South Sydney - and potentially the NSW Blues - have suffered a big blow with Cody Walker set to miss Saturday's clash with the Dragons.
Walker has been ruled out with a quad strain suffered in training this week - with the injury a serious hit to his hopes of a NSW Origin call-up, and a spanner in the works when it comes to the chances of his ex-Souths teammate Adam Reynolds.
Meanwhile, Broncos coach Kevin Walters has confirmed a bench shake-up.