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Post by Electric Eel on May 9, 2021 20:33:02 GMT 10
Sunday 16th May: Parramatta Eels v New Zealand Warriors at Suncorp Stadium, 1.50pm
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Post by Electric Eel on May 11, 2021 20:39:22 GMT 10
Arthur names son in halves for NRL debut Parramatta Eels Head Coach Brad Arthur has named his son Jakob in the halves for the team's Round 10 clash with the New Zealand Warriors. Arthur Jnr will make his NRL debut in Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium, after starting the season in the Knock on Effect NSW Cup. He has scored five tries in seven games for the Eels in his breakout season. The 18-year-old lines up in the NRL, with Dylan Brown suspended for three matches. Waqa Blake will also make his return from a calf injury, which has sidelined him since Round Two. Kick-off is on Sunday 16th May at 1:50pm at Suncorp Stadium.   |
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Post by Electric Eel on May 12, 2021 10:31:44 GMT 10
NRL.com
Warriors v Eels: Murdoch-Masila returns; Arthur names son Jake to debut
The Eels' impressive season continued with a physical win over an under-strength Roosters last week, while the Warriors scored plenty of points at Lottoland but conceded even more.
A couple of moments of controversy have proven costly for the Eels when it came to naming a team this week, with Dylan Brown and Marata Niukore both taking early pleas for incidents that have overshadowed what was otherwise an impressive win.
It was the Eels' first victory over the Roosters since 2016 and keeps them in second place on the ladder.
The Warriors, meanwhile, are just clinging to eighth, having gone win-loss for most of the year. They welcomed back Chanel Harris-Tavita in round nine with the halfback adding plenty in attack, but coach Nathan Brown is still pondering the best fit for teen prodigy Reece Walsh.
The rundown
Team news
Warriors: Ben Murdoch-Masila returns in the second row with Bayley Sironen dropping to the reserves in the only change from last week's loss to Manly. Euan Aitken and Eliesa Katoa are a chance of inclusion after being named in the reserves.
Eels: Coach Brad Arthur has named his son Jakob to make his NRL debut at five-eighth for the suspended Dylan Brown. Waqa Blake (calf) makes a timely return at centre for the suspended Marata Niukore. Hooker Reed Mahoney (HIA) and lock Nathan Brown (hip) have both been named with Shaun Lane reverting to the bench. Ray Stone replaces Haze Dunster on the bench. Hooker Joey Lussick and half Jordan Rankin have been named as cover in the reserves.
The Eels' selection of Arthur, Stone, Lussick and Rankin, who participated in NSW Cup last week and did not observe NRL bubble protocols, does not mean they will immediately be granted permission to play against the Warriors.
The players must immediately observe strict level 3 protocols and pass a COVID-19 test before departure to Brisbane. After they met those two criteria they will still be subject to NRL biosecurity approval.
* Selection subject to NRL biosecurity approval and compliance to all specified conditions.
Key match-up
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck v Clint Gutherson: The two No.1s aren't just among the most important players for their respective teams, they are the heart and soul of their sides. Two of the real in-form players of the competition, they are talismans who bring confidence and energy beyond their carries, tries and ball-playing.
Stat attack
The 260 points scored by the Eels so far is the most points they've ever scored through nine rounds in the club's history.
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Post by Electric Eel on May 16, 2021 16:08:56 GMT 10
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Post by Electric Eel on May 16, 2021 16:14:21 GMT 10
NRL.com
Magic moment for Arthur as Eels hold out fast-finishing Warriors
Parramatta's teenage rookie Jakob Arthur produced the magical moment of Magic Round by scoring the match-sealing try for the Eels as his father, coach Brad Arthur, celebrated in the coach's box a memorable 34-18 victory at Suncorp Stadium.
Arthur, 18, was handed a debut after Eels five-eighth Dylan Brown was suspended and the rookie did not disappoint by helping Ryan Matterson across for a second-half try and then scoring his own four-pointer to bury a late Warriors fightback.
"As you said it's a dream come true," Jakob Arthur said on Fox League.
"It is unbelievable I can't put it into words. You just dream about those things and it's unreal for that to happen."
Eels halfback Mitchell Moses mounted further evidence he deserved his looming contract upgrade with a blistering start that set Parramatta on the path to victory.
Moses refused to activate an extension clause in his Eels contract by last Friday's deadline, instead looking to negotiate a new deal that further rewards his standing as one of the NRL's elite halfbacks and the clear conductor to Parramatta's premiership aspirations.
The 26-year-old produced a stunning opening to the Warriors game, igniting a four-try blitz in just 12 minutes as the Eels raced to a 24-0 lead inside 18 minutes, before Parramatta went on to claim a six-tries-to-three win.
The Eels could have won by more if not for two butchered chances early in the second half when Ryan Matterson and Blake Ferguson were both deemed to have dropped the ball over the line.
Those mistakes left the door ajar for the Warriors as they mounted a strong second-half challenge, with Ben Murdoch-Masilia bulldozing his way across the line before young midseason recruit Reece Walsh ignited the game with his spark in his first appearance in Brisbane since he left the Broncos a few weeks ago.
Walsh scored a superb solo try in the 62nd minute to bring the Warriors back to within two tries at 28-18, but the Warriors couldn't find another four-pointer to produce the grandstand finish as the Eels claimed their ninth win of the season and fifth in a row.
Moses, who was given an early exit from the game as he limped off with a sore foot with two minutes remaining, was not the only star in the Eels early onslaught with middle forwards Nathan Brown and Reagan Campbell-Gillard laying the foundations up front with a strong display.
Brown scored his first try of the season after Moses poked through the line to flick a one-handed offload to the lock for the Eels opener after just six minutes.
Rampaging winger Maika Sivo revived memories of his steamrolling run over James Tedesco last year when he bulldozed his way over Rocco Berry for the Eels second try after 13 minutes before Campbell-Gillard bagged a double with two minutes.
Campbell-Gillard scored a soft try beneath the posts when he simply hit and spin out of a Roger Tuivasa-Scheck tackle but then showed superb support play and a deft left-foot sidestep to evade Tuivasa-Scheck again when Moses broke through the line.
The Warriors copped what they deserved for an error-riddled opening half, completing at just 47 per cent, although they did create some opportunities late in the half and appeared far more dangerous once Walsh was introduced into the game.
Their only points came when Kodi Nikorima tapped back a well-placed bomb besides the uprights that Josh Curran was able to scoop up to score in the 33rd minute. Curran later left the field with a hyper-extended elbow while Rocco Berry failed an HIA following a head knock.
The Warriors must quickly regroup ahead of Friday's clash with Wests Tigers on the Central Coast while Parramatta face a blockbuster clash with the in-form Manly Sea Eagles at Bankwest Stadium next Sunday.
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