Finals week two: NRL preliminary semi-finals.

Friday 15 September 2006

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS v MANLY SEA EAGLES
7:45pm at Aussie Stadium

Lower grade semi-finals curtain raisers:
5:35pm: Dragons v Raiders (Premier League)
3:45pm: Dragons v Sea Eagles (Jersey Flegg)

NRL TEAMS

DRAGONS: Clint Greenshields; Wes Naiqama, Daryl Millard, Matt Cooper, Brett Morris; Trent Barrett (c), Ben Hornby; Ben Creagh, Ashton Sims, Matt Bickerstaff, Jason Ryles, Aaron Gorrell, Luke Bailey. Res: Danny Wicks, Michael Henderson, Sam Isemonger, Justin Poore, Shaun Timmins, Mathew Head (two to be omitted)

SEA EAGLES: Brett Stewart; Michael Robertson, Steve Bell, Steve Matai, Chris Hicks; Travis Burns, Matt Orford; Ben Kennedy (c), Anthony Watmough, Steve Menzies, Brent Kite, Michael Monaghan, Jason King. Res: George Rose, Mark Bryant, Kylie Leuluai, Shayne Dunley, Luke Williamson (one to be omitted)

Referee: Paul Simpkins.

Saturday 16 September 2006

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS v BRISBANE BRONCOS
7:45pm at Aussie Stadium

Lower grade semi-finals curtain raisers:
5:35pm: Sea Eagles v Tigers (Premier League)
3:45pm: Bulldogs v Roosters (Jersey Flegg)

NRL TEAMS

KNIGHTS: Kurt Gidley; Brian Carney, Matt Gidley, George Carmont, Anthony Quinn; Jarrod Mullen, Andrew Johns (c); Reegan Tanner, Clint Newton, Steve Simpson, Josh Perry, Luke Quigley, Adam Woolnough. Res: Luke Davico, Todd Lowrie, Craig Smith, Riley Brown, Kirk Reynoldson, Daniel Abraham (two to be omitted).

BRONCOS: Justin Hodges; Darius Boyd, Brent Tate, David Stagg, Karmichael Hunt; Darren Lockyer (c), Shane Perry; Tonie Carroll, Brad Thorn, Sam Thaiday, Petero Civoniceva, Shaun Berrigan, Shane Webcke. Res: Corey Parker, Casey McGuire, Ben Hannant, Dane Carlaw, Tame Tupou (one to be omitted).

Referee: Steve Clark.

Losers eliminated. Winners advance to play in week three. Melbourne Storm and Canterbury Bulldogs have already advanced to week three of the NRL finals.