The Pirtek Parramatta Eels will field a 25-man squad in their trial match against the Wests Tigers at Campbelltown Stadium this Saturday night.
Featuring many of the Eels’ stars, including Jarryd Hayne, Nathan Hindmarsh and Tim Mannah, this match will be Parramatta’s second trial of 2011 and the team’s first appearance in Sydney for the season.
With 25 players named, Coach Stephen Kearney is hoping to get a better idea of combinations ahead of next week’s trial and the season, while he will also be looking at the Club’s NSW Cup and Toyota Cup teams which will be playing prior to the NRL clash.
“I would like to see as many players as possible get on the field, particularly before the trial next week so I can have a look at all our options,” Kearney says.
“It’s definitely a great opportunity for our Members and fans to come out and throw their support behind two western Sydney teams, it’ll be a good opportunity to have a look at both sides. We’ve also got all three teams playing, including Wentworthville and our Under-20s, so it’ll be a great night of football.”
Gates open at 1.45pm. NSW Cup kicks off at 3:45pm and Toyota Cup starts at 5.30pm.
Pirtek Parramatta Eels v Wests Tigers, Saturday February 19, 7.30pm
1. Jarryd Hayne
2. Etu Uaisele
3. Chris Walker
4. Ryan Morgan
5. Luke Burt
6. Daniel Mortimer
7. Jeff Robson
8. Tim Mannah
9. Casey McGuire
10. Mitchell Allgood
16. Nathan Hindmarsh
12. Taniela Lasalo
13. Justin Horo
14. Matt Keating
15. Shane Shackleton
17. Carl Webb
18. Billy Rogers
19. Ben Smith
20. Manase Manuokafoa
21. Ben Falcone
22. Brad Murray
23. Paki Afu
24. Jacob Loko
25. Karlos Filiga
11. Anthony Mitchell
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My Summary on the front page:
Parramatta stars Jarryd Hayne, Tim Mannah and Nathan Hindmarsh have all been named in the Eel's side to take on the Tigers but coach Stephen Kearney is still experimenting the side and will take 25 players into the clash.
If the starting side is indicative of where the Eels are at right now, there are some surprises. Ryan Morgan is the starting centre ahead of the likes of Jacob Loko and Karl Filiga, while Taniela Lasalo will start with Ben Smith and Shane Shackleton on the bench. Casey McGuire has been given the number nine jersey ahead of Matt Keating and Anthony Mitchell.
However, Kearney emphasised he is still experimenting with his line-up.
"I would like to see as many players as possible get on the field, particularly before the trial next week so I can have a look at all our options,” Kearney said in the team announcement.
The Tigers, on the other hand, have basically named a Round One-like side and appear to be using this game as their main hit-out before the season proper.
it's not a bad thing that we are fielding a near full strength side because it will show us where we're at, especially because we are up against a full strengh tigers side.
1eyed does this mean Lasalo will be starting in round 1 aswell? or does he still need to impress
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