Trial vs Penrith

[Gronk]

Kick-off details:
Holden Cup: 1pm
NSW Cup: 3pm
NRL: 5.10pm

Parramatta Eels NRL Side

1. Will Hopoate
2. Semi Radradra
3. Ryan Morgan
4. Beau Champion
5. Reece Robinson
6. Corey Norman
7. Luke Kelly
8. Darcy Lussick
9. Isaac De Gois
10. Tim Mannah
11. Manu Ma’u
12. Tepai Moeroa
13. Anthony Watmough
Interchange:
15. Junior Paulo
16. David Gower
17. Joseph Paulo
18. Nathan Peats

Wentworthville Magpies NSW Cup Side

1. Adam Quinlan
2. Halauafu Lavaka
3. John Folau
4. Vai Toutai
5. Bureta Faraimo
6. Ryan Matterson
7. Zach Dockar-Clay
8. Peni Terepo
9. Sam Gorman
10. Daniel Alvaro
26. Pauli Pauli
12. Joseph Ualesi
13. Josh Aloiai
Interchange:
11. Moses Manu
14. Eric Newbigging
15. Fabian Goodall
16. Jack Madden
17. Ben Crooks
18. Jake Butler-Fleming
20. Zeb Tawha
21. Daniel Perkins
23. Corey Makelim
24. Nick Kassis

NYC V Panthers
1. Nathan Davis
2. Abbas Miski / Jermaine Mati-Leifi *
3. Reimis Smith / Tui Oloapu *
4. Tyrell Fuimaono / Atini Gafa *
5. Aaron Pene
6. Bevan French
7. Dylan Izzard
8. AlexTwal
9. Joey Lussick
10. Tom Amone
11. Tepai Tepu-Smith
12. Jordan Muna
13. Jeff Markus
Interchange
14. Brandon Raeli
15. Paula Kaufusi
16. Alec Bush
17. Jonathan Mos
18. Craig Field
19. Michael Doolan
20. Shane Hunt
21. Jason Vidal
22. James Gammidge
23. Suliasi Suli


http://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2015/02/20/team_list_eels_name_.html

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Gronk with the scoop. As usual.

 

[Gronk]

One day you will be included in the inner sanctum too Pou.

OK maybe not. ;-)

 

[Forty20]

Davis at fullback, Fuimaono in the centres, French in the halves and Tepu-Smith in the backrow are the interesting picks for the NYC.

The Wenty bench might give us a glimpse at the pecking order for the reserves while Pauli continues the tradition that Taniela Lasalo started with the legendary #26.

Seeing Seffa in the first grade team is a bit frustrating but the rest is as expected to be honest. De Gois has the match fitness advantage on Peats so no qualms with him starting.

 

[eloquentEEL]

Wicks not named?

Fa'aoso obviously not cleared yet.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Cody Nelson not picked either

 

[TheParraboy]

Parra by 4 or 34

 

[Jake the snake]

Like the pack, think both our 3-4 are weak can't believe that Morgan and Champion are in the team
Then again taka range and toutai are not better and the younger guys need to play a bit of reserves before they get a shot, Kelly obviously won't be there but he's hopeless, joe Paulo is a waste of space. Wenty will win the comp, full of young talent.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Wicks not named?

Fa'aoso obviously not cleared yet.

Cody Nelson not picked either

Others not included:

Edwards (injured)
Kamikamica (?)
Pritchard (injured)
Sandow (injured)
Takairangi (injured)

 

[hineyrulz]

Sef Paulo is undroppable!!!!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Has played in every game of Brad Arthur's NRL coaching career.

 

[hineyrulz]

As I said Undroppable!!!

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Do you reckon that even Sepha's best mates think that 'f**king' is his middle name?

 

[Casper The Ghost]

Joseph Paulo must have a huge file on BA buried away somewhere.
How else could BA continue picking Joseph in our NRL squad???
Oh, yes, that's right he's only in his second year as an NRL coach. :crazy:
Look, JP may blossom - BA must see something in him to persist like this.
If JP does not deliver, how many games will it take this season before BA chops him, 3, 4, 5, 6?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He was among our top lads for LBAs last year, he has a big workrate, and he misses very few tackles.

That puts him ahead of dozens of merkins at our club.

 

[Chipmunk]

The bench is interesting

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

He won't blossom. Or deliver. But it may still take more than 6 games to see him dropped. And even then he's a good chance of coming back through injury and 'form slumps' by other players - ie we lose a few games.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

He was among our top lads for LBAs last year, he has a big workrate, and he misses very few tackles.

That puts him ahead of dozens of merkins at our club.

Well he would be, wouldn't he? Given the role he's tasked with. He's still weak and ineffective in all those tackles he makes. And his decision-making seems below average. And he's slow. Great guy though.

 

[Casper The Ghost]

He was among our top lads for LBAs last year, he has a big workrate, and he misses very few tackles.

That puts him ahead of dozens of merkins at our club.

He is a back rower and not a half. He does not penetrate the defensive line and crabs across the field a lot. He gets the ball in almost every set so he will achieve a few more LBA's over a season than other back rowers in the comp, generally speaking. With Sandow and Norman on the field, we are WASTING a spot on the bench for a solid punching back rower who can mop up and hurt in defence. You get the drift. :crazy: At worst, we are better off with De Gois on the bench. De Gois will save us more points in defence during each game than Joseph Paulo putting on LBA's that lead to points and would be good enough to cover 6 or 7, with Peats, if Sandow or Norman got injured.

 

[Craig Johnston]

Fa'aoso obviously not cleared yet.

Can't find a doctor prepared to clear him