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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:27:46 GMT 10
FRIDAY 27th March: Parramatta Eels v South Sydney Rabbitohs at Pirtek Stadium, 7.35pm
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:28:04 GMT 10
NRL.com
Eels v Rabbitohs; Fri 27 Mar, 7.35pm AEDT Pirtek Stadium | BUY TICKETS
Eels
1 Will Hopoate
2 John Folau
3 Ryan Morgan
4 Brad Takairangi
5 Reece Robinson
6 Corey Norman
7 Chris Sandow
8 Darcy Lussick
9 Nathan Peats
10 Tim Mannah (c)
11 Manu Ma'u
12 Tepai Moeroa
13 Anthony Watmough
Interchange
14 Isaac De Gois
15 Joseph Paulo
16 Danny Wicks
17 David Gower
Coach: Brad Arthur
Rabbitohs
1 Greg Inglis (c)
2 Alex Johnston
3 Daryl Millard
4 Bryson Goodwin
5 Joel Reddy
6 Luke Keary
7 Adam Reynolds
8 George Burgess
9 Issac Luke
10 Dave Tyrrell
11 Glenn Stewart
12 Chris McQueen
13 Tim Grant
Interchange
14 Cameron McInnes
15 Jason Clark
16 Chris Grevsmuhl
17 Thomas Burgess
18 Ben Lowe
19 Nathan Brown
Coach: Michael Maguire
Unchanged despite losing to the Warriors in their last start. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
Former Dragon and Bulldog Daryl Millard comes into the team for the injured Dylan Walker – who is set to miss a month – for his first NRL game since 2009. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:28:25 GMT 10
NRL.com
Eels v Rabbitohs preview
By Chris Kennedy, National Correspondent
Wed, Mar 25, 2015 - 01:00PM
Parramatta Eels v South Sydney Rabbitohs
Pirtek Stadium
Friday 7.35pm
Can anything stop the South Sydney juggernaut? One thing's for sure, the Parramatta side that we saw fall 22-0 behind in 22 minutes in Auckland last weekend is no chance.
However the Eels side that blitzed Manly on their home patch in Round 1 on the back of a physical, young and intimidating forward pack aiming up may just be a chance – it just depends which Eels side we get.
For their part the Bunnies just keep on keeping on. A willing Wests Tigers well and truly took the fight to them last week, but it never quite looked like being enough as the Rabbitohs – on the back of a two-try performance from centre Dylan Walker, battling on with a broken hand – ground them out of the contest.
It's a Rabbitohs side that seems to have forgotten how to lose and it will be a massive ask for the Eels to stay with them on Friday night.
The Eels are unchanged from the side that fought back to 29-16 against the Warriors this week, while Souths have brought in former Bulldog Daryl Millard for his club debut in place of Walker.
Watch out Eels: New club captain Greg Inglis has really hit the ground running this year after a massive 2014, averaging 161 metres per game with 10 tackle breaks, three line breaks, four line break assists, three try assists and two tries. His remarkable effort in his own in-goal to beat several defenders and send winger Alex Johnston away for a 110-metre try in that thrilling win over the Roosters in Round 2 was simply freakish.
Watch out Rabbitohs: Eels five-eighth Corey Norman has been in career-best form this year. After being named in the Auckland Nines team of the tournament, Norman has been laying on some superb tries for the Eels with slick passing, deft kicking and some very quick tap-ons. His four try assists so far this year is only one behind front runners Adam Reynolds and Daly Cherry-Evans.
Key Match-Up: The current Bunnies playmakers v the former Bunnies playmakers. There was controversy aplenty when Parramatta nabbed popular and enigmatic South Sydney halfback Chris Sandow on a big-money deal but the Redfern faithful got over that with the emergence of star halfback Adam Reynolds. Meanwhile Nathan Peats, sick of being stuck behind Kiwi Test rake Issac Luke, departed Redfern for Parramatta to prove himself as an 80-minute No.9. The feisty hooker still has plenty of mates at the Rabbitohs but there will be no love lost when he runs out on Friday night.
The History: Played 118; Eels 50, Rabbitohs 65, Drawn 3. It's very ugly reading for Eels fans against the Rabbitohs in recent times, who are on a seven-game, five-year winning run against the blue-and-golds. In some ways it's not surprising – the Bunnies have been a powerhouse of late while the Eels have been in the doldrums since their 2009 Grand Final loss. But the losing run extends back past when Souths were a winning side; in 2010 and 2011 they missed the finals and were still far too good for Parramatta, whose last win against the cardinal and myrtle was a 22-8 win in early 2010. Souths have averaged 34 points per game to Parramatta's 10 in that time, for a combined score of 236-74. Ouch.
What Are The Odds: Eels $3.20 v Rabbitohs $1.35. A huge 90 per cent of money has come for the Rabbitohs in what Sportsbet punters have identified as the bet of the round. Even at the line of -7.5, South Sydney have been backed off the map. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au
Match Officials: Referee: Ben Cummins. Assistant referee: Alan Shortall. Touch judges: Nick Beashel and Rick MacFarlane. Video Referees: Bernard Sutton and Luke Patten.
Televised: Channel Nine, Live, 7.30pm.
The Way We See It: There's not a lot to be optimistic about for Eels fans in terms of the recent form of both sides or recent history between the two teams. Rabbitohs 13+.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:28:47 GMT 10
NRL.com
By Chris Kennedy, National Correspondent
Fri, Mar 27, 2015 - 09:59PM
A late Chris Sandow field goal has helped the Eels to a stunning win over the defending premiers at Pirtek Stadium.
Powerful defence, energetic running and positive attacking play from the home side had the previously unbeaten Rabbitohs looking slightly frazzled, but the match was an arm wrestle right up until Sandow's 77th-minute field goal gave the Eels a seven-point buffer.
Rookie winger John Folau showed shades of his older brother and dual international Israel as he earned his first two tries in the NRL.
It wasn't all good news for the Eels, who have winger Reece Robinson on report for a throw on opposite number Joel Reddy, while fullback Will Hopoate had a torrid night under the highball to show he still has some work to do to evolve into a fullback.
The home side had edged a pulsating first half when rookie winger John Folau bagged his second try on the stroke of half-time.
Things were going to script early with old Manly teammates Glenn Stewart and Anthony Watmough going at it in the middle – Stewart winning the early battle, forcing a turnover – before the premiers scored the first points.
With Eels captain Tim Mannah off for an early concussion test before later returning, former Eel Joel Reddy scored his 50th NRL try when he cashed in on a simple overlap after Souths had earned a repeat set at the Eels line.
But Parramatta hit back when a flat ball from in-form playmaker Corey Norman hit Folau on the chest and the youngster stepped his way to the line.
A penalty against Reynolds for dissent after Sandow had forced a dropout handed the Eels an easy shot for an 8-6 lead before the favourites reclaimed the lead when impressive youngster Chris Grevsmuhl earned his first NRL try. When Hopoate, who was having a torrid time under some Reynolds bombs, spilled a high floating kick, Alex Johnston's flick back infield was marked by Grevsmuhl who simply refused to go down, dragging seemingly half the Eels pack over the line with him.
Looking at a 12-8 halftime deficit, a brilliant Sandow run created some space down the right where centre Ryan Morgan got Folau one-on-one with Johnston. With the sideline looming Folau was forced back infield where he lived up to his famous surname to find the tryline despite three Rabbitohs defenders trying to drag him back.
The Eels stretched their lead shortly after the break; a penalty put the Eels in range before more quality work from Norman and quick hands from Brad Takairangi allowed Robinson to streak away in the left corner, but Sandow's miss kept Souths well in the hunt at 18-12.
A series of repeat sets finally told when Alex Johnston crossed but a rare miss from Adam Reynolds kept the Eels two points in front with 20 minutes to go.
The Eels hit back almost straight away; Parramatta made a break down the left, Robinson ran out of room but grubbered ahead and drew a penalty before a brilliant sweeping play to the left with plenty of bodies in motion. It finished with Robinson, who pinned the ears back and earned a classic winger's try and his second of the night with a classy put-down.
A shanked conversion meant the Rabbitohs had 10 minutes to erase the six-point deficit but Sandow's radar was working far better on the drop goal attempt. His 77th-minute one-pointer effectively ended the contest before the livewire half put the exclamation point on the win in the dying seconds when he grubbered for himself to score, clinching the impressive 29-16 win and handing Souths their first loss in any form of the game since their 2014, Round 26 loss to the Roosters on September 4.
Parramatta Eels 29 (Folau 2, Robinson 2, Sandow tries; Sandow 4 goals; Sandow field goal) defeated South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 (Reddy, Grevsmuhl, Johnston tries; Reynolds 2 goals). Crowd: 15,562. Halftime: Eels 14-12. On report: Glenn Stewart, Reece Robinson.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:29:40 GMT 10
 Eels celebrate a try. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:30:25 GMT 10
 John Folau |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:31:03 GMT 10
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:31:50 GMT 10
 John Folau scores a try. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:32:41 GMT 10
 Anthony Watmough looking for support. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:33:59 GMT 10
 William Hopoate |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:34:54 GMT 10
 Chris Sandow |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:35:37 GMT 10
 Reece Robinson scores a try. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:36:26 GMT 10
 John Folau congratulated by teammates. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 20:38:12 GMT 10
 Chris Sandow confrontation with Issac Luke. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Sept 8, 2021 13:14:21 GMT 10
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