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Check out the full Round 17 NRL team lists plus expert SuperCoach analysis from Tom Sangster and Rikki-Lee Arnold.

ROOSTERS V BULLDOGS

7:50pm Thursday at Allianz Stadium

Roosters: 1 Latrell Mitchell 2 Daniel Tupou 3 Blake Ferguson 4 Dale Copley 5 Shaun Kenny-Dowall 6 Jackson Hastings 7 Mitchell Pearce 8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9 Jake Friend (c) 10 Dylan Napa 11 Aidan Guerra 12 Mitchell Aubusson 13 Sio Siua Taukeiaho. Interchange: 14 Sam Moa 15 Isaac Liu 16 Kane Evans 17 Conor Watson 18 Ryan Matterson

* SuperCoach alert. Ryan Matterson has dropped out to 18th man to allow for the return of Mitchell Pearce (calf). With Blake Ferguson and Aidan Guerra returning from Origin, Sam Moa drops back to the bench and Chris Smith and Joseph Manu drop out of the side. Boyd Cordner (foot) misses out despite a mooted return.

Bulldogs: 1 Will Hopoate 2 Brett Morris 3 Curtis Rona 4 Kerrod Holland 5 Sam Perrett 6 Josh Reynolds 7 Moses Mbye 8 Aiden Tolman 9 Michael Lichaa 10 James Graham 11 Josh Jackson 12 Greg Eastwood 13 David Klemmer. Interchange: 14 Sam Kasiano 15 Tony Williams 16 Danny Fualalo 17 Craig Garvey 19 Raymond Faitala-Mariner 20 Asipeli Fine

* Josh Morris (groin) again misses out, with SuperCoach cheapie Kerrod Holland retained. Greg Eastwood (knee) returns in the starting back row, pushing Asipeli Fine to 19th man. Raymond Faitala-Mariner (knee) also returns, but out of the 17.

BRONCOS V STORM

7:50pm Friday at Suncorp Stadium

Broncos: 1 Darius Boyd 2 Corey Oates 3 Kodi Nikorima 4 James Roberts 5 Lachlan Maranta 6 Anthony Milford 7 Ben Hunt 8 Josh McGuire 9 Andrew McCullough 10 Adam Blair 11 Alex Glenn 12 Matt Gillett 13 Corey Parker. Interchange: 14 Jarrod Wallace 15 Tevita Pangai Jr 16 Jaydn S’ua 17 Travis Waddell

* Alex Glenn has been named to make a surprise return for the Broncos this week, despite not doing contact training this morning. Jaydn Su’A is still in the 17 however with Sam Thaiday suspended. In a surprise twist, Jordan Kahu (pec) has not been cleared to play despite training strongly today. Instead, Kodi Nikorima has been named in the centres while Lachlan Maranta replaces Greg Eden on the wing. Andrew McCullough also makes his long-awaited return, with Travis Waddell moving to the bench.

Storm: 1 Young Tonumaipea 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. Cheyse Blair 4. Ryan Morgan 5. Marika Koroibete 6. Tohu Harris 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith 10. Jordan McLean 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Kenneath Bromwich 13. Dale Finucane. Interchange: 14. Felise Kaufusi 15 Christian Welch 16. Matt White 17. Ben Hampton 18. Curtis Scott 23 Slade Griffin

* More bad news from this Team List Tuesday. Craig Bellamy has NOT named Cameron Munster in his 19-man squad for Friday’s clash with the Broncos. Young Tonumaipea will start at fullback. Tohu Harris named at five-eighth again while Kenny Bromwich moves into the starting side to replace Nelson Asofa-Solomona.

WARRIORS V TITANS

3pm Saturday at Mt Smart Stadium

Warriors: 1 David Fusitu’a 2 Tuimoala Lolohea 3 Blake Ayshford 4 Solomone Kata 5 Ken Maumalo 6 Thomas Leuluai 7 Shaun Johnson 8 Jacob Lillyman 9 Issac Luke 10 Albert Vete 11 Bodene Thompson 12 Ryan Hoffman 13 Simon Mannering. Interchange: 14 Nathaniel Roache 15 Sam Lisone 16 Ben Matulino 17 Charlie Gubb

* After being benched last week, Tuimoala Lolohea has been promoted to the Warriors starting side on the wing, with David Fusitua retained at fullback. Jonathan Wright drops out, with Nathaniel Roache added to the bench.

Titans: 1 William Zillman 2 Anthony Don 3 Josh Hoffman 4 Chris McQueen 5 Nene Macdonald 6 Tyrone Roberts 7 Ash Taylor 8 Luke Douglas 9 Nathan Peats 10 Ryan James 11 Zeb Taia 12 Leivaha Pulu 13 Greg Bird. Interchange: 14 Eddy Pettybourne 15 Ryan Simpkins 16 Agnatius Paasi 17 Nathan Friend

* Very few changes for the Gold Coast this week with William Zillman returning from a foot injury. He will go back to fullback, with Josh Hoffman moving into the centres. Even with Zillman’s return, Chris McQueen will still play in the backline, taking the place of Nathan Davis. Eddy Pettybourne is expected to recover from a head knock.

TIGERS V PANTHERS

5:30pm Saturday at Campbelltown Sports Stadium

Tigers: 1 James Tedesco 2 David Nofoaluma 3 Tim Simona 4 Kevin Naiqama 5 Jordan Rankin 6 Mitchell Moses 7 Luke Brooks 8 Aaron Woods 9 Dene Halatau 10 Sauaso Sue 11 Josh Aloiai 12 Chris Lawrence 13 Elijah Taylor. Interchange: 14 Tim Grant 15 Ava Seumanufagai 16 Robbie Farah 17 Kyle Lovett 18 JJ Felise

* Robbie Farah (concussion) returns on the bench, pushing JJ Felise to 18th man.

Panthers: 1 Matt Moylan 2 Josh Mansour 3 Waqa Blake 4 Tyrone Peachey 5 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 6 Bryce Cartwright 7 Nathan Cleary 8 Leilani Latu 9 Peter Wallace 10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard 11 Isaah Yeo 12 Trent Merrin 13 Suaia Matagi. Interchange: 14 Sitaleki Akauola 15 Jeremy Latimore 16 Chris Grevsmuhl 17 James Fisher-Harris 20 Sam McKendry

* Unchanged 17, with Sam McKendry (suspension) returning as 18th man.

SHARKS V EELS

7:30pm Saturday at Southern Cross Stadium

Sharks: 1 Ben Barba 2 Sosaia Feki 3 Jack Bird 4 Gerard Beale 5 Valentine Holmes 6 James Maloney 7 Chad Townsend 8 Andrew Fifita 9 Michael Ennis 10 Sam Tagataese 11 Luke Lewis 12 Wade Graham 13 Paul Gallen. Interchange: 14 Ricky Leutele 15 Chris Heighington 16 Matt Prior 17 Jason Bukuya 18 Joseph Paulo

* Sosaia Feki (groin) returns on the wing, with Ricky Leutele dropping to the bench and Joseph Paulo relegated to 18th man.

Eels: 1 Michael Gordon 2 Semi Radradra 3 Michael Jennings 4 Clint Gutherson 5 Bevan French 6 Kenny Edwards 7 Corey Norman 8 Daniel Alvaro 9 Isaac De Gois 10 Danny Wicks 11 Manu Ma’u 12 Beau Scott 13 Tepai Moeroa Interchange: 14 Cody Nelson 15 Peni Terepo 16 David Gower 17 Rory O’Brien

* Michael Jennings (Origin) returns in the centres for Vai Toutai, while Cody Nelson comes on to the bench in place of Kaysa Pritchard (knee).

RAIDERS V KNIGHTS

2pm Sunday at GIO Stadium

Raiders: 1 Jack Wighton 2 Brenko Lee 3 Jarrod Croker 4 Joey Leilua 5 Jordan Rapana 6 Blake Austin 7 Aidan Sezer 8 Junior Paulo 9 Josh Hodgson 10 Shannon Boyd 11 Josh Papalii 12 Elliott Whitehead 13 Luke Bateman. Interchange: 14 Kurt Baptiste 15 Sia Soliola 16 Paul Vaughan 17 Joe Tapine

* Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has named an unchanged side for his team’s clash with the Knights on Sunday.

Knights: 1 Dane Gagai 2 Nathan Ross 3 Sione Mata’utia 4 Peter Mata’utia 5 Brendan Elliot 6 Jack Cogger 7 Trent Hodkinson 8 Sam Mataora 9 Danny Levi 10 Korbin Sims 11 Jacob Saifiti 12 Mitchell Barnett 13 Jeremy Smith Interchange: 14 Tyler Randell 15 Robbie Rochow 16 Daniel Saifiti 17 Mickey Paea 22 Josh King

* Newcastle are unchanged this week.

RABBITOHS V COWBOYS

4pm Sunday at Barlow Park, Cairns

Rabbitohs: 1 Cody Walker 2 Alex Johnston 3 Greg inglis 4 Aaron Gray 5 Joe Burgess 6 Luke Keary 7 Adam Reynolds 8 Tom Burgess 9 Cameron McInnes 10 Nathan Brown 11 John Sutton 12 Kyle Turner 13 Sam Burgess. Interchange: 14 Tautatasi Tasi 15 Jason Clark 16 Jack Gosiewski 17 David Tyrell 18 Damien Cook 19 Ed Murphy

* Adam Reynolds (shoulder) returns. Cody Walker will play fullback, while Aaron Gray shifts to centre in place of Ed Murphy, who drops to 19th man. Jack Gosiewski replaces Patrice Siolo on the interchange.

Cowboys: 1 Lachlan Coote 2 Kyle Feldt 3 Justin O’Neill 4 Kane Linnett 5 Antonio Winterstein 6 Ray Thompson 7 Johnathan Thurston 8 Matt Scott 9 Jake Granville 10 James Tamou 11 Gavin Cooper 12 Ethan Lowe 13 Jason Taumalolo. Interchange: 14 Rory Kostjasyn, 15 John Asiata 16 Scott Bolton 17 Ben Hannant

* Bad news for Javid Bowen owners – Kane Linnett has been named to take on the Rabbitohs this week. Ray Thompson will play in the halves alongside JT.

SEA EAGLES V DRAGONS

7pm Monday at Brookvale Oval

Sea Eagles: 1 Brett Stewart, 2 Jorge Taufua, 3 Tom Trbojevic, 4 Dylan Walker, 5 Brayden Wiliame, 6 Jamie Lyon, 7 Daly Cherry-Evans, 8 Darcy Lussick, 9 Apisai Koroisau, 10 Martin Taupau, 11 Nathan Green, 12 Jamie Buhrer, 13 Jake Trbojevic. Interchange: 14 Lewis Brown, 15 Josh Starling, 16 Addin Fonua-Blake, 17 Siosaia Vave, 18 Matthew Wright

* Unchanged, with Matthew Wright added as 18th man.

Dragons: 1 Josh Dugan 2 Kalifa Faifai Loa 3 Euan Aitken 4 Timoteo Lafai 5 Jason Nightingale 6 Gareth Widdop (c) 7 Benji Marshall 8 Leeson Ah Mau 9 Mitch Rein 10 Russell Packer 11 Tyson Frizzell 12 Joel Thompson 13 Jack de Belin. Interchange: 14 Tariq Sims 15 Jacob Host 16 Dunamis Lui 17 Jake Marketo 18 Will Matthews

* Tariq Sims joins the bench after being excluded from playing his former club last week. Will Matthews drops to 18th man. Jacob Host reverts to the bench, with Jack de Belin to start at lock.