David Klemmer is a 50-50 chance of playing after picking up a knee injury. The Knights have applied to the NRL for an exemption to pick players from outside their top 30 this week.
Brent Naden’s team-imposed four-game ban for testing positive to cocaine after last year’s grand final has come to an end, but the centre won’t feature in the NRL for the Panthers this weekend. Matt Burton will hold on to the centre spot after an impressive first outing in the unfamiliar role against Manly last week.
The Rabbitohs have been forced to bring Benji Marshall into the starting side to accommodate for the suspended Cody Walker, with 22-year-old Dean Hawkins set to make his debut off the bench for South Sydney.The Sharks and Dragons will be boosted by the returns of suspended duo Jesse Ramien and Jack Bird respectively.