NRL Pre-Season Challenge: Every club debutant by team

Zero Tackle examines all the players from each club's pre-season team that are yet to make their NRL debut at their respective clubs. Canterbury Bulldogs vs Melbourne Storm Canterbury Bulldogs [caption id="attachment_43391" align="alignnone" width="1024"] SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 06: Bronson Xerri of the Sharks is tackled during the round four NRL match between the Parramatta Eels and the Cronulla Sharks at ANZ Stadium on April 06, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt Blyth/Getty Images)[/caption] Eli Clark (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) Bronson Xerri (Returns to NRL after playing with Cronulla Sharks) Kitione Kautoga (Joined from the Wests Tigers) Jordan Samrani (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Jaeman Salmon (Joined from the Penrith Panthers) Poasa Faamausili (Joined from The Dolphins) Harry Hayes (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Joash Papalii (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Reece Hoffman (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Jack Todd (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) Joseph O'Neill (Captain of 2023 Jersey Flegg Cup team) Luke Smith (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) Lipoi Hopoi (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) William Afualo (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) Melbourne Storm [caption id="attachment_204738" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Jake Toby in action. (Photo: Flickr- @NAPARAZZI)[/caption] Tuipulotu Katoa (Joined from the Sydney Roosters) Keagan Russell-Smith (Captain of 2023 Jersey Flegg Cup team) Suliasi Prescott (Member of Melbourne Storm Academy) Caius Faatili (Spent last season in the QLD Cup) Lazarus Vaalepu (Spent last season in the QLD Cup) Coby Williamson (Member of Melbourne Storm Academy) Treigh Stewart (Joined from St George Illawarra Dragons) Cole Geyer (Spent last season in the QLD Cup) Sheldon Diaz (Member of Melbourne Storm Academy) Thomas Rafter (Spent last season in the QLD Cup) Karauria Stokes-Mahara (Member of Melbourne Storm Academy) Stanley Huen (Member of Melbourne Storm Academy) Mitchell Jennings (Member of Melbourne Storm Academy) Angus Hinchey (Member of Melbourne Storm Academy & Under-19s QLD representative) Jontay-Junior Betham-Misa (Joined from Parramatta Eels) Regan Hughes (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Jake Toby (Spent last season in the NSW Cup with Manly Sea Eagles) Newcastle Knights vs Cronulla Sharks Newcastle Knights [caption id="attachment_156256" align="alignnone" width="1024"] SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 10: Jack Cogger of the Panthers looks on prior to the round 15 NRL match between Sydney Roosters and Penrith Panthers at Allianz Stadium on June 10, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jeremy Ng/Getty Images)[/caption] Fletcher Sharpe (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) Thomas Jenkins (Joined from Penrith Panthers) Jed Cartwright (Joined from South Sydney Rabbitohs) Jack Cogger (Joined from Penrith Panthers) David Armstrong (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Fletcher Myers (Joined from Manly Sea Eagles) Kyle McCarthy (Spent last season in the SG Ball Cup & U19s NSW representative) Will Pryce (Joined from Huddersfield Giants) Laitia Moceidreke (Joined from North Queensland Cowboys) Paul Bryan (Didn't play in 2023) Zach Herring (Joined from St George Illawarra Dragons) Clay Webb (Joined from Canberra Raiders) Sebastian Su'a (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Cronulla Sharks [caption id="attachment_112276" align="alignnone" width="1024"] WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 19: Billy Burns of the Dragons dives to score during the round 15 NRL match between the St George Illawarra Dragons and the Canberra Raiders at WIN Stadium, on June 19, 2021, in Wollongong, Australia. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images)[/caption] Samuel Stonestreet (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Niwhai Puru (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Jayden Berrell (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Billy Burns (Joined from St George Illawarra Dragons) Tuku Hau Tapuha (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Lachlan Jake Crouch (Spent last season in the SG Ball Cup) Christopher Veaila (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Samuel Healey (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Salesi Ataata (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) Blake Hosking (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Liam Ison (Joined from Penrith Panthers) Max Bradbury (Spent last season in the NSW Cup & U19s NSW representative) Tom Rodwell (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles Sydney Roosters [caption id="attachment_101288" align="alignnone" width="1024"] AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 06: Zach Dockar-Clay of the Panthers is tackled during the 2016 Auckland Nines match between the Knights and the Panthers at Eden Park on February 6, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Simon Watts/Getty Images)[/caption] Zach Dockar-Clay (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Manly Sea Eagles [caption id="attachment_49719" align="alignnone" width="1024"] SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 22: Nathan Brown of the Eels Is tackled during the round 23 NRL match between the Parramatta Eels and the Canterbury Bulldogs at Bankwest Stadium on August 22, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)[/caption] Bailey Hodgson (Joined from Newcastle Knights) Jaxon Paulo (Joined from Sydney Roosters) Tommy Talau (Joined from Wests Tigers) Brandon Wakeham (Joined from Wests Tigers) Nathan Brown (Joined from Sydney Roosters) Jamie Humphreys (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Aitasi James (Joined from Wests Tigers) Max Lehmann (Spent last season in the QLD Cup) Lehi Hopoate (Spent last season in the SG Ball Cup) Cameron Brown (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Jacob Sykes (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Austin Dias (Joined from Wests Tigers) Parramatta Eels vs Canberra Raiders Parramatta Eels [caption id="attachment_115690" align="alignnone" width="1024"] PENRITH, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 10: Morgan Harper of the Sea Eagles reacts during the round one NRL match between the Penrith Panthers and the Manly Sea Eagles at BlueBet Stadium on March 10, 2022, in Penrith, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)[/caption] Blaize Talagi (Spent last season in the SG Ball Cup) Morgan Harper (Joined from Manly Sea Eagles) Ethan Sanders (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup & U19s NSW representative) Kelma Tuilagi (Joined from Manly Sea Eagles) Matthew Arthur (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) Joshua Lynn (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) Charlie Guymer (Spent last season in the NSW Cup and U19s NSW representative) Dan Keir (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Saxon Pryke (Spent last season in the SG Ball Cup) Zac Cini (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Ethyn Martin (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) Canberra Raiders [caption id="attachment_161894" align="alignnone" width="2560"] SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 17: Kaeo Weekes of the Sea Eagles is sent to the sin bin during the round 16 NRL match between Parramatta Eels and Manly Sea Eagles at CommBank Stadium on June 17, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)[/caption] Chevy Stewart (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Kaeo Weekes (Joined from Manly Sea Eagles) Simi Sasagi (Joined from Newcastle Knights) Prinston Esera (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Michael Asomua (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Jed Stuart (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Mitch Henderson (Joined from Newcastle Knights) Peter Taateo (Joined from Penrith Panthers) Noah Martin (Spent last season in the SG Ball Cup) Loghan Lewis (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) South Sydney Rabbitohs vs St George Illawarra Dragons South Sydney Rabbitohs [caption id="attachment_126044" align="alignnone" width="2560"] BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14: Sean Keppie of the Sea Eagles celebrates after scoring a try during the round 10 NRL match between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium on May 14, 2021, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)[/caption] Jacob Gagai (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Sean Keppie (Joined from Manly Sea Eagles) Jye Gray (Spent last season in the SG Ball Cup & U19s QLD representative) Thomas Fletcher (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) Leon Te Hau (Spent last season in the Jersey Flegg Cup) Braidon Burns (Joined from Canterbury Bulldogs) Dion Teaupa (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) St George Illawarra Dragons [caption id="attachment_68154" align="alignnone" width="1024"] MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 18: Tom Eisenhuth in action during a Melbourne Storm NRL training session at Gosch's Paddock on March 18, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)[/caption] Tom Eisenhuth (Joined from Melbourne Storm) Dylan Egan (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Viliami Fifita (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Jesse Marschke (Joined from North Sydney Bears) Christian Tuipulotu (Joined from Manly Sea Eagles) Savelio Tamale (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Sione Finau (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) Alec Tuitavake (Spent last season in the NSW Cup) New Zealand Warriors vs Wests Tigers New Zealand Warriors Wests Tigers [caption id="attachment_112098" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Jayden Sullivan has asked for a release following news of Ben Hunt's extension. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)[/caption] Solomona Faataape (Joined from QLD Cup) Declan Casey (Joined from Canterbury Bulldogs) Jayden Sullivan (Joined from St George Illawarra Dragons) Aidan Sezer (Joined from Leeds Rhinos) Lachlan Galvin Samuela Fainu (Joined from Manly Sea Eagles) Sione Fainu Heath Mason Alexander Lobb (Joined from St George Illawarra Dragons)' Tony Sukkar Navren Willett Nick Lui-Toso Reuben Porter Sione Latoa-Vaihu North Queensland Cowboys vs Brisbane Broncos North Queensland Cowboys Jodeci Tiraha Viliami Vailea Robert Derby Jake Clifford (Joined from Super League) Thomas Duffy Thomas Mikaele (Joined from Super League) Sean Mullany Mark Bitungane Kyle Schneider Wil Sullivan John Radel Jamal Shibasaki D'Jazirhae Pua'avase Jaxon Purdue Ewan Moore Jenson Taumoepeau Henry Teutau Brisbane Broncos Jaiyden Hunt (Joined from St George Illawarra Dragons) Fletcher Baker (Joined from Sydney Roosters) Jordan Pereira Benjamin Te Kura Joshua Patston Blake Mozer The Dolphins vs Gold Coast Titans The Dolphins Herbie Farnworth (Joined from Brisbane Broncos) Thomas Flegler (Joined from Brisbane Broncos) Max Plath Jake Averillo (Joined from Canterbury Bulldogs) Kurt Donoghoe Gerome Burns Jeremiah Simbiken Lachlan Hubner Harrison Graham Mason Teague Brenton Baira Gold Coast Titans Jaylan De Groot Tony Francis Jack Garrod Tom Steadman Kyle Foxwell Luke Burton Vaka Sikahele Jordan Penquitt Seth Nikotemo Arama Hau Harley Smith-Shields (Joined from Canberra Raiders) Kaleb Ngamanu Josiah Pahulu Oskar Bryant Caelys-Paul Putoko Joseph Vuna

		P	W	L	PTS	+/-
1	CAN	7	6	1	14	74
2	BRI	8	5	3	10	78
3	MEL	6	4	2	10	70
4	CBR	7	5	2	10	46
5	NZW	6	4	2	10	-18
6	CRO	7	4	3	8	41
7	STI	6	3	3	8	20
8	SOU	7	4	3	8	-36

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