The Dyldam Parramatta Eels Holden Cup side will take on the high-flying St George Illawarra Dragons in what will be a battle for outright second on the NYC ladder.
The Eels and Dragons, currently both sitting on 14 points on the table, are both looking to continue their strong starts to the season before both teams have a bye.
The home side will be boosted by the return of Ryan Matterson and John Folau who were given the opportunity to play in the NSW Cup side last week.
“To have them back for this game is a massive boost; both sides are running second for a reason,” Holbrook said.
“We’re both good teams, and whoever wins goes into outright second which is motivation for both teams.”
Holbrook - who is coming up against his former club - says the Dragons are in good form and will be tough to beat.
“They’ve started this season great and have some really good players; a few played NSW 20s Origin and NSW 18s Origin the year before, so they’re a quality side but so are we and it’s going to be a great game.”
The Dragons have shown good defensive form this season, conceding the least points out of any side; while the Eels have shown their attacking flair, scoring the most points in Holden Cup after nine rounds.
Kick-off is at 10.40am on Saturday, as part of the triple header at Pirtek Stadium, ahead of the NSW Cup at 12.45pm and NRL kick-off at 3pm.
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Dyldam Parramatta Eels Holden Cup:
1. Corey Makelim
2. Fabian Goodall
3. John Folau
4. Nathan Davis
5. Halauafu Lavaka
6. Ryan Matterson
7. Zach Dockar-Clay
8. Tepai Tepu-Smith
9. Kaysa Pritchard
10. Kelepi Tanginoa
11. Tepai Moeroa
12. Eric Newbigging
13. Jeff Markus
Interchange:
14. Joey Lussick
15. Fred Junior Mauala
16. Jordan Muna
17. Brandon Raeli
St George Illawarra Dragons Holden Cup:
1. Matt Dufty
2. Izaac Thompson
3. Euan Aitken
4. Brent Anderson
5. Sitiveni Moceidreke
6. Drew Hutchison
7. Adam Clune
8. Addin Fonua-Blake
9. Logan Harris
10. Jack Kavanagh
11. Wes Lolo
12. Jack Bird
13. Hame Sele
14. Vincent Stowers
15. Hayden McCrae
16. Harry Stewart
17. Dylan Lauri
