RD 20: Parramatta Eels v Gold Coast at CBUS Super Stadium 26/7/14

[I'm a loser baby...]

We can move up to 7th on the ladder if we beat the Titans by just 166 points. I'm excited.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Goodall is a late inclusion in the NYC. Obviously not so late because he's on the Gold Coast rather than the south coast.

Could mean one of the centres named in first grade is playing for Wenty today.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

I heard Sio is not playing for Wenty either.

 

[phantom eel]

Didn't Wenty do the same thing last week with Goodall? Maybe they'll promote someone from the Wenty bench again, rather than it being an indicator for first grade changes.

*Or given Gold's post, maybe Sio will end up taking Toutai's first grade spot after all?

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Was hoping to get out to nsw cup but bloody better half got called into work so it was either nsw cup or eels

 

[El Diablo]

http://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2014/07/26/round_20_nrl_late_mail.html

Round 20 NRL Late Mail

Sat 26th July, 04:33PM

The Dyldam Parramatta Eels have named three big players to return into the side to take on the Gold Coast Titans at Cbus Super Stadium for Round 20 of the NRL Telstra Premiership.

Tim Mannah, Will Hopoate and Ken Sio will all return tonight, with Vai Toutai and Willie Tonga out of the team, with Peni Terepo dropping off the bench.

Junior Paulo will move to the interchange.

1. Jarryd Hayne (c)

2. Semi Radradra

3. Ryan Morgan

19. Will Hopoate

20. Ken Sio

6. Corey Norman

7. Chris Sandow

18. Tim Mannah (c)

9. Isaac De Gois

10. Fuifui Moimoi

11. Kenny Edwards

12. Tepai Moeroa

13. David Gower

Interchange:

8. Junior Paulo

14. Joseph Paulo

16. Pauli Pauli

17. Ben Smith

 

[The Elephant In The room]

Us by plenty.

 

[hineyrulz]

B Smith??? I'm sure Myles is shitting himself :sarcasm:

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Is Tonga injured or out of favour?

 

[Joely01]

Is Tonga injured or out of favour?

Injured

 

[phantom eel]

Interesting that Tonga is the one out for Hoppa. I'm not sure I can see Morgan or Hoppa stopping Dave Taylor out wide?

Great to have Mannah back in, but apart from Junior Paulo our bench looks weak... I'd assume Gower has to factor into the prop rotation, since Pauli, Smith and Joseph Paulo are all backrowers. We just look to be one big forward short for this match....?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Thanks

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I'd like to see Smith have a good game. Extremely unlikely but I reckon he deserves it.

 

[phantom eel]

He made a line break last week... unfortunately I think that might be his season highlight.

 

[hineyrulz]

He made a line break last week... unfortunately I think that might be his season highlight.

He was put in a yawning gap and shuffled 5m than crapped himself. Steven Hawking would have made more ground.

 

[phantom eel]

:lol:

For tonight, perhaps it's Smith's sole duty to be the one who tries to stop Dave Taylor out wide... Defence is Smith's strength, and given Tonga's absence perhaps this is why Smith retained his spot in the 17 ahead of Terepo?

 

[Chipmunk]

Well this is it as far as I am concerned. There are no excuses for us today. We must win.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

He made a line break last week... unfortunately I think that might be his season highlight.

Yeah, I forgot about that. And sadly, you're almost certainly right.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Interesting that Tonga is the one out for Hoppa. I'm not sure I can see Morgan or Hoppa stopping Dave Taylor out wide?

Likewise I can't see Taylor keeping up with either of those two. They'll get past him all day.

But I suspect Brad Takairangi will defend at left centre with Taylor defending three in.

Great to have Mannah back in, but apart from Junior Paulo our bench looks weak... I'd assume Gower has to factor into the prop rotation, since Pauli, Smith and Joseph Paulo are all backrowers. We just look to be one big forward short for this match....?

You only need one legitimate prop on the field at any given time. We'll start with two (Mannah/Moimoi) but when they come off it'll just be Junior Paulo. The other middle forward will be Ben Smith, who played all his minutes in the middle last week. Obviously there's Gower and Joe Paulo too but neither is a genuine front rower.

We make plenty of metres on the edges anyway, especially when Pauli comes on.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

:lol:

For tonight, perhaps it's Smith's sole duty to be the one who tries to stop Dave Taylor out wide... Defence is Smith's strength, and given Tonga's absence perhaps this is why Smith retained his spot in the 17 ahead of Terepo?

If he was in the team purely to defend on one edge he would be starting.