Teams: Superstars return for blockbuster minor premiership showdown
The NRL is entering the final four rounds of the regular season with high stakes for top-eight and top-four positioning. Key teams like the Panthers and Roosters are managing player injuries and returns ahead of a crucial minor premiership showdown.
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- 6.38am . First published at 6.00am
shares Share article With just four rounds left in the regular season, the race for spots inside both the NRL’s top-four and top-eight is as hot as ever.
Canterbury were bounced back to ninth last weekend after a narrow loss and now face a crunch showdown with South Sydney without gun forward Sitili Tupouniua.
Sitili Tupouniua will be sidelined again. Getty
On the flip side, the Rabbitohs will welcome back Campbell Graham from injury, but Latrell Mitchell remains sidelined despite training on Tuesday.
The battle for the minor premiership is on as well, with Thursday’s blockbuster between the Panthers and Roosters set to go a long way to deciding who takes it out.
Both premiership heavyweights will welcome back their respective fullbacks, but Penrith will be without co-captain Isaah Yeo due to a pectoral injury .
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