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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 21:22:46 GMT 10
SATURDAY 12th April: Parramatta Eels v Sydney Roosters at Pirtek Stadium, 5.30pm
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 21:23:05 GMT 10
Eels v Roosters - Sat 12 Apr, 5:30pm (local), Pirtek Stadium
Eels
1 Jarryd Hayne (c)
2 Semi Radradra
3 Will Hopoate
4 Willie Tonga
5 Ken Sio
6 Corey Norman
7 Chris Sandow
8 Tim Mannah (c)
9 Nathan Peats
10 Fuifui Moimoi
11 Kenny Edwards
12 Manu Ma'u
13 Joseph Paulo
Interchange
14 Peni Terepo
15 Mitch Allgood
16 David Gower
17 Pauli Pauli
Coach: Brad Arthur
Roosters
1 Anthony Minichiello (c)
2 Daniel Tupou
3 Michael Jennings
4 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
5 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
6 James Maloney
7 Mitchell Pearce
8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
9 Jake Friend
10 Sam Moa
11 Boyd Cordner
12 Sonny Bill Williams
13 Frank-Paul Nuuausala
Interchange
14 Daniel Mortimer
15 Aidan Guerra
16 Mitchell Aubusson
17 Dylan Napa
18 Kane Evans
19 Isaac Liu
Coach: Trent Robinson
Fuifui Moimoi returns from a calf injury at the expense of Junior Paulo.
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves returns from a one game suspension, pushing Aidan Guerra to the bench. Isaac Liu goes to an extended bench alongside Kane Evans.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 21:23:26 GMT 10
Eels v Roosters preview
By Chris Kennedy, National Correspondent
NRL.com
11:30am Wed 09th April, 2014
Eels v Roosters
Pirtek Stadium
Saturday 5.30pm
Anyone who's ever played cricket and dropped a sitter in the outfield will tell you that you just want the next ball to come to you so you can catch it and erase the embarrassment.
So it could be with the proud and much-improved Eels outfit who were not just outclassed but humiliated by the Roosters to the tune of 56-4 just a month ago in a performance that had fans fearing 2014 could be more of the same bad old Parra.
They will certainly be looking to make amends for that shocker and plenty has changed since then, much of it in their favour.
For starters they're back at home – the site of all five of their 2013 wins and where they are two from two with big victories over the Warriors and Penrith so far in 2014. They were also without hooker Nathan Peats in that one and have looked a completely different side with him controlling the action from dummy-half. In the three games since they had a close and very unlucky last-minute loss to Manly, that big win over Penrith and then last week broke a 20-game duck away from Parramatta with a highly impressive decision over the Broncos.
And for their part the Roosters have had a fairly tough time of it since then, scraping home against the Broncos on the back of some late Mitchell Pearce brilliance then losing low-scoring dogfights against Manly and the, well, Dogs.
They certainly haven't been outclassed and their defence has remained very sound but successive losses see them below the Eels on the ladder, in 10th place with just two wins from five starts. Given the quality of their opposition over the past fortnight there's no great cause for concern but another loss here would start to see them slip away from the top eight, whereas a win would entrench them mid-table.
If the Eels can earn the two competition points here they can theoretically finish the weekend as high as second or more realistically somewhere around fourth, whereas a loss would certainly see them relinquish their slender grip on the top eight.
Both sides welcome back a hard-hitting prop to their starting side for this one. For the Eels, Fuifui Moimoi is back after sitting out a week with a cut to his calf, pushing Peni Terepo to the bench and Junior Paulo out of the side.
For the Roosters, Jared Warea-Hargreaves is back from a one-game suspension meaning Frank-Paul Nuuausala moves from prop to lock, Aidan Guerra goes back to the bench and Isaac Liu is shifted out to an extended bench where he is joined by Kane Evans.
Watch Out Eels: You don't have to cast your mind too far back to get a handle on exactly the danger the Roosters pose to this Eels side. Waerea-Hargreaves charged through the middle of the Eels at will on his way to 153 metres from 15 runs, evergreen fullback Anthony Minichiello notched the first NRL hat-trick of his illustrious career and fleet-footed winger Roger Tuivasa-Sheck – who has made a habit of tormenting the Eels in his young career so far – bagged a double to go with his 147 metres. On the other flank Daniel Tupou made 146 metres and also bagged a try. Given the edges have been Parramatta's biggest weakness in recent seasons expect these two tall agile and highly talented wingers to again be in the thick of it.
Watch Out Roosters: As fantastic as Jarryd Hayne and Semi Radradra have been in recent weeks, the biggest thing the Roosters will have to account for is the presence of Nathan Peats, who missed the previous encounter. The direction he provides from dummy-half combined with his frequent and astute darts behind lazy markers (around six dummy-half runs per game and three tries) have added a completely new dimension to the Eels in 2014. Expect him to make a massive difference this time around.
Plays To Watch: The Roosters will target both wingers with cross-field kicks, especially looking to isolate the 6'5" Tupou against the much smaller Ken Sio. With two wins from two games this year diminutive Eels half Chris Sandow will be riding a wave of confidence and is all but guaranteed to pull out a chip-and-chase sooner rather than later.
Where It Will Be Won: In the lead-up. The Eels were beaten absolutely everywhere the last time these clubs met so their biggest challenge heading into this one will be mental. Coach Brad Arthur looks to have instilled a new level of belief in his charges so if anyone can galvanise them after that dispiriting loss it's him. He just needs to convince them that this Roosters outfit, which beat them so convincingly in Round 2 (and outscored them 88-24 in two outings last year) is just another mob of footy players that can be beaten. With so many 'confidence' players in the Eels side, if they can get on a roll and not worry about who the opposition are they are good enough to win this.
The History: Played 141; Roosters 73, Eels 63, drawn 5. The Roosters have won their past three, and six of their past seven, against Parramatta.
What Are The Odds: Punters are in love with the Eels – money is pouring in two to one for the Eels at Sportsbet.com.au and as a result they’ve been cut into $2.70 from $3.16. The Roosters have drifted from $1.36 out to $1.45. Bets are also three to one in favour of the Eels.
Match Officials: Referees – Gerard Sutton & Dave Munro; Touch Judges – Paul Holland & Luke Potter; Video Referees – Bernard Sutton & Matt Rodwell.
Televised: Fox Sports, Live, 5.30pm.
The Way We See It: We don't see this one panning out the same as the last meeting but it's still a huge mountain to climb for the much-improved Eels. We'll tip the Roosters but by a far skinnier margin – 10 points.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 21:23:46 GMT 10
NRL.com
A 78th minute miraculous try-saving tackle by Jarryd Hayne on Sonny Bill Williams has seen the Eels pull off an upset 14-12 win – their third straight – against reigning premiers the Roosters in front of 15,312 adoring fans at Pirtek Stadium.
In a game where no team stood out and indifferent discipline was frequent, the Eels seemingly pulled off a memorable win thanks to the likes of Chris Sandow, Hayne and workhorse front-rower Tim Mannah.
Eels wingers Semi Radradra and Ken Sio scored all of their team's three tries, while opposite Roosters winger Daniel Tupou did his slim Origin chances no harm – the lanky flanker constantly threatening and scoring a runaway stunner.
While the Eels ended a three game losing streak against the Roosters, including their 56-4 loss in Round 2, Roosters five-eighth James Maloney struggled to impress in what could prove to be a massive blow to reclaiming his Blues jersey.
While the Eels held on in the end, it was the Roosters who signalled their intentions within the first minute of the game after halfback Mitchell Pearce put teammate Boyd Cordner through a gaping hole in his own half. With support on his outside, Cordner decided to go it on his own and heading in-field the back-rower dropped the ball within 10 metres of his try-line upon getting crunched by the willing defence of the Eels.
In a fast starts from both sides, Sandow sent in a cross-field bomb that ricocheted of the goal post up-right earning his team another set-of-six. Off the back of the repeat set, Eels captain Jarryd Hayne chimed into a back-line movement down the short side with a cut-out pass to his winger Sio in the sixth minute to set up an early 4-0 advantage.
The Roosters hit back in the 16th minute after the Chooks' front-row combination barged up the left-hand side with bullocking hit-ups. The end result was Roosters prop Sam Moa crossing for his side's first try of the night in the 16th minute.
In his 100th NRL game, Roosters back-rower Williams dropped the ball over the line minutes after the Chooks' first try – later ruled to have been influenced by a strip from fullback Hayne. The Roosters did nothing with the resulting play as Cordner again dropped the ball in good territory.
Off the back of poor Roosters discipline, Sandow sent in another inch-perfect bomb on the last play of the set to the waiting arms of Sio in the 26th minute – Sio crossing for his second try of the night on his way in helping his side regain a four-point advantage.
With five minutes left in the half, Eels halfback Sandow turned from hero to zero in a matter of moments. Sending a kick downfield after being constricted to their own half, Sandow, off his own kick, led the Eels' chase and whacked Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello with a glorious grass-cutting tackle.
Yet two plays later, Sandow disappointed the Parramatta faithful by missing a crucial tackle on Chooks winger Daniel Tupou. Tupou proceeded to race 80 metres downfield, eating three chasing defenders on his way to securing a 12-10 half-time lead for his side.
Off the back of a controversial penalty to the Roosters, the Eels marched downfield five minutes into the second-half. In what is becoming a familiar sight out Parramatta way, Eels winger Semi Radradra crossed for his ninth try of the season in his typical barnstorming fashion, the Eels hitting the lead for the third time in the game with a 14-12 advantage.
In the proceeding set, Hayne chipped-and-chased for himself before being denied any chance of regathering the pill when Maloney took the Eels fullback out. Consequentially, the Eels appeared to make the Roosters pay through interchange forward Mitch Allgood. Yet after several minutes of observation from the video referee – it would be deemed a no try. Radradra would be denied a brace of tries moments later in what was an unlucky period of play for the home side.
A moment of magic between the building combination of Sandow and Hayne amounted to nothing in the 62nd minute. Following a Sandow chip through, Hayne caught the ball on the full and breakthrough towards his try-line. With only the fullback to beat, a try-scoring opportunity went begging after an ordinary pass from Hayne was spilt by teammate Peni Terepo.
With the Roosters constantly threatening the Eels' defensive line, hooker Jake Friend being denied with 10 minutes left on the clock, it would come down to a nail-biting final three minutes.
Off a similar play to the one that kicked-off the game's proceedings, Pearce put another back-rower through a gaping hole – this time Williams.
With Williams racing 20 metres downfield towards the white stripe, Hayne pulled off the miraculous try-saving tackle, somehow holding SBW up and forcing the video referee to uphold the on-field ruling of no try.
Hayne's heroics handed the defending premier Roosters their third straight loss.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 21:24:06 GMT 10
Parramatta Eels 14 (Sio 2, Radradra tries; Sandow goal) def Sydney Roosters 12 (Moa, Tupou tries; Maloney 2 goals). Crowd: 15,312.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 21:24:59 GMT 10
 Jarryd Hayne in action. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 21:25:46 GMT 10
 Will Hopoate |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 21:26:48 GMT 10
 Chris Sandow tackled. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 7, 2020 21:27:40 GMT 10
 Ken Sio celebrates a try scored. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Sept 8, 2021 12:36:01 GMT 10
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