South Sydney will be without star forward Sam Burgess for their clash with Melbourne on Sunday, with the Englishman set to be sidelined due to a quad injury.
Burgess was set to play after successfully fighting a high tackle charge on Matt Moylan, although a quad strain will see him miss the clash with the Storm.
Wayne Bennett confirmed Burgess' absence in his pre-match press conference on Saturday morning.
Burgess returned to the Rabbitohs' side last week after missing the five weeks prior due to complications involving shoulder surgery.