Hay is the only Macquarie player named in the 22-man squad.

Hay has been named at lock in an otherwise all-Lake United forward pack.

The Rebels will take on Northern Rivers in their first match on Saturday, May 13, at Lank Bain Oval, Wauchope.

If successful in that match, the Rebels will take on North Coast the following Saturday.

The squad is coached by Todd Edwards.

The squad is:

1 TOM MADDEN (CENTRAL NEWCASTLE)

2 SAM APTHORPE (CESSNOCK)

3 CALLEN EDWARDS (CESSNOCK)

4 REED HUGO (CESSNOCK)

5 ROBERT TULIATU (CESSNOCK)

6 JAYDEN YOUNG (KURRI KURRI)

7 JACOB GAGAI (LAKES UNITED)

8 JAMIE GHOULMIEH (LAKES UNITED)

9 JACK KELLY (LAKES UNITED)

10 KYLE KENNEDY (LAKES UNITED)

11 NICK NEWMAN (LAKES UNITED)

12 CHRIS RANDALL (LAKES UNITED)

13 MATT HAY (MACQUARIE)

14 JARROD SMITH (MAITLAND)

15 LINCOLN SMITH (MAITLAND)

16 ROMAN FEPULEAU (SOUTH NEWCASTLE)

17 RYAN GLANVILLE (SOUTH NEWCASTLE)

18 LUKE HIGGINS (SOUTH NEWCASTLE)

19 JAKE LAWRENCE (SOUTH NEWCASTLE)

20 WILLIS ALATINI (WESTERN SUBURBS)

21 SAM KEENAN (WESTERN SUBURBS)

22 MAO UTA (WESTERN SUBURBS)