The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their teams for round 24 of the 2015 NRL Telstra Premiership, against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, to be played at ANZ Stadium on Friday 21 August at 7:45pm. The Rabbitohs have named John Sutton at five-eighth to replace the suspended Luke Keary, Jason Clark in the second row, and Paul Carter at hooker to replace the suspended Issac Luke. Glenn Stewart will line up for his 200th NRL game this Friday night, having made his first grade debut for the Sea Eagles against Brisbane in round 20, 2003. 5,000 Glenn Stewart facemasks will available to Rabbitohs Members and fans at Friday night’s game at ANZ Stadium, and Nova 969 will also be distributing 3,500 red and green flags to Rabbitohs Members and supporters amongst the crowd at ANZ Stadium this weekend. The Rabbitohs and Bulldogs will play for the Special Olympics Cup this Friday night, helping to raise funds and awareness for the Special Olympics organisation. To learn more about Special Olympics, visit www.specialolympics.com.au. The Rabbitohs will also be highlighting the importance of the NRL’s largest Membership base, with Friday’s game part of the Club’s Members Appreciation Round. The Club has over 35,000 Members in 2015 and is encouraging all Members to come to Friday night’s game against the Bulldogs and get right behind the team. All ticketholders for this game at ANZ Stadium include return travel on Sydney Train services. There are seven direct supporter trains for this event for fans to take advantage of. McInnes, A.Gray, PJ Lose were unavialble due to injury. Keary and Luke were unavilable due to suspension.
The Rabbitohs’ team is:
1. Inglis, Greg (c) 2. Johnston, Alex 3. Walker, Dylan 4. Auva'a, Kirisome 5. Goodwin, Bryson 6. Sutton, John 7. Reynolds, Adam 8. Burgess, George 9. Carter, Paul 10. Tyrrell, Dave 11. Turner, Kyle 12. Clark, Jason 13. McQueen, Chris 14. Grevsmuhl, Chris 15. Stewart, Glenn 16. Grant, Tim 17. Burgess, Tom 18. Brown, Nathan 19. Reddy, Joel 20. Walker, Cody Coach – Michael Maguire
The South Sydney Rabbitohs U20 Holden Cup side will play the Canterbury-Bankstown starting at 5:30pm The South Sydney Rabbitohs Holden Cup team is
1. Hedges, Jordie 2. Makore-Boyce, Damon 3. Talakai, Siosifa 4. Cottrell, Tevita 5. Simone, Irae 6. O'Donnell, Chad 7. Levido, Eli 8. Williams, Clayton (c) 9. Booth, Aaron 10. Rudolf, Toby 11. Hiroti, Haimona 12. Gray, Brock 13. Syme, Eden 14. Besgrove, Joe 15. McCudden, Jacob 16. Hamlin, Gabe 17. Preece, Hayden 18. Davis, Tim Coach - Troy Finch
The Rabbitohs NSW Cup feeder side, the North Sydney Bears, is set to take on the Wyong in Round 24 of the NSW Cup this Sunday Aug 23 at 3:00pm at Morie Breen Oval, Kanwal. The NSW Cup team is
1. Schaumkel, Latrell 2. Olive, John 3. Manuleleua, Sam 4. Murphy, Ed 5. Gregorius, Bernard 6. Millard, Daryl 7. Nicholls, Darren (c) 8. Mauala, Fred Junior 9. Sorensen, Scott 10. Musgrove, Zane 11. Suamamoa, Tulsa 12. Gosiewski, Jack 13. Hyland, Matt 14. Asotasi, Winstone 15. Roberts, Jesse 16. Crichton, Angus 17. Lee, Evan Coach - Ben Gardiner