It is almost game day as the Eels play their second Thursday night match of the young season and The Tip Sheet has plenty to cram into one episode as a result. Sixties and Forty20 have a jam-packed slate of news to get through starting with the departure of Nathan Brown and the re-signing of head coach Brad Arthur.

Beyond that though there is game altering news as the NRL introduces a new mandate that will enforce an 11-day recovery period on players diagnosed with a Category 1 Concussion. The boys look at the significant of the move, both short and long term, and why it was made as well as what issues could arise from the change.

Every team bar the Tarsha Gale are in action this week which means previews are a plenty. The Junior Representatives are making the trip to Brookvale this weekend and face a suprisingly out of sorts Manly in the Harold Matthews and the SG Ball. The Jersey Flegg and NSW Cup will be hunting for their first wins of the season against Sea Eagles while the NRL have the toughest assignment of the round as they tackle the ladder leading Silvertails.