The Eels have been forced to make a number of changes ahead of Friday night's clash with traditional rivals Canterbury. Fullback Jake Mullaney is a late withdrawal with the flu, meaning Luke Burt will wear the No.1 jersey and Cheyse Balir will come onto the wing.
Taniela Lasalo has also been ruled out with a shoulder injury which sees Ben Roberts come onto the interchange bench and Matt Keating has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2012 season with a back injury, and is replaced this week by Nathan Smith at hooker.
The Bulldogs will go into the match as named.
Follow all the action live from NRL.com’s Match Centre with official live stats, live radio and detailed match stats.
Now optimised for iPad, the Official Match Centre also includes head-to-head stats, possession breakdowns, team lists, match previews and past highlights.
EELS
1. Luke BURT
2. Cheyse BLAIR
3. Ryan MORGAN
4. Willie TONGA
5. Ken SIO
6. Luke KELLY
7. Chris SANDOW
8. Tim MANNAH
9. Nathan SMITH
10. Fuifui MOIMOI
11. Nathan HINDMARSH (c)
12. Matthew RYAN
13. Reni MAITUA
Bench:
14. Joseph PAULO
15. Taulima TAUTAI
16. Mitchell ALLGOOD
17. Ben ROBERTS
Coach: Stephen Kearney
BULLDOGS
1. Ben BARBA
2. Sam PERRETT
3. Josh MORRIS
4. Krisnan INU
5. Jonathan WRIGHT
6. Josh REYNOLDS
7. Kris KEATING
8. Aiden TOLMAN
9. Michael ENNIS [C]
10. Sam KASIANO
11. Frank PRITCHARD
12. Dene HALATAU
13. Greg EASTWOOD
Bench:
14. James GRAHAM
15. Dale FINUCANE
16. Corey PAYNE
17. David STAGG
Coach: Des Hasler
Remember if you’re out and about or away from your PC, you can access live scores, stats, match radio (iPhone only) and video highlights for the game on the NRL mobile site or by downloading the FREE Official updated 2012 NRL iPhone app.
