Eels head coach Brad Arthur has named his 18 man squad for the NRL Nines tournament this weekend.
Clint Gutherson will captain the side that also includes stars Maika Sivo, Mitch Moses and Blake Ferguson.
New recruit Ryan Matterson will pull on the Blue & Gold for the first time
Eels Nines squad
Blake Ferguson
Brad Takairangi
Clint Gutherson (c)
David Gower
George Jennings
Haze Dunster
Jaeman Salmon
Junior Paulo
Maika Sivo
Marata Niukore
Mitch Moses
Oregon Kaufusi
Ray Stone
Rhys Davies
Ryan Matterson
Shaun Lane
Stefano Utoikamanu
Will Smith
Thatโs a pretty solid line up. Will be hard to beat.
Bookies have us as favourites for the 9’s, which is probably fair. We have good speed, size and skill across the park and a couple of players like Taka and even Matterson who will star in this format.
Sivo’s pick interests me though. I guess because Todd hasn’t made his mind up yet there is no reason for him not to ba able to play, but I just assumed he wouldn’t be for some reason.
It should be fun to watch, is it televised ? X fingers no serious injuries to all teams
Televised on Foxtel and Kayo mate, and NRL Live Pass on your phone.
@Eels47
Greenberg said a decision on Sivo wouldn’t be made until after his next court case.
His next court case is the 17th of February so he is free to play until then.
Pre season barby at kevs. Break in that brand new Beef Eater.
I will be doing some nice shark fillets cookem with a side of roast chicken and plucked Sea Eagle.
Lol
It’s interesting how Todd instantly stands down players from some clubs but with his favorite clubs he shows a lot more leniency.
Same clubs can’t medically retire players but his favorite clubs can.
He isn’t even pretending anymore.
Look up what the word Tod means in German.
Lol just did Kev ‘DEATH”. What tipped you off ?
Just a lucky find brisbanebunny
Looks like we upgraded Rhys Davies to the top 30 Kev as backup hooker.
Very good news.
Hooker was our weakest position depth wise.
I thought young Schneider might have got the call but Davies will do a good job.
I guess we can throw Will Smith in as a back up hooker.
In saying all of that they will only get a run if Mahoney gets injured or called up for SOO.