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Rabbitohs promote Lewis Dodd during injuries; Dom Young returns for Knights against Tigers Friday.
The Rabbitohs will give English import Lewis Dodd another crack amid their injury crisis, while Dom Young is back on the wing for the Knights in his return to the club.
FRIDAY JUNE 20
Wests Tigers vs Canberra Raiders at Campbelltown Sports Stadium, 8:00pm AEST
Savelio Tamale may return this season after surgery, initially expected to miss 10-12 weeks.
Savelio Tamale will play again this season, provided the surgeon doesn't find any unwelcome surprises during the boom Canberra Raiders rookie's surgery on Tuesday.
In good news for the 20-year-old, he's only expected to miss the original prognosis of 10 to 12 weeks - meaning he should be back for the Green Machine this year.
Tamale dislocated his kneecap in the first half of the Raiders' emphatic 36-12 victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round 14.
Jamal Fogarty's impressive form in 2025 deserves more recognition in State of Origin discussions.
How is it that Jamal Fogarty's name has not been mentioned more in State of Origin discussions?
Maybe it's a case of 'out of sight, out of mind' in the Nation's capital, but no halfback anywhere in the NRL has been able to hold a candle to the form of the former Gold Coast Titan throughout the first half of 2025.
In Round 13, the Raiders took on a severely understrength Sydney Roosters outfit who were missing a host of talent, and walked away with a narrow two-point win.