Late Mail: NRL Round Two

ALL the ins and outs for round two of the 2013 NRL season.

ALL the ins and outs for round two of the 2013 NRL season.

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EELS V BULLDOGS

Ben Barba returned to Belmore yesterday, but there is no sign of him returning to play for the Bulldogs any time soon. Frank Pritchard and Sam Kasiano are also no chance of playing. Luke Kelly (hamstring) will not be back until round four with Joseph Paulo and Ben Roberts to share the five-eighth role with Roberts to spend time in the halves and at hooker. Bulldogs centre Krisnan Inu will go up against his former club, and is ready for Jarryd Hayne. Inu said the Bulldogs had to keep tabs on Hayne, after the Eels superstar scored an exhilarating hat-trick in a round one demolition of the Warriors. Inu is likely to match-up against Eels youngster Jacob Loko, who impressed in his comeback from a knee reconstruction.

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DRAGONS V BRONCOS

Chase Stanley (knee) is in doubt with Daniel Vidot set to replace him in the centres if unable to complete a light training run today. The Broncos are unchanged from the team that got trampled by the Sea Eagles.

WARRIORS V ROOSTERS

The Roosters will travel with a 19-man squad with Trent Robinson yet to make a final decision if Luke O'Donnell and Boyd Cordner will make their 2013 debuts. The Warriors have lost Manu Vatuvei (ankle) to be replaced by Bill Tupou.

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COWBOYS V STORM

The Storm have had just one training session this week, recovering from their win over the Dragons in sweltering conditions last week. The Storm have made contact with the NRL regarding their concerns over heat and player welfare. Slade Griffin will travel with the side but is likely to be cut from the extended bench. The Cowboys are expected to stick with the same 17 that impressed against the Bulldogs.

TITANS V RAIDERS

The Raiders continue to reel from the indefinite suspensions of Josh Dugan and Blake Ferguson. Reece Robinson will start at fullback with Edrick Lee on the wing and Jack Wighton in the centres. Sandor Earl was very poor last week and will look to make up for it. The Titans will look to give Dave Taylor more game time this week, but will still start on the bench.

TIGERS V PANTHERS

The Tigers will stick with starting prop Aaron Woods on the bench behind rookie Jack Buchanan. The Panthers only potential change is an ankle injury to Wes Naiqama which has him in doubt.

SEA EAGLES V KNIGHTS

Jared Mullen (wrist) is expected to play after Wayne Bennett said earlier this week the injury is manageable. Anthony Watmough (ribs) will play through pain again after a strong display against the Broncos. The Sea Eagles have had an additional three days to recover.

RABBITOHS V SHARKS

The Rabbitohs have been forced to bring in Jeff Lima to start in the front row for the suspended Sam Burgess. It could also see George Burgess spend more time on the park. The Sharks have not made a decision on their extended bench, with much bigger worries to deal with at the moment.