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Live NRL team lists and injuries for every club ahead of round 5

SUPERCOACHES have been boosted by the returns of Paul Gallen and Sam Burgess. Check out all the NRL teams for Round 5.

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WELCOME to our coverage of the NRL Round 5 team announcements.

Check out all the teams for NRL Round 5 and join resident experts Tom Sangster and Rikki-Lee Arnold for their SuperCoach analysis.

SEA EAGLES V RABBITOHS

7:50pm AEDT Thursday at Brookvale Oval

Sea Eagles: 1 Brett Stewart 2 Jorge Taufua 3 Jamie Lyon (c) 4 Steve Matai 5 Tom Trbojevic 6 Dylan Walker 7 Apisai Koroisau 8 Nate Myles 9 Matt Parcell 10 Brenton Lawrence 11 Martin Taupau 12 Feleti Mateo 13 Jake Trbojevic. Interchange: 14 Lewis Brown 15 Josh Starling 16 Darcy Lussick 17 Siosaia Vave 18 Blake Leary 21 Luke Burgess

* Apisai Koroisau will play halfback in place of Daly Cherry-Evans (ankle). Brenton Lawrence (STARTING!!!!), Martin Taupau (both suspension) and Steve Matai (neck) return, with Lewis Brown dropping back to the bench, and Blake Leary and Luke Burgess named out of the 17.

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

* SuperCoach disaster. Paul Carter has been named out of the 17 following his shocker last week, with Chris Grevsmuhl to start in the back row. Sam Burgess (neck) and Tom Burgess (ankle) return. Sam has been named starting prop (poor news for game time), with Nathan Brown retaining his lock spot following a great game last week. Kirisome Auva’a will play on the wing, with Michael Oldfield dropped to 19th man and Alex Johnston (hamstring) still injured.

TITANS V BRONCOS

7:50pm AEDT Friday at Cbus Super Stadium

Titans: 1 David Mead 2 Anthony Don 3 Josh Hoffman 4 John Olive 5 Nene Macdonald 6 Tyrone Roberts 7 Ashley Taylor 8 David Shillington 9 Nathan Friend (c) 10 Ryan James 11 Zeb Taia 12 Chris McQueen 13 Greg Bird. Interchange: 14 Luke Douglas 15 Agnatius Paasi 16 Leivaha Pulu 17 Daniel Mortimer 18 Eddy Pettybourne 19 Cameron Cullen 20 Kierran Moseley

* Neil Henry has named a 20-man squad for the derby with Brisbane, with Nathan Davis still a no-show. William Zillman is also still missing. Agnatius Paasi has been dropped to the bench for Ryan James, but James has to fight a judiciary charge this week to be able to play. Debutant Cameron Cullen named on extended bench in case Tyrone Roberts is not deemed fit.

Broncos: 1 Darius Boyd 2 Corey Oates 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

* Corey Oates is back! He and Jack Reed are the only changes to side that beat the Cows last week.

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STORM V KNIGHTS

3pm AEDT Saturday at AAMI Park

Storm: 1 Cameron Munster, 2 Young Tonumaipea, 3 Will Chambers, 4 Ben Hampton, 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 Christian Welch

* Ben Hampton to start in centres, with Tohu Harris in forwards. Kevin Proctor also named to make his return.

Knights: 1 Dane Gagai, 2 Nathan Ross, 3 Sione Mata’utia, 4 Pat Mata’utia, 5 Cory Denniss, 6 Jarrod Mullen, 7 Trent Hodkinson (c), 8 Sam Mataora, 9 Tyler Randell, 10 Korbin Sims, 11 Jacob Safiti, 12 Robbie Rochow, 13 Jeremy Smith (c). Interchange: 14 Danny Levi, 15 Mickey Paea, 16 Lachlan Fitzgibbon, 17 Pauli Pauli.

* Sione Mata’utia returns this week from a suspension. Jake Mamo is the one to drop out, with Pat Mata’utia and Cory Denniss holding strong.

TIGERS V SHARKS

5:30pm AEDT at Campbelltown Stadium

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 Robbie Farah, 10 Tim Grant, 11 Chris Lawrence, 12 Dene Halatau, 13 Sauaso Sue. Interchange: 14 Ava Seumanufagai, 15 Kyle Lovett, 16 Joshua Aloiai, 17 Manaia Cherrington, 18 Jack Buchanan.

* Robbie Farah returns to the starting side. Dene Halatau shifts to the back row - a position also boosted by the return of Chris Lawrence (suspension). Kyle Lovett and Josh Aloiai are relegated to the bench, with Jack Buchanan dropping to 18th man.

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 Paul Gallen (c). Interchange: 14 Jayson Bukuya, 15 Chris Heighington, 16 Matt Prior, 17 Joseph Paulo.

* Paul Gallen (knee) returns, with Jayson Bukuya moving to the bench and Gerard Beale dropping out.

COWBOYS V DRAGONS

7:30pm AEDT at 1300SMILES Stadium

Cowboys: 1 Lachlan Coote 2 Kyle Feldt 3 Justin O’Neill 4 Javid Bowen 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

* After Kane Linnett injured his shoulder against Broncos, Javid Bowen has been called into the starting side. No other changes.

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 Jack De Belin. Interchange: 14 Mike Cooper 15 Will Matthews 16 Siliva Havili 17 Jake Marketo 18 Josh McCrone

* Benji Marshall (hamstring) returns at halfback, with Josh McCrone dropping to 18th man.

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ROOSTERS V WARRIORS

2pm AEDT at Central Coast Stadium

Roosters: 1 Latrell Mitchell 2 Daniel Tupou 3 Brendan Elliot 4 Blake Ferguson 5 Shaun Kenny-Dowall 6 Jayden Nikorima 7 Jackson Hastings 8 Sam Moa 9 Jake Friend (c) 10 Dylan Napa 11 Mitchell Aubusson 12 Aidan Guerra 13 Sio Siua Taukeiaho. Interchange: 14 Isaac Liu 15 Kane Evans 16 Mitchell Frei 17 Eloni Vunakece 24 Abraham Papalii

* Jayden Nikorima returns to the starting side at five-eighth, with Aidan Guerra moving back into the forwards and Isaac Liu switching to the bench.

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 Simon Mannering, 12 Ryan Hoffman, 13 Albert Vete. Interchange: 14 Jazz Tevaga, 15 Sam Lisone, 16 Charlie Gubb, 17 Konrad Hurrell.

* No changes for the Warriors. Solomone Kata and Albert Vete (leg knocks) have both retained their spots, with the club confident they will recover in time. Simon Mannering will again play on the fringe as per last week’s late change, with Bodene Thompson (ribs) out.

EELS V PANTHERS

4pm AEDT at Pepper Stadium

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 Manu Ma’u 12 Beau Scott 13 Tepai Moeroa. Interchange: 14 Kaysa Pritchard 15 Peni Terepo 16 Danny Wicks 17 Ken Edwards 18 David Gower

* Peni Terepo has been added to a five-man bench in an otherwise unchanged line-up.

Panthers: 1 Matt Moylan (c) 2 Josh Mansour 3 Waqa Blake 4 Peta Hiku 5 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 6 Te Maire Martin 7 Jamie Soward 8 Sam McKendry 9 Peter Wallace 10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard 11 Bryce Cartwright 12 Isaah Yeo 13 Trent Merrin. Interchange: 14 Tyrone Peachey 15 Leilani Latu 16 Suaia Matagi 17 James Fisher-Harris 20 Elijah Taylor 21 Jeremy Latimore

* Bryce Cartwright (thumb) has been named pending scan results. Matt Moylan (back) returns at the expense of Will Smith. Elijah Taylor and Jeremy Latimore (suspension) have been added to the extended bench.

BULLDOGS V RAIDERS

7pm AEDT at Belmore Sports Ground

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

* No changes, with Lloyd Perrett added as 18th man.

Raiders: 1 Jack Wighton 2 Edrick Lee 3 Jarrod Croker (c) 4 Joseph Leilua 5 Jordan Rapana 6 Blake Austin 7 Aidan Sezer 8 Shannon Boyd 9 Josh Hodgson 10 Frank-Paul Nuuausala

11 Josh Papalii 12 Elliott Whitehead 13 Shaun Fensom. Interchange: 14 Kurt Baptiste 15 Iosia Soliola 16 Paul Vaughan 17 Joseph Tapine 18 Luke Bateman

* Great news for the Canberra club this week with both Blake Austin and Aidan Sezer returning. Elliott Whitehead moves into second row. Joseph Leilua returns from suspension into centre.

Originally published as Live NRL team lists and injuries for every club ahead of round 5

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