James Maloney has been named to return from a knee injury for Penrith’s crucial final-round clash with Melbourne.
The fifth-placed Panthers need to win on Friday to have any hope of returning to the top four, while a loss could see them hit the road to either Brisbane or Auckland for the first week of the finals.
Elsewhere, Andrew McCullough will miss Brisbane’s clash with Manly after he was knocked out by Dylan Napa last week, with Jake Turpin named in his spot at hooker.