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Team List Tuesday – Doctors Hate Them Edition

 

NRL Team List

 

Remember that old rugby league adage? One player gets injured and two defy all logical expectations to return to duty. Me neither but that is what this week’s team sheet is telling us. Just as Bevan French is ruled out for the remaining two regular season games with a shoddy hamstring, Beau Scott and Kaysa Pritchard have shockingly overcome season-ending injuries to rejoin their team mates in the hunt for the Top 4.

Scott and Pritchard make their return on the shadow bench but you could reasonably make a case for both to potentially feature in Thursday’s high stakes fixture against the Broncos. With Manu Ma’u serving a one week suspension for a shoulder charge and Will Smith moving from the bench into the #1 there are now two spots open in Brad Arthur’s top seventeen.

However both players would of course be well short of a gallop after sitting out all action since Round 15. Kenny Edwards moves from the bench into the starting backrow while David Gower has been named on the bench as two-fold replacement for Ma’u. Frank Pritchard currently occupies the final spot on the bench as the fourth forward in the spot vacated by Smith’s move to fullback.

The returns of Beau Scott and Kaysa Pritchard adds plenty of intrigue to a massive clash. The Eels bounced back into the winner’s circle with a solid 30-8 victory over the Titans last week and a win over the Broncos genuinely reignites a tilt at the Top 4. Does Arthur tinker with his roster to add the grit and savvy of Scott or the energy of Kaysa?

 

Parramatta Eels side

1. Will Smith

2. Semi Radradra

3. Michael Jennings

4. Brad Takairangi

5. Kirisome Auva’a

6. Corey Norman

7. Mitch Moses

8. Daniel Alvaro

9. Cameron King

10. Tim Mannah

11. Kenny Edwards

12. Tepai Moeroa

13. Nathan Brown

Interchange

14. David Gower

15. Suaia Matagi

16. Frank Pritchard

17. Peni Terepo

18. Siosaia Vave

19. Josh Hoffman

20. Beau Scott

21. Kaysa Pritchard

 

Intrust Super Premiership Team List

 

The Magpies squandered a golden opportunity to keep their destiny firmly in their own hands as they threw away a 24-8 lead over the Newcastle Knights over the course of the final 12min of play. Wenty now rely on the fourth placed Bulldogs prevailing over the 8th placed Cutters before even factoring in that they themselves need to defeat the third placed Panthers.

Our boys have no one to blame but themselves though. The capitulation against Newcastle is not an isolated incident this season and the Magpies have lost plenty of games in the final moments due to serious lapses of concentration.

Nathan Cayless has made a number of switches to the starting and reserve forward pack this week but the most notable change is the move to put Cody Nelson to lock and promote Josh Tangitau to starting hooker.

 

Wentworthville Magpies

1. Honeti Tuha

2. Josh Hoffman

3. Nathan Davis

4. Dane Aukafolau

5. George Jennings

6. Troy Dargan

7. Jeff Robson

8. Joseph Ualesi

9. Josh Tangitau

10. Magnus Stromquist

11. John Folau

12. Marata Niukore

13. Cody Nelson (c)

Interchange

14. Matt Woods

15. Scott Schulte

16. Kurt De Luis

23. Willis Meehan

 

Holden Cup Team List

 

The Eels continued their surge in the back end of the season with a solid 38-16 victory over the Titans. The win catapulted Parramatta into third spot on the ladder but they now need to consolidate their position with the Dragons and Cowboys breathing down their necks.

Luke Burt hasn’t needed to make any serious changes to his team in light of their recent outstanding form but there are some notable additions to the extended bench. Vallance Harris, a SG Ball prop and standout in the Eels’ post season charge to the National Championship, earns a call up to the extended squad.

The big news here though is the addition of Tui Afualo to the line up. Afualo was a dominant presence in the early parts of the season before a foot ligament injury sidelined him for the best part of three months. Whether he plays or not this week, an imminent return for the wrecking ball centre bodes well for the Eels as they enter the business part of the season!

 

Parramatta Eels side

1. Anthony Layoun

2. Greg Leleisiuao

3. Emosi Alamoti

4. Noel Aukafolau

5. John Fonua

6. Dean Matterson (c)

7. Dylan Brown

8. Sean Keppie

9. Denzal Tonise (c)

10. Oregon Kaufusi

11. Ray Stone

12. Salesi Faingaa

13. Mitch Butfield

Interchange

14. Reed Mahoney

15. Tangi Hokai

16. Frank Salu

17. Nick Okladnikov

18. Joseph Taipari

19. Austin Dias

20. Ethan Parry

21. Tuimavave Afualo

22. Valance Harris

23. Kamren Cryer

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8 thoughts on “Team List Tuesday – Doctors Hate Them Edition

  1. Achilles' Eel

    I like the name Valance Harris. For some peculiar reason it conjures thoughts of Jack Palance and Richard Harris.

  2. John Eel

    Tui Afualo was in great form prior to his injury he was working really well with Leleisiuao, they had a good combination going.

  3. Mitchy

    To me this nrl game is the game of or season so far: to win against another top 4 away is a test. We are down two fullbacks and Mau. But cometh the hour cometh the team…please get up parra – cheering from Belfast this wk.

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