Round 17: Brisbane Broncos vs Gold Coast Titans

[Queenslander]

Brisbane Broncos vs Gold Coast Titans
Suncorp Stadium, Friday 6th July, 7:30PM

vs

Referee: Steve Clark

Team Notes:

Broncos

WAYNE Bennett is banking on his seven Origin stars coming through tomorrow night’s third match to be ready for the Gold Coast Titans.

But Brad Thorn (pictured) has said if the Broncos’ young guys are called on again to play in the NRL, it would be ‘a pleasure’ to play with them.

Bennett today named his ‘magnificent seven’ in a 19-man squad to take on the south-east Queensland rivals at Suncorp Stadium on Friday.

Ian Lacey and Nick Kenny are the extra two men on the bench, but Kenny and David Taylor are also due to play tomorrow night.

Brent Tate is out of this match and possibly the season with suspected cruciate and medial ligament damage in his left knee after SOO3, replacement to be named in next few days.

Dane Carlaw is out of this match as well due to injury, with replacement to be named tomorrow.

Karmichael Hunt (corks) and Justin Hodges (ankle) are in extreme doubt.

Titans

Luke Bailey returns for Origin duty at prop, with Stosic going back to a 5 man bench.

Luke Swain returns to Lock, with Hilder going to the bench and Hodgson dropped from the bench.

Mat Rogers has been ruled out of the game and the next 6 weeks after fracturing his knee in a training incident on Tuesday, he has been replaced by Luke O'Dwyer at centre.

The Titans beat the Broncos 28-16 in round five

Teams:

1. Karmichael Hunt
2. Steve Michaels
3. Darius Boyd
4. Justin Hodges
5. TBA
6. Darren Lockyer (c)
7. Michael Ennis
8. Ben Hannant
9. Shaun Berrigan
10. Petero Civoniceva
11. David Stagg
12. TBA
13. Tonie Carroll

Interchange:

14. Greg Eastwood
15. Corey Parker
16. Brad Thorn
17. Dave Taylor
18. Ian Lacey
19. Nick Kenny
(two to be omitted)

1. Preston Campbell
2. Matthew Petersen
3. Luke O'Dwyer
4. Brett Delaney
5. Smith Samau
6. Josh Lewis
7. Scott Prince (c)
8. Luke Bailey
9. Nathan Friend
10. Ian Donnelly
11. Michael Hodgson
12. Mark Minichiello
13. Luke Swain

Interchange:

14. Matthew Hilder
15. James Stosic
16. Gavin Cooper
17. Clint Amos
18. Kris Kahler
(one to be omitted)