2017 R23 Fri - Eels 10-29 Knights @ ANZ

[League Unlimited News]

NRL 2017 - Round 23
Parramatta Eels v Newcastle Knights
ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park (TICKETS)
Friday 11 August 2017

Gates 3:40pm / NYC 3:45pm / NRL 6pm (FOX)

1. Bevan French 2. Semi Radradra 3. Michael Jennings 4. Brad Takairangi 5. Kirisome Auva'a 6. Corey Norman 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Siosaia Vave 9. Cameron King 10. Tim Mannah 11. Manu Ma'u 12. Tepai Moeroa 13. Nathan Brown
Interchange: 14. Daniel Alvaro 15. Kenny Edwards 16. Suaia Matagi 17. Peni Terepo 18. David Gower 19. Will Smith 20. Frank Pritchard 21. Josh Hoffman

1. Dane Gagai 2. Ken Sio 3. Joe Wardle 4. Peter Mata'utia 5. Shaun Kenny-dowall 6. Brock Lamb 7. Trent Hodkinson 8. Daniel Saifiti 9. Jamie Buhrer 10. Josh King 11. Sione Mata'utia 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon 13. Mitchell Barnett
Interchange: 14. Danny Levi 15. Jacob Saifiti 16. Sam Stone 17. Luke Yates 18. Jack Cogger 19. Mickey Paea 20. Brendan Elliott 21. Chanel Mata'utia

Referees: Henry Perenara, Chris Butler
Sideline Officials: Ricky MacFarlane, Jason Walsh
Video Referees: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea

NYC - Fri 3:45pm at ANZ

ISP - Knights away to Mounties (Raiders) at Aubrey Keech, Sat 3pm
Wenty (Eels) away to Warriors at Mt Smart, Sun 11:45am AEST (9:45am NZ, FOX)​

 

[Das Gupta]

Eels.

 

[Grail]

This is the worst possible game for the Eels. Clear favourites. Media hyping the Eels up that they could possibly go all the way. Against the bottom placed team, but a team that has plenty of heart and seems to have found a modicum of form.

This is notoriously the kind of game that the Eels let slip. I can see a perfect storm for the Knights to go 3 in a row.

Hope I'm wrong though.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Eels never play good against the Knights

 

[PANTHERMIKE]

Knights...

 

[Vic Mackey]

Eels will continue to beat the crap teams without looking good doing it

 

[mozza91]

Can't even remember what it feels like to lose. Us by 84.

 

[GongPanther]

Parra are resting their fullback who has a slight twinge in his hammy.Still,Parra by 40.

 

[Hawkins]

parra should send the reserve grade, make it a challenge.

 

[TheFrog]

The Knights have won their last 2 against teams touted at some stage this year as finals certainties. Now comes another. Trouble is, this is not being played in Newcastle but at the Stadium of Ghosts, at the witching hour of 6pm Friday. Parra should have taken this game to the Knights ground since their ground resembles a huge meteorite crater, it would get a crowd in Newc but then they might have a game on their hands.

Oh and Parra should win this, probably by a swag. They need to, their F/A is 'orrible for a side looking at the top 4.

 

[Nice Beaver]

Would love nothing more than to see the colossus that is Newcastle rack up 3 on the trot, but sadly, I think the slime will win by around 10.

 

[hineyrulz]

What a f**k are the NRL doing???? The two form sides of the comp and they stick this game on a friday at 6pm???

No f**king idea, this should be a cracker. Parra to squeak home in a tough fought game befitting these two teams atm.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Knights by 8 because Brad Arthur is bald

 

[Incorrect]

The Knights have won their last 2 against teams touted at some stage this year as finals certainties.

I think rugby league fans in general are smarter than that these days.... Nobody, BUT NOBODY, is stoopid enough to think the Warriors are Finals certainties anymore these days...

 

[TheFrog]

The two form sides of the comp

Cough cough....see banner below. 9 from 11 but who's counting? The Storm might have something to say too.

 

[hineyrulz]

Cough cough....see banner below. 9 from 11 but who's counting? The Storm might have something to say too.

Yeah Penrith have been absolutely amazing, they may even give Newy a run the next time they play them.

 

[Clifferd]

Newy by 79. They don't know how to lose anymore

 

[Rhyno]

Eels by 12

 

[Rhino_NQ]

eels by 12, after being down by 10

 

[Pedge1971]

Cannot see the Eels losing this. They have too much to play for, we will miss Rossy and I don't like the backline Browny has picked this week.