Destiny is in the eye of the beholder and for some teams in Rd 21, this rings true. NRL teams rd 21 is upon us!
The top eight might seem set but anything can happen in this day and age of rugby league.
Are there further surprises and upsets in store or can we expect predictable results?
No more waiting around as we bring you the teams for rd 21 of the NRL Telstra Premiership:
Canterbury Bulldogs v Brisbane Broncos (#NRLcbybri); Thursday, August 2; ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park. Kick-off: 7:50 pm.
Bulldogs: 1. Will Hopoate 2. Brett Morris 3. Josh Morris 4. Kerrod Holland 5. Reimis Smith 6. Lachlan Lewis 7. Jeremy Marshall-King 8. Aiden Tolman 9. Michael Lichaa 10. Danny Fualalo 11. Josh Jackson (C) 12. Rhyse Martin 13. Adam Elliott.
Interchange: 14. Fa’amanu Brown 15. Greg Eastwood 16. Ofahiki Ogden 17. Chris Smith.
Reserves: 19. Renouf To’Omaga 20. Matt Frawley 21. Francis Tualau 23. John Olive.
Coach: Dean Pay.
Broncos: 1. Jamayne Isaako 2. Corey Oates 3. James Roberts 4. Darius Boyd (C) 5. Jordan Kahu 6. Anthony Milford 7. Kodi Nikorima 8. Matthew Lodge 9. Andrew McCullough 10. Sam Thaiday 11. Alex Glenn 12. Tevita Pangai Jr. 13. Josh McGuire.
Interchange: 14. Kotoni Staggs 15. Joe Ofahengaue 16. Korbin Sims 17. David Fifita.
Reserves: 18. Gehamat Shibasaki 19. Patrick Mago 20. Sam Tagataese 21. Troy Dargan.
Coach: Wayne Bennett.
Newcastle Knights v Wests Tigers (#NRLnewwst); Friday, August 3; McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle. Kick-off: 6 pm.
Knights: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. Ken Sio 3. Sione Mata’utia 4. Cory Denniss 5. Shaun Kenny-Dowall 6. Connor Watson 7. Mitchell Pearce (C) 8. Herman Ese’ese 9. Danny Levi 10. Daniel Saifiti 11. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 12. Mitch Barnett 13. Aidan Guerra.
Interchange: 14. Jamie Buhrer (C) 15. Chris Heighington 16. Josh King 17. JJ Felise.
Reserves: 18. Nick Meaney 19. Sam Stone 20. Jack Cogger 21. Luke Yates.
Coach: Nathan Brown
Tigers: 1. Moses Mbye 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Esan Marsters 4. Kevin Naiqama 5. Corey Thompson 6. Benji Marshall 7. Luke Brooks 8. Russell Packer 9. Robbie Farah 10. Ben Matulino 11. Michael Chee-Kam 12. Luke Garner 13. Elijah Taylor.
Interchange: 14. Alex Twal 15. Sauaso Sue 16. Robbie Rochow 17. Matt Eisenhuth.
Reserves: 18. Jacob Liddle 19. Chris McQueen 20. Pita Godinet 21. Malakai Watene-Zelezniak.
Coach: Ivan Cleary.
South Sydney Rabbitohs v Melbourne Storm (#NRLsoumel); Friday, August 3; ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park. Kick-off: 7:55 pm.
Rabbitohs: 1.Alex Johnston 2. Campbell Graham 3. Hymel Hunt 4. Dane Gagai 5. Robert Jennings 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Thomas Burgess 9. Damien Cook 10. George Burgess 11. John Sutton 12. Angus Crichton 13. Sam Burgess (C).
Interchange: 14. Adam Doueihi 15. Cameron Murray 16. Jason Clark 17. Tevita Tatola.
Reserves: 18. Billy Brittain 19. Kyle Turner 20. Dean Britt 21. Braidon Burns.
Coach: Anthony Seibold.
Storm: 1. Billy Slater 2. Suliasi Vunivalu 3. Will Chambers 4. Curtis Scott 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Cameron Munster 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Cameron Smith (C) 10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Dale Finucane.
Interchange: 14. Joe Stimson 15. Tim Glasby 16. Christian Welch 17. Kenny Bromwich.
Coach: Craig Bellamy.
St George Illawarra Dragons v New Zealand Warriors (#NRLsgiwar); Saturday, August 4; WIN Stadium, Wollongong. Kick-off: 3 pm.
Dragons: 1. Matt Dufty 2. Jordan Pereira 3. Euan Aitken 4. Tim Lafai 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Gareth Widdop (C) 7. Ben Hunt 8. James Graham 9. Cameron McInnes 10. Paul Vaughan 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Tariq Sims 13. Jack de Belin.
Interchange: 14. Jeremy Latimore 15. Kurt Mann 16. Leeson Ah Mau 17. Luciano Leilua.
Reserves: 18. Patrick Herbert 19. Blake Lawrie 20. Zac Lomax 21. Mitchell Allgood.
Coach: Paul McGregor.
Warriors: 1. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 2. David Fusitu’a 3. Gerard Beale 4. Solomone Kata 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Blake Green 7. Shaun Johnson 8. James Gavet 9. Issac Luke 10. Agnatius Paasi 11. Isaiah Papali’i 12. Tohu Harris 13. Adam Blair.
Interchange: 14. Jazz Tevaga 15. Simon Mannering 16. Leivaha Pulu 17. Bunty Afoa.
Coach: Stephen Kearney.
Parramatta Eels v Gold Coast Titans (#NRLpargld); Saturday, August 4; ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park. Kick-off: 5:30 pm.
Eels: 1. Clint Gutherson (C) 2. Bevan French 3. Michael Jennings 4. Jarryd Hayne 5. George Jennings 6. Corey Norman 7. Mitch Moses 8. Siosaia Vave 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Tim Mannah (C) 11. Marata Niukore 12. Tepai Moeroa 13. Nathan Brown.
Interchange: 14. Jaeman Salmon 15. Kane Evans 16. Peni Terepo 17. Brad Takairangi.
Reserves: 18. Will Smith 19. David Gower 20. Greg Leleisiuao 21. Ray Stone.
Coach: Brad Arthur.
Titans: 1. Michael Gordon 2. Anthony Don 3. Konrad Hurrell 4. Brenko Lee 5. Philip Sami 6. AJ Brimson 7. Ashley Taylor 8. Jarrod Wallace 9. Nathan Peats 10. Ryan James 11. Kevin Proctor 12. Keegan Hipgrave 13. Jai Arrow.
Interchange: 14. Mitch Rein 15. Moeaki Fotuaika 16. Jack Stockwell 17. Will Matthews.
Reserves: 18. Leilani Latu 19. Brendan Elliott 20. Jai Whitbread 21. Kane Elgey.
Coach: Garth Brennan.
Sydney Roosters v North Queensland Cowboys (#NRLsydnql); Saturday, August 4; Allianz Stadium, Moore Park. Kick-off: 7:30 pm.
Roosters: 1. James Tedesco 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Latrell Mitchell 4. Joseph Manu 5. Blake Ferguson 6. Ryan Matterson 7. Cooper Cronk 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend (C) 10. Sio Siua Taukeiaho 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Isaac Liu 13. Victor Radley.
Interchange: 14. Dylan Napa 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Mitch Aubusson 17. Kurt Baptiste.
Reserves: 18. Nat Butcher 19. Mitch Cornish 20. Sean O’Sullivan 21. Lindsay Collins.
Coach: Trent Robinson.
Cowboys: 1. Te Maire Martin 2. Kyle Feldt 3. Enari Tuala 4. Kane Linnett 5. Justin O’Neill 6. Michael Morgan 7. Johnathan Thurston (C) 8. Matt Scott (C) 9. Jake Granville 10. Jordan McLean 11. Gavin Cooper 12. Coen Hess 13. Jason Taumalolo.
Interchange: 14. Ben Hampton 15. Shaun Fensom 16. John Asiata 17. Scott Bolton.
Reserves: 18. Corey Jensen 19. Lachlan Coote 20. Javid Bowen 21. Francis Molo.
Coach: Paul Green.
Cronulla Sharks v Manly Sea Eagles (#NRLcroman); Sunday, August 5; Southern Cross Group Stadium, Cronulla. Kick-off: 2 pm.
Sharks: 1. Valentine Holmes 2. Sosaia Feki 3. Jesse Ramien 4. Ricky Leutele 5. Sione Katoa 6. Matt Moylan 7. Chad Townsend 8. Andrew Fifita 9. Jayden Brailey 10. Matt Prior 11. Luke Lewis 12. Wade Graham 13. Paul Gallen (C).
Interchange: 14. Scott Sorenson 15. James Segeyaro 16. Aaron Woods 17. Jayson Bukuya.
Reserves: 18. Josh Dugan 19. Ava Seumanufagai 20. Joseph Paulo 21. Kyle Flanagan.
Coach: Shane Flanagan.
Manly: 1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jorge Taufua 3. Moses Suli 4. Brian Kelly 5. Brad Parker 6. Dylan Walker 7. Daly Cherry-Evans (C) 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Manase Fainu 10. Martin Taupau 11. Joel Thompson 12. Shaun Lane 13. Jake Trbojevic.
Interchange: 14. Trent Hodkinson 15. Kelepi Tanginoa 16. Frank Winterstein 17. Taniela Paseka.
Coach: Trent Barrett.
Penrith Panthers v Canberra Raiders (#NRLpencan); Sunday, August 5; Penrith Stadium. Kick-off: 4 pm.
Panthers: 1. Tyrone Peachey 2. Josh Mansour 3. Waqa Blake 4. Dean Whare 5. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 6. James Maloney (C) 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 9. Sione Katoa 10. James Tamou 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Isaah Yeo 13. James Fisher-Harris.
Interchange: 14. Tyrone May 15. Trent Merrin 16. Jack Hetherington 17. Corey Harawira-Narea.
Reserves: 18. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 19. Kaide Ellis 20. Christian Crichton 21. Wayde Egan.
Coach: Anthony Griffin.
Raiders: 1. Nick Cotric 2. Brad Abbey 3. Blake Austin 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Aidan Sezer 7. Sam Williams 8. Iosia Soliola 9. Josh Hodgson 10. Junior Paulo 11. Joseph Tapine 12. Elliott Whitehead 13. Josh Papalii.
Interchange: 14. Dunamis Lui 15. Shannon Boyd 16. Siliva Havili 17. Luke Bateman.
Reserves: 18. Liam Knight 19. Jack Murchie 20. Makahesi Makatoa 21. Emre Guler.
Coach: Ricky Stuart.