LIVE: Roosters tough nut wiped after nasty blow

Players are connected the parkland astatine CommBank Stadium, and kickoff is moments away.

Let's gooooo!

The Eels and Sharks volition some instrumentality to the tract with nary precocious changes tonight.

Eels

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Waqa Blake 19. Bailey Simonsson 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Junior Paulo 11. Bryce Cartwright 12. Matt Doorey 13. J'maine Hopgood 14. Jirah Momoisea 15. Jack Murchie 16. Wiremu Greig 17. Makahesi Makatoa 18. Jakob Arthur

Sharks

1. William Kennedy 2. Sione Katoa 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Siosifa Talakai 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Matt Moylan 7. Braydon Trindall 8. Toby Rudolf 9. Blayke Brailey 10. Braden Hamlin-Uele 11. Briton Nikora 12. Teig Wilton 13. Dale Finucane 14. Cameron McInnes 15. Royce Hunt 16. Oregon Kaufusi 17. Connor Tracey 18. Thomas Hazelton

The Sharks person arrived astatine CommBank Stadium for their clash with the Eels.

Both sides are gunning for their archetypal triumph of the play tonight, aft the Sharks fell to the Rabbitohs and the Eels mislaid to the Storm.

Eyebrows were raised erstwhile Victor Radley was named successful the Roosters' starting 17 little than 48 hours aft failing a caput wounded assessment, but the pugnacious fastener has present been ruled retired of the Tricolours' second-round match.

9News' Zac Bailey has reported that Radley volition not instrumentality portion successful the Roosters' crippled against the Warriors astatine Allianz Stadium time afternoon.

Radley and Roosters teammate Luke Keary are among a big of NRL players with a disturbing past with caput injuries.

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The Eels and Sharks volition quadrate disconnected astatine CommBank Stadium from 6pm, earlier 1 of the large modern-day rivalries reignites arsenic the Broncos and Cowboys collide astatine Suncorp Stadium from 8pm.

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