NRL Weekly Watch: Previewing Round 4

Cleary-less Panthers take on Chooks at Allianz

The defending premier Panthers head to Allianz Stadium on Thursday night to face the Roosters.

Lindsay Collins (hamstring) drops out for the Tricolours with Terrell May starting up front and Egan Butcher coming onto the bench whilst Luke Keary (head knock) returns in place of Sandon Smith.

The Panthers are without Nathan Cleary (hamstring) and Scott Sorensen (knee) with Brad Schneider making his club debut at No.7 and Luke Garner starting in the back row with Mavrik Geyer debuting off the interchange.

Son of Panthers great Mark, Geyer is a Penrith Brothers junior and gets his shot in the top grade at age 23 having impressed coming through the grades.

The Panthers are riding an eight-game winning streak against the Roosters having not fallen to them since late-2019.

Rabbitohs, Bulldogs prepare for Good Friday battle

South Sydney and Canterbury’s famous Good Friday clash is on the menu for Round 4 at Accor Stadium.

Siliva Havili and Sean Keppie both drop out of the side for the Bunnies with Damien Cook starting at hooker and Michael Chee Kam and Shaq Mitchell coming onto the pine.

Cameron Ciraldo has named the same 17 that shut-out the Titans a week ago although Josh Addo-Carr (shoulder) has been named among the reserves.

Souths have won 10 of their past 13 against Canterbury with Alex Johnston having scored 11 tries from his past eight games against the Dogs.

Suncorp the scene for XXXX Queensland Derby

Suncorp Stadium will host the Broncos and Cowboys’ XXXX Queensland Derby on Friday night with the latter looking to improve to 4-0 on the year.

Reece Walsh (facial fracture), Brendan Piakura (ankle), and Martin Taupa’u are the names missing for Brisbane with Tristan Sailor starting at No.1, Jaiyden Hunt coming into the back row, and Corey Oates joining the bench.

Skipper Adam Reynolds (knee) also returns at halfback with understudy Jock Madden dropping out.

The Cowboys welcome Zac Laybutt (ankle) back into the centres in place of Tom Chester.

Brisbane have won four in a row against the Cowboys including nine of the past 12 at Suncorp.

Sea Eagles journey to Wollongong for Dragons showdown

Manly make the trip south for a Saturday evening meeting with the Dragons at WIN Stadium.

The Dragons welcome Francis Molo (suspension), Jacob Liddle (head knock), Jaydn Su’A (quad) and Hame Sele (hamstring) back into the fold.

Jack de Belin, Jesse Marschke, and Raymond Faitala-Mariner revert to the interchange with Connor Muhleisen, Viliami Fifita, and Ben Murdoch-Masila dropping out.

Anthony Seibold has named the same 17 that were downed by Parramatta a week ago.

The Dragons have won seven of their past 10 against the Sea Eagles including eight of the past nine at WIN Stadium.

Titans host Dolphins in Saturday night face-off

The Titans will look to bounce back when they take on the Dolphins at Cbus Super Stadium on Saturday night.

Captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui (ACL) is out for the hosts however Jayden Campbell (knee) returns into the No.1 jersey in place of Keano Kini.

Keenan Palasia starts in the middle with Joe Stimson coming onto the interchange whilst David Fifita (pec) has been listed among the reserves as he eyes a season debut.

For the Dolphins, Ray Stone (head knock) returns to replace Jarrod Wallace on the interchange.

Knights head across the ditch for semi-final rematch

Fresh off their opening win of 2024, the Knights will look to avenge their semi-final loss when they take on the Warriors in Auckland on Sunday.

Taine Tuaupiki (head knock) is missing for the hosts with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck starting at fullback and Adam Pompey coming into the centres whilst Marata Niukore (foot) comes onto the bench for his first game of the season.

Wayde Egan (elbow) and Dylan Walker (ankle) have both been named in the 17 with Freddy Lussick reverting to the interchange and Chanel Harris-Tavita dropping out.

For the Knights, Leo Thompson’s (suspension) absence means that Daniel Saifiti starts up front and Brodie Jones comes onto the interchange.

The Knights have won just two of their past 15 at Go Media Stadium.

Raiders travel to the Shire for Sunday night matchup

Canberra take on Cronulla in a Sunday night showdown at PointsBet Stadium in the penultimate clash of Round 4.

For the Sharks, Dale Finucane (facial injury), Royce Hunt (calf), and Toby Rudolf (ankle) are all missing with Tom Hazelton starting up front, Siosifa Talakai shifting to an edge, Jack Williams to the bench and Kayal Iro into the centres.

Albert Hopoate (burns), Nick Čotrić, and Emre Guler drop out for the visitors with James Schiller and Sebastian Kris (head knock) coming into the backline and Ata Mariota coming onto the bench.

The Raiders have won nine of their past 10 against the Sharks including five of their past seven in the Shire.

Eels take on Wests Tigers in Easter Monday blockbuster

Both coming off strong wins, the Eels and Wests Tigers face off in an Easter Monday pearler at CommBank Stadium to close the round.

Mitchell Moses (foot) is missing for the Eels with Dylan Brown shifting to halfback and last week’s debutant Blaize Talagi wearing the No.6.

Maika Sivo (suspension) returns onto the wing with Morgan Harper shifting into the centres.

For the Wests Tigers, Alex Twal (head knock) is out with Asu Kepaoa coming onto the bench.

Parramatta have won nine of their past 10 against the Wests Tigers who have won just one of their past five at CommBank.

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