NRL Round 21: Late Mail
WHO is in and who is out for round 21 of the 2012 NRL season.
WHO is in and who is out for round 21 of the 2012 NRL season.
Dragon Dean Young (concussion) is still being monitored with a call to be made at lunch today. Melbourne welcome the return of Billy Slater.
The Titans are expected to be 1-17. Dom Peyroux is the new 18th man with Michael Henderson (groin) failing to travel to Sydney.
Bulldogs halfback Kris Keating is rated a long shot. Cowboys forward Glenn Hall had a bug last week but is expected to play.
Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen trained on Tuesday and Wednesday without incident and only needs to get through today's session unscathed to be a starter alongside Jeremy Smith. Luke Lewis won't play.
Brett Stewart will travel but coach Geoff Toovey insists he won't play. The Warriors face an eight-hour journey to Perth. Forwards Simon Mannering and Micheal Luck are expected back next week.
Tim Moltzen completed a training session yesterday. Benji Marshall (foot and thumb) remains in doubt. Chris Lawrence, Ben Murdoch-Masila and Curtis Sironen are out. Souths coach Michael Maguire will not finalise his six-man bench until Sunday afternoon. The team will train again tomorrow with no injury concerns.
Prop Dane Tilse will attempt to prove his fitness at tomorrow morning's final training run but is rated only an outside chance of playing. The Knights will go into the game with the same 17 players who got the job done against the Warriors last weekend.
Corey Parker and five-eighth Corey Norman face 11th hour fitness tests before being cleared to play. Neither Parker (strained medial ligament) or Norman (groin) took part in yesterday's training session. If Parker can't play, Ben Te'o will come straight into the starting pack. Parramatta are expected to be 1-17.