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Hostplus Cup grand final team lists

The Burleigh Bears and Brisbane Tigers will fight for grand final glory this Sunday, in the 2023 Hostplus Cup premiership decider.

After a long, tough season, the two clubs are the last teams standing.

The Bears are fighting for their third premiership in seven years while the Tigers are hoping to claim their first title in the Cup era.

Here are the team lists for the 2023 Hostplus Cup grand final.

Team Lists

Backs

  • Fullback for Bears is number 1 Keano Kini
    Fullback for Tigers is number 1 Corey Thompson
  • Winger for Bears is number 2 Tony Francis
    Winger for Tigers is number 2 Max Lehmann
  • Centre for Bears is number 3 Sami Sauiluma
    Centre for Tigers is number 3 Solomona Faataape
  • Centre for Bears is number 4 Kea Pere
    Centre for Tigers is number 4 Kane Bradley
  • Winger for Bears is number 5 Ken Maumalo
    Winger for Tigers is number 5 George Jennings
  • Five-Eighth for Bears is number 6 Tyrone Roberts
    Five-Eighth for Tigers is number 6 Ryley Jacks
  • Halfback for Bears is number 7 Guy Hamilton
    Halfback for Tigers is number 18 Jonah Pezet

Forwards

  • Prop for Bears is number 8 Iszac Fa'asuamaleaui
    Prop for Tigers is number 8 Jordan Grant
  • Hooker for Bears is number 9 Pat Politoni
    Hooker for Tigers is number 9 Tristan Hope
  • Prop for Bears is number 18 Emry Pere
    Prop for Tigers is number 10 Tristan Powell
  • 2nd Row for Bears is number 11 Jacob Alick
    2nd Row for Tigers is number 11 Thomas Rafter
  • 2nd Row for Bears is number 12 Joshua Patston
    2nd Row for Tigers is number 12 Leivaha Pulu
  • Lock for Bears is number 13 Sam Coster
    Lock for Tigers is number 13 Charlie Murray

Interchange

  • Interchange for Bears is number 10 Matthew Koellner
    Interchange for Tigers is number 14 Cole Geyer
  • Interchange for Bears is number 14 Creedence Toia
    Interchange for Tigers is number 15 Bennett Leslie
  • Interchange for Bears is number 15 Vaka Sikahele
    Interchange for Tigers is number 16 Joe Chan
  • Interchange for Bears is number 16 Dylan Kelly
    Interchange for Tigers is number 20 Jack Natapu

Reserves

  • Replacement for Bears is number 20 Hayden Schwass
    Replacement for Tigers is number 7 Jack Miers

Last updated:

Burleigh Bears coach: Luke Burt

Brisbane Tigers coach: Matt Church

Match officials: Tyson Brough, Dan Munroe, Jack Klein

To snap up your seats to the 2023 Hostplus Cup and Hastings Deering Colts grand finals, click here.

For more information on grand final day, click here.

The Hostplus Cup grand final will be shown live on Fox League and Kayo Freebies from 5pm.

The game will also be live on SENQ radio from 4pm with Drury Forbes, Andrew McCullough and Nathan Cross, with Sydney and Gold Coast taking the call from 6pm.

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