Here is the best, most realistic Parramatta Eels Predicted Round 1 Team for 2026
🟦 PARRAMATTA EELS – 2026 SQUAD (1–21)
(Starters + Bench + Next Four)
STARTING 13
1. Isaiah Iongi – Fullback
2. Josh Addo-Carr – Wing
3. Will Penisini – Centre
4. Sean Russell – Centre
5. Bailey Simmonson – Wing
6. Jonah Pezet – Five-eighth
7. Mitchell Moses – Halfback
8. Junior Paulo – Prop
9. Ryley Smith – Hooker
10. Jack de Belin – Prop / Middle
11. Kelma Tuilagi – Edge
12. Jack Williams – Edge
13. J’maine Hopgood – Lock
BENCH (14–17)
14. Dylan Walker – Utility
15. Sam Tuivaiti – Middle
16. Tallyn Da Silva – Hooker / Middle rotation
17. Charlie Guymer – forward utility
NEXT FOUR (18–21)
These are the next men up for NRL selection.
18. Arthur Miller-Stephen – Wing/centre/fullback 19. Luca Moretti – Middle forward
20. Matt Doorey – Edge forward
21 Kitione Kautoga – Young forward with upside (middle/edge depth)
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I had a go with chat GPT and they had Hock at Second-row.
Cronk at halfback?
Luke Kelly.
Lol
I think only the last bench spot is up for grabs right now and it is between Tuivita, Tuilagi, Doorey & Guymer. I think the ability to play both middle and edge will be a factor in this considering the other bench players (Walker, Smith and Moretti) cannot play edge. The spot really should be Matto if his head was not so far up his ass.
I love that a few of our players have worked with speed coaches this off season. Just saw W Penisini working on his acceleration with the same bloke that has been working with Liam Martin. Williams, Simmo and Moretti worked with R Fabri too.
Get him to work with Justin Hodges and pick his brain about dummy half running.
If we're not buying any go forward for 26 our back 5 have to pull their finger out and make 700 metres collectively a game.
Get fitter , get faster , get stronger , get more elusive and go get us some metres.
His yardage is his best trait. As long as he fix his error count and gets more invovled in yardage he will dramatically improve. His meters per carry is pretty good but he just doesn't do enough of it during games.
The interesting part will be our bench rotation in the forwards with only Tuivaiti and Gymer on the bench with both Walker and DaSilva ball players. I wonder if we will have enough muscle on the bench for the bigger teams?
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