The nib Newcastle Knights Junior Representative sides have been named for Round 2 of their respective 2023 seasons.
The three squads will travel down to play the Penrith Panthers this Saturday at Windsor Sports Complex, Windsor.
Kicking off the day, our Tarsha Gale Cup team will take to the field at 11:00am before the Harold Matthews Cup team start at 12:30pm.
The SG Ball team will take on the Panthers at 2:00pm.
See the teams below:
SG Ball Cup:
After an emphatic start to the season, our SG Ball side will look to take two wins from two when they face the Panthers.
The squad scored a 62-12 victory over the North Sydney Bears in the opening round.
They will face tough opposition from Penrith who finished last season as Grand Final winners, and knocked out the Knights in the Semi-Final on route to the decider.
TEAM LIST:
1. Fletcher Sharpe
2. Kyle Colburn
3. Ethan Fergsuon
4. Cooper Bigeni
5. Kyle McCarthy
6. Jye Linnane
7. Taj Blackman
8. Tamakaimoana Whareaorere
9. Malachi Smith
10. Caleb Garvie
11. Elijah Salesa-Leumoana
12. Jermaine McEwan
13. Myles Martin (C)
Interchange:
14. Travis May
15. Jayden Harris
16. Beau Watson
17. Jordan Blundall
Extended Bench:
18. Brock Thomas
19. Bailey Carmichael
Coach: Matt Nicoll
Tarsha Gale Cup:
After finishing in last season's Grand Final, our Tarsha Gale Cup team started their new season strongly with a 20-14 win over the North Sydney Bears in Round 1.
The team scored a four tries to three victory with Ava Osland scoring a double and Lilly McNamara and Evie Jones combing for one each.
They will face Penrith who went down 28-0 to the Illawarra Steelers last start.
TEAM LIST:
1. Lilly White
2. Lilly McNamara
3. Ava Osland
4. Charlie Barwick
5. Lily Thurlow
6. Evie Jones
7. Lucy Green
8. Sophie Wilson
9. Leah Ollerton (C)
10. Sophia Dungay
11. Sienna Limpic
12. Lilly Davies
13. Tiarna West
Interchange:
14. Elizabeth Ferries
15. Meg Haylen
16. Keisha Johnston
17. Sienna Newsome
Extended Bench:
18. Kyah Johnston
19. Storm Edwards
Coach: Andrew Johnson
Harold Matthews Cup:
Our Harold Matthews Cup side started the season in similar fashion to the SG Ball side with a convincing 42-4 win over the North Sydney Bears.
The team combined two strong halves of football with eight tries scored.
In an early season test for the team, they will play Penrith who went down 34-26 to the Illawarra Steelers in Round 1.
TEAM LIST:
1. Connor Votano (C)
2. Callan Winter
3. Demiah Ainuu
4. Zahn McKay
5. Mark Nikas
6. Blake Dorahy
7. Lachlan Hails
8. Jett Woodward
9. Diesel Hagan
10. Jack Hilliar
11. Will Cannavo
12. TJ Talaileva
13. Ethan Jarmaine
Interchange:
14. Taj Moore
15. Kane Self
16. Beau Hill
17. Zye Midwood
Extended Bench:
18. Ethan Clarke
19. Will Rosenbaum
Coach: Alex Moore
