Tigers by 434.
In a coaching masterstroke, Tim Sheens will call up Gary Freeman in place of the injured Benji Marshall. "The Whiz," fuelled by deep, misplaced hatred for his former Parramatta club, will have a hand in 36 of the Tigers' tries, scoring twenty himself.
So poor will be the Parramatta attack that Brett Hodgson, a last-minute and ambitious call-up to the side, will fill the number 1 jersey without even having to endanger his broken hand in a tackle against his former club.
Daniel Fitzhenry will star with an NRL-record 40 tries, including one where he picks up an Eels dropped ball inside that team's defensive 10m before, just for fun, running back to his own in-goal and then setting off on an amazing 100m dash for the line against an inept defence.
Tim Smith to kick a consolation field goal for the Eels' only point.
Returning cult figure Fui Fui Moi Moi to be dominated in defence and make minus-110 metres in his wheezing 8-minute spurt of play, before being placed on report and suspended 12 weeks for helping up an opponent and brushing off his jersey.
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