Trial team list v Capras

Valynce Te Whare and Tesi Niu will get the first crack at tying down a centre spot when the Dolphins play their first trial of 2024 this weekend.

The Dolphins meet affiliate club the Central Queensland Capras at Rockhampton’s Browne Park from 6.10pm on Saturday thanks to Dolphins Match Partner Anglo American.

Te Whare and Niu will start in the centres, with new Dolphins’ acquisitions Herbie Farnworth and Jake Averillo set to play the February 18 trial against the Titans on the Sunshine Coast.

Kurt Donoghoe and Gerome Burns will start in the halves, while former Newcastle forward Oryn Keeley will play in the back row with Mason Teague and Jeremiah Simbiken.

1. Trai Fuller
2. Brenton Baira
3. Tesi Niu
4. Valynce Te Whare
5. Jack Bostock
6. Kurt Donoghoe
7. Gerome Burns
8. Max Bailey
9. Trey Brown
10. Cooper Jenkins
11. Jeremiah Simbiken
12. Oryn Keeley
13. Mason Teague
14. Aaron Moore
15. Lachlan Hubner
16. Judah Rimbu
17. Max Plath
18. Brent Woolf
19. Jaron Purcell
20. Caleb Jackson
21. Steven Numambo
22. Aublix Tawha
23. Manase Kaho

Coach: Nathan Fien