Late Mail - Sharks v Panthers

30 Jul 2023
Panthers

A training injury to Ronaldo Mulitalo has forced a late change to the Sharks line up, with Siosifa Talakai reinstated to the starting side after originally being named on the interchange bench for tonight's game against the Panthers. 

With Mulitalo ruled out, Connor Tracey moves to the wing, with Talakai to take over in the centres after missing the game against the Tigers last weekend. 

In a positive, Braden Hamlin Uele returns for the Sharks after recovering from rib and calf issues and will start the match, with Oregon Kaufusi switching back to the interchange bench.  

In other changes to the Sharks side which narrowly failed to score a come from behind win over Manly, Wade Graham will play in the backrow after Jesse Colquhoun was handed a one match suspension for dangerous contact and Cam McInnes is set to start the game at lock with Dale Finucane to miss the remainder of the season after rupturing a biceps.

In a player milestone, Royce Hunt will play his 50th NRL match, 49 of those coming at the Cronulla club.

The Sharks v Panthers match is scheduled for a 7.30pm kick off at PointsBet Stadium, with the two 17-man teams and 18th-man concussion substitutes listed below. 

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