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Full NRL teams for round three of the 2016 season

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WELCOME to our coverage of the round three NRL team announcements.

This is one of the biggest trading weeks of the year, with player prices to change after the coming weekend.

Check out all the teams for NRL Round 3 and join resident experts Tom Sangster and Rikki-Lee Arnold for their SuperCoach analysis.

It was another horror week for NRL injuries.
It was another horror week for NRL injuries.

COWBOYS V ROOSTERS

8.05pm AEDT Thursday at 1300SMILES Stadium

Cowboys: 1 Lachlan Coote 2 Kyle Feldt 3 Justin O’Neill 4 Kane Linnett 5 Antonio Winterstein 6 Michael Morgan 7 Johnathan Thurston (c) 8 Matthew Scott (c) 9 Jake Granville 10 James Tamou 11 Gavin Cooper 12 Ethan Lowe 13 Jason Taumalolo Interchange: 14 Rory Kostjasyn 15 John Asiata 16 Scott Bolton 17 Ben Hannant

* Same 17 as named last Tuesday with Granville in starting side. But coach Paul Green could still pull a last minute swap with Kostjasyn as he did last week.

Roosters: 1 Latrell Mitchell 2 Shaun Kenny-Dowall 3 Blake Ferguson 4 Dale Copley 5 Daniel Tupou 6 Jayden Nikorima 7 Jackson Hastings 8 Kane Evans 9 Jake Friend (c) 10 Dylan Napa 11 Aidan Guerra 12 Mitchell Aubusson 14 Sio Siua Taukeiaho Interchange: 13 Isaac Liu 15 Sam Moa 16 Ian Henderson 17 Mitchell Frei 18 Eloni Vunakece 21 Brendan Elliott

* Mitchell Frei will make his NRL debut in place of Vincent Leuluai on the bench. Latrell Mitchell retains the fullback spot, with Blake Ferguson at centre.

BULLDOGS V EELS

8.05pm Friday at ANZ Stadium

Bulldogs: 1 Will Hopoate 2 Curtis Rona 3 Josh Morris 4 Chase Stanley 5 Sam Perrett 6 Josh Reynolds 7 Moses Mbye 8 Aiden Tolman 9 Craig Garvey 10 James Graham (c) 11 Josh Jackson 12 Tony Williams 13 Greg Eastwood Interchange: 14 Sam Kasiano 15 Tim Browne 16 David Klemmer 17 Adam Elliott 19 Lloyd Perrett 20 Shaun Lane

* Chase Stanley (hamstring) returns in place of last week’s debutant hero Kerrod Holland. This is great news for prospective Moses Mbye owners because he will kick goals. David Klemmer has also been named on the bench despite a judiciary cloud hanging over his head, with Lloyd Perrett and Shaun Lane named as cover.

Eels: 1. Michael Gordon 2. Semi Radradra 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Takairangi 5. Clint Gutherson 6. Corey Norman 7. Kieran Foran (c) 8. Junior Paulo 9. Isaac De Gois 10. Tim Mannah 11. Kenny Edwards 12. Beau Scott 13. Tepai Moeroa. Interchange: 14. Kaysa Pritchard 15. Peni Terepo 16. Danny Wicks 17. David Gower

* Isaac De Gois replaces Nathan Peats (dislocated elbow) with Kaysa Pritchard on the bench. Kenny Edwards starts in place of Manu Ma’u (suspension), with David Gower added to the bench.

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KNIGHTS V RAIDERS

5.30pm Saturday at Hunter Stadium

Knights: 1 Jaelen Feeney 2 Nathan Ross 3 Dane Gagai 4 Pat Mata’utia 5 Akuila Uate 6 Jarrod Mullen 7 Trent Hodkinson 8 Sam Mataora 9 Tyler Randell 10 Korbin Sims 11 Jacob Safiti 12 Robbie Rochow 13 Jeremy Smith. Interchange: 14 Danny Levi 15 Sione Mata’Utia 16 Lachlan Fitzgibbon 17 Daniel Safiti 18 Pauli Pauli

Raiders: 1 Jack Wighton 2 Edrick Lee 3 Jarrod Croker (c) 4 Brenko Lee 5 Jordan Rapana 6 Lachlan Croker 7 Sam Williams 8 Shannon Boyd 9 Josh Hodgson 10 Frank-Paul Nuuausala 11 Josh Papalii 12 Elliot Whitehead 13 Shaun Fensom. Interchange: 14 Kurt Baptiste 15 Iosia Soliola 16 Paul Vaughan 17 Jeff Lima

* Only one change to this side with Brenko Lee coming in for a suspended Joey Leilua. Shaun Fensom and Lachlan Croker both named.

PANTHERS V BRONCOS

7.30pm Saturday at Pepper Stadium

Panthers: 1 Will Smith 2 Josh Mansour 3 Waqa Blake 4 Peta Hiku 5 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 6 Tyrone Peachey 7 Jamie Soward 8 Sam McKendry 9 Peter Wallace 10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard 11 Bryce Cartwright 12 Isaah Yeo 13 Trent Merrin Interchange: 14 Sitaleki Akauola 15 Jeremy Latimore 16 Suaia Matagi 17 Elijah Taylor

* Will Smith replaces Dean Whare (calf) in the backline. Tyrone Peachey and Peter Wallace have been named at five-eighth and hooker respectively, which is where they played on the weekend despite being named in the reverse positions.

Broncos: 1 Darius Boyd 2 Greg Eden 3 Jack Reed 4 James Roberts 5 Jordan Kahu 6 Anthony Milford 7 Ben Hunt 8 Josh McGuire 9 Andrew McCullough

10 Adam Blair 11 Alex Glenn 12 Matt Gillett 13 Corey Parker (c) Interchange: 14 Jarrod Wallace 15 Sam Thaiday 16 Joe Ofahengaue 17 Kodi Nikorima

* Greg Eden named to replace injured Corey Oates. Otherwise, no changes.

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TITANS V TIGERS

9.30pm Saturday at CBus Super Stadium

Titans: 1 David Mead 2 Anthony Don 3 Josh Hoffman 4 Nathan Davis 5 Nene MacDonald 6 Tyrone Roberts 7 Ashley Taylor 8 David Shillington 9 Nathan Friend (c) 10 Agnatius Paasi 11 Zeb Taia 12 Chris McQueen 13 Greg Bird. Interchange: 14 Luke Douglas 15 Ryan James 16 Leivaha Pulu 17 Daniel Mortimer 18 Eddy Pettybourne.

* Still no Will Zillman for the Titans, with David Mead starting at FB. Neil Henry has named the same 17 players that went to Melbourne. Nathan Davis will play despite injury concern. Agnatius Paasi named to start over Ryan James while Eddy Pettybourne is the 18th man.

Tigers: 1 James Tedesco 2 David Nofoaluma 3 Tim Simona 4 Kevin Naiqama 5 Jordan Rankin 6 Mitchell Moses 7 Luke Brooks 8 Aaron Woods (c) 9 Dene Halatau 10 Tim Grant 11 Kyle Lovett 12 Chris Lawrence 13 Sauaso Sue. Interchange: 14 Jack Buchanan 15 Joshua Aloiai 16 Ava Seumanufagai 17 Manaia Cherrington 18 Michael Chee Kam.

* Curtis Sironen (hamstring) is out, with Kyle Lovett to start in the back row, Jack Buchanan coming onto the bench and Michael Chee-Kam added as 18th man.

WARRIORS V STORM

2pm Sunday at Mt Smart Stadium

Warriors: 1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. Tuimoala Lolohea 3. Blake Ayshford 4. Solomone Kata 5. Manu Vatuvei 6. Shaun Johnson 7. Jeff Robson 8. Jacob Lillyman 9. Issac Luke 10. Ben Matulino 11. Bodene Thompson 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Simon Mannering. Interchange: 14. Nathaniel Roache 15. Charlie Gubb 16. James Gavet 17. Albert Vete 18. John Palavi 21. Jonathan Wright 23. Konrad Hurrell

* Andrew McFadden has named a 23-man squad. Charlie Gubb returns from a suspension, with Raymond Faitala-Mariner dropping out, while Albert Vete comes in to replace an injured Sam Lisone. Manu Vatuvei and Blake Ayshford are both named despite suffering injuries in Broncos match, with Konrad Hurrell and Jonathan Wright named on the extended bench as cover.

Storm: 1 Cameron Munster 2 Young Tonumaipea 3 Will Chambers 4 Curtis Scott 5 Marika Koroibete 6 Blake Green 7 Cooper Cronk 8 Jesse Bromwich 9 Cameron Smith (c) 10 Jordan McLean 11 Kevin Proctor 12 Tohu Harris 13 Dale Finucane. Interchange: 14 Kenny Bromwich 15 Tim Glasby 16 Felise Kaufusi 17 Ben Hampton.

* Unchanged 17 for Melbourne, with Cameron Munster at FB and Curtis Scott in the centres.

DRAGONS V RABBITOHS

4pm Sunday at Sydney Cricket Ground

Dragons: 1 Josh Dugan 2 Peter Mata’utia 3 Euan Aitken 4 Tim Lafai 5 Jason Nightingale 6 Gareth Widdop (c) 7 Benji Marshall 8 Leeson Ah Mau 9 Mitch Rein 10 Russell Packer 11 Tyson Frizell 12 Joel Thompson 13 Mike Cooper. Interchange: 14 Ben Creagh (c) 15 Jack de Belin 16 Will Matthews 17 Siliva Havili

* The Josh Dugan centre experiment is over. He has been named at fullback despite a hamstring issue, with Kurt Mann dropping out. Euan Aitken fills Dugan’s centre spot.

Rabbitohs: 1 Greg Inglis (c) 2 Alex Johnston 3 Bryson Goodwin 4 Hymel Hunt 5 Aaron Gray 6 Cody Walker 7 Luke Keary 8 George Burgess 9 Cameron McInnes 10 David Tyrrell 11 Paul Carter 12 Kyle Turner 13 Sam Burgess. Interchange: 14 Damien Cook 15 Jason Clark 16 Nathan Brown 17 Kirisome Auva’a 18 Chris Grevsmuhl 19 Michael Oldfield.

* Same 17, with Chris Grevsmuhl and Michael Oldfield added to an extended bench.

SEA EAGLES V SHARKS

7pm Monday at Brookvale Oval

Sea Eagles: 1 Tom Trbojevic 2 Jorge Taufua 3 Jamie Lyon (c) 4 Steve Matai 5 Brayden Wiliame 6 Dylan Walker 7 Daly Cherry-Evans 8 Josh Starling 9 Apisai Koroisau 10 Nate Myles 11 Lewis Brown 12 Martin Taupau 13 Jake Trbojevic. Interchange: 14 Matt Parcell 15 Nathan Green 16 Brenton Lawrence 17 Siosaia Vave

* Coach Trent Barrett has stuck with the same 17 that lost to the Wests Tigers on Monday.

Sharks: 1 Ben Barba 2 Sosaia Feki 3 Jack Bird 4 Ricky Leutele 5 Valentine Holmes 6 James Maloney 7 Chad Townsend 8 Andrew Fifita 9 Michael Ennis 10 Sam Tagataese 11 Luke Lewis 12 Wade Graham 13 Jayson Bukuya. Interchange: 14 Gerard Beale 15 Matt Prior 16 David Fifita 17 Chris Heighington 18 Joseph Paulo

* Chris Heighington (suspension) returns, with Joseph Paulo dropping to 18th man.

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