Wayne Bennett has pulled the trigger and dropped five-eighth Anthony Milford from the Dolphins' team for their first NRL match against the Sydney Roosters, naming 19-year-old debutant Isaiya Katoa to start at No.6.
The teams for round one were released on Tuesday with Cronulla No.7 Nicho Hynes out of the side to play South Sydney at PointsBet Stadium on Saturday night after succumbing to a calf strain. His spot will be taken by Braydon Trindall.
Canberra named centre Sebastian Kris to start the season at fullback against North Queensland in Townsville on Saturday night with Xavier Savage out for eight weeks with a broken jaw. Star Raiders prop Josh Papali'i is also absent with a calf...