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Team news
In the only changes to the Roosters team named on Tuesday, Siua Wong comes into the starting side at lock with Taylor Losalu on the bench. Brisbane are 1-17.
Cyclone Alfred
Before we get into the fun stuff (tonight’s match), it’s fitting to pass on the best wishes of all everyone affected by Cyclone Alfred.
Here are some of Thursday afternoon’s developments:
- Cyclone Alfred has slowed down considerably as it moves towards the Queensland coast and could make landfall much later than previously predicted. The latest Bureau of Meteorology modelling from Thursday suggests Alfred could make landfall early on Saturday morning – about 24 hours later than first expected.
- The category 2 system is expected to remain of similar intensity until its centre starts to interact with the coast, the bureau said. Alfred’s centre is most likely expected to cross between Noosa Heads on the Sunshine Coast and Coolangatta on the Gold Coast.
- Queensland’s south-east and northern NSW have begun to shut down as authorities bolster the region.
Here’s is smh.com.au’s live coverage.
Also, here is a list of all the emergency contact those is high-risk areas may need.
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Welcome to Thursday night NRL action
Las Vegas is just about in the rear-vision mirror and it’s time to get cookin’ with the home and away action in the NRL. The first Thursday night game of the season will see two of the NRLs glamour clubs meet. The Roosters and the Broncos haven’t done a lot in terms of winning premierships of late (same goes for 14 other clubs), but round one means hope spring eternal.
Over the next few hours we will bring you all the action from tonight’s match and all of today’s NRL and sports news.
