Match Preview: Bulldogs v Eels, Round Two

Author: parraeels.com.au
Timestamp: Wed 20 Mar 2019, 03:11 PM

Sterlo's Parra Preview - Bulldogs v Eels, Round Two

The Parramatta Eels take on the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on Sunday 24 March in round two of the 2019 NRL Telstra Premiership.

After a 20-12 victory over the Panthers last week, Blue & Gold Head Coach Brad Arthur has been forced to make a handful of changes with Michael Jennings (suspension), Nathan Brown (pec) and Will Smith (arm) all ruled out.

The side however will be buoyed by the inclusion of forward Junior Paulo who comes into the starting side for the first time since returning to the Eels. Experienced outside back Josh Hoffman has been called into the centres whilst Jaeman Salmon returns from a suspension on the bench.

For the home side, the Bulldogs, Head Coach Dean Pay has named an unchanged 17 from the side that suffered a 40-6 defeat to an emotion charged Warriors outfit.

The Bulldogs side will be looking to rebound from their round one defeat with forwards Aiden Tolman and new recruit Dylan Napa to lead them up front.

Joshua Jackson and Raymond Faitala-Mariner form the back row with Adam Elliott at lock and Michael Lichaa at hooker.

Lachlan Lewis and Kieran Foran are their halves, with Will Hopoate the fullback, Christian Crichton and Reimis Smith the wingers and Kerrod Holland and Marcelo Montoya the centres.

Historically, the Bulldogs hold a slight head to head advantage over the Blue & Gold with 76 wins from 144 games and 16 wins from 30 games at ANZ Stadium.

The Eels will be looking to back up last week with another composed and resilient performance, determined to start the season with two wins. For the home side, they will be determined to make up for last week’s thumping, where despite holding a superior completion rate, they were outplayed by the Warriors and missed 38 tackles in their 34 point defeat.

The game will also be the 50th NRL clash for Eels back rower Shaun Lane and Bulldogs back rower Faitala-Mariner.

Kick off is at 4:05pm.

Round 2 - Round 2 - Sunday 24 Mar

Full Time

Bulldogs

Eels

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Bulldogs is number 1 Will Hopoate

Fullback for Eels is number 1 Clinton Gutherson
Winger for Bulldogs is number 2 Christian Crichton

Winger for Eels is number 2 Maika Sivo
Centre for Bulldogs is number 3 Kerrod Holland

Centre for Eels is number 3 Josh Hoffman
Centre for Bulldogs is number 4 Marcelo Montoya

Centre for Eels is number 4 Brad Takairangi
Winger for Bulldogs is number 5 Reimis Smith

Winger for Eels is number 5 Blake Ferguson
Five-Eighth for Bulldogs is number 6 Kieran Foran

Five-Eighth for Eels is number 6 Dylan Brown
Halfback for Bulldogs is number 7 Lachlan Lewis

Halfback for Eels is number 7 Mitchell Moses

Forwards

Prop for Bulldogs is number 8 Aiden Tolman

Prop for Eels is number 8 Daniel Alvaro
Hooker for Bulldogs is number 14 Jeremy Marshall-King

Hooker for Eels is number 9 Reed Mahoney
Prop for Bulldogs is number 10 Dylan Napa

Prop for Eels is number 10 Junior Paulo
2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 11 Josh Jackson

2nd Row for Eels is number 11 Shaun Lane
2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 12 Raymond Faitala-Mariner

2nd Row for Eels is number 12 Marata Niukore
Lock for Bulldogs is number 13 Adam Elliott

Lock for Eels is number 13 Tepai Moeroa

Interchange

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 9 Michael Lichaa

Interchange for Eels is number 14 Jaeman Salmon
Interchange for Bulldogs is number 15 Danny Fualalo

Interchange for Eels is number 15 Tim Mannah
Interchange for Bulldogs is number 16 Corey Harawira-Naera

Interchange for Eels is number 16 Kane Evans
Interchange for Bulldogs is number 17 Sauaso Sue

Interchange for Eels is number 17 David Gower