Broncos Team List: Round 12 v Titans
Walsh (knee) and Walters (wrist) both missed Friday’s tough 13-12 victory over Manly but trained strongly today and will take their place in the starting side, meaning Selwyn Cobbo returns to the centres and Tyson Smoothy to the interchange.
Forward leader Payne Haas has also been named after showing no ill-effects of a nerve issue in his foot that forced him from the field in the Magic Round victory.
The only other change for the Broncos sees tough centre Kotoni Staggs drop out of the team with a fractured first rib picked up in the first half against the Sea Eagles.
Broncos Coach Kevin Walters said: “It is an injury that you can play with and we know that Kotoni is a tough player but I’ve taken that decision out of his hands.
“He will be far better to miss this week and then let it continue to heal over the bye round before we get back into it against the Sharks in Round 14.
“Indigenous Round is really special to Kotoni and the whole team will go out there and make sure we deliver a big performance for him and our supporters.”
In Staggs’ absence, Josiah Karapani will retain his spot in the centres after making a standout debut against Manly, surging for 174 running metres from 17 carries as well as chalking up five tackle busts.
Backs
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Fullback for Broncos is number 1ReeceWalshFullback for Titans is number 1KeanoKini
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Winger for Broncos is number 2CoreyOatesWinger for Titans is number 2AlofianaKhan-Pereira
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Centre for Broncos is number 3JosiahKarapaniCentre for Titans is number 3BrianKelly
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Centre for Broncos is number 4SelwynCobboCentre for Titans is number 4JojoFifita
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Winger for Broncos is number 5DeineMarinerWinger for Titans is number 5TonyFrancis
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Five-Eighth for Broncos is number 6EzraMamFive-Eighth for Titans is number 6ChrisRandall
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Halfback for Broncos is number 7JockMaddenHalfback for Titans is number 7TomWeaver
Forwards
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Prop for Broncos is number 8CoreyJensenProp for Titans is number 8MoeakiFotuaika
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Hooker for Broncos is number 9BillyWaltersHooker for Titans is number 9SamVerrills
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Prop for Broncos is number 10PayneHaasProp for Titans is number 10JosiahPahulu
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2nd Row for Broncos is number 11BrendanPiakura2nd Row for Titans is number 11DavidFifita
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2nd Row for Broncos is number 12JordanRiki2nd Row for Titans is number 12BeauFermor
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Lock for Broncos is number 13PatrickCarriganLock for Titans is number 13KleseHaas
Interchange
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Interchange for Broncos is number 14TysonSmoothyInterchange for Titans is number 14KeenanPalasia
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Interchange for Broncos is number 15XavierWillisonInterchange for Titans is number 15IsaacLiu
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Interchange for Broncos is number 16KobeHetheringtonInterchange for Titans is number 16ErinClark
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Interchange for Broncos is number 17JackGosiewskiInterchange for Titans is number 17JoeStimson
Reserves
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Replacement for Broncos is number 18JoshRogersReplacement for Titans is number 18JacobAlick-Wiencke
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Reserve for Broncos is number 19FletcherBakerReserve for Titans is number 19KieranForan
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Reserve for Broncos is number 20BlakeMozerReserve for Titans is number 20IszacFa’asuamaleaui
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Reserve for Broncos is number 21MartinTaupauReserve for Titans is number 21AramaHau
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Reserve for Broncos is number 22JaiydenHuntReserve for Titans is number 22JaylanDe Groot