As expected, many big names return for Round 20 but a few shock non-starters will have coaches scrambling to rework those all-important eight extra trades.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We are back to 17 starting for your team so let\u2019s get to the analysis of this week\u2019s team lists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Round 20 Analysis
\nPanthers v Broncos, Thursday 7.50pm at CommBank Stadium<\/p>\n
Panthers: Full steam ahead for the Panthers with Origin completed and their final bye out of the way. Origin heroes\u202fNathan Cleary,\u202fIsaah Yeo\u202fand\u202fLiam Martin\u202fcome into the starting side along with\u202fCasey McLean\u202fand\u202fIsaiah Papali\u2019i\u202fwho both return from injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Broncos: Brisbane also have a number of key players back in this very important encounter.\u202fPayne Haas\u202fis in at prop and the best pick-up of the round at a surprisingly low price.\u202fPat Carrigan\u202fis also in at lock with\u202fXavier Willison\u202fretaining at starting middle rotation spot.\u202fReece Walsh\u202fand\u202fJosiah Karapani\u202ftake their usual positions in the backline as do halves\u202fEzra Mam\u202fand\u202fAdam Reynolds\u202fwith\u202fBen Hunt, Preston Riki, Grant Anderson, Va\u2019a Semu\u202fand\u202fHayze Perham\u202fall shifting to the interchange.\u202fBilly Walters\u202fis named in the reserves as a potential comeback from an ACL suffered late last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sharks v Knights, Friday 6.00pm at Ocean Protect Stadium<\/p>\n
Sharks: A brilliant win by the Sharks last week and now\u202fBriton Nikora\u202fis back from Origin duties, joined in the starting line-up by\u202fAddin Fonua-Blake\u202fwho came off the pine last week in a big boost for the home side.\u202fBilly Burns\u202fand\u202fOregon Kaufusi\u202fmove to the interchange with\u202fJayden Berrell\u202fsliding into the reserves. All eyes on\u202fNicho Hynes\u202fwho many coaches will be trying to get into their line-ups after he cracked the century mark last start.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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First take: Sharks v Knights<\/p>\n
Knights: Bradman Best\u202freturns at centre after missing last week with\u202fFletcher Sharpe\u202fheading to his more familiar five-eighth role and\u202fSandon Smith\u202ffound on the bench. Cheapie\u202fCody Hopwood\u202fis unfortunately unavailable due to a calf injury so\u202fTyson Frizell\u202fis the new prop while\u202fFrancis Manuleleua\u202fcomes on the edge with\u202fThomas Cant\u202fshifting to the interchange and\u202fJermaine McEwen\u202fstill out with a hamstring complaint.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roosters v Storm, Friday 8.00pm at Allianz Stadium<\/p>\n
Roosters: Sam Walker\u202fand\u202fReece Robson\u202fcome back into the side after getting a rest-up post Origin last Saturday. This time\u202fRobert Toia\u202fwill likely take a week off after only being named in the reserves, while\u202fJames Tedesco\u202fis still stood down due to HIA protocols with\u202fCody Ramsey\u202fagain deputising in the No.1 jersey.\u202fNat Butcher\u202fis the other returning Rooster, taking the edge spot of\u202fSalesi Foketi\u202fwho goes to the bench along with\u202fConnor Watson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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First take: Roosters v Storm<\/p>\n
Storm: Two huge blows for the Storm with halves\u202fJahrome Hughes\u202fand\u202fCameron Munster\u202fout for this critical clash with the Roosters.\u202fTyran Wishart\u202fand\u202fTrent Toelau\u202fwill share the halves duties while\u202fHarry Grant\u202fis straight back into the starting side at No.9.\u202fMoses Leo\u202falso is in after missing an extra week with concussion protocols while\u202fOryn Keeley\u202fis the new edge and\u202fGabriel Satrick\u202fand\u202fStanley Huen\u202fjoin the six-man interchange.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Raiders v Rabbitohs, Saturday 3.00pm at GIO Stadium<\/p>\n
Raiders: Shuffling back to their regular desks, Ethan Strange and Hudson Young line back up at five-eighth and on the edge. Plenty of NRL Fantasy coaches will have Simi Sasagi in their sights and watching for his return to top form as his price continues to plummet for that difficult to fill CTR position. Noah Martin again is found at second row has already attracted many buyers after his impressive first game back. Beside him is Zac Hosking, who will play lock forward after starting left edge last week and scoring an incredible hat-trick.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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First take: Raiders v Rabbitohs<\/p>\n
Rabbitohs: With his suspension now served, Cody Walker is back to his post at five-eighth, and just in time with Jayden Sullivan out with a head knock. Euan Aitken is in the clear after a virus caused an irregular heartbeat and some breathing concerns which cut short his afternoon last week. Aitken is due to start in the second row, leaving Tallis Duncan at centre. This further impacts Latrell Siegwalt who is only on the bench so any holders will need to look to move on the rookie outside back. Matt Dufty again holds on at fullback, leaving Jye Gray as the utility bench offering while Latrell Mitchell is still unavailable.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Warriors v Dragons, Saturday 5.30pm (AEST) at Go Media Stadium<\/p>\n
Warriors: Blues prop Mitch Barnett is welcomed back to his starting role with his Origin opponent Kurt Capewell also back on deck in the run-on side. With Jacob Laban hitting his strides it is Leka Halasima\u202fwho reverts to the pine along with Tanner Stowers-Smith. In somewhat of a surprise it is Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad who goes to the reserves upon the return of Dallin Watene-Zelezniak who slots straight back in at right wing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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First take: Warriors v Dragons<\/p>\n
Dragons: Minimal changes for coach Dean Young off the back of the bye after their second season win against the Wests Tigers the round previous. This includes Tyrell Sloan after hamstring concerns cut his game short last start although Moses Suli is lurking in the 19 and could be a late inclusion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bulldogs v Wests Tigers, Saturday 7.35pm at Accor Stadium<\/p>\n
Bulldogs: Though still playing the lion\u2019s share of minutes last week from the interchange, Jacob Preston throws on his regular run on jersey on the edge. Cleared to play, Enari Tuala steps straight back into the centres with Bronson Xerri making way. Though found in the extended reserves, Stephen Crichton\u2019s concerning injury last week earns Sean O’Sullivan a promotion to the No.6. Found alongside Crichton in the reserve roster is Viliame Kikau who is nearing his way back to match fitness after a ruptured pectoral has had him sidelined since Round 8.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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First take: Bulldogs v Wests Tigers<\/p>\n
Wests Tigers: With a one week suspension handed out to Bunty Afoa, it is Fonua Pole who will step in to pick up the slack. Captain Api Koroisau is amongst the reserves for the visitors following a strained pectoral muscle picked up two weeks ago. Those who are thinking of jumping on young HOK Jared Haywood will need to keep their eyes peeled on in the roster updates ahead of kick-off, however even if Haywood does start as named, he doesn\u2019t have the corridor for success necessary to risk trading him in. Slated to play after scans came back all clear, Samuela Fainu is right to play following a suspected groin injury finished his game early last round. This firms Alex Seyfarth as a trade-out, even after gaining increased minutes due to Fainu\u2019s injury, Seyfarth was unable to capitalise in Fantasy points. Meanwhile hopes are well and truly dashed for Tony Sukkar holders, given he wasn\u2019t able to get on the pitch last week and is not listed this week, requiring the young EDG to be added to the sell list.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Titans v Sea Eagles, Sunday 2.00pm at Cbus Super Stadium<\/p>\n
Titans: Hooker Lachlan Ilias is back on the bench as the sole change to Gold Coast\u2019s line up that just fell short of taking down the Storm last week. Sam Verrills is also still in the 19 so for those holding Oliver Pascoe, he may not get a repeated 80 minute stint this week, so plan accordingly. Though most have moved on, Cooper Bai\u202fis still slated amongst the pine, even after having scans on his shoulder after an injury picked up just four minutes after running out last Friday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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First take: Titans v Sea Eagles<\/p>\n
Sea Eagles: Just the one change to Manly\u2019s starting 13 which is due to a HIA stand-down meaning Ben Trbojevic will play no part in this one. This gives Ethan Bullemor a shot at a run-on jersey in the second row with Jackson Shereb likely backing him up on the bench. With still no Brandon Wakeham in sight, it is mid-season transfer Nicholas Lenaz who finds himself inside the 19. He actually was a late inclusion last week but didn\u2019t make it on the field after other injuries changed coach Kieran Foran\u2019s rotation. This resulted in Jake Simpkin receiving sizable minutes and his coaches will again be hoping for a similar opportunity in this game.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dolphins v Cowboys, Sunday 4.05pm at Suncorp Stadium<\/p>\n
Dolphins: With their Origin stocks now all back to fold, Trai Fuller reverts to the extended reserves and will need to be traded with Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow jumping straight back in at fullback. A rib injury to Jake Averillo makes Jack Bostock\u2019s return to the centres an easy decision for coach Kristian Woolf this round and firms Bostock as a hold. While Selwyn Cobbo being back on the wing bounces Tevita Naufahu to the interchange. The multi-talented Max Plath is also penned in to play from the bench after scans cleared him with just an ankle sprain. He will need to pass the regular fitness assessments in the lead up but his return does put a dampener on hooker Jeremy Marshall-King who can now be moved on from after covering us during the Origin period.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Cowboys: After a gusty golden point win last week, a game-changing return could be on the cards for North Queensland with playmaker Tom Dearden finally appearing amongst the reserves after working back from a syndesmosis injury picked up in Round 10. If Dearden can take part, it will seriously upgrade the prospects of Tom Chester who as been losing cash of late. With Tom Mikaele in the HIA protocols, enforcer Griffin Neame will now run out at starting prop and Kai O\u2019Donnell and Kaiden Lahrs join the bench with John Bateman also missing due to a hamstring complaint.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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With those fresh new trades comes new line-up dilemmas that could help or hinder your squad for the final stretch so for any questions or advice shoot them through to thelonescout@nrl.com.au. Don\u2019t forget to check in for all your footy and Fantasy news including those all-important team list updates at\u202fNRL.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As expected, many big names return for Round 20 but a few shock non-starters will have coaches scrambling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":799708,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-799707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=799707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/799708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=799707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=799707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=799707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}