The Australian Rugby League Commission has today selected the following players to represent the Kangaroos in Test matches against New Zealand and Tonga.
Six debutants have been named in the 19-man squad – Josh Addo-Carr, Nick Cotric, Payne Haas, Cameron Murray, Paul Vaughan and Jack Wighton.
Seven players from last night’s Grand Final (Boyd Cordner, Luke Keary, Latrell Mitchell and James Tedesco from the Roosters, and Nick Cotric, Jack Wighton and Josh Papalii from the Raiders) were selected in the squad.
The Kangaroos, who will once again be captained by Sydney Roosters skipper Boyd Cordner, will play the Kiwis on October 25 at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, followed by Tonga at Eden Park on November 2.
Kangaroos Coach Mal Meninga congratulated all of the players on their selection in the squad.
“We have an extremely healthy mix of incumbent players as well as a number of players who are yet to represent their country,” Meninga said.
“This is extremely important for us as we are already building for an important next few seasons – with a Kangaroo Tour followed by the World Cup.
“We have an established group of players who have been successful in the jersey and we now have some new faces who have either excelled in the State of Origin series, in the Premiership, or both.
“These two Test matches will be extremely exciting and encouraging from my point of view.”
The squad, listed alphabetically, is as follows:
|
Player |
NRL Club |
Junior Club |
|
Josh Addo-Carr |
Melbourne Storm |
Doonside JRLC |
|
Daly Cherry-Evans |
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Mackay Brothers |
|
Damien Cook |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Helensburgh Tigers |
|
Boyd Cordner |
Sydney Roosters |
Old Bar Pirates |
|
Nick Cotric |
Canberra Raiders |
Tuggeranong Valley |
|
Tyson Frizell |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
Corrimal Cougars |
|
Wade Graham |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
St Patricks Blacktown |
|
Payne Haas |
Brisbane Broncos |
Woodberry Warriors |
|
Ben Hunt |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
Blackwater Crushers |
|
Luke Keary |
Sydney Roosters |
Hills District Bulls |
|
David Klemmer |
Newcastle Knights |
All Saints Toongabbie |
|
Latrell Mitchell |
Sydney Roosters |
Taree Red Rovers |
|
Cameron Munster |
Melbourne Storm |
Norths Knights |
|
Cameron Murray |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Mascot Jets |
|
Josh Papalii |
Canberra Raiders |
Logan Brothers |
|
James Tedesco |
Sydney Roosters |
Camden Rams |
|
Jake Trbojevic |
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
Mona Vale Raiders |
|
Paul Vaughan |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
Gungahlin Bulls |
|
Jack Wighton |
Canberra Raiders |
Orange CYMS |
