NRL: NRL 2022, Late Mail, Final team news and updates for Round 1, injuries, suspension, team changes

Author: NRL.com
Timestamp: Sun 13 Mar 2022, 05:19 PM

All the Late Mail for Round 1 of the 2022 NRL Telstra Premiership.

Round 1 Late Mail

Cowboys v Bulldogs, Sunday 6.15pm (AEDT), 5.15pm (local time) at Queensland Country Bank Stadium

Cowboys: Tom Gilbert and Mitch Dunn have been promoted to the starting side an hour before kick-off with Coen Hess and Heilum Luki moving back to the bench.

Griffin Neame is the final player to drop out of the squad named on Tuesday, with Scott Drinkwater named the 18th man.

Ispirational skipper Jason Taumalolo is back on deck after missing the trials with a minor hamstring complaint. Along with promising back-rower Jeremiah Nanai, they are the two new faces into the side which took care of the Broncos in impressive fashion in the club's final trial.

Chad Townsend, Peta Hiku and Jamayne Taunoa-Brown are set to make their Cowboys debuts.

Bulldogs: Late changes an hour before kick-off with Tevita Pangai jnr dropping out of the side with an injury and Corey Waddell taking his place. Ava Seumanufagai comes into the starting side and Luke Thompson goes to the bench.

The dawn of a new era for the Bulldogs with Matt Dufty, Josh Addo-Carr, Brent Naden, Matt Burton, Paul Vaughan, Max King and Braidon Burns all making their club debuts.

Round 1 - Round 1 - Sunday 13 Mar

Full Time

Cowboys

Bulldogs

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Cowboys is number 1 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow

Fullback for Bulldogs is number 1 Matthew Dufty
Winger for Cowboys is number 2 Kyle Feldt

Winger for Bulldogs is number 2 Jayden Okunbor
Centre for Cowboys is number 3 Valentine Holmes

Centre for Bulldogs is number 3 Braidon Burns
Centre for Cowboys is number 4 Peta Hiku

Centre for Bulldogs is number 4 Brent Naden
Winger for Cowboys is number 5 Murray Taulagi

Winger for Bulldogs is number 5 Josh Addo-Carr
Five-Eighth for Cowboys is number 6 Tom Dearden

Five-Eighth for Bulldogs is number 6 Matt Burton
Halfback for Cowboys is number 7 Chad Townsend

Halfback for Bulldogs is number 7 Jake Averillo

Forwards

Prop for Cowboys is number 8 Jamayne Taunoa-Brown

Prop for Bulldogs is number 10 Paul Vaughan
Hooker for Cowboys is number 9 Reece Robson

Hooker for Bulldogs is number 9 Jeremy Marshall-King
Prop for Cowboys is number 13 Jason Taumalolo

Prop for Bulldogs is number 23 Ava Seumanufagai
2nd Row for Cowboys is number 12 Jeremiah Nanai

2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 11 Jack Hetherington
2nd Row for Cowboys is number 17 Tom Gilbert

2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 15 Corey Waddell
Lock for Cowboys is number 16 Mitchell Dunn

Lock for Bulldogs is number 13 Josh Jackson

Interchange

Interchange for Cowboys is number 10 Coen Hess

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 8 Luke Thompson
Interchange for Cowboys is number 11 Heilum Luki

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 14 Bailey Biondi-Odo
Interchange for Cowboys is number 15 Jordan McLean

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 16 Max King
Interchange for Cowboys is number 18 Jake Granville

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 17 Chris Patolo