Teamsheet: Eels vs Panthers

Parramatta will take the same 17 that did the job against the Brisbane into their Sunday afternoon match with the Panthers.

Joel Reddy will bring up his 50th NRL game and with the form he has displayed this year, it's just the start of a long, distinguished NRL career.

1 Jarryd HAYNE
2 Luke BURT
3 Joel REDDY
4 Krisnan INU
5 Eric GROTHE
6 Daniel MORTIMER
7 Jeff ROBSON
8 Nathan CAYLESS [C]
9 Matthew KEATING
10 Fuifui MOIMOI
11 Nathan HINDMARSH
12 Joe GALUVAO
13 Todd LOWRIE
14 Kevin KINGSTON
17 Jeremy LATIMORE
19 Broderick WRIGHT
20 Tim MANNAH

NYC Teamsheet: O'Hanlon injured

Parramatta's NYC team suffered another close loss on the weekend going down 28 to 30 against the Broncos.

Two changes have been made this week. Rulon Nutira is back in the side for the injured Pat O'Hanlon who will undergo surgery for a shoulder injury. O'Hanlon joins Tim Auremi on the sidelines - both top prospects who are now unavailble for the side. Brad Graham is also back in the side after missing the Broncos match/

1 Nathan GARDNER
2 Ryan MORGAN
3 Domenic NASSO
4 Rory BRIEN
5 Brad GRAHAM
6 TK AMOSA
7 Albert KELLY
8 Mitchell ALLGOOD
9 Anthony MITCHELL
10 Mitchel JOHNSON
11 Taniela LASALO [C]
12 Royce HURA
13 Jason BAITIERI
14 Daniel GALATI
15 Kene TE WHATA
16 Joel LATHAM
17 Rulon NUTIRA

Wenty Teamsheet: Filiga up to NSW Cup

Taulima Tautai's drink driving offence has officially cost him his first grade position and it appears his days in the centres are over as he is set to run out for Wentworthville with the number 11 on this back.

Meanwhile, Karl Filiga's stocks continue to rise. He has now moved from the Bundy Cup bench into the starting side and has now been named on an extended bench for the Wentworthville NSW Cup team.

The Magpies have quite an amazingly strong side right across the park and with the current talent in the team they must be early favourites for yet another premiership. Junior Paulo appears to have picked up an injury, though, which has resulted in Tim Robinson moving up into the front row.

1 Tim MORTIMER
2 Etu UAISELE
3 Ben SMITH
4 Jonathan WRIGHT
5 Ken SIO
6 James GREHAN
7 Mark O’GRADY
8 Josh CORDOBA
9 Kim UASI
10 Tim ROBINSON
11 Taulima TAUTAI
12 Justin HORO [C]
13 Brendan OAKE

14 Trent ROSE
15 Danny HOWARD
16 Dave BAUMANN
17 Valu NASIO
21 Karl FILIGA


1 Tim CLAYTON
2 Brent RAE-MILLAR
3 Michael LULAND
4 Aaron FLUKE
5 Astro WAETFORD
6 Jacob BYRNE
7 Shane CROFT
8 Joe MATAELE
9 Ben BAILEY
10 Brad CAPOVILLA
11 Michael WOODLANDS
12 Brett SARGENT [C]
13 Mitch STANFIELD

14 John KOBORSI
15 Ben TAIA
16 Sione KAAFI
17 Steve BRISTOW

Match Review: Eels seal well-deserved victory over Broncos

Luke Burt kicked a wonderful 40 metre field goal to deliver Parramatta a well-deserved 21 to 14 victory against the Brisbane Broncos.

The win will keep the Eels feint finals hopes alive as they stay within a couple of wins of the top eight but more importantly they delivered the kind of performance that will keep them competitive in any match for the rest of the season.

Teamsheet vs Broncos: Brod returns

Taulima Tautai's suspension has opened up the way for Broderick Wright to play in first grade again with the Sharks-bound forward promoted to the Eels bench for their match against Brisbane next Sunday.

Wright has played prop for the Eels in his prior NRL appearances, but will play as an interchange backrower, where he is probably better suited.

That's the only change Anderson has made to the side which lost to the Tigers with Anderson sticking with Jeff Robson and Daniel Mortimer as his halves.

1 Jarryd HAYNE
2 Luke BURT
3 Joel REDDY
4 Krisnan INU
5 Eric GROTHE
6 Daniel MORTIMER
7 Jeff ROBSON
8 Nathan CAYLESS [C]
9 Matthew KEATING
10 Fuifui MOIMOI
11 Nathan HINDMARSH
12 Joe GALUVAO
13 Todd LOWRIE
14 Kevin KINGSTON
16 Tim MANNAH
17 Jeremy LATIMORE
19 Broderick WRIGHT

NYC Teamsheet vs Broncos

Albert Kelly and Pat O'Hanlon have been named to back up from their Under 18 State of Origin clash to take their place in the Eels NYC team this weekend.

Wenty Teamsheet: Horo made captain

Justin Horo has been named captain for Wentworthville, which could augur well for a NRL debut in the future.

Tautai stood down

Official Eels Media Release follows:

The Pirtek Parramatta Eels have fined and stood down player Taulima Tautai following his arrest for drink driving.

Tautai met with club officials on Monday, where he was suspended for two NRL matches, issued with a $5,000 fine, and ordered to take part in a driver awareness course.

He was also prevented from playing NSW Cup for Eels feeder side Wentworthville at the weekend, after news of his arrest came to light on Friday afternoon.

“We had a positive meeting with Taulima and his management and whist he is very apologetic and disappointed in his actions we have to send a clear message in cases like this,” Eels acting Chief Executive Andrew Hill said.

“The Club hopes that this issue will serve as a reminder of the standards and responsibilities that our players need to maintain.”

Half Way: 2009 Season So Far

Ok, so you may not want to recount a lot of season 2009 but ite's the half way mark, so I figured it's worth having a look back at how we got to where we are.

Parra backs Cayless

Fed up with the constant speculation about Nathan Cayless, the Parramatta board today issued a media statement in support of the club statement, declaring categorically he will be at the club next year and slamming as "incorrect" the speculation about his salary.

The full statement is below.

Personally, I feel that Cayless has been the subject of unfair and unwarranted criticism. Like Nathan Hindmarsh you can be assured Cayless will put in every match and do the work that often his teammates should be doing. No, he isn't a power forward but has had to take on the responsibility of being the side's major metre gainer because of the inexperience and limitations of our current prop rotation. I'm glad the board has taken the step of backing Cayless, who deserves to see out his contract at the club and be remembered as one of Parramatta's greatest clubmen.

Board Statement : Nathan Cayless

The following is a statement issued on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Pirtek Parramatta Eels:

The Board of the Pirtek Parramatta Eels wishes to categorically state its intention to see Captain Nathan Cayless play out the remainder of his current contract with the Club.

Contrary to recent speculation in the media, the Board has no desire to see Cayless move on before the end of his current deal, which runs through to the end of the 2010 NRL season.

The Board of Directors also strongly objects to the constant – and incorrect – speculation in the media regarding the dollar value of Cayless’ contract.

Cayless has been captain of the Eels since 2000 and is currently in his 13th season of First Grade.

Roy Spagnolo OAM
Chairman