grand Final in Sydney.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Storm is number 1 Ryan Papenhuyzen
    Fullback for Roosters is number 1 James Tedesco
  • Winger for Storm is number 2 Will Warbrick
    Winger for Roosters is number 2 Daniel Tupou
  • Centre for Storm is number 3 Jack Howarth
    Centre for Roosters is number 3 Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i
  • Centre for Storm is number 4 Nick Meaney
    Centre for Roosters is number 4 Joseph Manu
  • Winger for Storm is number 5 Xavier Coates
    Winger for Roosters is number 5 Dominic Young
  • Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Cameron Munster
    Five-Eighth for Roosters is number 6 Luke Keary
  • Halfback for Storm is number 7 Jahrome Hughes
    Halfback for Roosters is number 7 Sandon Smith

Forwards

  • Prop for Storm is number 8 Nelson Asofa-Solomona
    Prop for Roosters is number 8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
  • Hooker for Storm is number 9 Harry Grant
    Hooker for Roosters is number 9 Connor Watson
  • Prop for Storm is number 10 Josh King
    Prop for Roosters is number 10 Lindsay Collins
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Shawn Blore
    2nd Row for Roosters is number 11 Angus Crichton
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Eliesa Katoa
    2nd Row for Roosters is number 12 Sitili Tupouniua
  • Lock for Storm is number 13 Trent Loiero
    Lock for Roosters is number 13 Victor Radley

Interchange

  • Interchange for Storm is number 14 Tyran Wishart
    Interchange for Roosters is number 14 Spencer Leniu
  • Interchange for Storm is number 15 Christian Welch
    Interchange for Roosters is number 15 Naufahu Whyte
  • Interchange for Storm is number 16 Tui Kamikamica
    Interchange for Roosters is number 16 Nat Butcher
  • Interchange for Storm is number 17 Alec MacDonald
    Interchange for Roosters is number 17 Terrell May

Reserves

  • Replacement for Storm is number 18 Grant Anderson
    Replacement for Roosters is number 18 Zach Dockar-Clay
  • Reserve for Storm is number 20 Lazarus Vaalepu
    Reserve for Roosters is number 19 Siua Wong

Storm Ins

  • Lazarus Vaalepu

Roosters Ins

  • Siua Wong

Storm Outs

Roosters Ins

Match Officials

  • Referee: Grant Atkins
  • Touch Judge: Phil Henderson
  • Touch Judge: Dave Munro
  • Senior Review Official: Wyatt Raymond

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