Maitland junior Jesse Cronin has been named as a first-change forward in the Parramatta Eels Jersey Flegg team for Saturday's game against the Knights.
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Cronin, in his first year of under-20s, earned an Australian Schoolboys jersey and was part of the Eels’ SG Ball and national title winning teams in 2017 after returning from injury.
The Eels expect a big future for the the talented teenager and have secured him on contract until the end of 2019.
Parramatta has named a strong team for the first grade fixture:
1. Bevan French; 2. Kirisome Auva’a; 3. Michael Jennings; 4. Jarryd Hayne; 5. Josh Hoffman; 6. Corey Norman; 7. Mitch Moses; 8. Daniel Alvaro; 9. Cameron King; 10. Tim Mannah; 11. Manu Ma’u; 12. Brad Takairangi; 13. Nathan Brown. Interchange: 14. Beau Scott; 15. Kenny Edwards; 16. Kane Evans; 17. Suaia Matagi; 18. Tepai Moeroa; 19. Peni Terepo; 20. Will Smith; 21. Kaysa Pritchard; 22. David Gower