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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 21:40:11 GMT 10
SATURDAY 11th April: Parramatta Eels v Gold Coast Titans at Pirtek Stadium, 3.00pm
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 21:40:31 GMT 10
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Eels v Titans - Sat 11 April, 3:00pm AEDT, Pirtek Stadium | BUY TICKETS
Eels
1 Will Hopoate
2 Bureta Faraimo
3 Ryan Morgan
4 John Folau
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
18 Peni Terepo
Coach: Brad Arthur
Titans
1 Josh Hoffman
2 Anthony Don
3 James Roberts
4 William Zillman
5 David Mead
6 Aidan Sezer
7 Kane Elgey
8 Luke Douglas
9 Kierran Moseley
10 Nate Myles (c)
11 Ryan James
12 Dave Taylor
13 Greg Bird
Interchange
14 Eddy Pettybourne
15 Agnatius Paasi
16 Lachlan Burr
17 Ryan Simpkins
18 Matt White
Coach: Neil Henry
Reece Robinson's return sees Manu Ma'u shift back to the back row, David Gower fall back to the bench and Peni Terepo move to 18th man. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
Dave Taylor and Eddy Pettybourne swap between starting and the bench in what is an otherwise unchanged Titans team following their loss to Brisbane. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 21:40:52 GMT 10
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Parramatta Eels v Gold Coast Titans
Pirtek Stadium
Saturday 3pm
Parramatta coach Brad Arthur would love to unlock the secret to what makes his Eels so close to invincible on their backyard patch of grass at Pirtek Stadium, and so incredibly fragile pretty much everywhere else.
Titans coach Neil Henry, in turn, needs to unlock the key to dismantling the blue and gold defence at this ground, because the battling Titans will need all the help they can get.
The Eels, following a pattern established last year, are two from two at Pirtek and none from three away from it, and desperately need to keep their home record strong to stay in touch with the top eight sides. A loss here would really see them start to slip away.
The Titans have just one win – stolen on the bell a fortnight ago at Cronulla – and need to finally get their spluttering season kick-started after well-documented off-field dramas ruined their opening rounds. It's already desperation stakes for the Gold Coast club, who share the foot of the ladder with Manly and Cronulla after five rounds.
The Eels will look at last week as the one that got away after leading with just over 10 minutes to go. Once again injury struck their already under-manned backline with centre Ryan Morgan concussed in the first half. He has been named to line up this week, along with winger Reece Robinson, who was a late withdrawal last week with a quad strain. It means Manu Ma'u returns to the back row, David Gower to the bench and Peni Terepo to 18th man.
The Titans never really looked likely against an impressive Broncos outfit last week despite the final score never getting away from them. Henry has named an unchanged 17.
Watch out Eels: Titans flyer James Roberts has claims on the fastest pair of boots in the NRL. Certainly, when he streaks into space it looks like those around him are stuck in the mud. Only three players currently have more than his four tries this year – Tigers pair Pat Richards and James Tedesco (five) and Bulldogs winger Curtis Rona (six). He was among the Titans' best in their loss to Brisbane last week too – it took quality defence from Corey Oates and Jack Reed to deny him late in the first half and he showed great composure to hold up a pass to Mead, drawing Oates before putting his winger over as the Titans threatened a second-half fightback. He also notched four tackle breaks and 158 metres in a good all-round game.
Watch out Titans: Edge back-rower Manu Ma'u has picked up where he left off when he broke his arm last year – running like a man possessed down the Eels' left-edge attack, battering into opposition halves and outside backs, forcing offloads and generally creating headaches. He covered left centre last week with usual centre Brad Takairangi injured but it hardly altered his playing style other than the fact he was running slightly wider than usual. His 135 metres per game and 11 tackle breaks this season highlight how hard he can be to tackle when he winds up.
Key Match-Up: Anthony Watmough v Greg Bird. There's no doubt the Titans have looked better with Bird back in the team, while marquee Parramatta signing Watmough has added some starch in the middle for them. These two long-term Origin teammates know each others' games inside and out but the natural competitive juices will ensure no love is lost when they clash in the middle.
The History: Played 11; Eels 4, Titans 7. The Titans have had the wood over the Eels somewhat in their time in the NRL, although the Eels did manage a Jarryd Hayne-inspired win in the only meeting between the sides last year, in Round 20 up on the Gold Coast.
What Are The Odds: Eels $1.50 v Titans $2.60. Twice as much money has been placed on the Eels in comparison to the Titans, who'll start rank outsiders. Sportsbet punters aren't even afraid of taking the Eels conceding 6.0 points. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au
Match Officials: Henry Perenara & Gavin Reynolds. Touch judges: Jeff Younis & Lawrence McDonell. Video referees: Matt Cecchin & Luke Phillips.
Televised: Fox Sports, Live, 3pm.
The Way We See It: The Eels are still missing a host of key players – particularly in the outside backs – to injury but will be boosted by the return of Robinson, not to mention a return to their home fortress where they have won 11 of their past 13. The Titans are certainly capable but we'll stick with the Eels to maintain their strong home record – Parramatta by 8.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 21:41:12 GMT 10
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A hat-trick from Titans flyer James Roberts – including two tries from intercepts – allowed Gold Coast to upset a scrappy Eels outfit 38-16 in front of 11,136 disappointed fans at Pirtek Stadium.
The Eels were blown away in a 26-0 second half after taking a slender advantage to the break. The loss was the Eels' first at Pirtek since going down to Souths in July last year, and their sixth consecutive 13-plus margin in six games this year, with the Eels on the wrong side of four of those.
It was also the second week running they threw away a half-time advantage in a scoreless second half. They are joined on four competition points now by the Titans, who turned in their most impressive performance of 2015.
The Gold Coast's goal-line defence will be the most pleasing aspect of the win for coach Neil Henry, defusing several attacking Eels raids, but it will be speedster Roberts grabbing the headlines after notching three tries in a fine all-round game in which he racked up more than 200 metres and laid on a try for his winger David Mead.
After stealing a win against the Sharks a fortnight ago with a long-range intercept, Roberts was at it again with a first half effort from a loose Anthony Watmough pass.
But it was his length-of-the-field effort in the 58th minute from a Nathan Peats floating pass that had seemed destined to put the Eels in front – and instead resulted in a 24-16 advantage to the Titans – that broke the game open and turned the momentum to the away team.
From there the game became a procession as the ragged Eels fell to pieces, coming up with unforced errors and falling off tackles as the game slipped away.
The Eels had been somewhat lucky to be up 16-12 at half-time after completing at 65 per cent for the half – up from 50 per cent at the half-hour mark, having completed just seven of their first 14 sets, before six straight completions righted the ship.
They struggled badly to get into attacking positions – their first set inside Titans territory came 12 minutes in, thanks to a Kierran Moseley forward pass, and only after Dave Taylor had breezed his sizeable frame through an even more sizable gap in the Eels defence 20 metres out to hand the visitors an early 6-0 advantage.
The Gold Coast failed to capitalise on that and several more chances through a series of errors before Parramatta hit back. With Joe Paulo introduced off the bench, a deft and unexpected offload gave fellow bench-man Danny Wicks the chance to plant down for his first four-pointer since 2009 and level the scores after a quarter of the game.
Despite suggestions from his coach during the week that he just relax and play his role, veteran forward Anthony Wamtough handed professional intercept-grabber James Roberts a free run to the line with a very loose pass to hand the advantage straight back.
Some more Paulo magic put Corey Norman into space to allow Reece Robinson to level the scores before Chris Sandow, who had looked dangerous every time he ran the ball, handed a regulation short ball to Wil Hopoate who shrugged through some woeful Titans defence to earn his side an unlikely four-point half-time advantage.
From there though it was all one-way traffic as two quick tries from Roberts were followed by three more from Will Zillman, David Mead and Anthony Don in the 80th minute to complete an embarrassing scoreline for Brad Arthur's men.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 21:41:33 GMT 10
GOLD COAST 38 (J Roberts 3 A Don D Mead D Taylor W Zillman tries A Sezer 5 goals) bt PARRAMATTA 16 (W Hopoate R Robinson D Wicks tries C Sandow 2 goals) at Pirtek Stadium. Referee: Gavin Reynolds, Henry Perenara. Crowd: 11,136.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 21:42:32 GMT 10
 Tim Mannah tackled. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 21:43:22 GMT 10
 Anthony Watmough tackled. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 21:44:09 GMT 10
 Corey Norman. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 21:45:00 GMT 10
 Anthony Watmough |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 17, 2020 21:45:44 GMT 10
 Tim Mannah |
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Post by Electric Eel on Sept 8, 2021 13:17:04 GMT 10
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