Overview

• Canterbury hosts Penrith at Accor Stadium on Thursday at 7:50 p.m. AEST, with live coverage on Fox League and Channel 9 and streaming on Kayo, Foxtel and 9Now.
• Penrith has named a second-string side with 16 changes, resting stars including Nathan Cleary, Isaah Yeo, Moses Leota and Brian To’o after back-to-back golden-point losses.
• A victory would confirm a top-four finish for the Bulldogs and secure them a finals double-chance, with both clubs already qualified for the postseason.
• The Sporting News’ betting preview, using Sportsbet markets, tips the Warriors over the Eels, the Broncos in a high-scoring derby against the Cowboys and the Sharks to beat the struggling Knights.
• Newcastle enters the weekend on a seven-game losing streak with coach Adam O’Brien to depart at season’s end, and Josh Addo-Carr is tipped as an anytime tryscorer as he reaches 200 NRL games against the Warriors.