South Sydney Rabbitohs coy on potential Greg Inglis return against Melbourne Storm ARE South Sydney deliberately shielding the return of a superstar - or is it one big con job? The debate over whether Rabbitohs champion Greg Inglis will play in tonight's big match against Melbourne at AAMI Park ramped up Thursday afternoon. Storm coach Craig Bellamy said: "We're expecting him to play." Souths chief executive Shane Richardson, though, was coy about Inglis's chances when contacted by The Daily Telegraph. "I can't tell you that mate," he said. The coach doesn't want it out there. It is something we can't divulge at this stage. Asked whether Inglis flew to Melbourne with the team, Richardson said: "I don't know. I am already here (in Melbourne) so I don't know who got on the plane. Inglis has been out for three weeks with a knee injury. In that time, Souths have lost two games. The Queensland Origin star has been warned about returning too early but would love to play against his former side. Greg Inglis on the attack for Souths against his old club Melbourne. Onlookers claim Inglis did little running at training in Sydney Thursday morning. Was it a ruse? Bellamy certainly isn't convinced Inglis will be withdrawn. "I don't know if he will play or not - I don't know the extent of the injury," Bellamy said. Greg Inglis on his way to the line for Souths. But I spoke to 'GI' a couple of weeks ago and he said it was coming along better than expected, so we are expecting him to play. Part of our training has been around Greg, which is what you have to do with a player of his ability. There will be no surprises for us if he plays. If he plays we are ready for it. If he doesn't play we are ready for it as well. It is up to them. Souths coach Michael Maguire said on Wednesday that Inglis was a big chance of playing. "It's pretty positive for us at the moment with where he's at, but we're not going to risk pushing him out there if he's not ready," Maguire said. We'll tick all the boxes and see where he's at. The match should be an absolute ripper. Souths, however, have been knocked about by the loss of form five-eighth John Sutton, who will be replaced by rookie Luke Keary. "I have seen a little bit of Luke and obviously he is a very good player," Bellamy said. He has been coming off the bench the last few weeks and I have watched him a bit over the last few years in the under 20s. He is a real talented player. He has got a real good running game and he shows the ball a bit and he has got real pace. I am sure he will be looking forward to the game as I think it is his first start in first grade. Meanwhile, Storm prop Bryan Norrie has re-signed with Melbourne until the end of 2015. Norrie, 29, had been pursued by several English clubs. The halfback battle between Melbourne's Cooper Cronk and South Sydney's Adam Reynolds should be enthralling.