NRL Team List
In the face of enforced changes to due an injury to Nathan Peats and a suspension to Manu Ma’u, Brad Arthur has taken a straight-forward approach to addressing their replacements with Isaac De Gois and David Gower named to play the Bulldogs on Friday night. De Gois is the obvious candidate to replace Peats given his wealth of first-grade experience and has proven a capable deputy over the last two years for the Eels. Gower is a slightly more contentious pick, not through any fault of the man himself mind you, as both Daniel Alvaro and Kelepi Tanginoa would have been worthy selections here. Gower is the most seasoned player of the three though and offers the capability to plug’n’play into either the front or backrow.
The other change resultant from Manu’s suspension is that Kenny Edwards comes into the starting backrow from the bench. This will be his first starting jersey since Round 26 of the 2014 season.
Dyldam Parramatta Eels side
1. Michael Gordon
2. Semi Radradra
3. Michael Jennings
4. Brad Takairangi
5. Clint Gutherson
6. Corey Norman
7. Kieran Foran (c)
8. Junior Paulo
9. Isaac De Gois
10. Tim Mannah
11. Kenny Edwards
12. Beau Scott
13. Tepai Moeroa
Interchange:
14. Kaysa Pritchard
15. Peni Terepo
16. Danny Wicks
17. David Gower
Read the full team list at parraeels.com.au
Intrust Super Premiership Team List
Wenty have hit the ground running in 2016, making it two straight victories on the trot after completing an impressive shutout of the Manly Sea-Eagles on the weekend.They venture to the foot of the mountain on Saturday to take on the Penrith Panthers and will have a new faces in their line-up after NRL promotions to Isaac De Gois and David Gower, an injury to Cameron King and the return of Keiren Moss and James Hasson. Captain Cody Nelson will flaunt his versatility as he pushes in from the edges to hooker and will be deputised by Sam Gorman, who has excelled for the Magpies in the first two round of the Ron Massey Cup. Matt Woods and James Hasson will join Kelepi Tanginoa in a new-look backrow while Scott Schulte drops out of the team for Kieran Moss who will make his club debut for the Eels/Magpies against his former club, the Panthers.
Wentworthville Magpies
1. Kieren Moss
2. Bureta Faraimo
3. Vai Toutai
4. John Folau
5. Honeti Tuha
6. Mitch Cornish
7. Luke Kelly
8. Rory O’Brien
9. Cody Nelson (c)
10. Daniel Alvaro
11. Kelepi Tanginoa
12. Matt Woods
13. James Hasson
Interchange:
14. Sam Gorman
15. Andrew Pearn
16. Nick Kassis
17. Blake Cook
Holden Cup Team List
After knocking off the Broncos in Round 1, the Eels slumped to a dissapointing 34-12 loss to the Cowboys on Saturday. Mason Cerruto is at the centre of backline reshuffle as he drops out of the team on the back of a horror first-half effort against North Queensland. Michael Doolan pushes from five-eighth to fullback and Dean Matterson, younger brother of ex-Eel Ryan, will make his Holden Cup debut in the halves as he partner Troy Dargan. Luke Burt has opted for an extended bench with the decision likely to come down to either Miller of Price on game-day.
Curiously, rising star Bevan French is absent from any team list after receiving clearance to return to the field after an injury to his hand. Stay tuned for a potential game-day change I guess!
Dyldam Parramatta Eels Holden Cup
1. Michael Doolan
2. Atini Gafa
3. Tyrell Fuimaono
4. Dane Aukafolau
5. Jermaine Mati-Leifi
6. Dean Matterson
7. Troy Dargan
8. Alex Twal
9. Denzal Tonise (c)
10. Tom Amone
11. Jack Morris
12. Tom Field
13. Craig Field
Interchange:
14. Jamie Stowers
15. Jonathan Mose
16. Kurt De Luis
17. Jack Miller
18. Matt Price
Read the full team list at parraeels.com.au
In the NRL team, the changes are probably to be expected, though I was also keen for Kelepi to get a shot. He’s been braiding them at Wenty.
As far as Wenty is concerned, it’s good to see Kieren Moss get a run. He has been chomping at the bit to get a run and what better week than against his old team. Good luck mate.
Hi there, when you say a player like Scott Schulte drops out, where does he go?
Ron massey cup = coach chris yates ,good track record
To tack on to what Grumpy said, we are allowed the luxury of playing someone like Schulte in the Ron Massey Cup as he will not cripple Wenty’s player point quota in the grade. If for whatever absurd reason we had someone like David Gower (active NRL player) sitting around surplus to requirements in the NSW Cup we would not be able to play him in the RMC.
Can you expand on that, Forty? I have never heard of the ‘player point quota’.
https://www.nswrl.com.au/content/dam/nswrl/documents/Operations%20Manual.pdf
Scroll through to page 28 for a very concise explanation but the gist of it is that all clubs operate on a 100-point system where players are evaluated and weighted prior to the commencement of the season (although I imagine someone like Schulte might be given a weighting this week). I can’t give you specific values but someone like David Gower would weigh heavily on the scale given his NRL experience meaning you would have less seasoned players elsewhere in the team. Much like the salary cap, it is a mechanism to prevent hoarding of NSW Cup/ISP worthy players by an oligopoly of clubs.
Awesome mate, thanks. At first glance it seems like a good idea.
I believe that Wenty Ron Massey had already invested many points on Yileen Gordon.
Love your work cordless.
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