Overview
- The Round 15 match is scheduled for a 7:30pm kickoff at CommBank Stadium with both clubs publishing final 17‑player lists ahead of the game.
- Parramatta will again run a young halves pairing of Ronald Volkman and Joash Papali’i because Mitch Moses has joined the NSW Blues camp after recovering from injury.
- Canberra enter the match low on form and without Blues‑contracted players Hudson Young and Ethan Strange, leaving the Raiders 13th on the ladder after recent losses.
- State of Origin developments produced late changes to availability after Casey McLean suffered a quad strain in training and Mark Nawaqanitawase and Jack Bostock were added into Blues plans.
- Last season’s heavy Raiders wins over the Eels frame the matchup as a test for Parramatta’s rebuilding side and a chance for Canberra to arrest a midsession slump.