2022 NRL Team Lists: Round 2

Storm: Mass changes for the home side with Brandon Smith (broken hand) out for five weeks and Christian Welch (Achilles) and George Jennings (knee) gone for the remainder of the season. Storm stars Cameron Munster and Harry Grant come into the side after serving suspensions. Dean Ieremia replaces Jennings on the wing while Jesse Bromwich is back at prop following his COVID-19 quarantine last week. The bench remains the same following the side’s win over Wests Tigers with Chris Lewis listed as 18th man and Nick Meaney shifting to the reserves.

Rabbitohs: A huge inclusion for the Bunnies with Latrell Mitchell named at fullback for his first game since round 24 last season. Blake Taaffe (ankle) remains sidelined with Alex Johnston shifting back to his preferred wing spot. Josh Mansour moves back to the reserves. Rabbitohs coach Jason Demetriou has otherwise stuck with the same squad who went down to Brisbane in the season opener.

Dragons v Panthers, Friday 6pm at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium

Dragons: Aaron Woods (hamstring) is out, replaced by Francis Molo in the front row. Former Rabbitoh George Burgess comes onto the bench after playing NSW Cup last week. Tariq Sims remains in the reserves with Jaydn Su’A and Jack Bird preferred in the second row. Michael Molo, the younger brother of Francis, is the new reserve.

Panthers: Moses Leota (shoulder) is out for at least eight weeks with Spencer Leniu promoted to the starting side. Matt Eisenhuth returns to the 17 after playing NSW Cup last week with Jaeman Salmon retaining his spot on the bench. Lindsay Smith is the new player amongst the reserves.

Roosters v Sea Eagles, Friday 8.05pm at Sydney Cricket Ground

Roosters: Victor Radley and Billy Smith have been named despite suffering head knocks last week against the Knights. Both will be monitored during the week. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is named to start the game but may swap on game day with youngster Fletcher Baker as they did in round one.

Sea Eagles: Experienced utility Dylan Walker returns to the squad at the expense of youngster Tolutau Koula, who played eight minutes in his debut game against the Panthers. Karl Lawton suffered a head knock in round one after getting his head in an awkward position while making a tackle but has been named on the bench. Andrew Davey (knee) has been named among the reserves after a try-scoring return from injury for Blacktown Workers last week.

Titans v Warriors, Saturday 3.00pm (AEDT) at Cbus Super Stadium

Titans: AJ Brimson (groin) is good to go after missing the season opener, slotting in at five-eighth with Will Smith sliding to the bench. Tanah Boyd is the man to drop out of the 17.

Warriors: Some big ins for the Warriors as they welcome star fullback Reece Walsh and prop Matt Lodge back from suspension. Walsh's return sees Chanel Harris-Tavita move to five-eighth and Kodi Nikorima drops out. Injuries to centre Viliami Vailea, winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak and halfback Shaun Johnson have forced more backline changes with Jesse Arthars coming in at centre, Adam Pompey on the wing and Ash Taylor at halfback. Bunty Afoa shifts to the bench to accommodate Lodge's return in the front row. Ben Murdoch-Masila has gone to the reserves list. 

Sharks v Eels, Saturday 5.30pm at PointsBet Stadium

Sharks: The Sharks have named the same 17-man squad that went so close in Canberra as coach Craig Fitzgibbon takes charge on match day for the first time after COVID kept him away in round one. Some big names among the reserves including Cameron McInnes (knee) and Connor Tracey (quad) who are nearing returns. Franklin Pele is also listed among the reserves having completed a suspension for a shoulder charge during the trials.

Eels: The injury to hat-trick hero Sean Russell has forced a reshuffle with Waqa Blake shifting out to the wing and Tom Opacic coming into the side at centre. Oregon Kaufusi is the new No.13 and Ryan Matterson (hamstring) is out. Nathan Brown is back in the squad after playing NSW Cup last week and Bryce Cartwright has been promoted to the bench after he was 18th man in round one. Jake Arthur goes from the bench to the reserves list.

Cowboys v Raiders, Saturday 7.35pm (AEDT) at Queensland Country Bank Stadium

Cowboys: Jordan McLean replaces Jamayne Taunoa-Brown (knee) in the starting side and Griffin Neame is the new face on Todd Payten's bench. Coen Hess has been promoted to the starting side at prop, Jason Taumalolo goes back to lock and Mitchell Dunn to the bench.

Raiders: After six games in two seasons as a Raider, Matt Frawley gets the nod at halfback with Brad Schneider forced into COVID isolation. Tom Starling takes over at hooker from Josh Hodgson, who is expected to miss a month with a knee injury. The new back-up hooker is 20-year-old Adrian Trevilyan, who makes his NRL debut off the bench.

Knights v Wests Tigers, Sunday 4.05pm at McDonald Jones Stadium

Knights: Coach Adam O'Brien has named the same 17 that kicked off the season in impressive fashion against the Roosters. Daniel Saifiti (leg) has been named among the reserves but is expected to miss at least another week. 

Wests Tigers: The Tigers welcome co-captain James Tamou back from suspension so Alex Twal goes to the bench and Luke Garner to the reserves list. Hooker Jake Simpkin has been named and is expected to be good to go despite hurting his shoulder against the Storm.

Bulldogs v Broncos, Sunday 6.15pm at Accor Stadium

Bulldogs: Tevita Pangai jnr is set to make his Bulldogs debut after missing round one with a hamstring injury. Corey Waddell moves to the bench and Chris Patolo to the reserves list. All four players who suffered head knocks in Townsville - Braidon Burns, Brent Naden, Jeremy Marshall-King and Patolo - have been named to play.

Broncos: Skipper Adam Reynolds' return from COVID sees Albert Kelly shift from halfback to five-eighth, Billy Walters goes to the interchange bench and Tyrone Roberts is out of the squad. Tesi Niu has recovered from a hamstring injury and takes over at fullback from Jamayne Isaako.