Preview: Eels v Dragons
this clash. Parramatta's poor trial form will mean nothing come Friday night and at full-strength, they should have too much strike-power for a solid, but unspectacular Dragons' line-up. Eels by 6.
TEAMS
Parramatta Eels:
1 Jarryd Hayne, 2 Luke Burt, 3 Joel Reddy, 4 Timana Tahu, 5 Eric Grothe, 6 Daniel Mortimer, 7 Jeff Robson, 8 Nathan Cayless [c], 9 Matt Keating, 10 Justin Poore, 11 Nathan Hindmarsh, 12 Ben Smith, 13 Feleti Mateo. Interchange: 14 Kris Keating, 15 Shane Shackleton, 17 Fuifui Moimoi, 19 Tim Mannah, 20 Krisnan Inu (one to be omitted).
St George Illawarra Dragons:
1 Darius Boyd, 2 Brett Morris, 3 Beau Scott, 4 Matt Cooper, 5 Jason Nightingale, 6 Jamie Soward, 7 Ben Hornby [c], 8 Matt Prior, 9 Nathan Fien, 10 Michael Weyman, 11 Jeremy Smith, 12 Ben Creagh, 13 Dean Young. Interchange: 14 Jon Green, 15 Trent Merrin, 16 Dan Hunt, 17 Jarrod Saffy.
Referees: Tony Archer & Gavin Badger