Late Mail: Eels v Bulldogs, Round One

The Parramatta Eels take on the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Bankwest Stadium on Thursday 12 March in Round One of the NRL Telstra Premiership.

With an hour to go until kick off, Brad Arthur has confirmed his final seventeen with Ray Stone and Oregon Kaufusi dropping off the bench.

Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Ryan Matterson will make their Eels debuts named in the starting forward pack.

Clint Gutherson will captain the side with Maika Sivo, Michael Jennings, Waqa Blake and Blake Ferguson in the backline.

Brad Takairangi, Marata Niukore, Kane Evans and Peni Terepo have been named on the bench

Round 1 - Round 1 - Thursday 12 Mar

Eels

Bulldogs

Fullback for Eels is number 1 Clinton Gutherson

Fullback for Bulldogs is number 1 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Winger for Eels is number 2 Maika Sivo

Winger for Bulldogs is number 2 Nick Meaney
Centre for Eels is number 3 Michael Jennings

Centre for Bulldogs is number 3 Reimis Smith
Centre for Eels is number 4 Waqa Blake

Centre for Bulldogs is number 4 Will Hopoate
Winger for Eels is number 5 Blake Ferguson

Winger for Bulldogs is number 5 Christian Crichton
Five-Eighth for Eels is number 6 Dylan Brown

Five-Eighth for Bulldogs is number 6 Brandon Wakeham
Halfback for Eels is number 7 Mitchell Moses

Halfback for Bulldogs is number 7 Lachlan Lewis

Prop for Eels is number 8 Reagan Campbell-Gillard

Prop for Bulldogs is number 8 Aiden Tolman
Hooker for Eels is number 9 Reed Mahoney

Hooker for Bulldogs is number 9 Jeremy Marshall-King
Prop for Eels is number 10 Junior Paulo

Prop for Bulldogs is number 10 Dylan Napa
2nd Row for Eels is number 11 Shaun Lane

2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 11 Josh Jackson
2nd Row for Eels is number 12 Ryan Matterson

2nd Row for Bulldogs is number 12 Joe Stimson
Lock for Eels is number 13 Nathan Brown

Lock for Bulldogs is number 13 Adam Elliott

Interchange for Eels is number 14 Brad Takairangi

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 14 Dean Britt
Interchange for Eels is number 15 Marata Niukore

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 15 Renouf Atoni
Interchange for Eels is number 16 Kane Evans

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 16 Raymond Faitala-Mariner
Interchange for Eels is number 17 Peni Terepo

Interchange for Bulldogs is number 17 Kerrod Holland