LIVE: Desperate Knights plea after star's big ban

The Sydney Morning Herald reports Josh Schuster volition enactment up for Manly for the archetypal clip this season.

The young inferior has been battling a calf injury, but is expected to beryllium named astatine five-eighth this afternoon.

He missed circular one, being replaced by Cooper Johns, and past the Sea Eagles had the bye successful circular two.

Here are the players who were suspended from circular two.

All person accepted their penalties.

Jacob Saifiti - 5 games

Scott Drinkwater - 3 games

Peta Hiku - 2 games

Jeremy Marshall-King - 2 games

Isaiah Papali'i - 1 game

Brisbane needs a caller winger aft Corey Oates was ruled retired for up to 2 months with a breached jaw.

Jesse Arthars is the evident replacement, but Jordan Pereira is besides successful the squad.

Parramatta has released State of Origin guardant Nathan Brown.

It's expected the Roosters volition denote his signing imminently.

If the woody goes done by 4pm today, the Chooks tin sanction Brown successful their squad for circular three, if they wish.

Brown has played 109 of his 138 NRL games for the Eels, but lone played 14 games past year.

He has played 2 Origin games for New South Wales.

Kodi Nikorima looks acceptable to beryllium named astatine hooker for the Dolphins for circular three.

Canberra's wounded woes proceed with Ata Mariota to miss up to 2 months.

He played disconnected the seat past week.

Josh Papalii is expected to walk astatine slightest 1 much week recovering from a calf injury.

The Origin guardant has already missed the archetypal 2 rounds, and won't beryllium named by the Raiders contiguous for circular three.

Newcastle whitethorn request to inquire the NRL for exemptions to sanction players from extracurricular the club's main roster, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

The Knights person accepted a five-week suspension for prop Jacob Saifit, who was sent disconnected the tract connected Sunday for a precocious changeable connected Wests Tigers subordinate Jake Simpkin.

He joins a agelong database of injured players connected the sideline for Friday's crippled against the Dolphins.

Kalyn Ponga has been ruled retired with concussion, and is expected to beryllium joined successful the casualty ward by Jayden Brailey (concussion), Adam Elliott (groin), Kurt Mann (calf), Jack Johns (ankle), Simi Sasagi (shoulder), and Krystian Mapapalangi (shoulder).

The Knights lone person 28 players registered to their main squad, and request to sanction 22 this day nether NRL guidelines.