iSelect Titans coach John Cartwright has named three 2014 recruits in his team to open the 2014 Telstra Premiership campaign against the Cronulla Sharks at Remondis Stadium on Monday night.
Centres Brad Tighe (from Penrith) and Maurice Blair (Melbourne) will form a new combination in the three-quarters and utility forward Paul Carter has been chosen on the bench.
Prop Luke Douglas will play his 195th consecutive NRL match, breaking Jason Taylor’s record for the most successive games in the game’s club history. His debut was in the opening round for the Sharks in 2006.
The team v Cronulla, round one
1 - William Zillman
2 - Kevin Gordon
3 - Brad Tighe
4 – Maurice Blair
5 - David Mead
6 - Aidan Sezer
7 - Albert Kelly
8 - Luke Douglas
9 - Beau Falloon
10 - Nate Myles (capt)
11 - Greg Bird (capt)
12 – David Taylor
13 - Ashley Harrison
INTERCHANGE (from)
14 - Matthew White
15 - Luke Bailey
16 - Mark Minichiello
17 - Paul Carter
18 - Ryan James
19 - Brad Takairangi
20 - Ben Ridge
The Holden Cup side to play the Sharks is:
1 – Jayden Connors
2 - Brian Kelly
3 - Jaiden Hawkes
4 - Hayden Schwass
5 - Connor Broadhurst
6 - Kane Elgey
7 - Christian Hazard
8 - Oshea Tuiasau
9 - Deacon Fletcher
10 - Ethan Price
11 - Caleb Morehu
12 – Jackson Clarke
13 - Parahi Wilson
INTERCHANGE
14 - Sam Harold
15 -Perry Ioane
16 - Jackson Briskey- Luscombe
17 - Anthony Colman
- Daniel Schwass