2026 R7 Sun - Parramatta 38-20 Canterbury @ CommBank

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NRL 2026 - Round 7
Parramatta Eels v Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal (TICKETS)

Sunday 19 April 2026
Kickoff 4:05pm AEST
Live on Nine Network, 9Now, Fox League, Kayo Sports

1. Joash Papali'i 2. Brian Kelly 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Sean Russell 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Ronald Volkman 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Luca Moretti 9. Ryley Smith 10. Junior Paulo 11. Charlie Guymer 12. Jack Williams 13. Dylan Walker 14. Tallyn Da Silva 15. Saxon Pryke 16. Jack de Belin 17. Toni Mataele 18. Teancum Brown 19. Araz Nanva 20. Lorenzo Talataina 21. Jezaiah Funa-Luta 22. Mohamed Alameddine

Changes from last match:
Out: Kelma Tuilagi (second row), Kitione Kautoga (second row), Sam Tuivaiti (bench)
In: Sean Russell (centre), Saxon Pryke (bench), Toni Mataele (bench), Teancum Brown (bench)
Changes: Araz Nanva (wing to bench), Brian Kelly (centre to wing), Jack Williams (front row to second row), Charlie Guymer (bench to second row), Luca Moretti (bench to front row)

1. Connor Tracey 2. Jacob Kiraz 3. Enari Tuala 4. Bronson Xerri 5. Marcelo Montoya 6. Matt Burton 7. Lachlan Galvin 8. Samuel Hughes 9. Bailey Hayward 10. Leo Thompson 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Jaeman Salmon 14. Kurt Mann 15. Sitili Tupouniua 16. Harry Hayes 17. Jake Turpin 19. Jonathan Sua 20. Lipoi Hopoi 21. Josh Curran 22. Alekolasimi Jones 23. Stephen Crichton

Changes from last match:
Out: Max King (front row)
In: Leo Thompson (front row), Jonathan Sua (bench), Lipoi Hopoi (bench)

Referee: Liam Kennedy
Sideline Officials: Kieren Irons, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Grant Atkins

HEAD TO HEAD - 1947 - 2025​

	TOTAL	PARRAMATTA	CANTERBURY	DRAWN
ALL MATCHES	158	72	81	5
COMMBANK	7	5	2	0

LAST FIVE MEETINGS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
2023	Round 15	PARRAMATTA 34-12	Accor	33866
2024	Round 1	PARRAMATTA 26-8	CommBank	29171
2024	Round 14	CANTERBURY 22-18	Accor	45496
2025	Round 3	CANTERBURY 16-8	CommBank	24059
2025	Round 14	CANTERBURY 30-12	Accor	59878

BIGGEST WINS​

YEAR	ROUND	RESULT	VENUE	CROWD
1993	Round 5	CANTERBURY 42-6	Belmore	27804
2005	Round 23	PARRAMATTA 56-4	Parramatta	20289

NEXT FOUR MATCHES​

	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11
PARRAMATTA	MANLY (A)	WARRIORS (H)	NORTH QLD (A)	MELBOURNE (H)
CANTERBURY	BRISBANE (A)	NORTH QLD (H)	DOLPHINS (A)	CRONULLA (A)

LAST THREE MATCHES​

	Round 4		Round 5		Round 6
PARRAMATTA	PENRITH	L 20-48	WESTS TIGERS	L 20-22	GOLD COAST	L 10-52
CANTERBURY	NEWCASTLE	L 16-24	SOUTH SYDNEY	L 24-32	PENRITH	W 32-16

STATE OF PLAY: 2026 SEASON​

	POSITION	PLAYED	BYES	W-L-D	FOR	AGAINST
PARRAMATTA	16th	6	0	2-4-0	124	226
CANTERBURY	7th	5	1	3-2-0	101	96

 

[0neye]

 

[Bazal]

I'm not sure what's worse, Parramatta as a football club or Oneye having access to create AI slop

Parramatta's upcoming week looks like this basically

 

[Fangs]

Beware the wounded Eel. It slithers away to fight another day.

 

[Speedy Gonzales]

Parra tend to lift against the Dogs and Tigers. I’m not sure if they’ll cause an upset, but they’ll play a heck of a lot better than they did over the weekend

 

[This Year?]

Eels need 1 or 2 more wins to get away from the spoon zone. The Bulldogs might relax thinking this will be an easy win.
This game has the potential to appease the chaos gods.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

I feel like this game should always be played at Accor due to the potential large crowd.

 

[Bazal]

Lmao a side that would miss the finals in NSW Cup, plus Moses and JAC.

Throw in a shit coach and this is gonna be Gina Rhinehart scissoring with her indentured house ginger ugly.

Bulldogs by 40+ and only that low because their attack is generally mud.

 

[ouwet]

I feel like this game should always be played at Accor due to the potential large crowd.

Nah Parramatta fans are deflated after last week and the injuries! Commbank is just right for this one.

Parramatta will lift for this game... Hopefully the Dogs don't take them easy because no team is!

 

[Bazal]

Lol Ryles or the clubs solution to the current crisis? Get the old boys in the sheds again!

I sometimes think we're actually not going to be able to recover as a club until those poor old 80s merkins have shuffled off

 

[Delboy]

I sometimes think we're actually not going to be able to recover as a club until those poor old 80s merkins have shuffled off

First step is change the Insipid R&R team , who are both from the Tigers and appear happy if the Eels end up as the Tigers were in their era.

 

[Bazal]

First step is change the Insipid R&R team , who are both from the Tigers and appear happy if the Eels end up as the Tigers were in their era.

Yep. Tbh they should have gone before BA, IMO. The CEO maybe too. He seems good at business generally but bad at running an actual football club

But deadset I also just sometimes wonder if we're not so mired to the past that we won't move on until there's no past to bring back up. Every time we suck they're wheeling out poor Pricey and Bert from their respective dementia wards to talk about how they won in the 80s. Leave the old fellas in peace and start thinking about we win in the future!

 

[Stinkfinger]

Imagine the Dogs making the Panthers look like fools and then not being able to get it done against this side? I can't either.

 

[Black Panther]

Dogs peaked against a flat Panthers team last week. Hopefully Parra get it done, but not sure they will.

 

[Someone2]

Eels by 4

 

[Warrimoo3]

Only really interested to see how Leo Thompson goes. His form really dipped for Newcastle last year and the Dogs payed way overs for him on potential. Will be interested to see how many minutes he can punch out and how the coaching staff use him.

 

[Nealo 12]

Eels by 4

Failure is your friend

 

[0neye]

 

[Wb1234]

 

[85 Baby]

So much adversity