NRL Finals Team Lists Week 2: Teams, Ins, Outs & Team News
The NRL Finals Week 2 team lists are out, with six teams remaining and two crucial elimination matches ahead: Roosters vs Sharks, and Warriors vs Knights. The Roosters see Angus Crichton return from injury, while their opponent the Sharks make only a minor squad change. The Warriors lose Jackson Ford to another injury setback, and Newcastle Knights name an unchanged 19-man squad following their recent win. All teams are making final adjustments for sudden-death clashes, with the winners advancing to the preliminary finals.
- Six teams remain with two sudden-death matches this week.
- Roosters and Warriors make key lineup changes due to injuries.
- Knights keep last round’s winning squad unchanged.
NRL Team Lists: Finals Week 2
Roosters vs Sharks
Saturday 7.50pm at Allianz Stadium
Roosters: Angus Crichton has again been named to return from a foot injury after being a late withdrawal last week. Salesi Foketi is right to play after leaving the field for a HIA inside the final 15 minutes last Sunday and comes into the side in place of Egan Butcher, who is out with concussion.
Young playmaker Toby Rodwell has been included in the extended squad after recovering from a head knock suffered against South Sydney in Round 27.
Sharks: Craig Fitzgibbon has made just one change, with back-up hooker Jayden Berrell recalled to the interchange for his fifth NRL game of the season and first since Round 18. Niwhai Puru drops back to the reserves after being a late call-up last week when his brother Hohepa withdrew due to illness. Outside backs Mawene Hiroti and Samuel Stonestreet are also included in the extended squad.
| Roosters | POS | Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| James Tedesco | 1 | William Kennedy |
| Daniel Tupou | 2 | Sione Katoa |
| Billy Smith | 3 | Riley Jones |
| Robert Toia | 4 | KL Iro |
| Mark Nawaqanitawase | 5 | Ronaldo Mulitalo |
| Hugo Savala | 6 | Braydon Trindall |
| Daly Cherry-Evans | 7 | Nicho Hynes |
| Naufahu Whyte | 8 | Addin Fonua-Blake |
| Reece Robson | 9 | Blayke Brailey |
| Lindsay Collins | 10 | Jesse Colquhoun |
| Salesi Foketi | 11 | Briton Nikora |
| Siua Wong | 12 | Teig Wilton |
| Victor Radley | 13 | Cameron McInnes |
| Connor Watson | 14 | Siosifa Talakai |
| Spencer Leniu | 15 | Billy Burns |
| Nat Butcher | 16 | Oregon Kaufusi |
| Angus Crichton | 17 | Thomas Hazelton |
| Cody Ramsey | 18 | Jayden Berrell |
| Tommy Talau | 19 | Toby Rudolf |
| Taylor Losalu | 20 | Niwhai Puru |
| Benaiah Ioelu | 21 | Samuel Stonestreet |
| Toby Rodwell | 22 | Mawene Hiroti |
Warriors vs Knights
Sunday 4.05pm AEST, 6.05pm local time at Eden Park
Warriors: Jackson Ford has suffered another injury setback after playing just 24 minutes against the Dolphins in his return from a pectoral injury. He is now sidelined with an ankle injury and Morgan Gannon takes his place on the interchange.
Leka Halasima is among the reserves after being a late withdrawal last week due to a hamstring twinge suffered in the warm-up. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has also been named in the extended squad after being sidelined since Round 25 with a broken collarbone suffered against South Sydney.
Knights: Dylan Lucas has been named among the reserves as he makes a late bid to return in 2026. The back-rower has been sidelined since Round 21 after suffering a fractured ankle against the Roosters. Newcastle have otherwise named the same 19-man squad that defeated the Rabbitohs in last week's elimination final.
| Warriors | POS | Knights |
|---|---|---|
| Taine Tuaupiki | 1 | Kalyn Ponga |
| Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad | 2 | Dominic Young |
| Ali Leiataua | 3 | Dane Gagai |
| Adam Pompey | 4 | Bradman Best |
| Alofiana Khan-Pereira | 5 | Greg Marzhew |
| Chanel Harris-Tavita | 6 | Fletcher Sharpe |
| Te Maire Martin | 7 | Sandon Smith |
| James Fisher-Harris | 8 | Tyson Frizell |
| Wayde Egan | 9 | Phoenix Crossland |
| Mitchell Barnett | 10 | Cody Hopwood |
| Kurt Capewell | 11 | Jermaine McEwen |
| Jacob Laban | 12 | Francis Manuleleua |
| Erin Clark | 13 | Mat Croker |
| Sam Healey | 14 | Harrison Graham |
| Tanner Stowers-Smith | 15 | Lachlan Crouch |
| Demitric Vaimauga | 16 | Pasami Saulo |
| Eddie Ieremia-Toeava | 17 | Thomas Cant |
| Jett Cleary | 18 | Fletcher Hunt |
| — | 19 | Toby Winter |
| Morgan Gannon | 20 | Kyle McCarthy |
| Makaia Tafua | 21 | Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana |
| Leka Halasima | 22 | Dylan Lucas |
| Dallin Watene-Zelezniak | 23 | — |
All player lists, jersey numbers and team news above are taken exclusively from the supplied NRL Finals Week 2 source.
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