St George Illawarra has made changes to their side after the Anzac Day loss,including calling up a State of Origin player to make his Dragons debut.
The Eighth Immortal stayed silent for the final 23 minutes of the Wests Tigers-Cronulla thriller while NRL CEO addresses sin bin blitz.
Immortal Andrew Johns has delivered a scathing assessment of the NRL’s officiating as the policing of high tackles approaches its last infamous crackdown.
South Sydney have been dealt another blow,with fullback Latrell Mitchell to miss at least one week after the judiciary charged him for his tackle of Sua Fa’alogo.
The Roosters and Storm were victorious on Anzac Day,as Latrell Mitchell has a nervous wait to see if his tackle on Sua Faalogo ends with a suspension.
The hip-drop tackle was initially identified and outlawed by the NRL almost five years ago. Furore over it remains as strong as ever.
Rabbitohs playmaker and captain Cody Walker suffered a calf tear at training earlier this week.
The South Sydney coach believes the time is right to return Latrell Mitchell to fullback – but Cameron Murray’s recovery from injury has been delayed by a serious infection.
Viliame Kikau and Davvy Moale should have been binned for high tackles on Friday,according to NRL sources.
The Rabbitohs forward had to be restrained after being heckled by rival fans during Canterbury’s 32-0 victory on Good Friday.