NRL Late Mail Round 19: Team changes and gossip

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BULLDOGS VS ROOSTERS

Sunday, July 28, 2:00pm, ANZ Stadium

Bulldogs: 1. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 2. Nick Meaney 3. Kerrod Holland 4. Will Hopoate 5. Reimis Smith 6. Jack Cogger 7. Lachlan Lewis 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Michael Lichaa 10. Dylan Napa 11. Josh Jackson 12. Corey Harawira-Naera 13. Adam Elliot

Interchange: 14. Jeremy Marshall-King 15. Renouf Toomaga 16. Danny Fualalo 17. Chris Smith

Reserves: 21. Jayden Okunbor 22 Ofahiki Ogden

Players cut: 19. Raymond Faitla-Mariner 20. Kieran Foran

Late Mail: Halfback Kieran Foran is a chance to return from a hamstring injury with a final call to be made at the captain’s run. With Foran’s injury history it wouldn’t surprise me if they give him another week. Lachlan Lewis is confirmed to return from an ankle injury while Aiden Toleman (rib) will have to pass a fitness test with Ofahiki Ogden on standby should he be ruled out.

Victor Radley looks set to return to his favoured position at lock. Picture: AAP Image/Darren Pateman

Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Latrell Mitchell 4. Joey Manu 17. Brett Morris 6. Luke Keary 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Victor Radley 10. Sio Siua Taukeiaho 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Mitch Aubusson 13. Isaac Liu

Interchange: 14. Sam Verrills 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Angus Crichton 18. Sitili Tupouniua

Reserves: 19. Poasa Faamausili 21. Billy Smith

Players cut: 5. Ryan Hall, 20. Lachlan Lam

Late Mail: In late news, Sam Verrills is expected to be promoted off the interchange bench to start at hooker. The move will likely see Victor Radley shift to his favoured lock position and Isaac Liu move back to the interchange bench. Brett Morris has been promoted to the starting squad in place of Englishman Ryan Hall who has been cut while Sitili Tupouniua has been promoted to the interchange bench.

James Fisher-Harris will shift to lock for the Panthers. Picture: Matt King/Getty Images

PANTHERS VS RAIDERS

Sunday, July 28, 4:00pm, Panthers Stadium

Panthers: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Josh Mansour 3. Dean Whare 4. Brent Naden 5. Brian To’o 6. James Maloney 7. Nathan Cleary 8. James Tamou 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 13. Isaah Yeo 12. Frank Winterstein 21. Liam Martin

Interchange: 14. Wayde Egan 15. Jarome Luai 16. Moses Leota 17. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

Reserves: 18. Jed Cartwright 20. Stephen Crichton

Players cut: 19. Spencer Leniu

Late Mail: Second-rower Viliame Kikau is out after being suspended at judiciary earlier in the week. Isaah Yeo will move to the second-row, and is replaced at lock by No 21 Liam Martin. Spencer Leniu joins Kikau in being cut from the 21-man squad named on Tuesday.

Raiders: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Michael Oldfield 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Jack Wighton 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Josh Papalii 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Sia Soliola 11. John Bateman 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Joseph Tapine

Interchange: 14. Siliva Havili 15. Emre Guler 16. Corey Horsburgh 17. Dunamis Lui

Reserves: 18. Sam Williams 21. JJ Collins

Players cut: 19. Royce Hunt 20. Sebastian Kris

Late Mail: Expected to be 1-17 with Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad cleared to play. The only potential change could be same as previous weeks with Josh Papalii starting on the bench with Dunamis Lui starting at prop.

Originally published as NRL Late Mail Round 19: Team changes and gossip