Eels vs Cowboys mail

In DarwinEELS V COWBOYSSaturday 10 June, 7.30pm at TIO StadiumEels mail: Corey Norman is a chance to return from a knee injury. Nathan Brown (rib) is expected to get needled in order to play. Kaysa Pritchard (concussion), Tim Mannah (ribs) and Siosaia Vave (calf) are expected to play but Josh Hoffman (medial ligament) and David Gower(broken hand) aren’t. Kirisome Auva’a picked up a knee issue on the weekend and is in doubt.Eels coach Brad Arthur with Corey Norman on the sideline.Source: News Corp AustraliaPredicted Eels team:1. Bevan French2. Semi Radradra3. Brad Takairangi4.Kirisome Auva’a/NathanDavis5. Clint Gutherson6.Corey Norman7. Mitchell Moses8. Suaia Matagi9. Kaysa Pritchard10. Tim Mannah11. Manu Ma’u12. Tepai Moeroa13. Nathan BrownInterchange:14. Beau Scott,15. Daniel Alvaro16. Kenny Edwards17. Siosaia Vave.Cowboys mail:Johnathan Thurston isexpected to be named on an extended bench.Justin O’Neill returns after being rested followingOrigin I.PredictedCowboys team: 1. Lachlan Coote, 2. Kyle Feldt, 3.Justin O’Neill, 4. Kane Linnett, 5. Antonio Winterstein, 6. Michael Morgan, 7. Ray Thompson/Johnathan Thurston, 8. John Asiata, 9. Jake Granville, 10. Scott Bolton, 11. Gavin Cooper, 12. Ethan Lowe, 13. Jason Taumalolo. Interchange: 14. Ben Hampton, 15. Coen Hess, 16. Shaun Fensom, 17. Ben Spina.

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  • Mate i hope Mannah and Vave are back; i heard they're in doubt but who would know. I would have assumed Smith would be on the bench again..

  • Some saying Vave is an out.
  • Gutho might be named win but won't play it
  • Gutho is wasted on the wing.

  • How long is Hoffman out for and what is Nathan Davis like? What's his preferred position?
  • To be brutally honest on Davis, he's unfortunately not much more than a plodder. 

    He had 1-2 good games for the Titans when he started but then started playing poorly for a number of reasons and that led to his demotion from the Titans team and even with all the injuries they've had, he didn't get a look in, moved back here with us and is playing at nothing more than an average level for Wenty.

    He's a centre but he's had knee and shoulder issues. The knee issues in particular hamper his already virtually non-existent lateral movement.
    He's a talented kid, don't get me wrong - but I don't think he's anything more than a fringe first-grader, if that. 

  • I'd much rather see Gutho move to that vacant centre spot over Davis and even Auva'a if he isn't fit, and play someone like George Jennings or Scott Schulte on the wing. 
    Centre, IMO, is still Gutho's prime position, given his defensive capabilities and the way he can create space and open space up for team-mates on the fringes. 

    • Agreem Auva'a has played wing in the past so would be better to have him at 5 and Gutho at 4, which will eventually be his position anyway.

  • Kirisome said he would likely be right for this weekend. More than happy for the Cowboys to be careful with JT and rest him for another week.

  • There is no way gutho will play wing....
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