Current Vodafone Warriors back rowers face a Parramatta combination comprising three ex-Warriors – including one on his way back to the club – in tonight’s 18th-round NRL clash at CommBank Stadium in Sydney (7.55pm kick-off local time; 9.55pm NZT).
The visitors will line up with Euan Aitken on the left edge, Josh Curran on the right and Jazz Tevaga back in #13 after wearing the #10 jersey the past few weeks.
Patrolling the left edge for the Eels up against Curran will be one-game Vodafone Warrior Shaun Lane while 2017-2020 Warrior and Kiwi Isaiah Papali’i will be on the right facing Aitken with Marata Niukore, returning home next year, in #13.
Another former Vodafone Warrior is in Parramatta’s 19-man squad in the shape of Hayze Perham, who played nine times for the Warriors in 2019 and 2020.
Ex-Vodafone Warriors NRL squad member Ofahiki Ogden was on Parramatta’s initial 22-man squad named on Tuesday.
There’s more New Zealand flavour elsewhere in the home side’s line-up with current Kiwi Dylan Brown at standoff and 2019 Kiwi World Nines squad member Bailey Simonsson on the wing.
The Eels also boast New South Wales prop Junior Paulo – who was born in Auckland – with New Plymouth-born and raised Cook Islands international Makahesi Makatoa and Auckland-born Oregon Kaufusi on the bench.
The Vodafone Warriors are rank outsiders tonight paying $5.85 to win with the New Zealand TAB and $6.50 to win with Sportsbet in Australia.
Match: Eels v Warriors
Round 18 -
home Team
Eels
away Team
Warriors
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Eels is number 1 Clinton GuthersonFullback for Warriors is number 1 Reece Walsh
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Winger for Eels is number 2 Maika SivoWinger for Warriors is number 2 Marcelo Montoya
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Centre for Eels is number 3 Will PenisiniCentre for Warriors is number 3 Jesse Arthars
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Centre for Eels is number 4 Waqa BlakeCentre for Warriors is number 4 Adam Pompey
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Winger for Eels is number 5 Bailey SimonssonWinger for Warriors is number 5 Edward Kosi
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Five-Eighth for Eels is number 6 Dylan BrownFive-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Chanel Harris-Tavita
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Halfback for Eels is number 7 Mitchell MosesHalfback for Warriors is number 7 Shaun Johnson
Forwards
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Prop for Eels is number 8 Reagan Campbell-GillardProp for Warriors is number 10 Tohu Harris
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Hooker for Eels is number 9 Reed MahoneyHooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan
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Prop for Eels is number 10 Junior PauloProp for Warriors is number 16 Aaron Pene
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2nd Row for Eels is number 11 Shaun Lane2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Euan Aitken
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2nd Row for Eels is number 12 Isaiah Papali'i2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Josh Curran
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Lock for Eels is number 13 Marata NiukoreLock for Warriors is number 13 Jazz Tevaga
Interchange
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Interchange for Eels is number 14 Makahesi MakatoaInterchange for Warriors is number 8 Addin Fonua-Blake
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Interchange for Eels is number 15 Jake ArthurInterchange for Warriors is number 14 Freddy Lussick
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Interchange for Eels is number 16 Oregon KaufusiInterchange for Warriors is number 15 Bunty Afoa
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Interchange for Eels is number 17 Ky RodwellInterchange for Warriors is number 17 Jack Murchie
Reserves
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Replacement for Eels is number 19 Elie El-ZakhemReplacement for Warriors is number 18 Eliesa Katoa
Match Officials
- Referee: Todd Smith
- Touch Judge: Kasey Badger
- Touch Judge: Darian Furner
- Senior Review Official: Chris Butler
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