{"id":442556,"date":"2025-03-05T18:36:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T19:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442556"},"modified":"2025-03-05T21:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:12:29","slug":"we-dont-know-eels-in-the-dark-over-moses-return-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442556","title":{"rendered":"'We don't know': Eels in the dark over Moses return date"},"content":{"rendered":"

P\ufeffarramatta<\/a> players are in the dark over when captain Mitchell Moses<\/a> will be fit to return, in what looms as a tough start to life under new coach Jason Ryles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Moses wasn't named in the squad for the Eels opener as he battles a reccurring foot injury that hampered a large portion of his 2024 season.<\/p>\n

The halfback's absence is terrible timing as they prepare to face premiership favourites\ufeff Melbourne in round one – but there's also uncertainty over when Moses will be back.<\/p>\n

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"We've got a great group of staff to work out what's wrong with him," recruit Zac Lomax<\/a> told media on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

"It's been a bit of an ongoing thing, he had it last year \u2026 we'll get to the bottom of it. He's disappointed, he wanted to hit the ground running, because he missed a heap of footy."<\/p>\n

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Lock-forward J'maine Hopgood, who \ufeffalso battled through injury woes last season, admits Moses' teammates "don't really know" when the No.7 will be fit and firing.<\/p>\n

"Hopefully in the coming days, we can get a bit of a schedule on it," he said.<\/p>\n

"We don't really know the extent of it – I guess that's for the medical team to figure out."<\/p>\n

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The 30-year-old's injury has opened the door for Ronald Volkman<\/a> to start the year in the playmaking role, just a year after his NRL career appeared to be in limbo.<\/p>\n

Volkman signed with the Dragons last year but after the club's medical staff discovered a shoulder injury, the young Kiwi's deal didn't up getting registered.<\/p>\n

"A lot of players come across adversity like that and it's pretty easy to throw the game away, but Ronnie has just persevered," Hopgood said.<\/p>\n

"He's got big shoes to fill, but he doesn't need to do anything but his job."<\/p>\n

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Volkman will be tasked with taking on a Storm outfit who look primed for another title tilt and will also be searching for a 23rd consecutive victory to begin a season.<\/p>\n

But ending that streak is something the Eels are facing head-on.<\/p>\n

"We're the luckiest team in the comp, because we're the ones who've got a chance to try and end it," Hopgood said.<\/p>\n

"It's a bit of David vs Goliath there, but we're gonna go down there and hopefully come away with a win."\u00a0\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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