Kieran Foran and Corey Norman are likely to be back on deck for Parramatta's round two NRL clash against North Queensland on Saturday.
One week after a depleted Eels outfit gave a good account of themselves against grand finalists Brisbane, coach Brad Arthur is set to field a full-strength team to tackle the reigning premiers.
Eels captain Foran missed the season-opening loss to Broncos with a recurring hamstring issue, while Norman failed to finish the match after suffering a neck injury.
And while Foran will undergo further fitness tests and Norman isn't expected to train with the team on Monday, both are understood to be available for round two.
"It was just his neck. It's stiff today, but he said it'd be fine by Saturday," centre Michael Jennings said on Monday morning.
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Drawing both of last year's grand finalists is easily the toughest start of the year of any team in the competition, however Jennings said it would lay the foundation for the rest of the season.
"It's a good challenge for ourselves. Playing these two games nice and early will set the tone for the year. It'll be a good start," he said.
"They're last year's grand finalists so it's going to be really challenging. What we really need to do is just focus on what we need to get right - our connections and our combinations."
Jennings, an incumbent NSW State of Origin and Australian representative, had a mixed first outing for the club, breaking four tackles but also committing three errors.
The former Sydney Roosters star said he would be better for the run.
"I was always going to be rusty game one. There's a lot to improve on and it was just good to get the hitout in the new colours. I was pretty excited about that," he said.
