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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 25, 2020 21:56:05 GMT 10
SATURDAY 12th March: Parramatta Eels v North Queensland Cowboys at Pirtek Stadium, 7.30pm
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 25, 2020 21:56:25 GMT 10
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Eels
1 Michael Gordon
2 Semi Radradra
3 Michael Jennings
4 Brad Takairangi
5 Clint Gutherson
6 Corey Norman
7 Kieran Foran (c)
8 Junior Paulo
9 Nathan Peats
10 Tim Mannah (c)
11 Manu Ma'u
12 Beau Scott
13 Tepai Moeroa
Interchange
14 Kaysa Pritchard
15 Peni Terepo
16 Danny Wicks
17 Ken Edwards
18 Daniel Alvaro
Coach: Brad Arthur
Cowboys
1 Lachlan Coote
2 Kyle Feldt
3 Justin O'Neill
4 Kane Linnett
5 Antonio Winterstein
6 Michael Morgan
7 Johnathan Thurston (c)
8 Matthew Scott (c)
9 Jake Granville
10 James Tamou
11 Gavin Cooper
12 Ethan Lowe
13 Jason Taumalolo
Interchange
14 Rory Kostjasyn
15 John Asiata
16 Scott Bolton
17 Ben Hannant
Coach: Paul Green
Skipper Kieran Foran (hamstring) has been named to make his club debut at halfback in place of Luke Kelly. He'll partner Corey Norman (neck) in the halves. Danny Wicks joins a five-man interchange. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
Unchanged from the team that edged out Cronulla last weekend. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 25, 2020 21:56:48 GMT 10
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Schick Preview: Parramatta Eels v North Queensland Cowboys
Pirtek Stadium
Saturday, 7.30pm (AEDT)
The premiers travel south to Western Sydney to face a side that – by all reports – should be a lot better in week two than they were in week one.
For all the fanfare over Kieran Foran's arrival it was a false start for the Kiwi Test pivot as a troublesome hammy didn't quite come up in time to face the Broncos.
The Eels tried hard and defended stoutly throughout that 17-4 loss but when star playmaker Corey Norman left the field injured at half-time they were never seriously in the hunt. Foran's inclusion alongside a fit Norman should result in a completely different blue and gold attacking structure this week.
He replaces back-up half Luke Kelly while the return of Danny Wicks from off-season shoulder surgery pushes Daniel Alvaro to 18th man.
For the premiers, no news is good news once again. The same 17 men who held the premiership trophy aloft last October – and who claimed the World Club Challenge in convincing fashion, then ground out a determined Sharks side last week – will once again run out unchanged.
It's also a pretty similar 17 to the one that overturned a 30-6 deficit in spectacular fashion last time the Cowboys visited Pirtek (sorry Eels fans) so continuity and belief certainly won't be a problem for Paul Green's men.
Watch out Eels: Countless column inches have been spent, both on this site and elsewhere, detailing the staggering achievements of the world's best player Johnathan Thurston. So for a change let's have a look at a man whose stocks continue to rise steadily and who arguably proved the difference last week in a close win over the Sharks: Ethan Lowe. The soon-to-be-25-year-old from Goondiwindi's defensive starch was a trademark of the Cowboys' run to the 2015 title but his range of skills in attack doesn't yet get the attention it deserves. His match-winning solo try last week was just rewards as it came on the back of 38 tackles and 143 metres.
Watch out Cowboys: All eyes will be on new captain and former Sea Eagle Kieran Foran in his first run at NRL level alongside in-form playmaker Corey Norman. Their only solid hit-out together came in the club's final pre-season trial against Penrith and, while that was only a trial, the signs were there that these two halves are prepared to consolidate predictable game plans to the bin and sweep around the park and feed off each other in attack. Assuming Foran (hamstring) and Norman (neck) do both line up come Saturday, don't be surprised to see them abandon the left side/right side format many sides run with to link up on both edges in attack with fullback Michael Gordon bobbing up wherever needed. The Cowboys will back their defence no matter what but they may have some fresh challenges on Saturday night.
Key match-up: Tepai Moeroa v Jason Taumalolo. These two young tyros should have a ripping battle in the middle. Taumalolo is a couple more years along in his development and his running game picked up where it left off last year when he churned through a match-high 181 metres with three tackle breaks. Moeroa's running game is both developing and underrated but he can certainly sting in defence and every one of his 37 tackles against the Broncos looked like it caused a bruise or two.
The history: Played 33; Eels 17, Cowboys 15, Drawn 1. Parramatta certainly had the better of the early exchanges between these two sides but it's all the Cowboys of late, the northerners taking six of the past seven meetings. They have an awful record at Pirtek (six wins from 20 overall) but have won two of their past three visits to the venue.
What are the odds: Sportsbet reports four times the money has been wagered on the premiers in comparison to the Eels in head-to-head betting, however when it comes to the winning margin punters are keen on both sides to get home by 1-12, suggesting we could be in for a close contest. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au
Match officials: Referee: Jared Maxwell; Assistant Referee: Adam Gee; Touch Judges: Russell Turner and Ricky Macfarlane; Review Officials: Ben Galea and Jason Robinson; Senior RO: Bernard Sutton.
Televised: Fox Sports 1 – Live 7.30pm AEDT.
The way we see it: There's every reason to think the Eels will improve significantly from last week but whether they can improve enough to down the Cowboys juggernaut is another question. We're not tipping a blowout but on paper you'd have to think the Cowboys should be able to do enough to win this. North Queensland by six.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 25, 2020 21:57:15 GMT 10
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By Chris Kennedy
Sat, Mar 12, 2016 - 09:25PM
The serious early-season injuries continued as Eels hooker Nathan Peats suffered a nasty arm injury to sour what was otherwise an impressive 20-16 win by Parramatta over premiers North Queensland.
Kieran Foran's belated club debut was followed by a fairly quiet performance by the star recruit but halves partner Corey Norman was again immense while powerful efforts from the forward pack – and particularly the bench – laid the platform.
An arm injury to Peats – one of his side's best for the second week running – could be a huge blow to Brad Arthur's plans but he has options in the shape of Kaysa Pritchard and Isaac De Gois.
The Cowboys will be left ruing a shocking first-half error rate and some poor discipline without the ball that left them on the wrong end of a 9-4 penalty count.
The Eels dominated the first half in terms of possession, holding 55 per cent of the ball in the opening 40 on the back of a shocking error and penalty rate against the visitors, to take a 14-6 lead to the sheds.
The Cowboys conceded six penalties to two and completed just nine of 16 sets but it was only a fortuitous penalty a minute out from half-time that allowed the Eels to go to the break with a better than two-point advantage.
A couple of those penalties early convinced the home side to take a 2-0 lead courtesy of a Michael Gordon penalty before the premiers hit the lead when Thurston's deft flat pass to impressive right edge back-rower Ethan Lowe saw the Round 1 match-winner barge through several defenders to plant the ball down next to the posts.
Given a mountain of possession as the clumsy Cowboys repeatedly turned the ball over, the Eels regained the lead in the 21st minute when Peats burrowed over from dummy half.
The Cowboys continued to be their own worst enemies and would have been relieved to be down just two at the break but a fortuitous call to the home team proved decisive.
Winger Semi Radradra set off to chase a Corey Norman bomb and ran into the shoulder of opposite flanker Kyle Feldt. The officials ruled Feldt had taken his man off the ball and ruled a penalty at the Cowboys' line despite Thurston's protests Feldt had not changed his line.
Impressive bench forward Kenny Edwards showed incredible strength and determination to bash his way through for a solo try next to the posts.
The Cowboys that came out of the sheds were unrecognisable and started the second stanza with huge intensity, hard running and plenty of intent. The home side struggled to hold them back and cracked in the 49th minute when Justin O'Neill crossed out on the right edge.
When Matt Scott joined Manu Ma'u on report – both for crusher tackles – the Eels extended their lead to 16-10 in the 55th.
They clawed their way back into the arm wrestle as the Cowboys continued to get offside of the men with the whistles.
A monstrous touch-finder from Norman after James Tamou was penalised for a high shot on Semi Radradra set the Eels on the attack again and a nice short ball from big man Junior Paulo helped Brad Takairangi to a try out wide and a 20-10 advantage with just over 15 minutes to play.
In a situation where the 2015 Eels would probably have found a way to lose the 2016 version muscled up in defence and hemmed the visitors inside their own 20-metre line set after set. They continued to get help from the Cowboys' handling errors but cracked in the final minute when Jason Taumalolo barged over following a spilled bomb by Clint Gutherson.
A frantic final 30 seconds saw the Cowboys throw it around madly but the Eels scrambled in defence to hang on to a 20-16 win.
Parramatta Eels 20 (Peats, Edwards, Takairangi tries; Gordon 4 goals) def North Queensland Cowboys 16 (Lowe, O'Neill, Taumalolo tries; Thurston 2 goals). Half time: Parramatta 14-6. Crowd: 12,194. On report: Manu Ma'u, Matt Scott.
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