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Sharks v Raiders: Hynes good to go; Horsburgh, Papalii out

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A monster clash with huge finals ramifications will bring down the curtain on the NRL Telstra Premiership regular season.

If the Knights lose to the Dragons on Saturday night, the Sharks and Raiders will be squaring off for fifth place and a home final in week one of the play-offs.

Should the Cowboys beat the Panthers and then the Knights beat the Dragons, the Raiders could drop out of the eight altogether with a loss given their inferior points differential.

The stage is set for a cracking contest in front of a full house at PointsBet Stadium as both sides look to rebound from losses and take some momentum into the finals.

When they met in Round 3 in Canberra it was the Green Machine skipping out to a 24-10 lead early in the second half before holding off a late Sharks comeback to prevail 24-20.

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Team News 

Sharks: There are no further late changes after Oregon Kaufusi was added to the bench on Saturday with Matt Moylan dropping out. Nicho Hynes returns after missing the Knights game with a quad injury and is a vital inclusion. Kayal Iro is 18th man.

Raiders: Ata Mariota starts in the front row, while Hohepa Puru joins the run-on side at lock, with both Corey Horsburgh and Josh Papalii out. Jack Wighton is set to play centre again with Matt Frawley the preferred option at five-eighth, while Jamal Fogarty is good to go despite suffering a facial injury against the Broncos. Trey Mooney is included on the bench. 

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Sharks is number 1 Connor Tracey
    Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Jordan Rapana
  • Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione Katoa
    Winger for Raiders is number 2 Sebastian Kris
  • Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse Ramien
    Centre for Raiders is number 3 Jack Wighton
  • Centre for Sharks is number 4 Siosifa Talakai
    Centre for Raiders is number 4 Matthew Timoko
  • Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo
    Winger for Raiders is number 5 Nick Cotric
  • Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Braydon Trindall
    Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Matt Frawley
  • Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Nicholas Hynes
    Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Jamal Fogarty

Forwards

  • Prop for Sharks is number 8 Toby Rudolf
    Prop for Raiders is number 10 Joseph Tapine
  • Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke Brailey
    Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Zac Woolford
  • Prop for Sharks is number 10 Braden Hamlin-Uele
    Prop for Raiders is number 15 Ata Mariota
  • 2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora
    2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Hudson Young
  • 2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Wade Graham
    2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Elliott Whitehead
  • Lock for Sharks is number 13 Cameron McInnes
    Lock for Raiders is number 17 Hohepa Puru

Interchange

  • Interchange for Sharks is number 14 Jack Williams
    Interchange for Raiders is number 8 Emre Guler
  • Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Royce Hunt
    Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Tom Starling
  • Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Thomas Hazelton
    Interchange for Raiders is number 18 Pasami Saulo
  • Interchange for Sharks is number 20 Oregon Kaufusi
    Interchange for Raiders is number 20 Trey Mooney

Reserves

  • Replacement for Sharks is number 18 Kayal Iro
    Replacement for Raiders is number 19 Albert Hopoate

Match Officials

  • Referee: Grant Atkins
  • Touch Judge: Dave Munro
  • Touch Judge: Wyatt Raymond
  • Senior Review Official: Ashley Klein

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Stat Attack

  • Sharks halfback Nicho Hynes has engaged the line 202 times this season, more than any other player in the NRL.
  • The Sharks and Raiders have played 48 times in the NRL era with the Raiders holding a slender 25-23 advantage.
  • The Sharks have won five of their past seven games at PointsBet Stadium.
  • The Raiders have won their past nine games against the Sharks.
  • Sharks winger Ronaldo Mulitalo has scored 11 tries in his past eight games at PointsBet Stadium.
  • Raiders fullback Jordan Rapana will make his 200th NRL appearance.
  • Sharks centre Jesse Ramien has scored a try in his past four games at PointsBet Stadium.

Stats supplied by David Middleton, League Information Services, author of the .

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