NRL Late Mail Round 2: Latest team news and Wacko’s Whispers

Keep up to date with late team changes and gossip for the second round of the 2021 NRL season.

The Panthers have suffered a major blow with Api Koroisau ruled out for four to six weeks with a broken wrist.

Incredibly, the gun hooker suffered the injury in the first-half of Penrith’s win over the Cowboys and played-on until about the 50th minute mark.

Koroisau underwent surgery on Friday.

—David Riccio

Api Koroisau is set to miss the next six-weeks for Penrith with a broken wrist. Picture: NRL Photos.

Round two is here and a number of key players are racing the clock.

Keep up to date with the latest team news below, and remember to check back as we will update this story throughout the weekend.

- Manly have lost Curtis Sironen for up to six weeks with a knee injury.

- Jason Taumalolo is out for up to six weeks with broken hand.

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TIGERS V ROOSTERS

Sunday 21 March, Campbelltown Sports Stadium, 4:05pm

TIGERS

1 Daine Laurie, 2 David Nofoaluma, 17. Tommy Talau, 4 Joey Leilua, 5 Asu Kepaoa, 6 Adam Doueihi, 7 Luke Brooks, 8 James Tamou, 9 Jacob Liddle, 10 Joe Ofahengaue, 11 Luciano Leilua, 12 Luke Garner, 13 Alex Twal

Bench: 14. Moses Mbye 15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Stefano Utoikamanu 20. Michael Chee-Kam

Players cut: 3 James Roberts 18. Russell Packer 19. Alex Seyfarth 21. Jock Madden

Late mail: Recruit James Roberts (shoulder) is replaced at centre by Tommy Talau with Michael Chee-Kam coming onto the bench. James Tamou and Stefano Utoikamanu both are right to play after passing gameday HIA’s on the weekend and training this week.

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ROOSTERS

1 James Tedesco, 2 Daniel Tupou, 3 Josh Morris, 4 Joey Manu, 5 Brett Morris, 6 Lachlan Lam, 7 Luke Keary, 8 Lindsay Collins, 9 Freddy Lussick, 10 Siosiua Taukeiaho, 11 Nat Butcher, 12 Sitili Tupouniua, 13 Isaac Liu

Bench: 14. Drew Hutchison, 15. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 16. Fletcher Baker 17. Daniel Suluka-Fifita

Players cut: 18. Matt Ikuvalu 19. Nat Butcher 20. Sam Walker 21. Tukupa Hau Tapuha

Late mail: Roosters are 1-17, with Luke Keary cleared. Sam Walker’s hyped debut will wait for another week.

SHARKS V RAIDERS

Sunday 21 March, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, 6:15pm

SHARKS

1 Will Kennedy, 2 Sione Katoa, 3 Josh Dugan, 4 Mawene Hiroti, 5 Ronaldo Mulitalo, 6 Matt Moylan, 7 Chad Townsend, 8 Braden Hamlin-Uele, 9 Blayke Brailey, 10 Aaron Woods, 11 Briton Nikora, 12 Wade Graham, 13 Toby Rudolf

Bench: 14. Connor Tracey 15. Aiden Tolman 16. Jack Williams 17. Billy Magoulias

Reserves: 18. Nene Macdonald 19. Teig Wilton 20. Andrew Fifita 21. Braydon Trindall

Players cut:

Late mail: The Sharks expected to be 1-17 with the full squad training this week. Mawene Hiroti replaces the suspended Jesse Ramien at right centre while Chad Townsend is okay to play after copping a knock to his ankle.

RAIDERS

1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, 2 Bailey Simonsson, 3 Sebastian Kris, 4 Curtis Scott, 5 Jordan Rapana, 6 Jack Wighton, 7 George Williams, 8 Josh Papalii, 9 Josh Hodgson, 10 Dunamis Lui, 11 Hudson Young, 12 Elliott Whitehead, 13 Joseph Tapine

Bench: 14. Saliva Havili 15. Ryan Sutton, 16. Sia Soliola, 17. Ryan James

Reserves: 18. Sam Williams 19. Tom Starling 20. Emre Guler 21. Harley Smith-Shields

Players cut:

Late mail: The Raiders look set to be 1-17 with the full squad training during week with Josh Papalii in a non-contact vest but he is in no doubt and will play. Dunamis Lui played limited minutes due to a knock but trained during the week and is expected to play.

Originally published as NRL Late Mail Round 2: Latest team news and Wacko’s Whispers