HE might have more than 300 games of front-row experience missing through injury, but Penrith coach Anthony Griffin has plenty of faith in his bit-part big boppers getting the job done against Brisbane’s all-star forward pack.

Reagan Campbell-Gillard was named to start against the Broncos on Friday night, but Griffin said scan results would today reveal the full extent of his elbow injury, and he was in ‘’a fair bit of doubt’’.

Griffin is already without fellow props Jeremy Latimore (knee) and Sam McKendry (ACL), but was confident Suaia Matagi and Sitaleki Akauola — and possibly Moses Leota — would not disappoint in the coach’s first trip back to Suncorp Stadium since being replaced by Wayne Bennett.

“(Campbell-Gillard) went for scans this morning and they put his elbow in a brace, but we’ll find out the extent of it for sure tomorrow, but he’s in a fair bit of doubt,’’ Griffin told The Daily Telegraph.

media_camera The Panthers are set to be without Reagan Campbell-Gillard this weekend.

“Everyone I’ve brought in this year have done a good job, so I’ll have faith in the players we bring in on Friday.

“Both Suaia and Sitaleki were good on the weekend (against Parramatta). Sitaleki had three or four goes off the bench without getting it quite right, but he got it right on the weekend.’’

Former North Queensland Holden Cup star Viliame Kikau, who scored 30 tries in the under-20s competition last year as a front-rower, was named on an extended bench, but expected to benefit from the trip north given the NSW Cup team has the bye this weekend.

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Griffin had not given any thought to returning to Suncorp Stadium until The Daily Telegraph brought it to his attention.

He was more concerned about the Panthers continuing their charge to the finals.

Matagi, 26, and 24-year-old Akauola, the rampaging Kiwi who really aimed up in limited game time against the Eels, were both keen to impress and punch out more minutes.

Matagi, whose last trip to Suncorp Stadium was as an 18th man for the Sydney Roosters during last year’s semi-final loss against the Broncos, said it was important to aim up without Campbell-Gillard.

media_camera Sitaleki Akauola has come off the bench several times for Penrith this year.

“He’s a big loss for us, especially with his go forward and line speed,’’ Matagi said.

“We don’t want him to risk injury by coming back early, so we have to make sure we step up and do a job for him.

“Brisbane are the full package, it won’t be easy come Friday night, and it will be game on in the middle. They’ve got so many international players there so it will be a tough one.’’

Akauola, the headband-wearing Kiwi who has a rat’s tail and gold tooth, was teased by his cousins for looking like ‘’the meanest and scariest guy in the NRL’’.

“But everyone close to me knows I wouldn’t hurt a fly,’’ Akauola said.

Akauola ran the ball hard against Parramatta, and is sure to cause Brisbane plenty of headaches when injected off the bench.