NRL Late Mail: Round 1

9 Mar 2024

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The Parramatta Eels have finalised their squad to face the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in Saturday's season-opening blockbuster at CommBank Stadium.

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Joe Ofahengaue has joined the run-on side with Junior Paulo to start from the bench.

Dylan Brown will play his 100th NRL game, while Morgan Harper and Kelma Tuilagi make their Eels debuts. Harper and Tuilagi will become Eels #842 and #843, respectively.

Kick-off is at 5:30pm.

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Team Lists Backs

Fullback for Eels is number 1 Clinton Gutherson

Fullback for Bulldogs is number 1 Blake Taaffe

Winger for Eels is number 2 Bailey Simonsson

Winger for Bulldogs is number 2 Blake Wilson

Centre for Eels is number 3 Will Penisini

Centre for Bulldogs is number 3 Jacob Kiraz

Centre for Eels is number 4 Morgan Harper

Centre for Bulldogs is number 4 Stephen Crichton

Winger for Eels is number 5 Sean Russell

Winger for Bulldogs is number 5 Josh Addo-Carr

Five-Eighth for Eels is number 6 Dylan Brown

Five-Eighth for Bulldogs is number 6 Matt Burton

Halfback for Eels is number 7 Mitchell Moses

Halfback for Bulldogs is number 7 Drew Hutchison

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Forwards

Prop for Eels is number 8 Reagan Campbell-Gillard

Prop for Bulldogs is number 8 Max King

Hooker for Eels is number 9 Joey Lussick

Hooker for Bulldogs is number 9 Reed Mahoney

Prop for Eels is number 16 Joe Ofahengaue

Prop for Bulldogs is number 10 Poasa Faamausili

2nd Row for Eels is number 11 Shaun Lane

2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 11 Viliame Kikau

2nd Row for Eels is number 12 Bryce Cartwright

2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 12 Jacob Preston

Lock for Eels is number 13 J'maine Hopgood

Lock for Bulldogs is number 13 Jaeman Salmon

Interchange

Interchange for Eels is number 10 Junior Paulo

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 14 Kurt Mann

Interchange for Eels is number 14 Brendan Hands

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 15 Samuel Hughes

Interchange for Eels is number 15 Ryan Matterson

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 16 Josh Curran

Interchange for Eels is number 17 Kelma Tuilagi

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 17 Kurtis Morrin

Reserves

Replacement for Eels is number 22 Blaize Talagi

Replacement for Bulldogs is number 22 Connor Tracey

Match Officials Referee: Grant Atkins Touch Judge: Chris Sutton Video Referee: Liam Kennedy

Last updated: 3/9/2024 7:10:59 AM

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