NRL Late Mail: Team news and changes for Round 19

BLAKE Green is out of the Warriors’ clash with the Storm while the Roosters look set to lose their skipper for the big game against Manly — keep up with all the Round 19 team news and changes.

WARRIORS five-eighth Blake Green has been ruled out of the NRL match against Melbourne with a rib injury.

Green will fail to play for the first time this season because of a blow suffered late in last week’s win over Brisbane.

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His place in Sunday’s clash at Mt Smart Stadium is taken by Samoan international Mason Lino, who will make his sixth appearance of the season and his first for more than two months.

Another player lost to injury is utility back Peta Hiku (hand), who was originally named on the interchange bench.

Green and Hiku are expected to be fit for next week’s match against Gold Coast.

In the biggest news from Sunday’s Round 19 matches:

* Blake Green will miss the Warriors clash with the Storm.

* Brodie Croft played for Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup on Saturday. With Croft out, Jahrome Hughes could return to partner Cameron Munster.

* Roosters captain Boyd Cordner is expected to miss the clash with the Sea Eagles.

* Cooper Cronk is a certain starter after missing last week’s game due to the birth of his child.

Warriors v Storm

Sunday 22nd July, Mt Smart Stadium 2:00pm

Warriors: 1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 2 David Fusitu’a, 3 Gerard Beale, 4 Solomone Kata, 5 Ken Maumalo, 18 Mason Lino, 7 Shaun Johnson, 8 James Gavet, 9 Issac Luke, 10 Agnatius Paasi, 11 Isaiah Papali’i, 12 Simon Mannering, 13 Adam Blair

Interchange: 14 Jazz Tevaga, 15 Tevita Satae, 16 Joseph Vuna, 21 Bunty Afoa

Reserves: 20 Karl Lawton, , 22 Anthony Gelling

Players cut: To come

Late Mail: Blake Green will miss the clash due to injury with Peta Hiku also expected to drop out of the team.

Storm: 1 Billy Slater, 2 Suliasi Vunivalu, 3 Will Chambers, 4 Curtis Scott, 5 Josh Addo-Carr, 6 Cameron Munster, 18 Jahrome Hughes, 8 Jesse Bromwich, 9 Cameron Smith (c), 10 Nelson Asofa-Solomona, 11 Felise Kaufusi, 12 Ryan Hoffman, 13 Kenny Bromwich

Interchange: 14 Tui Kamikamica, 15 Tim Glasby, 16 Christian Welch, 17 Brandon Smith

Reserves: , 19 Joe Stimson, 20 Dale Finucane, 21 Cheyse Blair

Players cut: To come

Late Mail: Brodie Croft played for Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup on Saturday. With Croft out, Jahrome Hughes could return to partner Cameron Munster.

Sea Eagles v Roosters

Sunday 15th July, Lottoland, 4:10pm

Manly: Sea Eagles: 1 Tom Trbojevic, 2 Matthew Wright, 3 Moses Suli, 4 Brian Kelly, 5 Bradley Parker, 6 Thomas Wright, 7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c), 8 Addin Fonua-Blake, 9 Manase Fainu, 10 Martin Taupau, 11 Joel Thompson, 12 Shaun Lane, 13 Jake Trbojevic

Interchange: 14 Trent Hodkinson, 15 Kelepi Tanginoa, 16 Frank Winterstein, 17 Taniela Paseka

Reserves: 18 Jorge Taufua, 20 Tevita Funa, 21 Toafofoa Sipley, 22 Lloyd Perrett

Players cut: Jorge Taufua is no chance of being promoted from the reserves after playing Intrust Super Premiership on Saturday.

Late Mail: To come

Roosters: 1 James Tedesco, 2 Daniel Tupou, 3 Latrell Mitchell, 4 Joseph Manu, 5 Blake Ferguson, 6 Luke Keary, 7 Cooper Cronk, 8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 9 Jake Friend (c), 10 Siosiua Taukeiaho, 11 Boyd Cordner, 12 Victor Radley, 13 Isaac Liu

Interchange: 14 Ryan Matterson, 15 Zane Tetevano, 16 Mitchell Aubusson, 17 Kurt Baptiste

Reserves: 18 Nat Butcher, 19 Lindsay Collins, 20 Matthew Ikuvalu, 21 Sean O’Sullivan

Players cut: To come

Late Mail: Roosters captain Boyd Cordner is expected to miss the clash with the Sea Eagles. Cooper Cronk is a certain starter after missing last week’s game due to the birth of his child.