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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 19, 2020 15:17:15 GMT 10
FRIDAY 17th July: Parramatta Eels v Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium, 7.35pm
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 19, 2020 15:17:33 GMT 10
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Eels
1 Corey Norman
2 Semi Radradra
3 Will Hopoate
4 Brad Takairangi
5 Ryan Morgan
6 Luke Kelly
7 Chris Sandow
8 Junior Paulo
9 Isaac De Gois
10 Tim Mannah (c)
11 Manu Ma'u
12 Tepai Moeroa
13 Anthony Watmough
Interchange
14 Darcy Lussick
15 Pauli Pauli
16 Danny Wicks
17 David Gower
18 Joseph Paulo
Coach: Brad Arthur
Bulldogs
1 Brett Morris
2 Curtis Rona
3 Josh Morris
4 Tim Lafai
5 Sam Perrett
6 Josh Reynolds
7 Trent Hodkinson
8 Aiden Tolman
9 Michael Lichaa
10 James Graham (c)
11 Josh Jackson
12 Frank Pritchard
13 Greg Eastwood
Interchange
14 Sam Kasiano
15 Shaun Lane
16 David Klemmer
17 Moses Mbye
22 Tim Browne
Coach: Des Hasler
Darcy Lussick and Junior Paulo swap between prop and the bench in an otherwise unchanged team. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
Trent Hodkinson returns at halfback for the Bulldogs in a move which sees Moses Mbye drop back to the bench and Tim Browne shift to 18th man. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 19, 2020 15:18:19 GMT 10
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Parramatta Eels v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
ANZ Stadium
Friday, 7.30pm
Heritage Round kicks off with a good old-fashioned western Sydney grudge match. It is rivalry forged in a series of bitter battles through the eighties, including the '84 and '86 grand finals, through to a stunning '98 grand final qualifier Eels fans would love to forget or the epic '09 grand final qualifier in front of 75,000 people that saw the Eels push through to almost complete a miracle run.
The Round 2 clash between these two teams remains the best-attended Sydney game this year outside of Easter weekend and Anzac Day, where the Eels at once stage early in the second half looked on track for an unlikely win before a slew of injuries hobbled their season.
This time around the Eels enter the contest with a handy run of form under their belts on the back of three straight wins, and four of their past five, moving them to within two competition points of the eighth-placed Bulldogs, who were underwhelming against a determined Broncos outfit last week.
The Eels are still without injured hooker Nathan Peats and fullback Reece Robinson, meaning they go into this one with the same 17 from the win over the Wests Tigers in Round 17.
Bulldogs coach Des Hasler has made a single change to the side that went down to Brisbane, recalling rested halfback Trent Hodkinson and moving Moses Mbye to the bench, which shifts Tim Browne to 18th man.
Watch out Eels: The giant Bulldogs forward pack is (quite literally) Hasler's biggest weapon, and it was used to great effect in a bulldozing of Melbourne at Belmore the game before the Brisbane loss. Giant young edge forward Shaun Lane has added an extra dimension to the team's attack, chiming in with a try in each of his last two games and combining beautifully on that right edge with Trent Hodkinson against the Storm. With Hodkinson returning after sitting out the Brisbane game expect the likes of Manu Ma'u and Brad Takairangi to have a job on their hands containing him.
Watch out Bulldogs: Corey Norman may not consider himself a fullback but the Eels have looked a far more organised team since he moved to the back. His communication and game management is first rate and he's slowly increasing his involvement as he gets more time in the No.1 jersey. His nine try assists and 10 line-break assists are an indication of his effective ball-playing at the line. His control over proceedings and work in moving the side around the park allows livewire half Chris Sandow to play off the cuff with greater effect alongside steady half Luke Kelly and the combination is thus far paying some dividends.
Key Match-Up: Semi Radradra v Curtis Rona. They're both left-edge wingers so they won't come together in the middle very often but they are very much head-to-head in the season try-scoring race. Each has 16 four-pointers this year and while Rona's have come at exactly one per game, Radradra has played just 10 times due to injury while scoring at the ridiculous rate of 1.6 tries per game. These teams, unsurprisingly, boast the two best attacking left flanks in the competition and while the match will be won and lost in the middle, whichever of these prolific try-scorers emerges with his nose in front on the score sheet will in all probability be on the winning team.
The History: Played 137; Eels 58, Bulldogs 74, Drawn 5. The Eels have beaten Canterbury just once in nine attempts since 2010 but downed their western Sydney rivals in eight of the nine previous clashes. The numbers aren't pretty for Parramatta at ANZ, where they had won just one of their past 20 against all opposition prior to the last-start win over the Tigers.
What Are The Odds: The Bulldogs are heavy favourites, but Parramatta 1-12 is an attractive option for many punters. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
Match Officials: Referee: Ben Cummins. Assistant Referee: Chris James. Touch Judges: Nick Beashel & Adam Reid. Video Referees: Steve Chiddy & Ben Galea.
Televised: Channel Nine, Live, 7.30pm (NSW); Delayed, 9.30pm (QLD).
The Way We See It: The Eels will start big outsiders here but if they start well and move the ball around and tire out the big Dogs side they'll give themselves every chance. Their recent record against the Dogs and at ANZ isn't encouraging but that counts for little on Friday night. We'll play it safe and take the Dogs in a narrow one but if you're off the pace in your tipping comp and need to make up ground this may be one upset to consider.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 19, 2020 15:18:40 GMT 10
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A knee injury to Eels fullback Corey Norman in a poor loss to Canterbury at ANZ Stadium has added injury to insult after Parramatta were outplayed and outmuscled 28-4 in front of 17,082 very cold fans.
A scrappy 6-4 first half scoreline was blown apart in the second as Frank Pritchard's double and tries to Josh Jackson, Brett Morris and Curtis Rona put a serious dent in Parramatta's rapidly fading finals hopes.
With in-form utility Moses Mbye rested, first-string halves Josh Reynolds and Trent Hodkinson enjoyed the space created by the big Bulldogs pack but an avalanche of errors, missed tackles and missed opportunities could well have seen the Eels lose by a much larger margin and will give coach Des Hasler plenty to talk about during the video review of the game.
The Eels now face a serious headache with the possibility Norman – their best player in 2015 – could be ruled out for much of the remainder of the year, pending scans to a left knee complaint that saw him leave the field after 60 minutes.
Origin back-rower Josh Jackson had an outstanding game, proving hard to tackle and scoring a try, while fellow Blue Brett Morris ran amok, earning a try of his own and racking up 264 metres.
A bruising but scrappy first half saw the Eels enjoy the lion's share of possession with 60 per cent of the ball in the first 40 minutes as well as four extra sets, but after a sloppy display from both teams, would have considered themselves lucky to only be down 6-4 at the break.
A 20-minute feeling out period where neither side was able to gain the ascendency or gain their opportunities followed an early no-try call against Bulldogs skipper James Graham, who was offside from a kick that bounced off several sets of legs before he ended up diving over with it.
The Dogs eventually put the first points in the 21st minute somewhat against the run of play when a clean break in the midfield from Trent Hodkinson put big back-rower Pritchard away.
The Eels' woes with the ball were highlighted by two passes out the back from five-eighth Luke Kelly that went behind everyone in the line and forced players to return to retrieve it, as well as a last-tackle kick out on the full, and one amateurish last-tackle option that saw the ball passed through several sets of hands before a Norman cutout intended for winger Semi Radradra sailed into touch with the winger already racing downfield looking for a kick that never came.
Despite this the Bulldogs repeatedly let them off the hook; a blatant Josh Reynolds forward pass immediately after an Eels error and a Sam Kasiano drop as the side attacked the line among the costly errors that would have had coach Des Hasler giving his troops a razzing during the break.
The second half started poorly for the Eels; with Dogs winger Sam Perrett continuing to defuse every kick that came near him despite the attention of Radradra, Josh Jackson ran through some lazy defence near the Eels line and though tackled the Dogs extended their lead shortly after when a perfect Reynolds chip was well-marked by a leaping Pritchard for his double.
It quickly became 18-4 when Josh Jackson again ran straight through some lazy defence, splitting Tepai Moeroa and Darcy Lussick to score.
Norman had to be taken off with a knee injury a few minutes later and it left the Eels defence in disarray and allowed Dogs fullback Brett Morris to sprint through a ragged line and away for a 60 metre try.
Things looked like getting really ugly for the Eels but it was a small mercy that the Dogs bombed one try when Tim Lafai failed to pass after Reynolds made a clean break, then a clean break from Brett Morris found his brother in support but Josh spilled the pill with the line wide open.
Impressive youngster Shaun Lane was held back until the three-quarter mark but his injection caused further headaches for a rattled Eels side with a series of deft offloads, and right as it looked like the Eels were set to get through to fulltime without further damage to their differential or playing roster, Dogs winger Curtis Rona scored an 80th-minute four-pointer to rejoin Radradra atop the season try-scoring tally with his 17th of the season.
Canterbury Bulldogs 28 (Pritchard 2, Jackson, B Morris, Rona tries; Hodkinson 4 goals) defeated Parramatta Eels 4 (Radradra try) at ANZ Stadium. Crowd: 17,082. Half time: Bulldogs 6-4. On report: David Gower.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 19, 2020 15:19:13 GMT 10
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 19, 2020 15:20:06 GMT 10
 Corey Norman and Nathan Peats look dejected after another Bulldogs try. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 19, 2020 15:20:59 GMT 10
 Chris Sandow |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 19, 2020 15:21:43 GMT 10
 Pauli Pauli is tackled. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 19, 2020 15:22:45 GMT 10
 David Gower is placed on report. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 19, 2020 15:23:29 GMT 10
 Anthony Watmough shows his frustration during the game. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Sept 8, 2021 13:32:28 GMT 10
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