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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 19:49:13 GMT 10
FRIDAY 17th June: Parramatta Eels v South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 19:49:31 GMT 10
Dyldam Parramatta Eels side
1. Michael Gordon
2. Semi Radradra
3. Clint Gutherson
4. Vai Toutai
5. Bevan French
6. Kenny Edwards
7. Corey Norman
8. Daniel Alvaro
9. Isaac De Gois
10. Danny Wicks
11. Manu Ma’u
12. Beau Scott (c)
13. Tepai Moeroa
Interchange:
14. Kaysa Pritchard
15. Peni Terepo
16. David Gower
17. Rory O’Brien
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 19:49:49 GMT 10
NRL.com
Schick Hydro Preview: South Sydney Rabbitohs v Parramatta Eels
ANZ Stadium
Friday 7:50pm
An 80th-minute Adam Reynolds conversion is all that separated these teams when they met on Friday the 13th a month ago as the Eels were still coming to terms with their salary cap punishments.
While that matter is yet to be resolved, the fate of both the Eels and Rabbitohs is still very much up in the air.
The Rabbitohs sit down in 13th spot on the NRL Telstra Premiership but are only three wins behind Parramatta who currently sit in equal third spot on 18 competition points.
Both teams have been affected by next week's State of Origin Game Two in Brisbane but there will still be plenty of firepower on show at ANZ Stadium this Friday night.
The absence of NSW halfback Adam Reynolds and Queensland's Greg Inglis means Cody Walker and Luke Keary are the Rabbitohs' new halves partnership. With Bryson Goodwin out with a broken arm, Siosifa Talakai starts at centre while Kyle Turner starts in the back row with Jack Gosiewski and Damien Cook joining the bench.
The Eels have only made one change from the side that won in Darwin last week with Vai Toutai replacing Michael Jennings (Origin) in the centres.
Watch out Rabbitohs: The most worrying aspect of South Sydney's 2016 form has been their work without the ball. The Bunnies have conceded 20 or more points in their past seven matches and it seems to be a case of one try leading to several in quick succession. The Tigers piled on three tries in the space of eight minutes against them last week while the Eels ran in three in just seven minutes when they met earlier this year.
Watch out Eels: The last time the Rabbitohs tinkered with their backline was back in Round 10. The result? A 22-20 win over the Eels. Alex Johnston was shifted to fullback on that occasion, just the sixth time in his career that he had started with the No.1 on his back. Johnston has registered just two wins when starting at the back – both of those against the blue and golds. Fresh from his two-try haul last week against the Tigers, he looms as one to watch on Friday night.
Key match-up: Luke Keary v Corey Norman. Two off-contract halves playing under lights on Friday night at the Olympic Stadium; does it get any better? Luke Keary gets his shot in the No.7 jersey with Adam Reynolds on Origin duty and will be hoping to provide the same impact he did when these two sides met five weeks ago when he came on with 26 minutes to go and changed the complexion of the game. Injury to Kieran Foran means Norman will play the role of on field general for the rest of 2016 and it's a challenge he seems keen to embrace. Norman's left foot has been the most used lower limb by any player in the NRL with 169 kicks in 2016 for 4,349 metres. Both players possess explosive running games and have the ability to blow a game open.
The history: Played 121; Rabbitohs 67, Eels 51, Drawn 3. It's been one-way traffic in favour of the Bunnies in recent years with South Sydney winning nine of the past 10 meetings between the two sides.
What are the odds: South Sydney have gone from favourites to outsiders on the back of results over last weekend. Three quarters of the money has gone on Parramatta in the head to head market according to Sportsbet and Eels 13+ is the most popular in margin betting. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
Match officials: Referee: Ashley Klein. Assistant referee: Gavin Badger. Sideline officials: Jeff Younis and Ricky MacFarlane.
Televised: Channel 9 – Live coverage from 7:30pm. Fox Sports 1 – Live coverage from 7pm.
The way we see it: With a tough trip to Penrith next week followed by back-to-back home games against the 2015 grand finalists on the horizon, Friday night's game looms as a must-win proposition for a Rabbitohs side still aiming to play finals footy. The Eels appear to have found form, and even though history is against him, they should be able to exact revenge from their earlier season meeting. Eels by 10.
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Post by Electric Eel on Jul 26, 2020 19:50:10 GMT 10
NRL.com
A double to rookie sensation Bevan French and a spectacular late try to Semi Radradra guided the Parramatta Eels to their third straight win with a 30-12 victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium on Friday night.
Eels coach Brad Arthur spoke highly of 20-year-old French on Thursday and the speedster proved him right with a fine display on the wing to take his tally to four tries from three NRL appearances.
Touted as a future star at fullback, French showed he is more than capable of playing on the flanks with two classy finishes either side of half-time to help his team avenge their heartbreaking loss to South Sydney back in Round 10.
French wasn't the only shining light with fellow winger Radradra putting forward his entry for try of the year with an absurd length-of-the-field effort in the dying stages to get his name on the scoreboard.
With time ticking down, the electric Eel intercepted a long pass from the Rabbitohs near his own line. Instead of taking the tackle, Radradra put on the afterburners, evading the first wave of defence, then the second and then the third before breaking into open pastures and crossing for a stunning solo effort.
Meanwhile Cody Walker showed no rust in his first game in the halves since Round 6 for the Bunnies while Alex Johnston relished a rare opportunity to play in his preferred position at fullback with a try and an assist.
John Sutton was a late inclusion for the Rabbitohs in his first game since suffering a pec injury in Round 1 but even his presence wasn't enough to get his side home on the night.
It didn't take long for the makeshift South Sydney spine to click into gear with Johnston sprinting onto a perfectly-timed pass from Walker to punish a Radradra error inside 10 minutes.
It was a lead that barely lasted five minutes as the Eels took advantage of back-to-back penalties to level things up courtesy of a Corey Norman chip kick and a Clint Gutherson put down.
The six-point deficit then became a two-point lead as Michael Gordon slotted a long-range penalty goal from the next set before the blue and golds stepped it up a notch to take control of the game.
Following a poor fifth-tackle option from the Bunnies, the Eels' attacking game clicked into gear with unheralded five-eighth Kenny Edwards and Tepai Moeroa combining to release Gordon with a gorgeous inside ball before the fullback offloaded to a flying French for his first of the night.
It looked at that stage as if the Eels would go on with it and possibly add to their lead before the break, but instead it would be the Bunnies who struck next through an unlikely source.
After a couple of controversial tackles in recent weeks, Rabbitohs enforcer Nathan Brown let his footy do the talking, backing up a break by Johnston to narrow the margin three minutes before half-time with his first try in the NRL.
The Eels dominated both possession and territory in the second half but it was the Rabbitohs who went closest to scoring with Dane Nielsen putting a foot into touch in the process of touching down before Sam Burgess had his effort pulled back for obstruction.
Those missed opportunities would prove the difference in the end as French punished a simple error from the base of the scrum to stroll over for his second of the night; Gordon's sideline conversion making it an eight-point game.
Another two points via the reliable boot of 'Flash' extended the lead with 10 minutes to play before the composed custodian slotted another penalty to seal the deal before Radradra rounded off the comfortable win with his freakish solo effort.
Eels 30 (Bevan French 2, Clint Gutherson, Semi Radradra tries; Michael Gordon 7 goals) defeated Rabbitohs 12 (Alex Johnston, Nathan Brown tries; Cody Walker 2 goals) at ANZ Stadium. Half-time: 14-12 Eels. Injury: Kaysa Pritchard (shoulder/neck).
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