The Ben Campbell Building Group Tweed Heads Seagulls will field their strongest line-up of the season when they return to Piggabeen Sports Complex for just the second time this season for their round seven Intrust Super Cup clash with Easts Tigers on Sunday (2pm).
The Seagulls scored an incredible last-ditch try to pull off their first victory of the season against Wynnum-Manly last Saturday night and are determined to use that as a springboard for further success.
With Titans forward Keegan Hipgrave, outstanding against Wynnum, is likely to be included in the Titans 18-man travelling squad that heads to Townsville, the Gulls would get Ryan Simpkins back in the pack as a swap.
Fellow Titans-contracted player Moeaki Fotuaika and skipper Cheyne Whitelaw will also return to Ben Woolf’s side after missing the 26-22 win last weekend.
The Tigers who have been boosted by the inclusion of Melbourne Storm halfback Brodie Croft after Craig Bellamy again preferred Ryley Jacks as Cameron Munster’s halves partner in the Storm line-up. The brilliant Croft will be a danger man for the sixth-placed Easts.
There will be three matches of top quality league at Piggabeen on Sunday with the Mal Meninga Cup under-18s starting at 10.45am and the Colts under-20s at 12.15pm.
The teams:
Tweed Heads Seagulls
- AJ Brimson 3. Ryland Jacobs 4. Brendan Elliot 5. Brayden McGrady 2. Kiah Cooper 1. Lindon McGrady 7. Eli Levido 8. Leilani Latu 9. Sam Meskell 12. Ryan Simpkins 11. Lamar Manuel-Liolevave 10. Tristan Lumley 15. Maia Sands 16. Tony Matautia 13. Cheyne Whitelaw (C) 14. Rex Johnson 17. Moeaki Fotuaika 18. Hiale Roycroft 19. Shane Gillham
Coach: Ben Woolf
Easts Tigers
- Joseph Bond 2. Linc Port 3. Kea Pere 4. Conor Carey 5. Jarrod McInally 6. Brayden Torpy 7. Brodie Croft 8. Ash Little 9. Chris Ostwald 10. Patrick Kaufusi 11. Jake Foster (c) 12. Brett Greinke 13. Jack Svendsen 14. Jarred Tuite 15. Anton Iaria 16. Adam Crear 17. Harley Aiono
Coach: Scott Sipple
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