NSW Cup & Jersey Flegg Round One Preview

Author: William Makepeace
Timestamp: Thu 10 Mar 2022, 05:01 PM

The Canberra Raiders Knock on Effect NSW Cup team will kick off their season against Newtown Jets at 3:00pm on Saturday at Henson Park, Sydney.

After re-joining the competition in 2021 the side did enough to finish in seventh place after fifteen rounds, before COVID lockdowns forced the competition to be cancelled.

The team will be looking to take what they learned from last year’s campaign and turn it into success, with their eyes firmly set on a first Knock of Effect NSW Cup since 2003.

They take on a Jets team who they defeated twice last year, coming away 60-20 and 20-10 victors in the respective matches.

With a mixture of youth and experience in the team, Raiders fans can be excited not just about the prospects of Saturday’s game but also the season as a whole.

The side features plenty of NRL experience, with the likes of Jarrod Croker, Xavier Savage, Ryan Sutton, Matt Frawley and Sam Williams all named to play this weekend.

New coach Joel Carbone’s team is also filled with many young prospects, with Trey Mooney, Harry Rushton and Utuloa Asomua all potential first grade players of the future.

The Jets are coming into the season with two trials played, losing 8-4 to Mounties, before drawing 12-all with Canterbury-Bankstown on 28th February.

Round 1 - Round 1 - Saturday 12 Mar

Full Time

Jets

Raiders

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Jets is number 1 Lachlan Miller

Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Xavier Savage
Winger for Jets is number 2 Tyla Tamou

Winger for Raiders is number 2 Utuloa Asomua
Centre for Jets is number 3 Jenson Taumoepeau

Centre for Raiders is number 4 Brad Morkos
Centre for Jets is number 4 Kayal Iro

Centre for Raiders is number 18 Rayden Burns
Winger for Jets is number 22 Samuel Stonestreet

Winger for Raiders is number 5 Josh Smith
Five-Eighth for Jets is number 18 Luke Metcalf

Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Sam Williams
Halfback for Jets is number 7 Rhys Davies

Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Matt Frawley

Forwards

Prop for Jets is number 8 Thomas Hazelton

Prop for Raiders is number 8 Ata Mariota
Hooker for Jets is number 9 Jayden Berrell

Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Adrian Trevilyan
Prop for Jets is number 19 Kurt Dillon

Prop for Raiders is number 10 Ryan Sutton
2nd Row for Jets is number 11 Myles Lee-Taueli

2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Clay Webb
2nd Row for Jets is number 12 Reubenn Rennie

2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Trey Mooney
Lock for Jets is number 13 Tyler Slade

Lock for Raiders is number 13 Harry Rushton

Interchange

Interchange for Jets is number 14 Charbel Tasipale

Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Toby Thorburn
Interchange for Jets is number 15 Zac Woolford

Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Jordan Martin
Interchange for Jets is number 17 Vincent Rennie

Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Caleb Esera
Interchange for Jets is number 20 Jesse Colquhoun

Interchange for Raiders is number 17 Caleb Tohi

Reserves

Replacement for Jets is number 16 Jonah Ngaronoa

Replacement for Raiders is number 19 Josh Billing

Last updated: 5/29/2023 1:47:00 AM

The match will directly precede the Raiders return match to the Jersey Flegg competition, who will play the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks at 12:30pm.

A number of players from the Raiders grand final winning SG Ball side will be featuring in the fixture, including Jack Sandford, Josh Billing and halfback Sione Moala.

They will be looking to take this title winning form into their return season in the Jersey Flegg competition, one that hasn’t been played since 2019 due to COVID.