2025 preseason Charity Shield - Vs Dragons

[speedster]

Will be very interesting to see the TLT tomorrow for this one. Usually the main side is selected to play the first half as a fully fledged 1st grade trial and then the players outside of the top 17 come on in the 2nd half.

Cam Murray, Cody, Campbell, Tevita, Aitken, Schuster and AJ won't be fit yet although the first 4 are still a chance of playing round 1. Havili will probably have to sit this one out with concussion protocols too. The Dragons are missing one or two as well perhaps. The battle of the halves and dummy halves will be telling although it is still very early days with new players finding their feet.

Henry!

 

[speedster]

I'm guessing we'll see a Rabbitohs side something like this:

Latrell
Meyers
Wighton
Casey
Munro
Sullivan
Dodd
Arrow
Mamo/Humphreys
Moale
Fletcher
Keaon
Duncan

Humphreys/Mamo
Keppie
Hubner
Shaq
Gray
Tass
Host
Lovett
Le Blanc
Ataata
Ward
Bentley-Hape
McCarthy

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Yeah mate, very anxious to see the side named.

 

[speedster]

Rabbitohs NRL squad for 42nd Charity Shield against Dragons in Mudgee – South Sydney Rabbitohs

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their squad for the 42nd Charity Shield match against the St George Illawarra Dragons to be played this Saturday 22 February at 3pm at Glen Willow Stadium in Mudgee.

www.rabbitohs.com.au

The South Sydney Rabbitohs’ squad for Saturday’s Charity Shield clash with the Dragons is:​

1- Latrell Mitchell (c)
2- Isaiah Tass
3- Declan Casey
4- Jack Wighton
5- Tyrone Munro
6- Jayden Sullivan
7- Lewis Dodd
8- Sean Keppie
9- Peter Mamouzelos
10- Davvy Moale
11- Keaon Koloamatangi
12- Tallis Duncan
13- Lachlan Hubner

Interchange:

14- Jamie Humphreys
15- Jye Gray
16- Thomas Fletcher
17- Liam Le Blanc
18- Salesi Ataata
19- Ashton Ward
20- Fletcher Myers
21- Bailey Biondi-Odo
22- Luke Webley

Coach – Wayne Bennett

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Nice looking squad. Let's get out there and slay us some Dragons!

 

[speedster]

So, looks like Tass has that wing spot while AJ is out despite being selected at right centre last weekend.

Arrow also not right just yet recovering from his big shoulder op from last season but hopefully he'll be right for round 1.

Interesting to see Wayne trialling Tallis (who he calls Dallas) on an edge rather than middle with Aitken and Arrow missing. Fletcher on the bench will need to impress more with ball in hand to force his way into the round 1 side.

I really hope Humphreys gets a run at dummy half to make it a play off for the hooking role with Mamouzelos.

Sullivan and Dodd will also be playing off against each other potentially to partner Cody (providing Cody is fit).

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

All I can say is: oh my..

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

All I can say is: oh my..

What? You can't even manage a DUD or two?

 

[speedster]

Dragons team: 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Sione Finau 3. Moses Suli 4. Valentine Holmes 5. Mathew Feagai 6. Kyle Flanagan 7. Lachlan Ilias 8. Toby Couchman 9. Damien Cook 10. Emre Guler 11. Luciano Leilua 12. Jaydn Su’A 13. Jack de Belin 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Raymond Faitala-Mariner 16. Ryan Couchman 17. Hamish Stewart 18. Tyrell Sloan 19. Hame Sele 20. Jonah Glover 21. Kade Reed 22. Loko Jnr Pasifiki Tonga 23. Dylan Egan 24. Nathan Lawson 25. Hayden Buchanan

 

[speedster]

Could well be that Humphries and Gray are battling it out for the bench utility role too.

 

[speedster]

What? You can't even manage a DUD or two?

Surely he can now he's seen the Dragons side.

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

Could well be that Humphries and Gray are battling it out for the bench utility role too.

I'd drop dudley dodd + mamouseless and put humphreys at #7 and put gray at #6 + put bud sullivan @#9..

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

I wonder if bennett is smart enough to do the above we are going nowhere fast with twin duds dodds + mamouseless..

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

I wonder if bennett is smart enough to do the above we are going nowhere fast with twin duds dodds + mamouseless..

I'll trust Waynes judgment over yours every day of the week and twice on Sundays.

 

[speedster]

Tough news today and team changes already for this game - Latrell out, Gray will play fullback.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Let's get behind Jye. I'm confident he can do us proud!

 

[southsydneyrabbitohs]

I'll trust Waynes judgment over yours every day of the week and twice on Sundays.

Tough news today and team changes already for this game - Latrell out, Gray will play fullback.

It shows how out of touch souths are the opposition teams will bomb gray with high balls all day long and gray will need a step ladder to diffuse each bomb whilst a tall winger or a tall centre will snatch the ball most times and score.trellmyth once fit and should be permanently in the centres with Campbell Graham why not put wighton at fullback and put gray on the bench as 14th man..id even go as far as to put gray at #6 with dodd #7 and put humphreys at #9 and then put sullivan as 14th man.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Thank God you're not in charge of team positions.

 

[This Year?]

Good luck on Saturday and to everyone taking the trip to Mudgee drive safe.
I hope @callmack1 makes a return soon.
It doesn't matter who the Bunnies name in their jerseys or who they have out, I know they'll have a crack at a long time rival.
From an opposition supporter I have my fingers crossed that there will be no serious injuries coming from this game.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Cheers mate. The Charity Shield is one of the great institutions of our game between 2 truly iconic clubs.