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Welcome to Friday night footy
Hello and welcome to our coverage of two intriguing Friday night battles in the opening round of the 2025 NRL season.
First up, Benji Marshall’s revamped Wests Tigers side – featuring new recruits Jarome Luai, Terrell May, Sunia Turuva, Jack Bird, Jeral Skelton and Royce Hunt – takes on Kalyn Ponga and the Newcastle Knights at Campbelltown.
Then South Sydney play host to the Dolphins in a match that has been moved out of Brisbane due to Cyclone Alfred. Dolphins players Kodi Nikorima, Mark Nicholls and Kenny Bromwich have chosen to remain at home with their families, while the Rabbitohs are also short on troops with star duo Cameron Murray and Latrell Mitchell sidelined through injury.
We’ll have all the action as it happens throughout the night, right here. Stay tuned.
A new era begins for the Tigers
By Billie Eder
Tigers v Knights team lists
Debutant Tristan Hope is a late inclusion in the starting side at hooker, with Tallyn Da Silva to come off the bench.
Wests Tigers
1. Heath Mason 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Adam Doueihi 4. Solomona Faataape 5. Jeral Skelton 6. Lachlan Galvin 7. Jarome Luai 8. Terrell May 14. Tristan Hope 10. Fonua Pole 11. Samuela Fainu 12. Alex Seyfarth 13. Alex Twal.
Interchange: 9. Tallyn Da Silva 15. Royce Hunt 16. Jack Bird 17. Sione Fainu
18th man: 18. Latu Fainu
Knights
1. Kalyn Ponga 2. James Schiller 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Fletcher Sharpe 7. Jack Cogger 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Tyson Frizell
Interchange: 14. Jayden Brailey 15. Jack Hetherington 16. Brodie Jones 17. Mathew Croker
18th man: 18. Thomas Cant
Your say – who is winning tonight?
Welcome to Friday night footy
Hello and welcome to our coverage of two intriguing Friday night battles in the opening round of the 2025 NRL season.
First up, Benji Marshall’s revamped Wests Tigers side – featuring new recruits Jarome Luai, Terrell May, Sunia Turuva, Jack Bird, Jeral Skelton and Royce Hunt – takes on Kalyn Ponga and the Newcastle Knights at Campbelltown.
Then South Sydney play host to the Dolphins in a match that has been moved out of Brisbane due to Cyclone Alfred. Dolphins players Kodi Nikorima, Mark Nicholls and Kenny Bromwich have chosen to remain at home with their families, while the Rabbitohs are also short on troops with star duo Cameron Murray and Latrell Mitchell sidelined through injury.
We’ll have all the action as it happens throughout the night, right here. Stay tuned.
