Western Suburbs Magpies Coach Wayne Lambkin has named his side to face the Parramatta Eels this Saturday afternoon at Leichhardt Oval, in the curtain-raiser to the Telstra Premiership clash later that night.
Match: Magpies v Eels
Round 17 -
home Team
Magpies
11th Position
away Team
Eels
4th Position
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Junior Tupou returns to the side at fullback after missing last weekend with a minor wrist complaint.
Oliver Gildart shifts to the wing, with Asu Kepaoa lining up on the opposite end.
James Roberts joins the side at centre, pushing Junior Pauga to the interchange.
Alex Seyfarth and Austin Dias make up the new front-row partnership, with Dias returning to the Magpies team after making his Telstra Premiership debut last weekend.
Prop Aitasi James moves to the interchange bench.
Western Suburbs Magpies
1. Junior Tupou
2. Asu Kepaoa
3. Triston Reilly
4. James Roberts
5. Oliver Gildart
6. Tyrone Peachey
7. Jock Madden
8. Austin Dias
9. Jake Simpkin
10. Alex Seyfarth
11. Jack Boyling
12. Aden Perry
13. Tom Freebairn
14. Ray Jankovic
15. Aitasi James
16. Keaton Walkington-Meads
17. Junior Pauga
18. Israel Ogden
Coach: Wayne Lambkin