Promising duo to be unleashed

Parramatta coach Michael Hagan will unveil the centre pairing he believes will take rugby league by storm over the next few years when the Eels meet Penrith in Friday night's trial match in Albury.

With Ben Smith still making his way back from off-season surgery, newly-signed duo Krisnan Inu and Jarryd Hayne will line-up in the centres in a precursor to their future roles.

The close friends are among the most exciting players in the NRL, with Hagan declaring: "Moving forward I see Krisnan and Jarryd becoming two of the really good centres in the game."

"Hayne and Inu in the centres is a critical combination (for Friday night's game)."

Hagan will roll out many of his big guns against the Panthers, with 10 NRL players named in the 22-man squad.

Inu and Hayne will be joined by Brett Finch, Mark Riddell, Joe Galuvao, Todd Lowrie, Feleti Mateo, Joel Reddy, Weller Hauraki and Junior Paulo.

"This is an important game for a number of players," Hagan said.

"We're keen to get a look at Finch and Mateo in the halves and Galuvao, Lowrie and Hauraki in the backrow."

"Trials give you the opportunity to try things out and given we're only playing two pre-season games we'll be keen to make the most of it."

The Eels boss will also blood several youngsters, with one eye firmly on the future.

"They're an exciting bunch of kids, all of whom have had outstanding off seasons," Hagan said.

"Matt and Kris Keating will make their first grade debuts sooner rather than later so this will be an important step up for them, as it will be for every player on the bench."

The squad is: Etu Uaisele, Taulima Tautai, Krisnan Inu, Jarryd Hayne, Joel Reddy, Feleti Mateo, Brett Finch, Brendan Oake, Mark Riddell, Junior Paulo,Joe Galuvao, Todd Lowrie, Weller Hauraki

Res: Kris Keating, James Grehan, Broderick Wright, Justin Horo, Matthew Keating, Tim Mannah, Tony Williams, Jeremy Latimore, Matthew Raftery