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2.34pm
Eels team list: Brown dropped as 18th man
It's been a controversial week for coach Jason Ryles, with rising talent Joash Papalii being handed the No. 6 jersey this week instead of Newcastle-bound Dylan Brown who was originally named at 18th man, but has now been dropped entirely.
Ryles has stood by the decision, and has kept the same 1-17 he named on Tuesday.
1. Isaiah Iongi, 2. Zac Lomax, 3. Bailey Simonsson, 4. Sean Russell, 5. Josh Addo-Carr, 6. Joash Papalii, 7. Dean Hawkins, 8. J'maine Hopgood, 9. Ryley Smith, 10. Junior Paulo (c), 11. Charlie Guymer, 12. Jack Williams, 13. Dylan Walker, 14. Tallyn Da Silva, 15. Jordan Samrani, 16. Matt Doorey, 17. Sam Tuivaiti
2.22pm
Raiders team list: Ricky sticks with 17
Coach Ricky Stuart has stuck with the same team he named on Tuesday. Here's how they line up.
1. Kaeo Weekes, 2. Jed Stuart, 3. Matt Timoko, 4. Sebastian Kris, 5. Xavier Savage, 6. Ethan Strange, 7. Jamal Fogarty, 8. Josh Papalii, 9. Tom Starling, 10. Joseph Tapine (c), 11. Hudson Young, 12. Zac Hosking, 13. Corey Horsburgh
Interchange: 14. Owen Pattie, 15. Simi Sasagi, 16. Morgan Smithies, 17. Ata Mariota
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2.08pm
Welcome
Good afternoon rugby league fans and welcome to our live coverage of today's NRL matches.
A couple of interesting games this afternoon, with coaches Jason Ryles and Cameron Ciraldo making some big calls with team selections as we near finals.
First up it's the Raiders and the Eels going head-to-head in Canberra from 3pm, before the Bulldogs and the Dragons play at 5:30pm.
We'll bring you team lists and news until then.
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