Junior Team Announcement: Round 17

Melbourne Storm’s U21 team will travel to Fiji this week to face the Kaiviti Silktails on Friday afternoon.

Fresh off a strong win against the Sharks, the Storm will be aiming to carry their momentum into this week’s clash.

There’s added motivation for the young side, who will be looking to bounce back after a Round 7 loss to the Silktails and deliver a better performance on Friday.

Kick-off is scheduled for 1pm on Friday.

Head Coach Mark Russell has made several changes to the lineup ahead of Friday's clash.

Starting Team:

1. Hugo Peel

2. Amaziah Murgha

3. Mitchell Jennings

4. Luke Cesari

5. Ben Stringer

6. Eli Morris

7. Dylan Brettle

8. Jerry Musu

9. Ioane Lui

10. Talas Abell

11. Philip Telea

12. Zayvian Langkilde-Fale

13. Angus Hinchey

Interchange:

14. Waka Hammond

15. Cooper Clarke

16. Suli Pole

17. Josiah-Ekkehard Neli

Reserves:

18. Lockyer-Azile Foliola