EELS FORCED INTO TWO CHANGES FOR ROOSTERS CLASH

Parramatta coach Michael Hagan has been forced to make two changes for Saturday's important clash against the Sydney Roosters with Timana Tahu and Fuifui Moimoi both out through injury.

A third change has also been made with Ben Smith returning from a virus with Joel Reddy dropping back to Premier League.T ahu will be out with a hamstring injury, which forced him out of Country's side for Thursday's annual match against City with New Zealand fullback Krisnan Inu coming into the centres.

Ian Hindmarsh returns from injury to replace Moimoi in the Eels squad after the impact forward sustained a knee injury in Parramatta's shock loss to the Gold Coast on the weekend. Cannings comes from the interchange bench into the front-row for Moimoi and Hindmarsh is back into the backrow with Feleti Mateo dropping back to the bench.

Junior Paulo has named as the 18th man and Reddy is on standby should Jarryd Hayne not come through Thursday night's match.

Both Tim and Ben Smith are in doubt for the clash.

Parramatta Eels v Sydney Roosters
Parramatta Stadium 7:30pm
Saturday May 5, 2007

1 Luke Burt
2 Jarryd Hayne
3 Ben Smith
4 Krisnan Inu
5 Eric Grothe
6 Brett Finch
7 Tim Smith
8 Nathan Cayless (c)
9 PJ Marsh
10 Aaron Cannings
11 Nathan Hindmarsh
12 Ian Hindmarsh
13 Daniel Wagon

14 Blake Green
15 Josh Cordoba
16 Zeb Taia
17 Feleti Mateo
19 Junior Paulo