Souths lose Luke for Friday's clash

South Sydney Rabbitohs will be without star hooker Isaac Luke for their Round 14 clash against Wests Tigers at ANZ Stadium on Friday, June 12.

The New Zealand international hooker will miss the match due to a medial strain, and while the injury isn't expected to be long term, it sees another crucial element of the Rabbitohs' spine missing for Friday's game, with Greg Inglis also missing from the match.

Jason Taylor's side certainly aren't without their changes, however, with Aaron Woods and Robbie Farah both absent due to State of Origin commitments while Curtis Sironen is unavailable with a neck injury. Young gun hooker Manaia Cherrington comes on to the bench after making his debut last week to help cover for Farah, while Chris Lawrence will start in the back-row once more after scoring a double in his side's loss to the Titans.

See how the two teams stack up and their respective changes for Friday's match below.

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For Wests Tigers, star young duo David Nofoaluma and Tim Simona return into the centres at the expense of Nathan Milone and Delouise Hoeter. Keith Galloway is back in the starting side to cover for Aaron Woods, while Dene Halatau moves to hooker and will captain the side in the absence of Robbie Farah, Young forward Matthew Lodge is back on the bench after playing NSW Cup last week while Manaia Cherrington is also part of a five-man bench after making a strong first-grade debut last week against the Titans.

For South Sydney, Greg Inglis’ Origin call-up means Alex Johnston moves back to fullback and John Olive comes on to the wing for his first-grade debut. Isaac Luke is out with a medial ligament injury, with Cameron McInnes moving to hooker, while Adam Reynolds is still out with a long-term knee injury which sees John Sutton and Luke Keary in the halves.