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NRL Late Mail: Finals Week 3

Cronulla's Jesse Ramien has been forced out of Saturday's preliminary final against the Panthers after succumbing to an ankle injury. 

The centre suffered the injury in Round 27 and missed the opening week of the finals before returning for last week's victory over the Cowboys.

Ramien, however, will miss Saturday's clash at Accor Stadium, with Siosifa Talakai shifting to the centres and Daniel Atkinson added to the bench. 

See all the late mail, official team news and updates ahead of Week 3 of the 2024 NRL Telstra Premiership finals series.

NRL Late Mail: Finals Week 3

Panthers v Sharks, Saturday 7.50pm at Accor Stadium

Panthers: Scott Sorensen has fallen short in his bid to overcome a hamstring injury and has dropped out of the squad for Saturday night's clash. Penrith are 1-17 in an hour from kick off, with Casey McLean remaining in the extended squad as the replacement player. Sorensen had been a late withdrawal from his side's week one win over the Roosters and will now hope his teammates can progress to the decider so he can push for a recall. Luke Garner was named in the starting side and will remain as an edge forward for the clash. 

Sharks: Jesse Ramien has fallen short in his bid to overcome an ankle injury and will miss Saturday's preliminary final. As a result, Siosifa Talakai will start in the centres, with Daniel Atkinson added to the bench. There are no further changes an hour from kick-off, with Mawene Hiroti taking over the 18th man duties. Coach Craig Fitzgibbon had earlier told media on Friday that Ramien was 'up against it' in his bid to take the field. The coach confirmed that Kayal Iro was good to go despite battling a slight wrist injury in recent weeks.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Panthers is number 1 Dylan Edwards
    Fullback for Sharks is number 1 William Kennedy
  • Winger for Panthers is number 2 Sunia Turuva
    Winger for Sharks is number 2 Sione Katoa
  • Centre for Panthers is number 3 Izack Tago
    Centre for Sharks is number 4 Kayal Iro
  • Centre for Panthers is number 4 Paul Alamoti
    Centre for Sharks is number 14 Siosifa Talakai
  • Winger for Panthers is number 5 Brian To'o
    Winger for Sharks is number 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo
  • Five-Eighth for Panthers is number 6 Jarome Luai
    Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 6 Braydon Trindall
  • Halfback for Panthers is number 7 Nathan Cleary
    Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Nicholas Hynes

Forwards

  • Prop for Panthers is number 8 Moses Leota
    Prop for Sharks is number 8 Toby Rudolf
  • Hooker for Panthers is number 9 Mitch Kenny
    Hooker for Sharks is number 9 Blayke Brailey
  • Prop for Panthers is number 10 James Fisher-Harris
    Prop for Sharks is number 10 Oregon Kaufusi
  • 2nd Row for Panthers is number 11 Luke Garner
    2nd Row for Sharks is number 11 Briton Nikora
  • 2nd Row for Panthers is number 12 Liam Martin
    2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Teig Wilton
  • Lock for Panthers is number 13 Isaah Yeo
    Lock for Sharks is number 13 Cameron McInnes

Interchange

  • Interchange for Panthers is number 14 Brad Schneider
    Interchange for Sharks is number 15 Jack Williams
  • Interchange for Panthers is number 15 Lindsay Smith
    Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Royce Hunt
  • Interchange for Panthers is number 16 Liam Henry
    Interchange for Sharks is number 17 Thomas Hazelton
  • Interchange for Panthers is number 17 Matthew Eisenhuth
    Interchange for Sharks is number 18 Daniel Atkinson

Reserves

  • Replacement for Panthers is number 18 Casey McLean
    Replacement for Sharks is number 20 Mawene Hiroti

Match Officials

  • Referee: Ashley Klein
  • Touch Judge: Matt Noyen
  • Touch Judge: Chris Sutton
  • Senior Review Official: Chris Butler

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