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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 19:26:21 GMT 10
MONDAY 30th May: Parramatta Eels v Newcastle Knights at Hunter Stadium, 7.00pm
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 19:26:41 GMT 10
Dyldam Parramatta Eels vs Newcastle Knights, 7pm, Monday May 30 at Hunter Stadium
1. Michael Gordon
2. Semi Radradra
3. Vai Toutai
4. Brad Takairangi
5. Clint Gutherson
6. Corey Norman
7. Kieran Foran
8. Junior Paulo
9. Isaac De Gois
10. Danny Wicks
11. Manu Ma’u
12. Beau Scott
13. Tepai Moeroa
Interchange:
14. Kaysa Pritchard
15. Peni Terepo
16. David Gower
17. Kenny Edwards
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 19:27:03 GMT 10
NRL.com
Schick Hyrdo Preview: Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels
Hunter Stadium
Monday 7pm
The Parramatta Eels' season is hanging by a thread. With their salary cap punishment hanging over their head they cannot afford to lose many if any more games if they're to remain in finals contention.
Newcastle haven't won a game since Round 5 and if the Eels are serious about football past the first week of the September they should do a number on the depleted Knights.
Not only are the Knights set to miss Dane Gagai to Queensland Origin, they'll also be without young half Brock Lamb (ankle) who has been ruled out for eight weeks.
Jaelen Feeney is the only fit half available to partner Trent Hodkinson and will be joined in the team by the returning Sam Mataora (hamstring).
The Eels have lost their past two games but are sticking solid with the same team minus New South Wales' Michael Jennings. He's been replaced by Vai Toutai in the centres.
Watch out Knights: Beau Scott left the Knights on good terms last season but it doesn't mean he won't enact pain on his old side. Scott has been in sensational form as the Eels' defensive cornerstone in 2016 despite being overlooked for NSW Origin duties. While a slither of doubt remains over his fitness, if he does play then watch out Newcastle.
Watch out Eels: Feeney may be the only available half left for the Knights to utilise – other than Hodkinson – but he'll be out to prove he's every bit deserving of the call up. Feeney will return to his favoured position in the halves against Parramatta after his early-season stint at fullback. A bigger body than usual playmakers in the NRL, Feeney has speed to boot and will prove a worthy opponent for Corey Norman.
Key Match-Up: Akuila Uate v Semi Radradra – Arguably two of the greatest Fijian rugby league players of all-time will come face to face on Monday night. Radradra has never shied away from his sensational form since his 2013 NRL debut and was duly rewarded with Australia Test selection earlier this month. Uate hasn't hit the heights he was accustomed to earlier in his career of late but if any opponent is going to motivate him it may as well be his former countryman.
The History: Played 47; Knights 26, Eels 20, Drawn 1. The last time Parramatta played the Knights in Round 7 last year they produced a rare 28-22 victory – rare because prior to that Newcastle had won their past seven against the Eels, dating back to 2010.
What are the Odds: The Eels are raging hot favourites with Sportsbet and the punters are keen on including them in their multis. Parramatta 13-plus is the most popular however those who are brave enough to back the Knights are taking them with the big start offered at the line. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au
Match Officials: Referee: Henry Perenara. Assistant Referee: Gavin Reynolds. Sideline Officials: Rick MacFarlane and Jon Stone.
Televised: Fox Sports 1 – Live Coverage from 6:30pm.
The way we see it: The Eels' season is on the line in this one, and you'd think a loss to the Knights would be the final nail in their coffin for season 2016. Fitness clouds over Scott (cork) and Kieran Foran (shoulder) should disintegrate throughout the week with Parramatta surely possessing enough firepower to beat the injury-ravaged Knights. Eels by 10 points.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 19:27:28 GMT 10
NRL.com
Despite losing skipper Kieran Foran late in the first half to a shoulder injury the Parramatta Eels have held on to a tight 20-18 win over the Newcastle Knights.
Foran came off with a shoulder injury five minutes before the half-time siren and failed to return.
Without their captain to lead them around the Eels hung tough for the majority of the second half when tries to NRL debutant Bevan French and Michael Gordon allowed Parramatta to overhaul Newcastle's 14-10 half-time lead.
It wouldn't be without a late heartbreaker for the Knights either when centre Nathan Ross looked to have scored his second try of the game with two minutes to go. But it was disallowed by the bunker after he was ruled to have dropped the ball over the line.
Parramatta had looked on track for a comfortable result when tries to Beau Scott and Semi Radradra saw the Eels post a 10-0 lead after 20 minutes.
The Knights hit back in the 25th minute when Sione Mata'utia secured his first four-pointer of the season by powering through the defence of Radradra and Clinton Gutherson.
Pauli Pauli scored his first try as a Knight three minutes later when Trent Hodkinson afforded him enough space to slam the ball down against his former side.
An error by Michael Gordon 20 metres out from the Eels' try-line was compounded when Foran left the field in the 35th minute.
Making matters worse for Parramatta was the Knights' try off the subsequent scrum when Newcastle caught the Eels napping. Winger Cory Denniss broke clear for a 60-metre run before flinging the ball back inside for Ross to cross and give his team a four-point half-time lead.
Two penalty goals through Hodkinson in the first 13 minutes of the second half saw the Knights' lead extend to eight points.
French's try midway through the second half pulled the deficit back to four, with Gordon's four-pointer three minutes later – after magical lead up work from Manu Ma'u and Brad Takairangi (who injured himself in the play) – allowing the Eels to return to the lead.
The Eels held on to their two-point lead for the final 18 minutes despite Ross's best efforts in the final two minutes.
It was announced in the immediate aftermath of the match that Knights forward Tariq Sims had signed a three-year deal with the Dragons, starting next season.
Parramatta Eels 20 (Beau Scott, Semi Radradra, Bevan French, Michael Gordon tries; Michael Gordon 2 goals) defeated Newcastle Knights 18 (Sione Mata'utia, Pauli Pauli, Nathan Ross tries; Trent Hodkinson 3 goals) at Hunter Stadium. Crowd: 12,856. Half-time: Knights 14-10. Injuries: Kieran Foran (Eels) – shoulder, Brad Takairangi (Eels) – ankle. On Report: Korbin Sims (Knights).
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