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Team Announcement: Round 18 v Knights

Craig Bellamy has named his squad to face the Newcastle Knights at AAMI Park (finally) on Saturday night.

It's almost an unchanged lineup following our massive 46-0 win over the Roosters in round 16, with the exception of Welchy named to start and Tui on the bench.

All Origin reps have been selected to back up after the series finale tomorrow night.

Tui will play his 50th game for Storm while George celebrates 50 NRL games.

This will be our first home game since round 8 against Cronulla.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Storm is number 1 Nicholas Hynes
    Fullback for Knights is number 1 Kalyn Ponga
  • Winger for Storm is number 2 George Jennings
    Winger for Knights is number 2 Dominic Young
  • Centre for Storm is number 3 Reimis Smith
    Centre for Knights is number 3 Kurt Mann
  • Centre for Storm is number 4 Justin Olam
    Centre for Knights is number 4 Enari Tuala
  • Winger for Storm is number 18 Dean Ieremia
    Winger for Knights is number 5 Hymel Hunt
  • Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Cameron Munster
    Five-Eighth for Knights is number 6 Jake Clifford
  • Halfback for Storm is number 7 Jahrome Hughes
    Halfback for Knights is number 22 Phoenix Crossland

Forwards

  • Prop for Storm is number 8 Jesse Bromwich
    Prop for Knights is number 8 Jacob Saifiti
  • Hooker for Storm is number 9 Brandon Smith
    Hooker for Knights is number 9 Jayden Brailey
  • Prop for Storm is number 15 Tui Kamikamica
    Prop for Knights is number 15 David Klemmer
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Felise Kaufusi
    2nd Row for Knights is number 11 Tyson Frizell
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Kenneath Bromwich
    2nd Row for Knights is number 12 Lachlan Fitzgibbon
  • Lock for Storm is number 13 Dale Finucane
    Lock for Knights is number 13 Mitchell Barnett

Interchange

  • Interchange for Storm is number 14 Aaron Booth
    Interchange for Knights is number 14 Connor Watson
  • Interchange for Storm is number 16 Chris Lewis
    Interchange for Knights is number 16 Josh King
  • Interchange for Storm is number 17 Aaron Pene
    Interchange for Knights is number 17 Brodie Jones
  • Interchange for Storm is number 22 Jordan Grant
    Interchange for Knights is number 18 Jack Johns

Reserves

  • Reserve for Storm is number 19 Isaac Lumelume
    Reserve for Knights is number 20 Tex Hoy

Match Officials

  • Referee: Chris Sutton
  • Touch Judge: Jon Stone
  • Touch Judge: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski
  • Senior Review Official: Alan Shortall

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