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SUNDAY 2pm – BURLEIGH BEARS v TWEED HEADS SEAGULLS

It’s been five straight for the Bears over the Seagulls in the Gold Coast derby, however Tweed Heads arrive at Pizzey Park with their best chance of breaking that sequence for a little while. For starters Burleigh have now lost their last two at home after being seemingly impossible to beat at Pizzey Park, and they arrive with a cavalry of NRL talent with the likes of Konrad Hurrell and Kane Elgey.

They should have been joined by Bryce Cartwright who was named below, but the former Penrith star was injured in midweek training and won’t play. Doubt too on one of the stars for Burleigh as halfback Jamal Fogarty is nursing an injury picked up the Queesnland Resident’s loss to their NSW counterparts on Origin Sunday.

Previous 2018 Result – Tweed Heads 12 Burleigh 32

Teams

Burleigh Bears

1. Kurtis Rowe 2. Troy Leo 3. Sami Sauiluma 4. Henare Wells 5. Tyrone Roberts-Davis 6. Dallas Wells 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Luke Page (c) 9. Pat Politoni 10. Matt White 11. Hayden Schwass 12. Matthew Robinson 13. Sam Coster 14. Jess Savage 15. Toby McIntosh 16. Tyler Sparkes 17. Kai O’Donnell 18. Josh Rogers 19. Jeff Lynch 20. Jerome Veve

Coach: Jim Lenihan

Tweed Heads Seagulls

1. Talor Walters 2. Ryland Jacobs 3. Brendan Elliot 4. Konrad Hurrell 5. Kiah Cooper 6. Lindon McGrady 7. Kane Elgey 8. Tristan Lumley 9. Eli Levido 16. Maia Sands 11. Lamar Manuel-Liolevave (c) 12. Bryce Cartwright 13. Ryan Simpkins 10. Jarrod Morfett 14. Hiale Roycroft 15. Jack Cook 18. Sam Meskell (c)

SUNDAY 2pm – REDCLIFFE DOLPHINS v WYNNUM SEAGULLS

Another installment of the Herald Cup awaits, with Redcliffe favourites to seal the rivalry after winning the first leg at Wynnum earlier in the season. That was at BMD Kougari Oval where Wynnum have had no luck in 2018, and the Seagulls have much better luck on the road this year with four of their five wins coming away. A good omen for them too, as the away side has won the past Herald Cup clashes. They also welcome back halfback and name you know Michael Dobson from injury.

Previous 2018 Result – Wynnum 20 Redcliffe 36

Teams

Redcliffe Dolphins

1. Tony Tumusa 2. Jonus Pearson 3. Jeremy Hawkins 4. Tom Opacic 5. Josh Beehag 6. Bryce Donovan 7. Cameron Cullen (c) 8. Nathan Watts 9. Jake Turpin 10. Sam Anderson 11. Toby Rudolf 12. Aaron Whitchurch 13. Jamil Hopoate 14. Moses Pangai 15. James Taylor 16. Tom Geraghty 17. Sheldon Pitama

Wynnum Manly Seagulls

1. Daniel Ogden 2. Peter Gubb 3. Alex Barr 4. Delouise Hoeter 5. Edward Burns 6. Patrick Templeman 7. Michael Dobson 8. Stedman Lefau 9. Mitch Cronin 10. Max Elliott 11. Salesi Funaki 12. Til Vea 13. Patrick Carrigan 14. Mitchell Moore 15. Mitch Frei (c) 16. Keenan Palasia 17. Lachlan Lee 18. Adam Tuimavave-Gerrard 19. Kalolo Saitaua 20. Junior Pita

SUNDAY 3pm – PNG HUNTERS v SUNSHINE COAST FALCONS

A rematch of the 2017 Grand Final which was stolen at the death by a sliding Willie Minoga for the Hunters, and the PNG side will be coming into this game with buckets of confidence after a number of them played in the Kumuls win over Fiji last weekend. Nixon Putt and Junior Rau in particular were excellent for the Kumuls They will need to be as the Falcons have won their last three and are sitting just outside of the Top 6 in seventh.

Despite sitting 11th, the Hunters can draw level with the Sunshine Coast with a win, and their home form is reasonable against the Falcons, unlike their match ups at Sunshine Coast Stadium. Sandor Earl continues his comeback to the NRL with the Falcons, and will liekly never get it tougher on his comeback trail facing opposition centre Willie Minoga and the Hunters in Port Moresby.

Previous 2018 Result – Sunshine Coast 24 Hunters 10

Teams

PNG Hunters

1. Paul Wawa 2. Junior Rau 3. Thompson Teteh 4. Willie Minoga 5. Brendon Gotuno 6. Ase Boas (c) 7. Watson Boas 8. Enock Maki 9. Wartovo Puara 10. Stanton Albert 11. Nixon Putt 12. Mekenzie Yei 13. Rahdly Brawa 14. Charlie Simon 15. Ila Alu 16. Dilbert Issac 17. Edene Gebbie 18. Moses Meninga 19. William Mone 20. Baundo Aba

Sunshine Coast Falcons

1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Matt Soper-Lawler 3. William Toloi 4. Sandor Earl 5. Iliesa Ratuva 6. Brentt Warr 7. Rhys Jacks 18. Liam McDonald (c) 9. Caleb Daunt 12. Harrison Muller 11. Christopher Lewis 10. Jacob Hind 13. Sam Burns 14. Lachlan Roe 15. Jake Ainsworth 16. Louis Geraghty 17. Jordan Brown 19. Martin Cordwell 20. Nick Timm

Week 16 Predictions

IPSWICH JETS
NORTHS DEVILS
MACKAY CUTTERS
NORTHERN PRIDE
TWEED HEADS SEAGULLS
WYNNUM SEAGULLS
PNG HUNTERS

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