Eight teams have become six, with four set to put their seasons on the line this weekend. The Dragons are facing an injury crisis and Wade Graham is gone for the season, so be sure to join The Roar for all the news, team lists and analysis from 3:30pm (AEST).
The Dragons came away with a stunning upset victory over the Brisbane Broncos away from home to keep their season alive in the second elimination final, but it came at a cost.
While the majority expected a loss, they are right up against it to play South Sydney. With two days less on the turnaround, they will be without Gareth Widdop who has re-dislocated his shoulder, while Jack de Belin (ankle) and James Graham (concussion) will both be racing the clock to play, although they are expected to be named this afternoon.
Their opponents, South Sydney, got beaten by the Storm last week and will be aiming to turn that around. Greg Inglis, Adam Reynolds and Adam Crichton were all struggling with injury during last week’s clash, but are due to be named today.
The other game features Cronulla and Penrith.
The Sharks will be without Wade Graham who is also out for the season after injuring his ACL last weekend. Jesse Ramien is also due back in the centres for the men from the Shire.
At the Panthers, there are no injuries or problems to report, however, they could be boosted by the return of Wayde Egan.
Cronulla Sharks
CRONULLA SHARKS
1 Valentine Holmes, 2 Sosaia Feki, 3 Josh Dugan, 4 Ricky Leutele, 5 Edrick Lee, 6 Matt Moylan, 7 Chad Townsend, 8 Andrew Fifita, 9 Jayden Brailey, 10 Matt Prior, 11 Luke Lewis, 12 Scott Sorensen, 13 Paul Gallen (c)
Interchange: 14 Kurt Capewell, 15 James Segeyaro, 16 Aaron Woods, 17 Jayson Bukuya, 18 Jesse Ramien, 19 Ava Seumanufagai, 20 Joseph Paulo, 21 Kyle Flanagan
Penrith Panthers
1 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 2 Josh Mansour, 3 Waqa Blake, 4 Tyrone Peachey, 5 Christian Crichton, 6 James Maloney, 7 Nathan Cleary, 8 Trent Merrin 9 Sione Katoa, 10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 11 Villame Kikau, 12 Isaah Yeo, 13 James Fisher-Harris
Interchange: 14 Tyrone May, 15 Moses Leota, 16 Corey Harawira-Naera, 17 James Tamou, 18 Wayde Egan, 19 Jack Hetherington, 20 Kaide Ellis, 21 Tyrone Phillips
South Sydney Rabbitohs
1 Alex Johnston, 2 Campbell Graham, 3 Greg Inglis, 4 Dane Gagai, 5 Robert Jennings, 6 Cody Walker, 7 Adam Reynolds, 8 Tom Burgess, 9 Damien Cook, 10 George Burgess, 11 John Sutton, 12 Angus Crichton, 13 Sam Burgess (c)
Interchange: 14 Hymel Hunt, 15 Cameron Murray, 16 Jason Clark, 17 Dean Britt, 18 Braidon Burns, 19 Matt Nicholls, 20 Tevita Tatola, 21 Connor Tracey
St George Illawarra Dragons
1 Matt Dufty, 2 Nene Macdonald, 3 Zac Lomax, 4 Tim Lafai, 5 Jordan Pereira, 6 Kurt Mann, 7 Ben Hunt, 8 James Graham, 9 Cameron McInnes, 10 Leeson Ah Mau, 11 Tyson Frizell, 12 Tariq Sims, 13 Jack de Belin
Interchange: 14 Jeremy Latimore, 15 Hame Sele, 16 Blake Lawrie, 17 Luciano Leilua, 18 Jason Nightingale, 19 Jai Field, 20 Euan Aitken, 21 Jacob Host
All times AEST.
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Shyzay
Roar Rookie
The Sharks need to consider choosing their dummies very carefully especially who goes in first 40 mins. I suggest James Segeyaro should play the first 40 mins after studying how the game went last weekend against the Roosters.
Big Daddy
Guest
Sharks need to have ramien in starting line up. Better option than Dugan in attack.
Paul
Roar Guru
The Dragons can't be serious about playing De Belin are they Scott? We can't afford to have a guy who only gives for 20 minutes before injury takes him out of the game. I know guys played injured this time of year but he looked gone for a few weeks when he came off the other day.
Scott Pryde
Expert
That'll be all for this afternoon. Be sure to join us for live coverage of both games over the weekend, as well as NRLW.
Scott Pryde
Expert
The Dragons, like the Sharks, have been forced into a change. Gareth Widdop will miss the rest of the season, with Kurt Mann into the halves and Hame Sele added to the bench. It means Jacob Host has been overlooked, although he, alongside Euan Aitken, appear on the reserves list.
Scott Pryde
Expert
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS 1 Matt Dufty, 2 Nene Macdonald, 3 Zac Lomax, 4 Tim Lafai, 5 Jordan Pereira, 6 Kurt Mann, 7 Ben Hunt, 8 James Graham, 9 Cameron McInnes, 10 Leeson Ah Mau, 11 Tyson Frizell, 12 Tariq Sims, 13 Jack de Belin Interchange: 14 Jeremy Latimore, 15 Hame Sele, 16 Blake Lawrie, 17 Luciano Leilua, 18 Jason Nightingale, 19 Jai Field, 20 Euan Aitken, 21 Jacob Host
Scott Pryde
Expert
South Sydney are unchanged.
Scott Pryde
Expert
SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS 1 Alex Johnston, 2 Campbell Graham, 3 Greg Inglis, 4 Dane Gagai, 5 Robert Jennings, 6 Cody Walker, 7 Adam Reynolds, 8 Tom Burgess, 9 Damien Cook, 10 George Burgess, 11 John Sutton, 12 Angus Crichton, 13 Sam Burgess (c) Interchange: 14 Hymel Hunt, 15 Cameron Murray, 16 Jason Clark, 17 Dean Britt, 18 Braidon Burns, 19 Matt Nicholls, 20 Tevita Tatola, 21 Connor Tracey
Scott Pryde
Expert
The Panthers are unchanged.
Scott Pryde
Expert
PENRITH PANTHERS 1 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 2 Josh Mansour, 3 Waqa Blake, 4 Tyrone Peachey, 5 Christian Crichton, 6 James Maloney, 7 Nathan Cleary, 8 Trent Merrin 9 Sione Katoa, 10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 11 Villame Kikau, 12 Isaah Yeo, 13 James Fisher-Harris Interchange: 14 Tyrone May, 15 Moses Leota, 16 Corey Harawira-Naera, 17 James Tamou, 18 Wayde Egan, 19 Jack Hetherington, 20 Kaide Ellis, 21 Tyrone Phillips
Scott Pryde
Expert
The Sharks have been forced into a change, with Wade Graham replaced in the second row by Scott Sorensen. The spare spot on the bench is taken by Kurt Capewell. Jesse Ramien is also on the reserves and in with a show of making his return, with Edrick Lee and Ricky Leutele likely to be battling for a spot if he is to be declared fit.
Scott Pryde
Expert
CRONULLA SHARKS 1 Valentine Holmes, 2 Sosaia Feki, 3 Josh Dugan, 4 Ricky Leutele, 5 Edrick Lee, 6 Matt Moylan, 7 Chad Townsend, 8 Andrew Fifita, 9 Jayden Brailey, 10 Matt Prior, 11 Luke Lewis, 12 Scott Sorensen, 13 Paul Gallen (c) Interchange: 14 Kurt Capewell, 15 James Segeyaro, 16 Aaron Woods, 17 Jayson Bukuya, 18 Jesse Ramien, 19 Ava Seumanufagai, 20 Joseph Paulo, 21 Kyle Flanagan
Scott Pryde
Expert
The teams are out!
Scott Pryde
Expert
At the Sharks, Scott Sorensen and Kurt Capewell appear to be the men most likely to replace the injured Wade Graham.
Scott Pryde
Expert
With Gareth Widdop likely to be missing for the Dragons, it's expected Kurt Mann will return to the starting side, with Jai Field added to the bench.
Scott Pryde
Expert
As always, feel free to get involved with your comments.
Scott Pryde
Expert
Afternoon all, There are just five games left in 2018, with the Dragons, Rabbitohs, Sharks and Panthers set to put their seasons on the line today. Teams are due out in 25 minutes.