NRL Match Preview: Round 15 v Sharks

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Timestamp: Wed 11 Jun 2025, 01:36 PM

The Dragons will be in action in a Thursday night local derby showdown against the Cronulla Sharks in Round 15.

MATCH CENTRE
TEAM LIST ANNOUNCEMENT

Round 15 - Round 15 - Thursday 12 Jun

Full Time

Sharks

Dragons

Venue: Sharks Stadium, Sydney

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KEY INFO

Date Thursday, June 12th
Venue Sharks Stadium, Cronulla
Watch Nine, 9Now, Kayo & Foxtel
7:50PM Dragons v Sharks

ANOTHER DERBY

Few rivalries in rugby league compare to that of the Dragons and Sharks with the two preparing for their 55th showdown since 1999.

The fixture has produced many an iconic moment and the two sides will meet for the first time this season in search of their slice of local derby history.

The sides will also face off again in a Saturday afternoon clash in Round 23 at Jubilee Stadium.

A MILESTONE FOR MOSES

Moses Suli is set to play his 150th NRL game against Cronulla on Thursday night.

70 of those appearances have already come in the Red V after the Tongan international joined the club ahead of the 2022 season.

Suli debuted for the Wests Tigers as a teenager back in Round 1, 2017 before going on to spend four seasons at Manly.

He was rewarded with an international call-up for Tonga just two months after making the leap up to the top grade and has gone on to make 10 appearances for his nation, including three throughout their World Cup campaign in 2022.

Suli played his 50th match for the club in the side's Round 13 win over the Panthers last year and would finish the 2024 season having made 19 appearances and averaged a career-high 143 run metres per game.

HAME’S BACK

Hame Sele has been named to play his first NRL game since Round 23 last year in a welcome boost for the side.

It marks the culmination of a special NRL comeback for the Kingsgrove Colts junior who had his 2024 campaign ended as a result of pericarditis – a condition which causes inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart – before overcoming calf and hamstring issues in the early parts of this season.

Sele returned to the Red V last year after having departed the club at the end of the 2018 season.

He spent a year with the Panthers before a four-season stay at the Rabbitohs where he made 49 appearances and was rewarded with a maiden international call-up for Tonga at the end of 2023.

TEAM NEWS

DRAGONS

Valentine Holmes (Origin selection) and Christian Tuipulotu (hamstring) are unavailable for the Red V.
Tyrell Sloan earns a recall in the backline alongside Corey Allan (hamstring) whilst Emre Guler and Hame Sele come into the pack.
Raymond Faitala-Mariner (illness) is out whilst Blake Lawrie shifts back to the reserves list.

SHARKS

Ronaldo Mulitalo (suspension) returns onto the wing pushing Mawene Hiroti into the centres to replace KL Iro (pec).
Toby Rudolf (syndesmosis) has been listed among the reserves as he nears a return from an injury layoff.

Round 15 - Round 15 - Thursday 12 Jun

Full Time

Sharks

Dragons

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William Kennedy

Fullback for Dragons is number 1 Clinton Gutherson
Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione Katoa

Winger for Dragons is number 2 Nathan Lawson
Centre for Sharks is number 3 Jesse Ramien

Centre for Dragons is number 3 Moses Suli
Centre for Sharks is number 4 Mawene Hiroti

Centre for Dragons is number 21 Nick Tsougranis
Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo

Winger for Dragons is number 5 Tyrell Sloan
Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Braydon Trindall

Five-Eighth for Dragons is number 6 Lyhkan King-Togia
Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Nicholas Hynes

Halfback for Dragons is number 7 Kyle Flanagan

Forwards

Prop for Sharks is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake

Prop for Dragons is number 8 Emre Guler
Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke Brailey

Hooker for Dragons is number 9 Damien Cook
Prop for Sharks is number 10 Oregon Kaufusi

Prop for Dragons is number 10 David Klemmer
2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora

2nd Row for Dragons is number 11 Luciano Leilua
2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Teig Wilton

2nd Row for Dragons is number 12 Toby Couchman
Lock for Sharks is number 13 Cameron McInnes

Lock for Dragons is number 13 Jack De Belin

Interchange

Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Jesse Colquhoun

Interchange for Dragons is number 14 Jacob Liddle
Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Siosifa Talakai

Interchange for Dragons is number 15 Hamish Stewart
Interchange for Sharks is number 17 Braden Hamlin-Uele

Interchange for Dragons is number 16 Loko Pasifiki Tonga
Interchange for Sharks is number 21 Toby Rudolf

Interchange for Dragons is number 17 Hame Sele