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The Canberra Raiders have ended Parramatta’s finals hopes with a 33 to 20 victory at GIO Stadium.
The Raiders lead by as much as 26 points before Jarryd Hayne inspired an Eels comeback. It wasn’t enough as Anthony Milford sealed the result with a field goal in the 78th minute.
The Eels loss means that both the Broncos and Warriors stay alive in the finals hunt.
FINAL SCORE:
Raiders 33
Eels 20
Regardless of what occurs in other matches, the Parramatta Eels must defeat the Canberra Raiders today at Canberra Stadium to perhaps seal an unlikely birth in the finals. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 5:30pm (AEST).
The Eels had their finals destiny in their own hands last week but a poor performance against the Newcastle Knights away from home has severely crippled their chances of securing a top eight spot.
Parramatta’s chances of making the finals rests on yesterday’s result between the Storm and Broncos. A Brisbane win will mean today’s clash against Canberra is nothing but a dead rubber for the Eels.
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A Storm victory however, keeps the Eels season well and truly alive for 24 hours at least. The Eels with a win today would overtake Brisbane into 8th position on the ladder.
Parramatta would then have to hope that rivals Penrith do them a massive favour and beat the Warriors tomorrow night in order to seal a finals birth.
Given their poor points differential, the Eels would miss out on the eight completely should the Warriors cause the upset against the Panthers away from home.
Given the way the Eels capitulated last week however, it remains to be seen if the Eels have what it takes to beat the Raiders in Canberra.
It’s been a tough year for the Raiders, but at least they have managed to string two wins together of late, beating both the Tigers and Sharks in recent matches.
Former Eels coach Ricky Stuart now has the opportunity to effectively end Parramatta’s 2014 finals campaign should Canberra cause the upset at home.
Overall the result of today’s contest largely rests on Friday night’s result between Brisbane and Melbourne.
If Brisbane won, then the Raiders could win easily given that the Eels haven’t nothing to play for. If Melbourne won, then the Eels should be expected to conjure up a win. Irrespective, a game with Jarryd Hayne is going to be exciting.
Tip: Eels by 8.
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