Vodafone Fiji Bati forward Eloni Vunakece has been named in the Roosters 26 -man squad to play against Penrith in their first NRL trial match of 2018.

New signing Cooper Cronk and James Tedesco have not been named while Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Boyd Codner, Jake Friend and Daniel Tupou will also sit out during the match.

The Roosters will take on the Panthers which has Waqa Blake and Viliame Kikau at 5 this afternoon.

Source: www.zerotackle.com