Good news for Parramatta fans with Nathan Peats expected to make a return against arch rivals Canterbury after a knee injury. Moses Mbye will start on the bench for the Bulldogs - a decision club officials say was more to do with rest than form. Trent Hodkinson comes back in at No.7, but other than that the Bulldogs line-up is unchanged from Tuesday's team announcement.
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The Storm should be unchanged for their match against a depleted Panthers side, who will miss youngster Dallin Watene-Zelezniak after he suffered a collapsed lung and was taken to hospital on Tuesday night in "terrible" pain.
Will Smith will replace Watene-Zelezniak in the squad, meanwhile Penrith hooker James Segeyaro is said to be training "really, really well" and is a good chance of being added to the starting squad after overcoming a knee injury. Josh Mansour (knee) has had his brace taken off, and will be back in about two weeks, while Matt Moylan (ankle) is about five weeks away from returning to competitive footy.
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart is yet to make up his mind about which two halves in Kurt Baptiste, Josh McCrone and Mitch Cornish will start for Saturday's clash against the Sharks. The Raiders will have their captain's run on Friday and will be closer to finalising their team then.
Cronulla are expected to go 1-17. Sharks officials estimate Anthony Tupou has another two weeks before returning from a sickening broken jaw.
A plus for Knights fans is that Chris Houston (finger) looks likely to return against the Titans, but Adam Clydsdale looks set to miss another two weeks of footy.
Gold Coast's Nate Myles is raring to go and halfback Kane Elgey is understood to be a good chance of playing.
The Dragons will be bolstered for their SCG clash against South Sydney with the return of Josh Dugan (rest) as well as Benji Marshall (hamstring) and Joel Thompson (hamstring). Tyson Frizell is said to be under an injury cloud and will be monitored over the coming days. The Rabbitohs are 1-17.
Aidan Guerra will return for the Roosters after a week off, as will Sio Siua Taukeiaho.
The Warriors' Shaun Johnson will be OK to play despite some groin problems at training on Wednesday. Simon Mannering is expected to take the field.
There is talk Wests Tigers back-rower Curtis Sironen will play against the Broncos despite a sore neck, while Robbie Farah is unlikely to make his comeback from injury.
For Brisbane, Justin Hodges will return in the centres, which moves Jordan Kahu onto the wing and Daniel Vidot to the bench.
Manly and North Queensland should be 1-17 for their game, with Cowboys five-eighth Michael Morgan set to play.
