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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 18:51:23 GMT 10
SATURDAY 23rd April: Parramatta Eels v North Queensland Cowboys at 1300SMILES Stadium, 7.30pm
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 18:51:47 GMT 10
Parramatta Eels Official website
The Dyldam Parramatta Eels side to take on the North Queensland Cowboys at 1300SMILES Stadium on Saturday 23 April has been named by Blue and Gold Head Coach Brad Arthur.
Arthur has named an unchanged line up this week, naming the same 17 players who defeated the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval in Round Seven of the NRL Telstra Premiership.
The Eels kick off against the Cowboys in Townsville at 7:30pm.
Dyldam Parramatta 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. Daniel Alvaro
11. Manu Ma’u
12. Beau Scott
13. Tepai Moeroa
Interchange:
14. Isaac De Gois
15. Peni Terepo
16. Danny Wicks
17. Kenny Edwards
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 18:52:09 GMT 10
NRL.com
Cowboys v Eels: Schick Preview
Schick Hydro Preview: North Queensland Cowboys v Parramatta Eels
1300SMILES Stadium
Saturday, 7.30pm
A massive question hangs over this encounter, and it's one that seems to be gaining momentum each week: Are the Parramatta Eels legitimate premiership contenders?
Having not made the finals since 2009, it was thought their early-season success could have been just a flash in the pan. However, they have become one of the most consistent and successful sides in the NRL, and sit nicely in the top four.
It is not just the fact they are winning, but rather the way they are winning. They are playing football the right way and have been grinding out wins with discipline, persistence and execution.
This Saturday is primed as the ultimate yardstick for Parramatta, with coach Brad Arthur already labeling it as the toughest challenge of the season to date.
The Cowboys turned in what will probably be one of their worst performances of 2016 last time these teams met, and will be out to balance the ledger. They look unbeatable on their home patch this season, going undefeated with a +108 points differential in four home games.
Both clubs have named unchanged line-ups from last week.
Watch out Cowboys: The Cowboys have not lost the yardage battle at home so far this year, but the Eels' pack is fast becoming one of the most formidable in the game. They have great first contact with emerging forwards Junior Paulo, Daniel Alvaro and Tepai Moeroa surveying the middle. Interestingly, Paulo is averaging approximately six run metres per game less than in 2015, but his involvements appear so much more damaging this year. Only Brisbane looks like challenging the Cowboys in an up-and-down style game at the moment, but the Eels proved in Round 2 that the premiers can be bullied if they don't turn up at 100 per cent.
Watch out Eels: Cowboys coach Paul Green made a good point earlier in the week, saying while the Eels were one of the league's best defensive teams in the 'points against' column, their defensive schemes could also provide opportunities if the opposition's attack is sharp enough. One area he was likely referring to was the Eels' tactic of jamming attacks from the outside in. The approach has shut down many teams this season and has them giving away just 10.7 per game, but it has the potential to backfire against a slick Cowboys team that executes attack with pace, precision and a lot of depth. North Queensland does a great job of using the entire field, and with the depth of their attacking line, Parramatta could give away the sideline if the Cowboys are good enough to get the ball out there.
Key match-up: Johnathan Thurston v Kieran Foran. These two hold the key to breaking down each other's strong defences. The Eels concede the second-fewest points in the league, while North Queensland sit third. All things being equal, Thurston and the Cowboys – who lead the league with 28.5 points per game – will provide more opportunities on the goal line.
The history: Played 34; Cowboys 15, Eels 18, Drawn 1. Despite the two sides being at opposite ends of the ladder in recent years, they have split the last four encounters. Their most notable matchup was last year’s ridiculous Cowboys comeback – the third largest comeback in NRL history. History counts for very little, however, considering the Eels’ recent revitalisation.
What are the odds: Punters with Sportsbet have been keen on the big price offered for the Eels, who have shortened throughout the week. There is actually 50 per cent more money invested on an Eels victory, although this is expected to be a tight on, with very few takers for either side to win by 13+. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
Match officials: Referee: Gerard Sutton; Assistant Referee: Peter Gough; Touch Judges: Jeff Younis and Adam Reid; Review Officials: Jason Robinson and Ben Galea.
Televised: Fox Sports 1 – Live coverage from 7.30pm.
The way we see it: The proverbial graveyard, 1300SMILES Stadium is too much of a fortress for any traveling team to compete right now. While the Eels got the better of this Round 2 matchup, tactically the game probably favours the hosts. In the prior game they completed at just 63 per cent, with many errors coming out of their own half, but that simply will not happen this time around. Cowboys by 12.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 18:52:34 GMT 10
NRL.com
Cowboys finish fast to down Eels
The Cowboys remain undefeated at home in season 2016 after a heart-in-mouth 32-16 win over Parramatta – a score line that was more than unfair to the visitors.
Controversy struck in the 66th minute when Eels five-eighth Corey Norman was sin-binned for obstructing Cowboys opposite Michael Morgan in an attempt to score off a Johnathan Thurston grubber kick.
It was an untimely exit for Norman, as his side had a slender and unlikely 16-14 lead at the time.
Johanthan Thurston levelled the game off an ensuing penalty goal, while the Eels were left to rue playing with 12 men as North Queensland ran away with a huge win in the end.
The first five minutes featured the strangest passage of play 1300SMILES has seen this season, with the Cowboys knocking on coming out of their territory two sets in a row.
There were charge-downs and hospital passes, and Parramatta were licking their chops at multiple red-zone scoring opportunities.
But the Cowboys held tough, and hit pay dirt on their first opportunity down the other end.
After a cheap penalty marched them into the Eels' danger zone, halfback wizard Thurston fired the first shot in his long-time rivalry with fellow veteran Beau Scott, releasing Gavin Coper with a neat inside ball once seeing that Scott had over-chased to leave a gaping hole on the edge of the ruck.
The hosts were in again after 20 minutes when Matt Scott punched a hole right through Parramatta's middle third, before Michael Morgan straightened his run and found Coote on a perfect supporting run for a try.
Danny Wicks looked a moral to put Parramatta's first points on the board, but was caught an inch short of the goal line. They would again fail to make use of good field position, while the Cowboys went down the other end in search of more points.
They turned down a penalty goal opportunity right in front before taking another chance right on the half-time bell to extend their advantage.
Up 14-0 coming out of the sheds it seemed like a textbook Cowboys runaway win in the making. Instead it proved anything but.
While they handled Parramatta's defensive jamming with ease in the first 40 minutes, the Cowboys were made to pay not just once but twice in the second as Semi Radradra and Michael Jennings both bagged runaway tries after forcing turnovers in the space of 12 minutes.
First Radradra did it all himself, crunching Justin O'Neill in a tackle, picking the loose ball and outsprinting the Cowboys' convoy of chasers.
Radradra scored again 10 minutes later when Norman slipped a grubber kick through, before Jennings intercepted a Thurston pass to run away for a long-range four-pointer.
Fullback Michael Gordon gave them the 16-14 lead with the conversion, but as usual the home side did not panic.
The game's hit of controversy came from Morgan being obstructed in a kick-chase by Norman, who was subsequently sent to the sin bin, as Thurston evened the score at 16 apiece with 14 minutes to play.
The lack of numbers proved too much for the Eels, who gave up a go-ahead try to Antonio Winterstein five minutes later.
From there it was a typical late-game Cowboys riot, with Morgan selling a fancy dummy to a sluggish Tepai Moeroa and slicing through the score untouched off a scrum play.
Both sides were riddled with errors as the Eels tried to engineer points while the Cowboys could not handle to pill coming out of their own territory.
Morgan put it to bed with 29 seconds remaining off a fast-break chip kick from Kyle Feldt.
The second-placed Cowboys hit the road to face Manly on Saturday night, while Parramatta is at home to the Bulldogs on Friday night.
North Queensland Cowboys 32 (Michael Morgan 2, Gavin Cooper, Lachlan Coote, Antonio Winterstein tries; Johnathan Thurston 6 goals) def. Parramatta Eels 16 (Semi Radradra 2, Michael Jennings tries; Michael Gordon 2 goals) at 1300SMILES Stadium. Half-time: Cowboys 14-0. Crowd: 19,308. Holden Cup: Cowboys 54-12. Sin bin: Corey Norman (Parramatta Eels – obstructing kick-chaser), 65th minute.
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Post by Electric Eel on Sept 13, 2021 14:26:24 GMT 10
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