The Canberra Raiders have named their team for Saturday’s match against the Penrith Panthers at Carrington Park in Bathurst.
Shannon Boyd has been ruled out indefinitely with a knee injury, which means Sia Soliola will start the match at Prop and Luke Bateman will come back into the team after recovering from a minor thumb injury.
Boyd will be assessed weekly by medical staff before a return date is set.
In some unfortunate news for the Raiders, Dunamis Lui has been ruled out for the season after suffering an ACL injury in his knee.
Royce Hunt is in line to make his NRL debut after being named on the bench, with Scott Sorensen and Dave Taylor also named in the extended Raiders squad.
After playing the last three weeks for Mounties in the Intrust Super Premiership, Kurt Baptiste has also been named in the extended squad for the first time in 2017.
NRL - CANBERRA RAIDERS V PENRITH PANTHERS
SATURDAY JUNE 10, 5.30PM, CARRINGTON PARK
1. Jack Wighton
2. Nick Cotric
3. Jarrod Croker (C)
4. Joey Leilua
5. Jordan Rapana
6. Blake Austin
7. Aidan Sezer
8. Junior Paulo
9. Josh Hodgson
10. Sia Soliola
11. Josh Papalii
12. Elliott Whitehead
13. Luke Bateman
Interchange
14. Adam Clydsdale
15. Royce Hunt
16. Clay Priest
17. Joe Tapine
Extended Squad
18. Scott Sorensen
19. Brent Naden
20. Dave Taylor
21. Kurt Baptiste
