Junior Team Announcement: Round 6 and Finals

Author: melbournestorm.com.au
Timestamp: Wed 9 Apr 2025, 04:01 PM

Melbourne Storm's Jersey Flegg will host Rabbitohs on Sunday afternoon in a curtain raiser at AAMI Park and Storm's SG Ball will travel to Wollongong to take on Illawarra Steelers in an Elimination Final.

This weekend marks Round 6 for Jersey Flegg and the first week of finals for SG Ball, with a do-or-die Elimination Final on Sunday.

Jersey Flegg (U21)

Storm's U21 team remains the only undefeated side in the competition in 2025, coming off a dominant win in Round 5. They'll be aiming to extend their winning streak when they face the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Sunday (kick-off 11:30am, AAMI Park, Melbourne).

Coach Mark Russell has made two changes to the starting lineup. The team will be without their U21 captain Stanley Huen and Jak Goulding. Jordan Blundell will start this week, and Preston Conn returns to the side.

Starting Team:

1. Blake Kehl

2. Siulagi Pio

3. Mitchell Jennings

4. Delacruz Ripley

5. Luke Cesari

6. Eli Morris

7. Dylan Brettle

8. Jordan Blundell

9. Ioane Lui

10. Suli Pole

11. Nicolas Stonestreet

12. Preston Conn

13. Zayvian Langkilde-Fale

Interchange:

14. Josiah-Ekkehard Neli

15. K-CI Newton-Whare

16. Nisifolo Fauonuku

17. Liam Nebauer

Reserves:

18. Markkuz Ofanoa

SG Ball (U19)

Storm's U19 team enters week 1 of the finals with a must-win Elimination Final against the Steelers. It’s a do-or-die match for the side if they want to continue their season.

Coach Matt Duffie has made one change to his starting lineup for Sunday’s Elimination Final (kick-off 2:30pm, Collegians Sporting Complex, Wollongong).

Jojo Vela and Phoenix Woods will start.

Starting Team:

1. Amaziah Murgha

2. Jojo Vela

3. Victory Isaako

4. Alize Clarke

5. Ed Lyons

6. Waka Hammond

7. Riley Brannock

8. Kobi Floro

9. Lockyer Foliola - Captain

10. Cooper Clarke