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Sydney Roosters vs Parramatta Eels highlights: NRL live scores, blog

14th May, 2017
Kick-off: 4pm (AEST)
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Sydney
TV: Live, Fox League, Nine Network
Online: Live, Foxtel Go and NRL Digital Pass
Betting: Roosters $1.51, Eels $2.60
Overall record: Played 129, Roosters 62, Eels 62, drawn 5
Last meeting: Round 18, 2016 - Eels 22 defeat Roosters 18 at Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Last five: Roosters 3, Eels 2
Record at venue: Played 21, Roosters 10, Eels 9, drawn 2
Referees: Grant Atkins and Gavin Reynolds

Sydney Roosters
1. Michael Gordon 2. Daniel Tupou 3. Latrell Mitchell 4. Joseph Manu 5. Blake Ferguson 6. Luke Keary 7. Mitchell Pearce 8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 9. Jake Friend 10. Dylan Napa 11. Boyd Cordner 12. Mitchell Aubusson 13. Sio Siua Taukeiaho
Interchange: 14. Aidan Guerra 15. Zane Tetevano 16. Kane Evans 17. Connor Watson 18. Paul Carter 19. Victor Radley 20. Lindsay Collins 21. Jayden Nikorima

Parramatta Eels
1. Clint Gutherson 2. Semi Radradra 3. Michael Jennings 4. Kirisome Auva'a 5. Josh Hoffman 6. Will Smith 7. Corey Norman 8. Suaia Matagi 9. Kaysa Pritchard 10. Tim Mannah 11. Manu Ma'u 12. Tepai Moeroa 13. Nathan Brown
Interchange: 14. Beau Scott 15. Daniel Alvaro 16. Kenny Edwards 17. Siosaia Vave 18. David Gower 19. Rory O'Brien 20. Bevan French 21. Cameron King
The Dragons look good against the Warriors this weekend. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins)
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Match result:

The Sydney Roosters took a comfortable win over the Parramatta Eels to close out Round 10.

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Final score
Sydney Roosters 48
Parramatta Eels 10

Match preview:

It’s east versus west and a battle of two elite halves when the Sydney Roosters host the Parramatta Eels. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 4pm (AEST).

The showdown between Mitchell Pearce and Corey Norman headlines this match, with each in strong form.

Both would be thinking about Origin – even Norman, with the potential for Johnathan Thurston to be out of the series – but whoever has the better game here, particularly with their short-range kicking, could take their side a long way to victory.

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The Roosters come in on the back of some close results. After beating the St George Illawarra Dragons on Anzac Day in extra time, they lost to the New Zealand Warriors in Auckland by a point after seemingly kicking the winning field goal.

But despite the fact they sit fifth, with six wins from their first nine, some of those wins have been scratchy. That’s not a knock on Pearce, but they just haven’t flowed as well as they did during the first fortnight of the season, when Luke Keary was going great guns and they looked like a team of world beaters.

What Trent Robinson’s men can hang their hat on is defence. They have been sensational on the goal-line and that will make life difficult for Parramatta.

The Eels haven’t exactly been poor in defence either, with the sixth best record in the competition, and it’s been the catalyst for them sitting in the top eight at this stage, winning five of nine.

Parra are on a three-game winning streak coming into this one, but the victories against the Wests Tigers and Penrith Panthers were unconvincing, while they beat an understrength North Queensland Cowboys.

In saying that, you can only play what’s in front of you and the spine of Clint Gutherson, Will Smith, Corey Norman and Kaysa Pritchard have been sensational.

In team news, Latrell Mitchell is back for the suspended Shaun Kenny-Dowall, while the Eels haven’t made any changes.

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Prediction
As long as Keary and Pearce play near their potential, the Roosters will pick up a tough win.

Roosters by 6.

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