Aquis Gold Coast Titans’ Australian forward Greg Bird returns from his eight-match suspension handed down after the Anzac Test to take on his hometown NRL team, Newcastle Knights, at Hunter Stadium on Saturday (5.30pm), giving the Titans a much needed boost in the pack.
Bird is in great shape and has been training hard for his comeback game, and slots in at lock to a revamped pack.
Dave Taylor has been elevated from the bench to the starting line-up in the second row and Beau Falloon, after returning from a dislocated wrist off the interchange bench against Manly last night, will wear the No. 9 jersey with Chad Redman dropping to the bench.
Lachlan Burr is the player to drop out of last night’s 17 and will play for Burleigh Bears, while Agnatius Paasi and Eddy Pettybourne drop to the bench. Kane Elgey has not been selected but his ankle injury will be monitored during the week.
For comments from coach Neil Henry go to www.nrl.com.au
The team:
1 – David Mead
2 – Anthony Don
3 – James Roberts
4 – Nene Macdonald
5 – Kevin Gordon
6 – Josh Hoffman
7 – Daniel Mortimer
8 – Luke Douglas
9 – Beau Falloon
10 – Nate Myles (capt)
11 - Ryan James
12 – Dave Taylor
13 – Greg Bird
Interchange
14 – Agnatius Paasi
15 – Eddy Pettybourne
16 – Nathaniel Peteru
17 – Chad Redman
18 – Ben Ridge
