Adam Reynolds,
Matt Moylan also racing the clock ahead of round 20.
Newcastle are expecting Pearce to pull through and be a late inclusion in their crucial clash against the Raiders, while
Kalyn Ponga and
Round 20 Late Mail
Roosters v Eels, Thursday 7.50pm at BB Print Stadium, Mackay
Roosters: International prop Siosiua Taukeiaho has been named to return from a hamstring injury via the interchange bench but will need to get through a final training run on Wednesday. Fletcher Baker is on standby.
Veteran centre Josh Morris returns to the side in place of the luckless Billy Smith, who is gone for the season with an ankle injury.
NRL players take great delight in engaging with the community and boosting spirits.
And while these deeds are not done for praise or attention, the off-field work of 13 players has been recognised with a nomination for the 2021 Ken Stephen Medal, sponsored by Your Local Club.
The nominees, put forward by their NRL clubs as part of the annual NRL Community Awards, are listed below with their junior teams:
Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers/Strathfield Raiders)
Cody Walker (South Sydney Rabbitohs/Casino Cougars)
Jamal Fogarty (Gold Coast Titans/Beaudesert Kingfishers)
Jamayne Isaako (Brisbane Broncos/Aranui Eagles)
Jarrod Croker (Canberra Raiders/Goulburn Stockmen Juniors)
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The Rabbitohs targetted Reece Walsh s defence at Sunshine Coast Stadium and it paid off for them. After the hiding on the Sunshine Coast Brown acknowledged that the game should be a good learning experience for Walsh. “[Reece] saw Cody (Walker) as a five-eighth and Latrell (Mitchell) as a fullback and they’re blokes that have got a lot of experience. “So he would have got some great lessons out of how those blokes approached the game. “At 18 years of age, they wouldn’t have been approaching it like that themselves and that’s what experience does for you.
The return of Latrell Mitchell may have sparked South Sydney s 60-22 NRL win over New Zealand Warriors but rival coach Nathan Brown warned it may have also provided inspiration for his livewire fullback Reece Walsh.
NSW X-factor Mitchell picked up where he left off from his impressive State of Origin campaign to comfortably outpoint opposite number Walsh in the Rabbitohs 11-try romp at Sunshine Coast Stadium on Saturday.
Back from a post-Origin break, Mitchell dominated to finish with one try and a try assist along with two line breaks and six tackle busts while running 194m in a display that ex-Queensland half Cooper Cronk described on Fox League as men playing against boys .
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