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Eels vs Warriors Gameday Chatter [Round 11, 2018]

Friday, May 18

NRL | Vodafone Warriors v Parramatta Eels, 6pm (8pm NZT), ANZ Stadium

Parramatta Eels v New Zealand Warriors, Friday 6pm at ANZ Stadium

Eels: 1 Clint Gutherson (c), 2 Bevan French, 3 Michael Jennings, 4 Brad Takairangi, 5 George Jennings, 6 Corey Norman, 7 Mitchell Moses, 8 Daniel Alvaro, 9 Cameron King, 10 Peni Terepo, 11 Beau Scott (c), 12 Tepai Moeroa, 13 Manu Ma'u

Interchange: 14 Will Smith, 15 Suaia Matagi, 16 David Gower, 17 Marata Niukore

Reserves: 18 Josh Hoffman, 19 Siosaia Vave, 20 Jaeman Salmon, 21 Raymond Stone

Kenny Edwards has been stood down pending a court appearance for a traffic violation. Cameron King replaces Will Smith (bench) at hooker. Manu Ma'u swaps to lock with Beau Scott who moves to second row. Marata Niukore has been named to make his debut in jersey 17 with Siosaia Vave dropping out. Young gun Jaemon Salmon makes his first appearance in the 21-man squad in the reserves but is unlikely to debut just yet.


Warriors: 1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (c), 2 David Fusitua, 3 Peta Hiku, 4 Solomone Kata, 5 Ken Maumalo, 6 Blake Green, 7 Mason Lino, 8 Bunty Afoa, 9 Issac Luke, 10 Agnatius Paasi, 16 Isaiah Papali'i, 12 Tohu Harris, 13 Adam Blair

Interchange: 14 Jazz Tevaga, 15 Chris Satae, 16 James Gavet, 17 Simon Mannering,

Reserves: 18 Gerard Beale, 19 Karl Lawton, 20 Albert Vete, 21 Anthony Gelling

Issac Luke (shoulder) has been named to return at hooker with Karl Lawton dropped to the reserves. Mason Lino has been named at halfback despite injuring an ankle last week. Chris Satae replaces Sam Lisone on the bench.

Head-to-head: Played 38; Eels 21 wins, Warriors 17 wins
Matches at venue: Played 1; Eels 1 win
2017 results: Warriors won 22-10 at Mt Smart Stadium in round 6; Eels won 32-24 at ANZ Stadium in round 13
Points per game: Eels 14.6; Warriors 19.8
Points conceded per game: Eels 22.6; Warriors 19

 

[jonno]

Don't worry Eels fans. You got this.

Just go through your training moves and our sleepy fuckers will let you score on every second play.

 

[Vancent]

Eels now favourites in the odds, game being played in Sydney, Warriors without key players.

We’ll probably win it after all that.

 

[zaggo]

Considering we're without Shaun Johnson and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, I'm probably more confident than I should be.

I haven't been all that impressed with the Eels attack this year, and think they're prone to running out of ideas if they don't score in the first few sets (hmm, sound like any other team you know of? )

Hoping that Blair gets a nice shot on Moses early to rattle him.

 

[YeahNah 4020]

Click into the right mindset boys
And clean out the ear wax
Let Green and Harris steer the ship

Keep it tight
Offload when right
Run hard all night
And maybe we gots this one

Give it all and you can have a rest up next week.

 

[janfin]

We will be right but still feel just a tad nervous Green to have a cracker of a game

 

[bunnyglory]

Tohu Harris will do a Big one

 

[Fazz]

Welp, fingers crossed this isn't a total shit show. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Shaun Johnson being out is a mortal blow to my morale though. We will need to REALLY step up in defence because I don't know how much points we have in us.

 

[Jamma]

Looking at this game acouple of weems ago i wlda been 100 percent confident. Now.......No shaun....noRoger. I'm scared.

Someone please say something to boost my confidence again haha. Crucial game? Come on warriors.

 

[razzrillinger]

Really happy that Bully is back.

Love Friday Night Football.

Let's go boys!

 

[Paleaaesina2the20]

Someone please say something to boost my confidence again haha. Crucial game? Come on warriors.

Crucial game? Our good start is slipping, a loss tonight and we could be 7th by the end of the round if the favorites win the other games. Boys need to get up, everyone in the 17 will need to do their job. The Eels have't been very good, but they have had some close losses, we don't grind well in Sydney.

If you want your confidence boosted, we shouldn't win this game, Johnson and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck out, away from home, on a short turn around, which means we probably will win.

 

[Run_it_str8]

I'd like to see Fusitua at the back. He's that good.

Anyhow. We still have strike power but it will again not be our best line up.

Such is sport.

Important variables (unknons) = will our team turn up with the right attitude?

Do we feel like tackling and kicking off all night?

I reckon the team has known about Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's baby watch for months. Well I seriously hope so to enable more practice time for the combinations.

I expect a small crowd tonight so hope we can still give our best playing in front of a tumbleweed and a cricket.

 

[Rizzah]

Nervy....

Fusitua to the #1 hopefully.
Beale to #3, Hiku out to the wing

 

[Mr Bob]

Fuck me

One loss last week and all of a sudden it’s Fright Night with you all

Warrior +12

 

[Makasene]

Glad it is the early game. Would have given us no chance had it been the 10pm game.

 

[Rick O'Shay]

WLWLWLW. We got this. Janfin for mine and bookie engaged.

Big games from Harris and Blair I reckon after getting pummeled last week.

Fusitua to fullback and CNK to wing or maybe Hiku to wing and Beale to centre. Who knows? SK probably doesn't know himself yet.

 

[Tedster]

Nervy....

Fusitua to the #1 hopefully.
Beale to #3, Hiku out to the wing

So with the team being named can they have up until a certain time to change? I read that Lawton/Beale drop out and the bench is Satae/Gavet/Mannering/Tevaga.

 

[ko wai ra]

A Rangatira shouldn't ask anything of his warriors that he himself isn't prepared to do....
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has proved this with his body on the line mentality this year,100%.....
To establish a culture,whanau comes 1st!!!! ALWAYS.........

Now its up to the rest of our squad to keep there momentum building.....
Kiakaha boys......
Chr chr whanau

 

[Rizzah]

So with the team being named can they have up until a certain time to change? I read that Lawton/Beale drop out and the bench is Satae/Gavet/Mannering/Tevaga.

I believe the makeup of the team can change up until kick off from the 18-19 players listed, I could be wrong however.
CNK should be more than capable of doing a good job if called upon.

 

[mrblonde]

How will the Eels players react to Arthur calling their plays "dumb" in the press conference last week? Publically calling out your team can be risky...

Warriors by 6. And some Warrior to bring back the "rock-a-bye-baby" try celebration...