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Team Announcement: Round 11 v Raiders

24-hour update: Storm will be without Jahrome Hughes (calf) and Kenny Bromwich (hamstring) for one to two weeks. Both drop out of our round 11 squad.

Ryan Papenhuyzen will miss this weekend’s round 11 clash against Canberra with concussion, opening the door for Nicho Hynes to play his second consecutive match in his preferred position.

Both Papenhuyzen and Ryley Jacks were concussed during Sunday's win over St George Illawarra and will continue to be monitored by Storm’s medical staff. They will both be sidelined for an indefinite period.

Chris Lewis has been named to start at five-eighth, with Brandon Smith returning from suspension to play in the number 9 jersey.

Scans have confirmed Tyson Smoothy suffered a PCL rupture during his impressive stint at hooker in round 10. He will be out of action for an extended period.

Aaron Pene has been named in the 17, with Trent Loiero, Cooper Johns and Aaron Booth named on the extended bench. 

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Caleb Aekins
    Fullback for Storm is number 1 Nicholas Hynes
  • Winger for Raiders is number 2 Bailey Simonsson
    Winger for Storm is number 2 George Jennings
  • Centre for Raiders is number 3 Sebastian Kris
    Centre for Storm is number 3 Reimis Smith
  • Centre for Raiders is number 4 Curtis Scott
    Centre for Storm is number 4 Justin Olam
  • Winger for Raiders is number 5 Semi Valemei
    Winger for Storm is number 5 Josh Addo-Carr
  • Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Sam Williams
    Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Chris Lewis
  • Halfback for Raiders is number 7 George Williams
    Halfback for Storm is number 19 Cooper Johns

Forwards

  • Prop for Raiders is number 8 Dunamis Lui
    Prop for Storm is number 8 Jesse Bromwich
  • Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Tom Starling
    Hooker for Storm is number 9 Brandon Smith
  • Prop for Raiders is number 10 Emre Guler
    Prop for Storm is number 10 Christian Welch
  • 2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Corey Harawira-Naera
    2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Felise Kaufusi
  • 2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Elliott Whitehead
    2nd Row for Storm is number 16 Tom Eisenhuth
  • Lock for Raiders is number 15 Ryan Sutton
    Lock for Storm is number 13 Dale Finucane

Interchange

  • Interchange for Raiders is number 13 Hudson Young
    Interchange for Storm is number 15 Tui Kamikamica
  • Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Brad Schneider
    Interchange for Storm is number 17 Nelson Asofa-Solomona
  • Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Corey Horsburgh
    Interchange for Storm is number 18 Aaron Booth
  • Interchange for Raiders is number 17 Ryan James
    Interchange for Storm is number 20 Trent Loiero

Reserves

  • Reserve for Raiders is number 18 Matthew Timoko
    Reserve for Storm is number 14 Aaron Pene

Match Officials

  • Referee: Gerard Sutton
  • Touch Judge: Kasey Badger
  • Touch Judge: Liam Kennedy
  • Senior Review Official: Matt Noyen

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Acknowledgement of Country

Melbourne Storm respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on.