On Eels vs Warriors

The New Zealand Warriors are away to play the Parramatta Eels at CommBank Stadium in Sydney. Eels vs Warriors has emerged this Saturday as one of the stories drawing attention in New Zealand.

Key facts

• The New Zealand Warriors are away to play the Parramatta Eels at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.
• Pompey returns to Warriors against Eels, Metcalf on bench 28 Apr 2026 Centre Ali Leiataua and co-captain Mitch Barnett will miss the Sydney game under concussion protocols.
• Pezet came up with seven goals and a field goal in the Eels' 43-14 win over the Warriors.
• No further adjustments have been made to the make-up of the One New Zealand Warriors’ 19-man squad for tonight’s round nine NRL encounter with Parramatta at CommBank Stadium (5.30pm kick-off local time; 7.30pm NZT).
• Fullback for Eels is number 1 Joash Papalii 1 Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Taine Tuaupiki.

What we know

Going deeper, Pompey returns to Warriors against Eels, Metcalf on bench 28 Apr 2026 Centre Ali Leiataua and co-captain Mitch Barnett will miss the Sydney game under concussion protocols.

On the substance, Pezet came up with seven goals and a field goal in the Eels' 43-14 win over the Warriors.

Beyond the headlines, No further adjustments have been made to the make-up of the One New Zealand Warriors’ 19-man squad for tonight’s round nine NRL encounter with Parramatta at CommBank Stadium (5.30pm kick-off local time; 7.30pm NZT).

More precisely, Fullback for Eels is number 1 Joash Papalii 1 Fullback for Warriors is number 1 Taine Tuaupiki.

It is worth noting that Winger for Eels is number 2 Brian Kelly 2 Winger for Warriors is number 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak.

By the numbers

At this stage, Centre for Eels is number 3 Will Penisini 3 Centre for Warriors is number 3 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.

On a related note, Centre for Eels is number 4 Sean Russell 4 Centre for Warriors is number 4 Adam Pompey.

Going deeper, Winger for Eels is number 5 Josh Addo-Carr 5 Winger for Warriors is number 5 Alofiana Khan-Pereira.

On the substance, Five-Eighth for Eels is number 6 Ronald Volkman 6 Five-Eighth for Warriors is number 6 Chanel Harris-Tavita.

The wider context

On a related note, Halfback for Eels is number 7 Mitchell Moses 7 Halfback for Warriors is number 7 Tanah Boyd.

Going deeper, Prop for Eels is number 8 Luca Moretti 8 Prop for Warriors is number 8 James Fisher-Harris.

On the substance, Hooker for Eels is number 9 Ryley Smith 9 Hooker for Warriors is number 9 Wayde Egan.

Beyond the headlines, Prop for Eels is number 10 Junior Paulo 10 Prop for Warriors is number 10 Jackson Ford.

More precisely, 2nd Row for Eels is number 12 Jack Williams 12 11 2nd Row for Warriors is number 11 Leka Halasima.

The bottom line

• 2nd Row for Eels is number 18 Kelma Tuilagi 18 12 2nd Row for Warriors is number 12 Kurt Capewell.
• Lock for Eels is number 13 Jack De Belin 13 Lock for Warriors is number 13 Erin Clark.
• Interchange for Eels is number 11 Charlie Guymer 11 14 Interchange for Warriors is number 14 Sam Healey.