Following the completion of the sixth round of the 2025 NRL season, several teams will look to change up their team, while others will enter Round 7 with the exact same line-up.
Lachlan Croker (Manly Sea Eagles), Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Melbourne Storm), Lewis Dodd (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Matt Burton (Canterbury Bulldogs), Mark Nawaqanitawase (Sydney Roosters) and Tino Fa'asuamaleaui are just a few players who are set to be available for selection heading into Round 7.
However, while some return, the likes of Christian Tuipulotu (St George Illawarra Dragons), Jeral Skelton (Wests Tigers), James Fisher-Harris (New Zealand Warriors), Jayden Sullivan (South Sydney Rabbitohs) and Billy Smith (Sydney Roosters) have been ruled out for this week.
The Dolphins vs Melbourne Storm
After a decisive victory against the Penrith Panthers, Dolphins coach Kristian Woolf may decide against making any changes to the line-up. However, Ray Stone will be available for selection after serving his one-game suspension.
Josh Kerr is the likely player to make way out of the team.
Projected Round 7 Team: 1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Jake Averillo 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Jack Bostock 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Felise Kaufusi 11. Kulikefu Finefeuiaki 12. Tom Gilbert 13. Max Plath 14. Kurt Donoghoe 15. Mark Nicholls 16.  Connelly Lemuelu 17. Ray Stone
The Storm will be sweating on the availability of halfback Jahrome Hughes over the course of this week after sustaining a shoulder injury and leaving the field early in Round 6.
It is understood that Hughes will undergo scans but the club is quietly confident that he will be available to play against The Dolphins.
"Jahrome was keen to play on but we just thought with the way the game was the best option was to take him off," Storm coach Craig Bellamy said
"He was ready to go again if we needed him... he will go for scans just to make sure and hopefully it's nothing too serious."
Both Nelson Asofa-Solomona and Will Wabrick are expected to return from concussions as Craig Bellamy fields a near-best-possible team this weekend.
Jahrome Hughes won’t return today, succumbing to a shoulder injury suffered midway through the 1st half.
Storm indicated if desperate he could’ve played on, but with a short turnaround they took him off in hopes of having him fit in 5 days time.
Mechanism video brings concern pic.twitter.com/YU8wt252H5
— NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) April 13, 2025
Projected Round 6 Team: 1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. Will Warbrick 3. Jack Howarth 4. Grant Anderson 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Harry Grant 10. Josh King 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Trent Loiero 14. Tyran Wishart 15. Alec MacDonald 16. Tui Kamikamica 17. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
