The 23-year-old hurt himself in a tackle with Paul Gallen in the All Stars game in February but played for feeder club North Sydney on the weekend and, according to coach Michael Maguire, is a chance of lining up against the Knights despite not being named.

"He's pulled up very well [from the Norths game]. He's mixing it around with the team at the moment, so we'll see how we go," Maguire said.

In other team news, the Roosters will stick to the same side they named on Tuesday against the Wests Tigers, who also have no changes.

Brisbane back Jordan Kahu is being monitored after hurting his lower leg during the Broncos' final training run before taking on local rivals Gold Coast, who welcome back Aidan Sezer.

Manly officials say Daly Cherry "is still a chance of playing" after being named at halfback following a left shoulder injury he sustained in the Sea Eagles' 18-point loss to North Queensland on Monday night. Substitute Ligi Sao will be available for their clash against the Warriors - who will be 1-17 - after successfully challenging his dangerous throw on Michael Morgan.

Cooper Cronk, Will Chambers and Cameron Smith have been taking it easy through the week after a tough Origin period as Melbourne remains unchanged. Meanwhile, Dragons centre Dylan Farrell is close to recovering from a back injury which could see him play this weekend.

Apart from the potential return of Kyle Turner, Isaac Luke makes his way back to hooker for South Sydney. In Knights news, coach Rick Stone will make a call on Friday regarding Dane Gagai's availability after he experienced an irregular heartbeat problem.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak is still out indefinitely for Penrith while Josh Mansour (round 22), Matt Moylan (round 23) and Jamal Indris (potentially finals) are all expected to be back before the end of the year.

As for the Raiders, their only concern was if Shannon Boyd would be suspended, but he was cleared to play after taking an early guilty plea.

Bulldogs utility Moses Mbye might make way for number 20 Tim Browne on Sunday, while Ben Barba will return off the bench for Cronulla. Paul Gallen's workload has been light this week and Anthony Tupou will probably need another week to get his fitness up to scratch after a broken jaw sidelined him for over two months.

Parramatta are 1-17 for their clash against the Cowboys, who will monitor captain Matt Scott and Matthew Wright, both of whom are still expected to start.