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Round 1 Team List v Melbourne Storm

Posted by ParramattaLurker on March 3, 2026 at 3:58pm

1. Isaiah Iongi

2. Bailey Simmonson

3. Will Pensini

4. Brian Kelly

5. Sean Russell

6. Jonah Pezet

7. Mitchell Moses (c)

8. J’maine Hopgood

9. Ryley Smith

10. Junior Paulo

11. Jack Williams

12. Kitione Kautoga

13. Jack De Belin

Interchange:

14. Dylan Walker

15. Sam Tuivati

16. Matt Doorey

17. Tallyn Da Silva

18. Kelma Tuilagi

19. Joash Papaili

Reserves:

20. Jordan Samrani

21. Charlie Guymer

22. Teancum Brown

Referee: TBC

Mitch Moses joins forces with former Storm man Jonah Pezet in the halves while Jack de Belin and Brian Kelly also make their debut in Eels colours. The loss of Josh Addo-Carr (thumb) sees Sean Russell shift to the wing and Kelly line up at centre. Junior Paulo leads a full-strength forward pack that will look to pick up where it left off in an impressive pre-season win over the Roosters two weeks ago. Kelma Tuilagi and Joash Papalii are the No.18 and 19 on the six-man bench.

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Nitram March 3, 2026 at 7:16pm

I dont like moving Russell who is obviously showing he can play very well as a centre. He has never played any good on the wing and sadly I expect him to play poorly this Thursday.

I would have gone with samrani on the wing. Not so much because i think samrani is anything special but purely because i think we need Russell's defence in the centres.

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Great we won the battle but not the war

Watch all the 6 agains, missed penalties and dodgy calls we get against us (more than usual). NRL will set an example of us to all clubs not to try and air the dirty laundry.