The Parramatta Eels head south to try and salvage their season against a threadbare Melbourne Storm at AAMI Park.
Where: AAMI Park, Melbourne
When: 10.00am Monday 15 June (7.00pm live)
Watch live: Premier Sports
Parramatta should have beaten the Cowboys last month but suffered a gut-renching defeat. Sitting on the bottom of the NRL ladder, this game is virtually a must win.
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Origin duties and injury has given the Eels some hope. Melbourne will be without Cooper Cronk, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith and Will Chambers.
Kurt Mann replaces Chambers, Ben Hampton replaces injured halfback Cronk while Smith is replaced by Young Tonumaipea, with Ryan Hinchcliffe moving from the bench to hooker.
It won’t be easy for the Storm.
The Eels have only one player on Origin duty – Will Hopoate.
Hopoate’s Origin recall means Bureta Faraimo returns on the wing with Ryan Morgan moving to the centres.
Daniel Alvaro also drops out of the team in place of Darcy Lussick.
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