Finals Week One Team News: Showdown with Sea Eagles
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs side to take on the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the first week of the 2024 NRL Telstra Premiership Finals Series has been named.
Match: Bulldogs v Sea Eagles
Finals Week 1 -
home Team
Bulldogs
6th Position
away Team
Sea Eagles
7th Position
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney
The Bulldogs will host the Sea Eagles at Accor Stadium in what is expected to be a Sunday afternoon blockbuster, kicking off at the family-friendly time of 4:05pm AEST.
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In the side's first finals match since 2016, Cameron Ciraldo has named a near-full-strength squad to face the Sea Eagles. Bronson Xerri and Matt Burton return to the line up while Chris Patolo comes onto the extended bench.
Josh Addo-Carr is unavailable for the fixture, having chosen to stand himself down this week. Instead, Jeral Skelton returns to the starting side with last week's rookie Jonathan Sua also waiting in the wings as part of the extended squad.
General Manager of Football Phil Gould AM Addresses the Media
Reed Mahoney is set to mark his 150th NRL match, having made his first-grade debut in 2018. The durable hooker has featured 48 times for the Bulldogs so far, playing every possible match for the side since his arrival at the Club in 2023.
| No. | Player | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Tracey | Sydney City Building Group |
| 2 | Jacob Kiraz | Dental on Evaline |
| 3 | Bronson Xerri | Penny’s Crispy Pork Crackling |
| 4 | Stephen Crichton (c) | Juice Lab & Co Bankstown |
| 5 | Jeral Skelton | Defiant Digital |
| 6 | Matt Burton | Lira Financial |
| 7 | Toby Sexton | Canterbury League Club |
| 8 | Max King | Guardian Venue Management |
| 9 | Reed Mahoney | HY-TEC |
| 10 | Samuel Hughes | Intello IT |
| 11 | Viliame Kikau | Waterview |
| 12 | Jacob Preston | Zoom Energy |
| 13 | Jaeman Salmon | Corellian |
| Interchange | Recovery Partners | |
| 14 | Bailey Hayward | Brushwood Engineering Group |
| 15 | Kurtis Morrin | Khalil Lawyers |
| 16 | Harry Hayes | AM PM Plumbing & Electrical |
| 17 | Josh Curran | Platinum Rehabilitation Group |
| Reserves | Recovery Partners | |
| 19 | Blake Taaffe | |
| 20 | Lipoi Hopoi | |
| 21 | Jonathan Sua | |
| 22 | Drew Hutchison | |
| 23 | Chris Paolo |
| Coaching Staff | Name | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Cameron Ciraldo | ShoeGrab |
