Versatile Panthers back Will Smith has received the late call-up to join the Indigenous All Stars for Saturday night's clash with the World All Stars in Brisbane
Smith completed Captain's Run with the Panthers on Friday morning before news came through Cowboys hooker Ray Thompson had suffered a broken ankle at All Stars training.
The Panthers now have five players taking part in the All Stars clash with Smith, Tyrone Peachey, Jamie Soward and Leilani Latu representing the Indigenous team, while Trent Merrin will play for the World side.
Smith's omission from the Panthers squad for Saturday's trial game against the Bulldogs will force coach Anthony Griffin into a reshuffle of his planned combinations.
See the Panthers squad for the NRL trial here: http://bit.ly/TeamlistTrial1
The Indigenous All Stars squad is now as follows:
No. |
Player |
Club |
Player No. |
|
1 |
Greg Inglis |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
28 |
|
2 |
Edrick Lee |
Canberra Raiders |
55 |
|
3 |
Will Chambers |
Melbourne Storm |
41 |
|
4 |
James Roberts |
Brisbane Broncos |
54 |
|
5 |
Dane Gagai |
Newcastle Knights |
45 |
|
6 |
Ben Barba |
Cronulla Sharks |
23 |
|
7 |
Tyrone Roberts |
Gold Coast Titans |
49 |
|
8 |
Ryan James |
Gold Coast Titans |
24 |
|
17 |
Craig Garvey |
Canterbury Bulldogs |
56 |
|
10 |
Andrew Fifita |
Cronulla Sharks |
31 |
|
11 |
Joel Thompson |
St George Illawarra Dragons |
19 |
|
12 |
Sam Thaiday |
Brisbane Broncos |
13 |
|
13 |
Greg Bird |
Gold Coast Titans |
16 |
|
14 |
Tyrone Peachey |
Penrith Panthers |
44 |
|
15 |
Jack Wighton |
Canberra Raiders |
39 |
|
16 |
Wade Graham |
Cronulla Sharks |
53 |
|
18 |
Jamie Soward |
Penrith Panthers |
14 |
|
19 |
David Fifita |
Cronulla Sharks |
51 |
|
20 |
Leilani Latu |
Penrith Panthers |
57 |
|
21 |
Will Smith |
Penrith Panthers |
58 |
|
