After no home games in almost a year, the Storm host their second AAMI Park clash in a fortnight as they host a Eels side stinging from their last-gasp loss at Shark Park in round two.
The Storm were very nearly nursing a heartbreaking late loss of their own after giving up a 14-0 lead against Souths last week, only for Ryan Papenhuyzen to step up with a golden point field goal to celebrate coach Craig Bellamy's 500th NRL game with a win.
It leaves them as just one of four unbeaten teams through two rounds, with Parramatta just missing a chance to join them.
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The Rundown
Team news
Storm: Xavier Coates has been replaced on the wing by Nick Meaney in a late change. The loss of Coates offsets the inclusion of Brandon Smith after he returned early from a broken hand to fill the hooking role left vacant by Harry Grant (COVID protocols). Tyran Wishart (COVID protocols) ruled out on Wednesday. Chris Lewis has been promoted to the bench. Tyson Smoothy is 18th man.
Eels: Nathan Brown has been promoted to the starting side at lock with Oregon Kaufusi going back to the bench. Wiremu Greig comes onto the interchange in place of Jake Arthur, who underwent an appendectomy and will be sidelined for at least the next three weeks.
No changes for the Eels before kick off.
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Key match-up
Jesse Bromwich v Junior Paulo: In a mouth-watering showdown featuring five-star match-ups across the park, the battle for supremacy in the middle between two of the best big men in the NRL promises to be a beauty. Bromwich played his first game of the season against Souths and got through 63 minutes of game time, running for 94 metres, delivering three offloads and making 36 tackles. Paulo is relishing in the added responsibility of co-captaining the Eels and has averaged 129 metres across the first two rounds.
Stat attack
Eels hooker Reed Mahoney has touched the ball more times than any other player through two rounds, with his 234 receipts two ahead of Panthers hooker Api Koroisau.