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Cowboys team list: No Robson or Cotter
The Cowboys on the other hand, they're resting Reece Robson and Reuben Cotter with Karl Lawton (No.19) and Kai O'Donnell (No.20) coming into a reshuffled pack. Sam McIntyre starts at lock, while Braidon Burns comes in at centre for Viliami Vailea.
1. Scott Drinkwater, 2. Robert Derby, 3. Zac Laybutt, 22. Braidon Burns, 5. Murray Taulagi, 6. Jaxon Purdue, 7. Tom Dearden, 8. Jordan McLean, 19. Karl Lawton, 10. Coen Hess, 11. John Bateman, 12. Jeremiah Nanai, 15. Sam McIntyre
Interchange: 14. Harrison Edwards, 16. Griffin Neame, 17. Thomas Mikaele, 20. Kai O'Donnell
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Roosters team list: Origin stars to back up
The Roosters are 1-17 with their Origin stars Lindsay Collins, Connor Watson, Angus Crichton and Spencer Leniu all backing up from Wednesday night.
Interchange: 14. Benaiah Ioelu, 15. Zach Dockar-Clay, 16. Blake Steep, 17. Spencer Leniu
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Manly star backs under-siege Seibold
By Christian Nicolussi
One of the players in the Manly leadership group has broken his silence over the future of coach Anthony Seibold, declaring: 'The boys have his back, and he's got ours.'
Haumole Olakau'atu was one of several Sea Eagles players to give up a rare free weekend to support the club's NSW Cup side at Accor Stadium on Saturday evening.
Several NRL players, including Jason Saab and Lachie Croker, had been sent back to reserve grade by Seibold given first grade had the bye.
The sight of Olakau'atu and the Trbojevic brothers – Tom, Jake and Ben – as well as Luke Brooks, Lehi Hopoate and other players in the stands was a clear indication there was no division in the playing ranks.
This masthead revealed during the week pressure was mounting on Seibold to keep his job after losses to the Eels, Titans and Knights in the past month.
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Good afternoon to all our rugby league lovers out there.
Billie Eder here to take you through the Roosters match against the Cowboys at Moore Park this afternoon, with Dan Walsh on the ground delivering insights from the Stadium.
Both these teams need a win to keep in touch with the top eight with the competition seriously congested in that middle section of the ladder.
Kick-off is 4:05pm, we'll bring you news and team lists until then.
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I thought it was a very entertaining try. "The boys rose above it." THE Knights wil be without Fletcher Sharpe for a crunch game against an in-form Canberra Raiders - and possibly longer - after the game-breaker suffered a lacerated kidney. Sharpe was forced from the field after a head knock early in the second half of the Knights' thrilling 26-20 win over the Dolphins in Perth on Saturday. The Knights confirmed on Sunday night that Sharpe had surgery that morning. The five-eighth fell face first into the turf after his arms were pinned in a tackle from behind by Dolphins hooker Jeremy -Marshall-King. Sharpe failed the Head Injury Assessment and later experienced abdominal pain. Sharpe remains in a Perth hospital after surgery on Sunday morning to repair a lacerated kidney. Brian Seeney, also know as "the NRL Physio" posted on social media - "Medical situations like this obviously prognosis has a wide range - common return to play in past cases has been 4-6 weeks." The Knights have indicated that Sharpe will remain in Perth, accompanied by club medical staff, under observation for a number of days. The 21-year-old was playing his first game back after a minor calf injury. The livewire scored the Knights opening try in the fourth minute and was a constant threat in and around the ruck. Either Jackson Hastings or Tyson Gamble is likely to come into the six jumper against the Raiders at McDonald Jones Stadium on Friday night. Hastings played five-eighth, ending a near 12 month exile from the top grade, in the 12-8 loss to the Roosters a fortnight ago and was 18th man against the Dolphins. Gamble started at five-eighth for the Knights in their 28-24 loss to the Eels in NSW Cup on Sunday. The Knights have the bye after the game against the Raiders. Sharpe was the only casualty from the win over the Dolphins. 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