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The spoon-bound Parramatta Eels take on the top-four-bound Manly Sea Eagles in a game that looks more one-sided than an Allgood-Matai fistfight. Join us for live scores and commentary from 5.30pm AEST.
Sitting on 10 competition points – and needing binoculars to see second last – the Eels are enduring arguably their worst season in recent memory.
About $1 million of poorly spent salary cap sits on the sideline in the form of Jarryd Hayne and Chris Sandow, and what’s left is a team that, both on paper and off, simply does not seem up to NRL standard.
Right across the park, Manly look to have the Eels covered. Kieran Foran and DCE vs. Api Pewhairangi and Ben Roberts. Brett Stewart vs. Jake Mullaney. Jamie Lyon and Steve Matai vs. Ryan Morgan and Willie Tonga. Heck, even the Eels back row is made up of former Manly benchies.
There’s no light at the end of the tunnel for Parramatta in 2013, and Ricky Stuart will already be looking towards next year with a long off-season and an overhauled roster.
But this is the NRL, where the mantra of “anyone can beat anyone on any day” is truer than… well, anywhere.
We all wrote off the Panthers before they defeated the Storm in Round 9, and we all wrote off the Dragons before they defeated the Rabbitohs in Round 19. We shouldn’t make the same mistake here.
Manly should win this, and win it comfortably. I’m tipping them by 13+. But I wouldn’t bet the house.
Can the Eels pull off one of the biggest upsets of the season, or will Manly continue their triumphant march towards September?
Join us for live scores and commentary from 5.30pm AEST, and be sure to let us know your thoughts if you’re following along.
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