Round 1 Team List v Broncos

1. Clint Gutherson

2. Maika Sivo

3. Tom Opacic

4. Waqa Blake 

5. Blake Ferguson

6. Dylan Brown

7. Mitch Moses

8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard

9. Reed Mahoney

10. Junior Paulo

11. Shaun Lane

12. Ryan Matterson

13. Nathan Brown

 

Interchange:

 

14. Oregon Kaufusi

15. Isaiah Papali'i

16. Keegan Hipgrave

17. Will Smith

 

Reserves: 

 

18. Haze Dunster

19. Joey Lussick

20. Jordan Rankin

21. David Hollis 

 

Referee: Adam Gee

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  • 1-16 was as expected, with the last spot really between Smith and Lussick until Niukore is back next week.

  • My opinion is we are 1 big bopper short on the bench. 1-17 pretty predictable. Bring on Friday night! Niukore and Cartwright in the 17 when off suspension and injury list..

    • I tend to agree - Hipgrave will need to play above his trial form to be a long term bench option.

    • I'm not sure, with the rule changes and the increased speed, endurance will be more important than power I think. 

    • Not sure big boppers of the bench will be ideal with the new rules.

    • Papali'i is listed as a prop. So him and Kaufusi will be decent middle options. Brisbane don't have a massive pack with Fifita and Haas not there. Says something about their depth when Pangai Junior is playing prop.

      • Super, Papali'i is listed as a lock on the eels team web site.  My thoughts would be that N Brown would fill the 2nd prop replacement with Papali'i going to lock, Hipgrave shown as second rower could replace Lane or Matto for a spell.

        • Named as prop in the squad announcement on the Eels website mate.

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            Shows him as a lock.  I would suggest that he will replace Nathan Brown who can go to prop, when RCG/Jnr come off, with Kafusi the other replacement.

            For someone who is a bit taller than Stone, but has a bit more muscle than Stone, his work rate is high, and would be better from the lock position, he would play very much like Nathan.

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          • Papali'i is a lock. Not a prop. They can call him prop for the weekends but sometimes stats do tell the story?

            The rest of the Eels props are 185cm+ and 110kg+. Papali'i is 182cm and 108kg (and listed as lock on Eels Official!). 

            Can we just be a little real once in a while?! He is a lock asked to play, most likely, in the middle as a prop. Maybe BA wants the mobility? Though I wonder if Lane (198cm, 110kg back rower) might shift to the middle and Papali'i play on an edge?

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