Brisbane's hopes of making a run towards the top four have received a boost with the return of star prop Payne Haas from a knee injury.
The NSW and Samoa front-rower is back from a grade-three MCL sprain to take on winless St George-Illawarra at home on Sunday after a five-week absence.
The 11th-placed defending premiers have named premiership-winning back-rower Brendan Piakura who missed a month of action, also with a knee injury.
Cronulla have suffered a blow for their traditional rivalry showdown with Manly at Shark Park on Friday night with halfback Nicho Hynes out with a calf injury
The Sharks will debut Niwhai Puru at No.7, who has been on fire in the NSW Cup.
The Sea Eagles received a huge boost when back-rower Ben Trbojevic was cleared to play after a HIA against Gold Coast was reclassified by the NRL from a category one to a category two.
