Remarkably, it's been six weeks since either of these two teams tasted defeat – easily the longest such run of any game this weekend with every other match featuring a team looking to hit back from a last-start loss.
The Sharks are obviously on a club-record 11-run streak while the Eels brushed off a couple of poor efforts in the immediate wake of their salary cap penalty and have won three straight (with two byes) over the past five rounds.
The incredible run for the Sharks sees them alone at the top of the ladder after 16 rounds, not having tasted defeat since all the way back in Round 3 and part of that success has been a favourable run with injury.
After missing last week with a minor strain, winger Sosaia Feki returns pushing Ricky Leutele to an extended bench in coach Shane Flanagan's only change.
The Eels have named winger Semi Radradra to retain his wing spot despite uncertainty around the flying Fijian's extended trip home over the bye week and are also boosted by the return of Origin centre Michael Jennings in place of Vai Toutai.
Cody Nelson has been called up on the bench with back-up hooker Kaysa Pritchard missing due to a knee injury in the only other change from the team that easily accounted for South Sydney a fortnight ago.
The Sharks are obviously on a club-record 11-run streak while the Eels brushed off a couple of poor efforts in the immediate wake of their salary cap penalty and have won three straight (with two byes) over the past five rounds.
The incredible run for the Sharks sees them alone at the top of the ladder after 16 rounds, not having tasted defeat since all the way back in Round 3 and part of that success has been a favourable run with injury.
After missing last week with a minor strain, winger Sosaia Feki returns pushing Ricky Leutele to an extended bench in coach Shane Flanagan's only change.
The Eels have named winger Semi Radradra to retain his wing spot despite uncertainty around the flying Fijian's extended trip home over the bye week and are also boosted by the return of Origin centre Michael Jennings in place of Vai Toutai.
Cody Nelson has been called up on the bench with back-up hooker Kaysa Pritchard missing due to a knee injury in the only other change from the team that easily accounted for South Sydney a fortnight ago.
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