There have been all kinds of drama in the last seven days - some for good, most for the bad which put a big slant on the great game of Rugby League and the NRL in Season 2010.

The Melbourne Storm and its saga surrounding the salary cap breach has dominated talkback radio and newspaper headlines over the last week, however there was a round of the matches played over the Anzac Day weekend.

Injuries once again stood out with the Bulldogs losing four players, while Roosters will be without two regulars and Origin for 2010 is still a month away.

Round seven had everything a league fan could desire with thrilling comebacks by the Eels, Rabbitohs and Titans, while the Storm showed they are battle-hardened with a demolition of the Warriors.

Canterbury, Cronulla and Penrith put the bite on their opponents, while the Dragons cooked the Chooks in Sunday’s feature match at the SFS.

Round eight begins as usual on Friday night when the Eels and Bulldogs meet at Homebush.

Parramatta is unchanged for what is being hyped up as a 2009 Preliminary Final rematch between the two clubs.

Canterbury, meanwhile, have been forced to make up to four changes through injury to key personnel with Josh Morris (eye fracture), Ben Hannat (knee), Ben Roberts and Yileen Gordon (ankle) ruled out.

Former Panther Junior Tia-Kilifi, Michael Hodgson, Mickey Paea and Jarrad Hickey have been named as replacements.

Brisbane hosts Newcastle with Denan Kemp (broken ribs), Corey Norman and Steve Michaels recalled in place of injured pair Antonio Winterstein (hamstring) and Andrew McCullough (pectoral muscle).

Daniel Tolar replaces Steve Simpson in the Knights squad, while Con Mika retains his place on the extended interchange bench.

After a mauling by the Storm, the Warriors host an inconsistent Canberra outfit. Super Saturday begins in Auckland at the earlier 3pm (AEST) timeslot with three games to follow throughout the evening.

Patrick Ah Van and Jeremy Latimore have been named in the Warriors line-up, while Jacob Lillyman misses out.

The Raiders have named Marc Herbert and Troy Thompson on an extended six-man bench.

The Gold Coast Titans are unchanged for its clash with Penrith. The Panthers meanwhile have named an unchanged starting line-up and added Wade Graham to an extended bench with Joseph Paulo omitted.

Scott Prince has been earmarked for a return to the Titans line-up though faces fitness tests later this week as he overcomes a broken thumb.

North Queensland tackles Melbourne at home with Ashley Graham replacing John Williams on the wing, allowing Will Tupou to start in the centres.

The Storm travel north without Brett White who was suspended today after accepting the early guilty plea to a grade one dangerous contact charge, though do welcome back Greg Inglis from an ankle injury along with Kevin Proctor and Hep Cahill.

St George-Illawarra has made no changes as it prepares for the derby clash with rivals Cronulla to round out the Super Saturday action. The Sharks meanwhile have named Paul Aiton on a five-man bench.

The trial run of youngster Blake Lazarus in the half-back role appears over for now with skipper Robbie Farah named in his place for the Wests Tigers home game against the Sydney Roosters at Campbelltown on Sunday.

Mark Flanagan will partner Gareth Ellis in the second row, while West Magpies’ NSW Cup halfback Nathan Waters is poised for his NRL debut after being named on the interchange bench.

A fractured shoulder has sidelined Roosters’ half Mitchell Pearce indefinitely, and the Roosters hope to overcome his loss with Todd Carney moved to half back while Anthony Minichiello set to fill in at fullback. Ben Jones has been named in the centres.

South Sydney and Manly complete the round on Sunday afternoon with the both naming unchanged squads.

There’s no Monday night Football this weekend as the representative season begins on Friday week, May 7 with the annual Australia vs. New Zealand Test and the NSW City vs. Country Origin match.

Below are all the team line-ups that were announced today, along with Radio and Television coverage details.

Parramatta Eels vs Canterbury Bulldogs
Friday night, April 30 @ ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 7:40pm (AEST).

Eels: 1 Jarryd Hayne, 2 Luke Burt, 3 Joel Reddy, 4 Timana Tahu, 5 Krisnan Inu, 6 Kris Keating, 7 Daniel Mortimer; 8 Nathan Cayless (c), 9 Jeff Robson, 10 Fuifui Moimoi, 11 Nathan Hindmarsh (c), 12 Ben Smith, 13 Feleti Mateo. Interchange: 14 Matt Keating, 15 Tim Mannah, 16 Justin Horo, 17 Justin Poore.

Bulldogs: 1 Luke Patten, 2 Steve Turner, 3 Junior Tia-Kilifi, 4 Jamal Idris, 5 Bryson Goodwin, 6 Blake Green, 7 Brett Kimmorley; 8 Chris Armit, 9 Michael Ennis, 10 Michael Hodgson, 11 Gary Warburton, 12 Andrew Ryan (c), 13 David Stagg. Interchange: 14 Mickey Paea, 15 Tim Browne, 16 Jarrad Hickey, 17 Ben Barba.

Live coverage on Channel 9 and Radio 2GB from 7:30pm (NSW/ACT). Replay from 9:30pm (QLD). Fox Sports late night replay from 11:30pm (AEST). Check local guides for more information.

Brisbane Broncos vs Newcastle Knights
Friday night, April 30 @ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Kick-off: 7:40pm (AEST).

Broncos: 1 Josh Hoffman, 2 Denan Kemp, 3 Ben Te’o, 4 Israel Folau, 5 Jharal Yow Yeh, 6 Darren Lockyer (c), 7 Ben Hunt; 8 Shane Tronc, 9 Alex Glenn, 10 Mitchell Dodds, 11 Dunamis Lui, 12 Sam Thaiday, 13 Corey Parker. Interchange: 14 Lagi Setu, 15 Scott Anderson, 16 Corey Norman, 17 Steve Michaels.

Knights: 1 Kurt Gidley (c), 2 Akuila Uate, 3 Junior Sa’u, 4 Keith Lulia, 5 Cooper Vuna, 6 Ben Rogers, 7 Jarrod Mullen; 8 Ben Cross, 9 Isaac De Gois, 10 Daniel Tolar, 11 Cameron Ciraldo, 12 Cory Paterson, 13 Mark Taufua. Interchange: 14 Mitch Hilder, 15 Zeb Taia, 16 Richie Fa’aoso, 17 Evarn Tuimavave, 18 Con Mika. (one to be omitted)

Live coverage on Channel 9 from 7:30pm (QLD). Replay from 9:30pm (NSW/ACT). Fox Sports late night replay from 1:00am (AEST). Check local guides for more information.

New Zealand Warriors vs Canberra Raiders
Saturday evening, May 1 @ Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Kick-off: 5:00pm (NZ); 3:00pm (AEST).

Warriors: 1 Lance Hohaia, 2 Patrick Ah Van, 3 Brent Tate, 4 Jerome Ropati, 5 Bill Tupou, 6 Joel Moon, 7 James Maloney; 8 Sam Rapira, 9 Aaron Heremaia, 10 Russell Packer, 11 Lewis Brown, 12 Ben Matulino, 13 Micheal Luck (c). Interchange: 14 Wade McKinnon, 15 Jesse Royal, 16 Ukuma Ta’ai, 17 Jeremy Latimore, 18 Ian Henderson. (one to be omitted)

Raiders: 1 Josh Dugan, 2 Brett Kelly, 3 Jarrod Croker, 4 Joel Thompson, 5 Daniel Vidot, 6 Terry Campese, 7 Adam Mogg; 8 Dane Tilse, 9 Alan Tongue (c), 10 David Shillington, 11 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, 12 Bronson Harrison, 13 Josh Miller. Interchange: 14 Glen Buttriss, 15 Trevor Thurling, 16 Shaun Fensom, 17 Scott Logan, 18 Marc Herbert, 19 Troy Thompson. (two to be omitted)

Live coverage on Fox Sports Two from 2:30pm (AEST).

Gold Coast Titans vs Penrith Panthers
Saturday evening, May 1 @ Skilled Park, Robina (Gold Coast)
Kick-off: 5:30pm (AEST).

Titans: 1 William Zillman, 2 Kevin Gordon, 3 Clinton Toopi, 4 Joseph Tomane, 5 David Mead, 6 Greg Bird, 7 Preston Campbell (c); 8 Luke Bailey, 9 Nathan Friend, 10 Brad Meyers, 11 Anthony Laffranchi, 12 Mark Minichiello, 13 Ashley Harrison. Interchange: 14 Matthew White, 15 Michael Henderson, 16 Sam Tagataese, 17 Jordan Atkins.

Panthers: 1 Lachlan Coote, 2 Michael Gordon, 3 Michael Jennings, 4 Adrian Purtell, 5 Brad Tighe, 6 Travis Burns, 7 Luke Walsh; 8 Tim Grant, 9 Kevin Kingston, 10 Petero Civoniceva (c), 11 Trent Waterhouse, 12 Frank Pritchard, 13 Luke Lewis. Interchange: 14 Masada Iosefa, 15 Nathan Smith, 16 Matthew Bell, 17 Sam McKendry, 18 Wade Graham. (one to be omitted)

Live coverage on Fox Sports Two from 5:00pm (AEST).

North Queensland Cowboys vs Melbourne Storm
Saturday night, May 1 @ Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Kick-off: 7:30pm (AEST).

Cowboys: 1 Shannon Gallant, 2 Ashley Graham, 3 Will Tupou, 4 Willie Tonga, 5 Michael Bani, 6 Grant Rovelli, 7 Johnathan Thurston (c); 8 Matthew Scott, 9 Anthony Watts, 10 James Tamou, 11 Scott Bolton, 12 Willie Mason, 13 Steve Rapira. Interchange: 14 Clint Amos, 15 Steve Southern, 16 Leeson Ah Mau, 17 Antonio Kaufusi, 18 Dane Hogan. (one to be omitted)

Storm: 1 Billy Slater, 2 Mark Duffle, 3 Willie Isa, 4 Greg Inglis, 5 Anthony Quinn, 6 Brett Finch, 7 Cooper Cronk; 8 Bryan Norrie, 9 Cameron Smith (c), 10 Jeff Lima, 11 Adam Blair, 12 Ryan Hoffman, 13 Todd Lowrie. Interchange: 14 Ryan Hinchcliffe, 15 Kevin Proctor, 16 Ryan Tandy, 17 Jesse Bromwich, 18 Hep Cahill. (one to be omitted)

Viewer’s Choice - Live coverage on Fox Sports Two from 7:30pm (AEST).

St George-Illawarra Dragons vs Cronulla Sharks
Saturday night, May 1 @ WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Kick-off: 7:30pm (AEST).

Dragons: 1 Darius Boyd, 2 Brett Morris, 3 Beau Scott, 4 Matt Cooper, 5 Jason Nightingale, 6 Jamie Soward, 7 Ben Hornby (c); 8 Dan Hunt, 9 Luke Priddis, 10 Michael Weyman, 11 Neville Costigan, 12 Ben Creagh, 13 Dean Young. Interchange: 14 Jon Green, 15 Nick Emmett, 16 Trent Merrin, 17 Ricky Thornby.

Sharks: 1 Nathan Stapleton, 2 Blake Ferguson, 3 Dean Collis, 4 Taulima Tautai, 5 Isaac Gordon, 6 Trent Barrett (c), 7 Tim Smith; 8 Kade Snowden, 9 John Morris, 10 Luke Douglas, 11 Grant Millington, 12 Anthony Tupou, 13 Paul Gallen. Interchange: 14 Luke Harlen, 15 Broderick Wright, 16 Paul Aiton, 17 Siosaia Vave, 19 Stuart Flanagan. (one to be omitted)

Viewer’s Choice - Live coverage on Fox Sports Two from 7:30pm (AEST).

Wests Tigers vs Sydney Roosters
Sunday afternoon, May 2 @ Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 2:00pm (AEST).

Tigers: 1 Beau Ryan, 2 Lote Tuqiri, 3 Blake Ayshford, 4 Chris Lawrence, 5 Daniel Fitzhenry, 6 Benji Marshall, 7 Robbie Farah (c); 8 Bryce Gibbs, 9 Liam Fulton, 10 Keith Galloway, 11 Mark Flanagan, 12 Gareth Ellis, 13 Chris Heighington. Interchange: 14 Junior Moors, 15 Andrew Fifita, 16 Mitch Brown, 17 Nathan Waters.

Roosters: 1 Anthony Minichiello, 2 Phil Graham, 3 Ben Jones, 4 Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 5 Sam Perrett, 6 Braith Anasta (c), 7 Todd Carney; 8 Lopini Paea, 9 Nick Kouparitsas, 10 Frank-Paul Nuuausala, 11 Aidan Guerra, 12 Mitchell Aubusson, 13 Nate Myles. Interchange: 14 Daniel Conn, 15 Jason Ryles, 16 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 17 Sam Brunton.

Live coverage on Fox Sports Two from 1:30pm (AEST).

South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Manly Sea Eagles
Sunday afternoon, May 2 @ ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 3:00pm (AEST).

Rabbitohs: 1 Rhys Wesser, 2 Nathan Merritt, 3 Colin Best, 4 Beau Champion, 5 Fetuli Talanoa, 6 John Sutton, 7 Chris Sandow; 8 Scott Geddes, 9 Issac Luke, 10 Luke Stuart (c), 11 Sam Burgess, 12 David Taylor, 13 Ben Lowe. Interchange: 14 Gerret Crossman, 15 Shannan McPherson, 16 Eddy Pettybourne, 17 Jason Clark.

Sea Eagles: 1 Ben Farrar, 2 Michael Robertson, 3 Jamie Lyon (c), 4 Steve Matai, 5 Tony Williams, 6 Kieran Foran, 7 Trent Hodkinson; 8 Jason King (c), 9 Matt Ballin, 10 Josh Perry, 11 Anthony Watmough, 12 Shane Rodney, 13 Glenn Stewart. Interchange: 14 Joe Galuvao, 15 Brent Kite, 16 Matt Cross, 17 Chris Bailey.

Live call on Radio 2GB from 3:00pm. Replay coverage on Channel 9 from 4:00pm, check local guides for more information. Replay on Fox Sports Two from 6:00pm (all times AEST).