NRL Team Announcement: Round 8

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I'm expecting plenty of involvement from Fonua. Strong runs hopefully resulting in a few penalties helping us out of trouble.
 
I'm expecting plenty of involvement from Fonua. Strong runs hopefully resulting in a few penalties helping us out of trouble.
 
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Yep… radio commentators saying Liddle and Felise to bench, Eiso to lock and Sue to start?

Felise?

Nrl.com updated 30 mins ago….
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 Kaysa Pritchard, 10 Suaia Matagi, 11 Manu Ma'u, 12 Tony Williams, 13 Peni Terepo

Interchange: 14 Will Smith, 15 Kenny Edwards, 16 David Gower, 17 Tim Mannah (c)

The Eels will start 1-17 after Tepai Moeroa and Josh Hoffman were the last two players to drop off the bench. Bevan French returns from a shoulder injury to replace Jarryd Hayne (hip, 4 weeks) on the wing in the only change to last week's winning team. Lock Nathan Brown remains unavailable with an ankle injury. Kane Evans and Cameron King were cut from the initial 21-man squad on Saturday afternoon.

Tigers: 1 Corey Thompson, 2 David Nofoaluma, 3 Esan Marsters, 4 Kevin Naiqama, 21 Mahe Fonua, 6 Benji Marshall (c), 7 Luke Brooks, 17 Sauaso Sue, 14 Pita Godinet, 10 Ben Matulino, 11 Chris Lawrence, 12 Robbie Rochow, 8 Matthew Eisenhuth

Interchange: 9 Jacob Liddle, 15 Josh Aloiai, 16 Michael Chee-Kam, 18 Tim Grant
 
Probably the smarter way for Ivan to go with today's team. Provided we get out of the blocks well with plenty of energy, Liddle, Aloiai, MCK and Grant off the bench has a better balance to it.

Just need our defence and kick/chase game to be on and we're right in this.
 
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