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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 19:13:26 GMT 10
SUNDAY 23rd March: Parramatta Eels v Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval, 3.00pm
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 19:13:48 GMT 10
Sea Eagles v Eels - Sun 23 Mar, 3:00pm (local), Brookvale Oval
SEA EAGLES
1 Peta Hiku
2 Cheyse Blair
3 Jamie Lyon (c)
4 Steve Matai
5 David Williams
6 Kieran Foran
7 Daly Cherry-Evans
8 Josh Starling
9 Matt Ballin
10 Brenton Lawrence
11 Anthony Watmough
12 Justin Horo
13 Glenn Stewart
Interchange
14 James Hasson
15 Dunamis Lui
16 Jamie Buhrer
17 Jason King
18 Jesse Sene-Lefao
Coach: Geoff Toovey
EELS
1 Jarryd Hayne (c)
2 Semi Radradra
3 Will Hopoate
4 Willie Tonga
5 Vai Toutai
6 Corey Norman
7 Luke Kelly
8 Tim Mannah (c)
9 Nathan Peats
10 Fuifui Moimoi
11 Ben Smith
12 Manu Ma'u
13 Kenny Edwards
Interchange
14 Joseph Paulo
15 Kelepi Tanginoa
16 Peni Terepo
17 Mitch Allgood
18 David Gower
Coach: Brad Arthur
Glenn Stewart returns at lock while Brett Stewart, Tom Symonds and Jorge Taufua remain on the injured list.
Nathan Peats returns from a club-imposed ban, while Darcy Lussick's four-match suspension for a high tackle begins.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 19:14:11 GMT 10
Sea Eagles v Eels
Brookvale Oval
Sunday 3pm
Two fierce rivals come together at Brookvale Oval this Sunday and while on paper it has a bit of a David-and-Goliath look about it, the NRL so far this season has been anything but predictable.
Both the Sea Eagles and the Eels entered the competition together in 1947 and Manly-Warringah were comfortably the first to a title, beating Easts in the 1972 decider.
The maroon and whites extended their bragging rights over their western Sydney rivals in 1976 when they downed the Eels 13-10 in Parramatta's first grand final appearance. However the Eels extracted their revenge, beating Manly in consecutive deciders in 1982 and 1983, and it's been a bitter rivalry ever since.
Manly have chalked up a further four premierships since Parramatta's halcyon years in the 1980s and now lead the premiership race between the two clubs 8-4.
They extended their bragging rights further last year, with a combined 90-16 thrashing in the space of five weeks at Brookvale (50-10 in Round 17) and Parramatta (40-6 in Round 21). The first was a particularly fiery encounter, which saw Eels prop Mitch Allgood sent off for throwing a flurry of punches at the head of Manly centre Steve Matai.
Both those players will be in action again this week; Allgood rejoined Parramatta's 17 in Round 2 following the suspension to Nathan Peats. With Peats back this week Kenny Edwards goes from hooker to lock but Allgood holds his spot due to the suspension to Darcy Lussick, whose swinging arm on Rooster Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has earned him a four-week holiday.
It is the lone change to an Eels side humbled to the tune of 56-4 by the Roosters last week, with coach Brad Arthur giving the players a chance to make amends for that dismal performance.
It's a shame former Sea Eagle Lussick won't get to line up against his old club but keep an eye out for the return of former Manly prodigal son, Will Hopoate, in his first ever game at Brookvale in away team colours.
The Sea Eagles welcome back Glenn Stewart who starts at lock, pushing Jamie Buhrer – who deputised brilliantly in that role last week – to the pine and Jesse Sene-Lefao to 18th man.
Young props silence critics
Watch Out Sea Eagles: The Eels weren't scaring anyone last week but of their several glaring issues, one was a lack of direction out of dummy-half. Nathan Peats slotted into the side beautifully in their Round 1 triumph over the Warriors at Pirtek Stadium and his inclusion here could be massive. He made a team-high 46 tackles and an Issac Luke-esque 101 metres from 11 runs – 10 of which were darts from dummy half. We're not prepared to say the Eels fell apart in Round 2 solely due to his absence – the increased quality of opposition was no doubt a factor – but if he is indeed the glue that holds this side together they could be a lot more cohesive this week.
Watch Out Eels: Any side that can hold out the competition frontrunners while missing two of their most important players is not a side to take lightly. And two of Manly's best last week were the two players filling the shoes of Brett and Glenn Stewart. Peta Hiku made a team-high 147 metres at the back last week and has already notched seven tackle breaks in two games, while Buhrer's late line break sent Daly Cherry-Evans over for the scoreboard-levelling try (having already made more than 30 of his 39 tackles). Back at Fortress Brookvale and with Glenn Stewart back the Sea Eagles only get more dangerous.
Plays To Watch: The Eels have favoured their left edge in attack so far, with Semi Radradra notching four tries in two games running off danger man Manu Ma'u and also getting good service from Corey Norman and Willie Tonga, with Hayne slotting into several left-side shifts. For Manly it's been a lot of left edge so far, but with Glenn Stewart back look for the Cherry-Evans to Stewart to Lyon right side shift, with a Lyon flick pass to send David Williams over in the corner for at least one try.
Where It Will Be Won: The edges. Although the Eels got steamrollered through the middle last week it's their fringes they'll have to watch most intently. Parramatta's edges have had more holes than a block of Swiss cheese in a cage full of hungry mice in recent years and Manly have arguably the best left- and right-edge attack in the game. What's more, Manly's sliding defence is working a lot more smoothly, which could shut down try scoring sensation Radradra.
The History: Played 141; Sea Eagles 88, Eels 49, Drawn 4. Manly have well and truly had the wood over the Eels historically, and at Brookvale Oval the numbers get truly ugly: just 19 wins from 63 visits for the blue-and-golds. The Eels have won none of their past three and just three of their past 13 matches against Manly.
What Are The Odds: Sportsbet has received more bets on this game than any other in Round 3, with money six to one for Manly, who are into the skinny quote of $1.22. The Eels' price is slithering backwards and they’re out to $4.00 already.
Match Officials: Referees – Jared Maxwell & Grant Atkins; Sideline Officials – Paul Holland & Dan Eastwood; Video Referees – Chris Ward & Paul Mellor.
Televised: Channel Nine – Delayed 4pm.
The Way We See It: A week is a long time in rugby league, and tipping anything has been near impossible so far this year – but both the recent and historical form lines point in exactly the same direction, and that's a big win for the boys from the northern beaches. Manly by a lot.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 19:14:41 GMT 10
Late Matai try wins game for Manly
NRL.com
By Chris Kennedy, National Correspondent
Sun, Mar 23, 2014 - 05:05PM
In a weekend full of last-gasp wins, Manly scored in the final minute at Brookvale Oval to break Parramatta's hearts after the Eels had launched a stunning second-half fightback.
With Manly going to the break up 10-nil following a scrappy first half from both sides, the Eels found their mojo in the second, scoring four tries to Manly's one up until a last-minute try to Steve Matai put Manly up 20-18, Jamie Lyon nailing the conversion to make it 22-18 to the home side.
The Eels started brightly in the first half and showed plenty of attacking intent but were unable to convert any of several genuine chances.
Nathan Peats made his presence felt early on his return from a one-match club suspension with a huge hit on Jamie Lyon in the second minute of play and another crunching tackle on the much bigger Justin Horo late in the half.
Jarryd Hayne was dangerous early, contributing to several Eels line breaks despite looking to be troubled by a heavily-strapped left ankle.
Debutant Tony Satini replaced regular pivot Kieran Foran, who was ruled out with a calf complaint on the day of the game and joined Brett Stewart and Jorge Taufua on the sidelines.
The boot of Daly Cherry-Evans was the main difference between the Eels and an under strength Sea Eagles outfit early, with a series of deadly chips and grubbers regularly pinning the Eels into their own in-goal.
The first points came in the seventh minute on the back of a penalty against the Eels, with Manly able to catch Parramatta well short with a left side play. Stand in fullback Peta Hiku did his best Brett Stewart impression, collecting a Lyon pass and drawing defenders to put Steve Matai over untouched.
Former Manly premiership-winning forward David Gower had an unhappy return to Brookvale, losing possession on a couple of occasions and it was a penalty he conceded from a sideways play the ball that put Manly in range for their second try.
With the Eels pinned in their own end Manu Ma'u dropped the ball in the Eels red-zone and Hiku was able to stroll through a scattered line then burrow over to make it 10-nil to the home side.
Despite launching several more attacking raids, including a long break to Semi Radradra down the left edge, the Eels managed to squander every opportunity by being tackled on the last, forcing passes that headed into touch, or kicking too deep, going to the break 10-nil down.
They started the second half perfectly, cashing in on their first real attacking opportunity when winger Vai Toutai crashed over inside the right hand goalpost.
Joseph Paulo shanked the conversion and he also missed the next two to finish with one from four, a critical weakness for the Eels in such a close game.
Parramatta had their second and trailed 10-8 when Paulo and then Willie Tonga combined to put blockbusting Fijian winger Semi Radradra into space, beating David Williams and then Peta Hiku to score a muscular try.
Manly pulled away again in the 58th minute when, after several sets of pressure, captain and stand-in five-eighth Jamie Lyon strolled through and converted his own try to make it 16-8, but in a complete turnaround from their mentality in a 56-4 capitulation to the Roosters a week earlier, the Eels refused to lie down and hit back yet again.
Radradra earned his second in the 67th minute following a surge downfield, with Hayne getting it to Tonga who looked to have held it too long but managed to offload to Radradra who was again too strong for the defence.
Things got worrying for Manly when the Eels hit the lead in the 73rd minute following an indescribable passage of play that went through most of the players on the left side of the field, before a Radradra grubber and regather and offload found Hayne, who got it away for Nathan Peats to score his first try in Eels colours. Paulo finally kicked a conversion from almost in front to put the Eels up 18-16 with six minutes to play.
A crucial 77th minute penalty against Radradra for a high shot in the act of tackling Cherry-Evans in-goal let the Sea Eagles off the hook and allowed them to charge downfield, Cherry-Evans launching the cross field bomb that would allow Matai to break Parramatta hearts in the final minute.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 19:14:59 GMT 10
MANLY 22 (S Matai 2 P Hiku J Lyon tries J Lyon 3 goals) bt PARRAMATTA 18 (S Radradra 2 N Peats V Toutai tries J Paulo goal) at Brookvale Oval. Crowd: 14,135.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 19:15:54 GMT 10
 Eels fullback Jarryd Hayne played strongly but an ankle injury prevented him from kicking goals in the side's 22-18 loss to Manly at Brookvale. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Sept 8, 2021 12:31:19 GMT 10
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