Jersey Flegg Cup: Round 10 Preview

Author: Raiders.com.au
Timestamp: Fri 10 May 2024, 10:53 AM

The Canberra Raiders Jersey Flegg Cup side will travel to Prince Charles Park, Nadi this Saturday to take on the Fiji Silktails for the first time in the club's history.

The Silktails joined the Jersey Flegg Cup competition in 2024, further strengthening the pathways in Fiji.

Saturday's contest is not only the first time the two sides have met, but they will be playing in honour of Raider #151 Noa Nadruku, one of the first Fiji internationals to play in the NRL.

Raiders assistant coach Darby Medlyn touched on the incredible opportunity to play in Fiji and how special it is to play for the Noa Nadruku Bowl.

"It’s a great opportunity for us to be able to go over to Fiji, it’s going to be a pretty cool experience. As everyone knows, the Fijian teams are really exciting teams. The style of footy they play is really special. Just to have the opportunity for us to go over there is awesome," Medlyn said.

"Noa was a really big part of the Raiders success through the late 80s and early 90s. We heard that the place that they play is right next to his village where he grew up, so that will be a really cool experience as well."

The Raiders enter this contest after a tight 24-16 loss to the Manly Sea Eagles last weekend.

In-form Raiders hooker Owen Pattie believes his side have learned from that performance and are out to bounce back to the consistent form which sees them sit top of the ladder.

"We’ve been lucky to start the year off with the games we’ve won but unfortunate last week, a tight game got away from us but we’re ready to build this week," Pattie said.

"We know what kind of football those boys can play and we’ve watched their video and they are very talented and skillful players.

"Nothing will change with our preparation. We’ll still look to start the game well and be consistent which we’ve been looking to do all season so hopefully we can just put in a good performance and get the two points."

The Silktails will be chasing their first win in 2024 after a challenging start to their inaugural season.

The game will kick off at 10am (AEST) on Saturday morning.

Round 10 - Round 10 - Saturday 11 May

Full Time

Silktails

Raiders

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Silktails is number 1 Gabriel Daunivucu

Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Keahn Skipps
Winger for Silktails is number 2 Rusiate Bainivalu

Winger for Raiders is number 2 Kane Rushton
Centre for Silktails is number 3 Mitchell Poulter

Centre for Raiders is number 3 Regan Carr
Centre for Silktails is number 4 Emosi Daubitu

Centre for Raiders is number 4 Bailey Nash
Winger for Silktails is number 5 Mikaele Senibua

Winger for Raiders is number 5 Atini Tuialii
Five-Eighth for Silktails is number 6 Sulio Loka

Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Jalen Afamasaga
Halfback for Silktails is number 7 Jone Lee

Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Jaxen Yow

Forwards

Prop for Silktails is number 8 Adrea Ramabuke

Prop for Raiders is number 8 Jake Clydsdale
Hooker for Silktails is number 14 Melikiseteki Nacaginimasei

Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Owen Pattie
Prop for Silktails is number 10 Tevita Vukicea

Prop for Raiders is number 10 Mitchell Prest
2nd Row for Silktails is number 11 Fenton Williams

2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Joe Roddy
2nd Row for Silktails is number 12 Joseva Rateri

2nd Row for Raiders is number 15 Tane Kiriona
Lock for Silktails is number 13 Senivalati Vunibola

Lock for Raiders is number 13 Jaxon Lavender

Interchange

Interchange for Silktails is number 9 Seru Kalounivalu

Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Shaun Packer
Interchange for Silktails is number 15 Gabriel Rawamila

Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Bailey Sassall
Interchange for Silktails is number 16 Akuila Qoro

Interchange for Raiders is number 18 Jack Anderson
Interchange for Silktails is number 17 Ratu Kaveni Rosau

Interchange for Raiders is number 19 Caleb Garvie