NRL Round 15 Team News: Showdown with Souths
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs side to face the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Accor Stadium has been named.
In the second afternoon blockbuster between the two traditional rivals, Cameron Ciraldo's men will be out to following a big win back in Round 7 on Good Friday.
With Stephen Crichton, Max King, Kurt Mann and Matt Burton selected for Game II of the State of Origin series, Cameron Ciraldo has made a number of changes to the side that defeated the Eels in the Round 14 King's Birthday match.
Match: Rabbitohs v Bulldogs
Round 15 -
home Team
Rabbitohs
14th Position
away Team
Bulldogs
1st Position
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney
Ticketed Members will gain reciprocal access to this match - Members with Ultimate, Platinum Plus, Platinum, Gold, Kennel, Blue Zone or Flexi 4 packages will not need to purchase a ticket for this match and can scan their Membership Card to enter. More information will be available in the coming days.
The match will also be played for the Mortimer-McCarthy Cup, named in honour of the influential Mortimer and McCarthy families.
Bulldogs Hall of Fame member Steve Mortimer along with brothers Peter and Chris won Premierships throughout the 1980s, and are revered as three of the greatest Bulldogs in history.
Bob McCarthy, one of the greats of the game in the 1960s and 1970s at South Sydney, proved to be an influential figure at Canterbury in his two seasons at the Club, while son Darren was a Premiership winner in the 1988 Grand Final victory.
The Bulldogs will welcome back Jacob Preston in a big boost, while Lachlan Galvin will cover Burton's place in the halves in his first run-on start at the Club following a memorable debut.
Jacob Kiraz shifts from the wing to the centres in place of Crichton, with Blake Wilson taking the vacant wing spot. Off-season signing Enari Tuala has been named in the extended squad following his first match in Bulldogs colours on the weekend.
Bailey Hayward starts at lock as Jake Turpin comes onto the interchange along with Kurtis Morrin. Viliame Kikau has been named as the side's Captain.
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The Round 15 team is as follows:
| No. | Player | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Tracey | Penny's Crispy Pork Crackling |
| 2 | Blake Wilson | Corellian |
| 3 | Bronson Xerri | Hy-Tec Concrete |
| 4 | Jacob Kiraz | Juice Lab & Co Bankstown |
| 5 | Marcelo Montoya | Chemistworks |
| 6 | Lachlan Galvin | PPC Moulding Services |
| 7 | Toby Sexton | Sydney City Building Group |
| 8 | Josh Curran | Intello IT Solutions |
| 9 | Reed Mahoney | Platinum Rehabilitation Group |
| 10 | Daniel Suluka-Fifita | Brushwood Engineering Group |
| 11 | Viliame Kikau (c) | Allied X |
| 12 | Jacob Preston | Guardian Venue Management International |
| 13 | Bailey Hayward | Dental on Evaline |
| Interchange | Recovery Partners | |
| 14 | Jake Turpin | Zoom Energy |
| 15 | Harry Hayes | Lira Financial |
| 16 | Lipoi Hopoi | Khalil Lawyers |
| 17 | Kurtis Morrin | Waterview |
| Reserves | ||
| 19 | Blake Taaffe | |
| 20 | Enari Tuala |
| Coaching Staff | Name | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Cameron Ciraldo | Kumho Tyre |
