NRL Round 19 late mail: Tino Fa’asuamaleaui and Nathan Cleary benched

Plenty of Sunday team changes with Titans star Tino Fa’asumaleaui benched, Broncos prop Payne Haas ruled out and a host of associated changes.

Tino Fa’asumaleaui has been benched, while Payne Haas has been ruled out.

Check out full changes below for Sunday’s action.

LATE MAIL ROUND 19

TITANS v BRONCOS

Sunday, 6:15pm, Cbus Super Stadium

Titans

1. AJ Brimson 2. Jaylan De Groot 3. Brian Kelly 4. Jojo Fifita 5. Phillip Sami 6. Kieran Foran 7. Jayden Campbell 8. Moeaki Fotuaika 9. Sam Verrills 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 11. Chris Randall 12. Beau Fermor 15. Jaimin Jolliffe

Interchange: 13. Tino Fa’asumaleaui 16. David Fifita 17. Klese Haas 20. Alofiana Khan-Pereira

Reserves: 14. Jacob Alick-Wiencke

Players cut: 18. Iszac Fa’asumaleaui 19. Arama Hau 21. Sean Mullany 22. Tom Weaver

Late Mail: Tino Fa’asuamaleaui has been carrying a sternum injury for over a month but the man himself says the injury is improving.

Even so, he’s been benched with Jaimin Jolliffe to start.

David Fifita (ankle) and Jayden Campbell (concussion) both return from injury.

Broncos

1. Reece Walsh 2. Josiah Karapani 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Gehamat Shibasaki 5. Deine Mariner 6. Ezra Mam 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Xavier Willison 9. Ben Hunt 15. Kobe Hetherington 11. Brendan Piakura 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan

Interchange: 14. Billy Walters 16. Jack Gosiewski 17. Tyson Smoothy 19. Ben Talty

Reserves: 21. Jaiyden Hunt

Players cut: 10. Payne Haas 20. Cory Paix 22. Delouise Hoeter 18. Selwyn Cobbo

Late Mail: The Broncos have suffered a blow with superstar prop Payne Haas ruled out.

The scratching of Haas will see Kobe Hetherington promoted to the start in the midfield with North Sydney recruit Ben Talty added to the bench.

Dylan Brown will play hooker for the Eels. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

EELS v PANTHERS

Sunday, 4:05pm, CommBank Stadium

Eels

1. Isaiah Iongi 2. Zac Lomax 21. Bailey Simonsson 4. Sean Russell 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Dylan Brown 7. Dean Hawkins 8. Jack Williams 22. Joash Papallii 10. Junior Paulo 11. Charlie Guymer 12. Kitione Kautoga 15. Dylan Walker

Interchange: 13. J’maine Hopgood 14. Tallyn Da Silva 16. Matt Doorey 17. Sam Tuivaiti
Reserves: 3. Jordan Samrani

Players cut: 9. Joey Lussick 18. Dan Keir 19. Toni Mataele 20. Ronald Volkman

Late Mail: Dylan Brown will play hooker with Joash Papallii at five-eighth, although they have officially been named in reverse.

Joey Lussick drops out.

Bailey Simonsson starts at centre with Jordan Samrani dropping to 18th man.

Dylan Walker starts at lock with J’maine Hopgood moving to the bench.

Panthers

1. Daine Laurie 2. Thomas Jenkins 3. Izack Tago 4. Casey McLean 5. Paul Alamoti 6. Blaize Talagi 7. Brad Schneider 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. Lindsay Smith 11. Luke Garner 12. Isaiah Papali’i 23. Isaah Yeo

Interchange: 13. Matt Eisenhuth 15. Liam Henry 16. Luron Patea 19. Nathan Cleary

Reserves: 17. Mavrik Geyer

Players cut: 14. Jack Cole 18. Luke Sommerton 20. Dylan Edwards 21. Brian To’o 22. Liam Martin 24. Preston Riki

Late Mail: Nathan Cleary has been benched as he manages a groin injury, while Isaah Yeo will back up in his customary lock position despite picking up a leg cork in Origin.

Origin players Dylan Edwards and Brian To’o have been rested, and Liam Martin is set to miss two weeks with a wrist injury.

BYES: Raiders, Sea Eagles, Rabbitohs

Originally published as NRL Round 19 late mail: Tino Fa’asuamaleaui and Nathan Cleary benched