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Late Mail - Qualifying Final v Raiders

Update: Tino Fa'asuamaleaui and Curtis Scott drop out of our squad to face the Raiders tonight.

They will play for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in tomorrow's clash with Easts Tigers in week two of the Intrust Super Cup finals.

Original story follows:

All three players who missed last week's game against the Cowboys have been named to return in our Qualifying Final against the Raiders at AAMI Park on Saturday night.

Josh Addo-Carr returns on the wing, Cameron Munster at five-eighth and Brandon Smith in the number 14 jersey.

Dropping out of the starting side are Sandor Earl, who will play for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Intrust Super Cup final against Easts Tigers and Brodie Croft, who has been named on the extended interchange bench.

Harry Grant, who played for Storm last weekend, will concentrate on Q Cup commitments this weekend.

Cameron Smith requires one goal in Saturday's game to become the first hooker (and only the third forward) to kick 100 goals in a season.

The only forwards to reach a century in a season have been Harry Bath (St George, 108 goals in 1958) and George Grant (St George, 104 in 1979).

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Storm is number 1 Ryan Papenhuyzen
    Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
  • Winger for Storm is number 2 Suliasi Vunivalu
    Winger for Raiders is number 2 Nick Cotric
  • Centre for Storm is number 3 Will Chambers
    Centre for Raiders is number 3 Jarrod Croker
  • Centre for Storm is number 4 Justin Olam
    Centre for Raiders is number 14 Bailey Simonsson
  • Winger for Storm is number 5 Josh Addo-Carr
    Winger for Raiders is number 5 Jordan Rapana
  • Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Cameron Munster
    Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Jack Wighton
  • Halfback for Storm is number 7 Jahrome Hughes
    Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Aidan Sezer

Forwards

  • Prop for Storm is number 8 Jesse Bromwich
    Prop for Raiders is number 10 Iosia Soliola
  • Hooker for Storm is number 9 Cameron Smith
    Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Josh Hodgson
  • Prop for Storm is number 10 Nelson Asofa-Solomona
    Prop for Raiders is number 15 Dunamis Lui
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Felise Kaufusi
    2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 John Bateman
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Kenneath Bromwich
    2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Elliott Whitehead
  • Lock for Storm is number 13 Dale Finucane
    Lock for Raiders is number 13 Joseph Tapine

Interchange

  • Interchange for Storm is number 14 Brandon Smith
    Interchange for Raiders is number 4 Joseph Leilua
  • Interchange for Storm is number 15 Tui Kamikamica
    Interchange for Raiders is number 8 Josh Papalii
  • Interchange for Storm is number 16 Max King
    Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Corey Horsburgh
  • Interchange for Storm is number 17 Joe Stimson
    Interchange for Raiders is number 19 Emre Guler

Match Officials

  • Referee: Ashley Klein
  • Referee: Chris Sutton
  • Touch Judge: Kasey Badger
  • Senior Review Official: Steve Chiddy

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