With injured State of Origin winger Xavier Coates facing an extended stint on the sidelines, Melbourne are yet to make a call on who will replace him for Saturday's SCG clash with the Sydney Roosters. The Storm were still waiting the results of scans, with Coates headed to see a specialist in Melbourne on Friday after watching the Storm's captain's run from the sidelines with his foot in a moon-boot. Melbourne's final training session was makeshift with Queenslanders Cameron Munster, Harry Grant and Felise Kaufusi all remaining in Sydney following their victory over NSW but coach Craig Bellamy believed they would all line up against the Roosters. In some welcome news, star fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen looked to be running freely on his injured knee to target a return next round. Olympic Sevens medallist, Kiwi Will Warbrick was next in line to replace Coates but suffered an untimely calf injury while Young Tonumaipea only returned to the club from Super Rugby this week. Bellamy is considering shifting Nick Meaney from fullback to wing and starting Tyran Wishart at the back, or Wishart in the centres pushing Marion Seve one out. "We are down in troops in the outside back - we lost George (Jennings) first game of the season, we've lost Reimis (Smith) and now Xavier, it's stretching our resources," Bellamy said.
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