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Round 9 Team List v New Zealand Warriors

Posted by ParramattaLurker on April 28, 2026 at 3:58pm

1. Joash Papaili

2. Brian Kelly

3. Will Penisini

4. Sean Russell

5. Josh Addo-Carr

6. Ronald Volkman

7. Mitchell Moses (c)

8. Luca Moretti

9. Ryley Smith

10. Junior Paulo

11. Charlie Guymer

12. Jack Williams

13. Jack De Belin

Interchange:

14. Tallyn Da Silva

15. Saxon Pryke

16. Toni Mataele

17. Dylan Walker

18. Kelma Tuilagi

19. Lorenzo Talataina

Reserves:

20. Jordan Samrani

21. Teancum Brown

22. Araz Nanva

INs: Jordan Samrani

OUTs: None

Referee: Gerard Sutton

An unchanged squad of 19 for Jason Ryles in preparation for a tough match hosting the Warriors. Utility Dylan Walker has been named on the extended bench despite failing to see out the contest against the Sea Eagles last week with an arm injury.

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Parraboy April 28, 2026 at 4:06pm

That's one depressing team
- LB > Parraboy April 28, 2026 at 4:42pm
  
  My god people say it every week, what did you expect?
  - Zip zip > LB April 28, 2026 at 4:54pm
    
    Supporters expect some changes, and for the coach to give some young kids a go, especially when the team has been underperforming and poor form from some players. Maybe we'd all like to see Nanva, Teancum Brown and Talataina have a go.
    
    Ryles looks like Brad Arthur 2.0
    - Yehez > Zip zip April 28, 2026 at 5:09pm
      
      Ryles famously has never given kids a go.
    - Michael W. > Zip zip April 28, 2026 at 5:40pm
      
      You don't give kids ago in this situation, plus I don't think they can use them until round 11. I think we've already used up our dispensations.
      - Randy Handlinger > Michael W. April 29, 2026 at 2:49pm
        
        It is not actually giving kids a go in this situation. Coaching staff may feel their hand is being forced, and that may be so....but dumping kids into this due to a forced hand SHOULD NOT be confused with giving them a go or "giving them their shot"
        
        We seem to have a belief in the talent of the jnrs coming through. That makes not fucking up their development our no1 priority.
        
        If we seriously judge this crop of juniors as outstanding (i'm noit sold but it's possible) and we fail to get them over the line, some hard questions would need to be asked...questions like "What is the fucking point of us?".
        
        I am yet to be convinced that we, as a group, can develop a Polaroid photo properly, let alone Top Teir players. We hope we can do it but our ability to get it done is not in evidence
    - LB > Zip zip April 28, 2026 at 6:06pm
      
      Even with Nanva in its still an average team. Same if Brown was in. Just fact.
      
      Im ok with how they are handling Talataina.
    - Longfin Eel > Zip zip April 28, 2026 at 7:57pm
      
      Already have some young players in there. Other than Kelly, Ado-Carr Paulo, Debelin and Walker, most of the other players are pretty young. Saxon Prike finds himself playing NRL well before he expected to. Throwing them all in together is asking for trouble, and of course you need to consider their development as a priority.
      - Poupou Escobar > Longfin Eel April 28, 2026 at 8:38pm
        
        Pryke is 22 this year. Not many NRL players debut later than that.
    - Mallee57 > Zip zip April 29, 2026 at 8:18am
      
      exactly. When the current squad is underperforming and it's obvious the Eels are not going to make finals this year the surely the coach should be trying some of the younger players who are possible future NRL top 30 players. He has nothing to lose and more to gain