Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has urged his pack to make a statement early against the Rabbitohs and give returning playmaker Mitchell Moses a chance to fix their attacking woes. Panthers five-eighth Jarome Luai is optimistic his halves partner Nathan Cleary will make his return from a shoulder injury this Saturday.

Brisbane will likely target a cheap to mid-tier playmaker as Brodie Croft begins negotiations around an early exit from Red Hill. The NRL has announced a revised draw for round 21 with all games to be played at two venues - Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium and Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast.

Newcastle fullback Kalyn Ponga will achieve another milestone when he captains the Knights for the first time in clash against Brisbane tomorrow night. Parramatta halfback Mitch Moses is set to make a timely return from a back fracture this week as the Eels look to right the ship after losing three of their last four games.

Manly superstar Tom Trbojevic turned in one of the finest individual performances of 2021 to lead the Sea Eagles to a 40 to 22 win over the Sharks at Suncorp Stadium last night. A superb performance from Titans playmaker Ash Taylor has guided his side to a commanding 34 to 6 win over Canterbury.

The minor premiership is the Storm’s to lose after a Dean Ieremia hat-trick set up a 37 to 10 demolition of second-placed Penrith on Sunday. Cody Walker tore St George Illawarra to shreds at Suncorp Stadium as South Sydney cruised to a comfortable 50 to 14 win over an under-strength Dragons outfit.

Wests Tigers coach Michael Maguire has hosed down speculation that Raiders centre Curtis Scott would join the club this season. Moeaki Fotuaika remains "confident" the Titans can be the only Queensland team to make the 2021 finals but knows they must quickly address their wild form swings.

Former NSW and Australian prop Paul Vaughan will look to resurrect his NRL career at Canterbury after signing a deal with the Bulldogs for 2022. Eels coach Brad Arthur is confident Mitchell Moses will recover from a back fracture in time to face the Rabbitohs in Round 21.

Penrith have been rocked by the loss of two more players, with Origin winger Brian To'o and utility forward Tyrone May each unlikely to play before the finals. Craig Bellamy will lead the Melbourne Storm into a 20th season in 2022 after agreeing to a new five-year deal with the club.

Warriors skipper Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has announced he will finish his career at the club this week to enable him to return home before the New Zealand government's COVID-19 travel bubble with Australia is paused for at least eight weeks. Bulldogs forward Luke Thompson will head to the judiciary tonight risking a three-match ban for his late hit on Sharks hooker Blayke Brailey.

A hamstring injury suffered by Sharks halfback Shaun Johnson took plenty of the gloss of a relatively comfortable 44 to 24 win over Canterbury yesterday. Dale Finucane has become the latest prized piece in Craig Fitzgibbon's Sharks overhaul after they beat local rivals St George Illawarra to his signature.