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Team Announcement: Round 23 v Broncos

Craig Bellamy has named his extended squad for Thursday night’s Indigenous Round clash against the Brisbane Broncos at AAMI Park.

Harry Grant will celebrate a milestone, playing his 100th game for Melbourne Storm. Since joining the club in 2018, Grant has developed into one of the team’s most valuable players and in 2024 became the 15th player to captain the Storm.

Trent Loiero returns to the line-up after being rested in Round 22, with Bronson Garlick shifting to the reserves.

Tyran Wishart remains at halfback and will line up alongside Cameron Munster at five-eighth, with Harry Grant named at hooker.

Jonah Pezet, Ativalu Lisati, Tui Kamikamica, and Joe Chan have been named on the extended bench.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Storm is number 1 Ryan Papenhuyzen
    Fullback for Broncos is number 1 Reece Walsh
  • Winger for Storm is number 2 Grant Anderson
    Winger for Broncos is number 2 Selwyn Cobbo
  • Centre for Storm is number 4 Nick Meaney
    Centre for Broncos is number 3 Kotoni Staggs
  • Centre for Storm is number 17 Joe Chan
    Centre for Broncos is number 4 Gehamat Shibasaki
  • Winger for Storm is number 5 Xavier Coates
    Winger for Broncos is number 5 Deine Mariner
  • Five-Eighth for Storm is number 6 Cameron Munster
    Five-Eighth for Broncos is number 6 Ezra Mam
  • Halfback for Storm is number 7 Tyran Wishart
    Halfback for Broncos is number 7 Adam Reynolds

Forwards

  • Prop for Storm is number 8 Stefano Utoikamanu
    Prop for Broncos is number 8 Corey Jensen
  • Hooker for Storm is number 9 Harry Grant
    Hooker for Broncos is number 9 Ben Hunt
  • Prop for Storm is number 10 Josh King
    Prop for Broncos is number 10 Payne Haas
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 11 Shawn Blore
    2nd Row for Broncos is number 11 Jack Gosiewski
  • 2nd Row for Storm is number 12 Eliesa Katoa
    2nd Row for Broncos is number 12 Jordan Riki
  • Lock for Storm is number 13 Trent Loiero
    Lock for Broncos is number 13 Patrick Carrigan

Interchange

  • Interchange for Storm is number 14 Jonah Pezet
    Interchange for Broncos is number 14 Billy Walters
  • Interchange for Storm is number 15 Ativalu Lisati
    Interchange for Broncos is number 15 Kobe Hetherington
  • Interchange for Storm is number 16 Tui Kamikamica
    Interchange for Broncos is number 16 Ben Talty
  • Interchange for Storm is number 21 Alec MacDonald
    Interchange for Broncos is number 17 Jaiyden Hunt

Reserves

  • Replacement for Storm is number 19 Bronson Garlick
    Replacement for Broncos is number 18 Tyson Smoothy

Match Officials

  • Referee: Grant Atkins
  • Touch Judge: Matt Noyen
  • Touch Judge: Chris Sutton
  • Senior Review Official: Chris Butler

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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.