2016 R24 - Raiders 28-18 Eels @ GIO Stadium Canberra

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2016 - Round 24
Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels
GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce (TICKETS)
Sunday 21 August 2016

Gates Open 11:30am / U20s NYC 11:45am / NRL 2pm

1. Jack Wighton 2. Brenko Lee 3. Jarrod Croker 4. Joseph Leilua 5. Jordan Rapana 6. Blake Austin 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Junior Paulo 9. Kurt Baptiste 10. Shannon Boyd 11. Josh Papalii 12. Elliot Whitehead 13. Iosia Soliola
Interchange: 14. Adam Clydsdale 15. Luke Bateman 16. Clay Priest 17. Joseph Tapine 18. Jarrad Kennedy

1. Michael Gordon 2. Semi Radradra 3. Michael Jennings 4. Manu Ma'u 5. Bevan French 6. Clinton Gutherson 7. Jeff Robson 8. Danny Wicks 9. Isaac De Gois 10. Tim Mannah 11. Ken Edwards 12. Tepai Moeroa 13. Beau Scott
Interchange: 14. Kaysa Pritchard 15. David Gower 16. Peni Terepo 17. Daniel Alvaro

Referees: Dave Munro, Alan Shortall
Sideline Officials: Dave Ryan, Clayton Sharpe
Video Referees: Luke Patten, Bryan Norrie, Jared Maxwell

ISP NSW
Warriors v Mounties @ Mt Smart Stadium #2, Sat 11am
Wentworthville v Illawarra @ Ringrose Park, Sun 3pm

Head to Head
Overall 53 - Raiders 26, Eels 27
At GIO Stadium 18 - Raiders 14, Eels 4
Last 5 - Raiders 3, Eels 2​

 

[Walt Flanigan]

I think we'll lose Hodgson for this one so might be a bit of a struggle. If we have a linchpin, he's it.

 

[Hawkins]

Raiders which I think means top four finals spot

 

[The_Shield]

Hodgson should be gone but the Raiders should still be far to good for the Eels here

 

[Clifferd]

Raiders might put on a score here, eels are done for the year

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Well Hodgson got off with an early guilty plea, so that helps.

 

[TheFrog]

The Eels finally had their spirit broken in Brisbane last week, the only thing likely to stop this being a flogging is the fact that the Raiders would have used up all their reserves of juice tackling the Storm on Monday night. Semi must be due back too, which might give Parra a lift. But you must expect the Raiders to march on in this one.

 

[Hutty1986]

Raiders by 36

 

[Whino]

Raiders.

 

[natheel]

We were very bad in the second half v Broncos. Hopefully we lift for this game. Raiders you would think after 2 taxing games their big forwards could be a bit spent this week (hopefully). Hope we make a game of it

 

[Chief_Chujo]

Wouldn't be surprised if we rest a few forwards and bring in Fenderp/Lima/Vaughan.

 

[ed-grimley]

Parra will hold on for a while then fade after half time. They are also having trouble posting points without key personnel.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Parra never win in Canberra

 

[Pete Cash]

The raiders are weirdly taking the hodgson suspension to avoid carry over points so we will be without our most important player

 

[Rhyno]

Eels by 8

 

[GongPanther]

Eels by 24.

Canberra won't recover after a match like Monday's.

 

[Paullyboy]

Massive danger game.

In previous years (and earlier this year for that matter) we would lose any game we were expected to win. The fact we're willing to let Hodgson take the suspension scares me, there is a massive, massive chance of us going in completely complacent in this one.

Hopefully they don't put on too many at the start and we don't leave ourselves with too much of a mountain to climb in the second half.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

croker needs another 10 points or so to crack into the top 25 of all time. Raiders by 12

 

[Pete Cash]

In a lot of ways this is a bigger test than the storm game.

A big crowd and a lot of positive press attention could make us play very stupid.

There has been a bunch of raiders legends say that they think we will win the comp lol.

This will be interesting.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

In a lot of ways this is a bigger test than the storm game.

A big crowd and a lot of positive press attention could make us play very stupid.

There has been a bunch of raiders legends say that they think we will win the comp lol.

This will be interesting.

yo9u haven't got fenderp their to give away 2 or 3 penalties when you are pounding them down in their own 20m zone and cough it up on the first tackle in the play the ball when attacking it. It's a good start