Viliame Kikau is a shock inclusion in Penrith's 21-man line-up for their NRL clash with Wests Tigers, just days after appearing to have suffered a serious ankle injury. Panthers coach Ivan Cleary named his star second-rower as an emergency on Tuesday but he is considered an outside chance of playing in the Brisbane-hosted Magic Round on Friday despite copping a knock against Canberra. "Scans have fortunately shown the more significant tearing occurred in scar tissue associated with previous surgery to repair his syndesmosis," the club said via a statement. In further good news for the struggling club, Isaah Yeo should only miss a month with a dislocated shoulder despite reports on Monday he was out for the season. A rib injury to winger Malakai Watene-Zelezniak, together with a suspension to Liam Martin, forced Cleary into four changes to face the Tigers. Dean Whare and Frank Winterstein return from their own injuries, while Tyrell Fuimaono and Hame Sele have been called up from reserve grade. Veteran five-eighth James Maloney has been named pending the outcome of his judiciary hearing on Tuesday night, with Jarome Luai on standby. They take on a Wests Tigers side that finally gets veteran Benji Marshall back from his hamstring issue, while ex-Panther Oliver Clark will make his NRL debut.
