Melbourne Rising confirm 33-man squad for the 2018 NRC season

The Melbourne Rising have today confirmed their 33-man squad for the 2018 NRC campaign.
 
The squad offers an interesting cross-section of full time Rebels contracted players as well as a band of aspiring club talent. 
 
For Rising Head Coach Eoin Toolan, the announcement and assembly of players is a welcome relief from the business of pre-season planning.
 
“There’s been a lot of preparation to this point assembling the team. This has been the first week we’ve been able to get all of our non-professional players in the club so it’s great to finally have everyone under one roof,” explained Toolan.
 

Particularly pleasing to the coach was the emergence of local players who had come through the Victorian pathway.
 
“There are a couple of really exciting players to come out of Dewar Shield this year. Obviously Melbourne Unicorns had an exceptional year and were undoubtedly the best team in the competition so for Sakaria Noa and George Noa to make the 33 is probably a fair reflection on how the team performed,” said Toolan.
 
“Both those two guys really stood out individually for that team so I’m really excited to see those two brothers.”
 

FULL SQUAD