Parramatta’s NSW Origin trio will back up on Monday, but star five-eighth Dylan Brown remains under a fitness cloud because of an ankle injury
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Eels coach Brad Arthur said Brown would not have played last week had the Eels not had the bye and now needed to prove his fitness for the clash against western Sydney rivals Canterbury on Monday. “He rolled his ankle and stirred up some scar tissue. With the moonboot, players go into those as a precaution and just to take some weight off his foot. We were lucky we had some time on our hands.Arthur said the opening three months had been a tough slog and this had influenced his decision to give the squad a break.
“I think it’s been 12 tough weeks. Every week this year teams have come after us, and the standard of footy has been better,” Arthur said.
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