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Both Tuivaiti and Tuilagi out, who replaces them?

Posted by LB on April 12, 2026 at 8:10pm

What was our strongest part of our team is now getting slimmer. With Tuilagi and Tuivaiti out, who do we see coming in for the week?

More likely we see Williams stay in the middle and Guymer moves to an edge. Then the two bench spots for Tuivaiti and Guymer would more likely be taken up by de Belin and Brown. Not sure if someone like Jezaiah Funa-Iuta will be ready either.

So Russell for Nanva is one change. De Belin will get Tuivaiti's spot more likely. So who replaces Tuilagi?

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- - - - Randy Handlinger > EA April 12, 2026 at 9:07pm
        
        If they throw Lorenzo into this shitfight I may just walk away from this club.
        
        We would be eating our seedcorn in the worst way
        
        Sonic Boom > EA April 12, 2026 at 9:27pm
        
        100% the hype around him has gotten out of control. Even Moses is looking poor playing behind this pack. I would hold him back until we have no chance of playing finals because the fanbase will turn on him as soon as he has a poor game. Build the pack then throw him in. Volkman was good today.
        
        Randy Handlinger > Sonic Boom April 13, 2026 at 9:42am
        
        Fuck the fanbase. As you say, Moses is struggling with this pack. Lorenzo will get swallowed whole. We could wreck the developement of our best halves prospect in ages. We have identified him young and if we don't bring him on right, or lose him, it's all on us
  - EA > LB April 12, 2026 at 8:38pm
    
    Yea Volkman was alright. Hard to judge him when everyone as a team was shit
- Sonic Boom > EA April 12, 2026 at 9:22pm
  
  Yea it was prob one of Renzo's worst games at cup level. In saying that though Meni luke was pissing me off, so may times in good ball he would give it to J Nohra
- SuperEel 22 > EA April 13, 2026 at 8:37am
  
  I reckon he's persisiting with Volkman because Volkman can kick. With Moses' groin injury he can't do all the general play kicking and Volkman at least as a decent clearing kick on him.
  - Prof. Daz > SuperEel 22 April 13, 2026 at 8:42am
    
    The fact Volkman is goal kicking is strongly indicating they're managing a Moses injury. I would not want to be a half behind the current Eels pack, nor a half trying to run an attack where backs are flat and edge backrowers are kinda confused
EA April 12, 2026 at 8:21pm
JR will pick
1. papalii
2. kelly
3. penisini
4. russel
5. fox
6. volkman
7. moses
8. paulo
9. smith
10. jdb
11. william
12. kautoga
13. walker
14. tds
15. moretti
16. guymer
17. brown
18. nanva
19. lorenzo
- EA > EA April 12, 2026 at 8:25pm
  I would pick this team. Wouldn't make a different to the result though
  
  Papalii
  
  Penisini
  
  Russel
  
  Nanva
  
  Fox
  
  Volkman
  
  Moses
  
  Moretti
  
  Smith
  
  JDB
  
  Williams
  
  Kautoga
  
  Guymer
  
  TDS
  
  Walker
  
  Paulo
  
  Guymer
  
  Kelly
  
  Lorenzo
  - LB > EA April 12, 2026 at 8:36pm
    
    I know he said ruin their development but I would be going with Lorenzo as realistically from around 8 only Iongi is the only big name to come back. So not like waiting for a host of returns.
    
    Oh and Samrani would be in the 19 too.