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Brisbane Broncos
54
Match Complete
Parramatta Eels
10
| A. Reynolds |  | 74 | ||
| R. Walsh |  | 73 | ||
| 70 | | C. Gutherson | ||
| 69 | | D. Brown | ||
| A. Reynolds | | 67 | ||
| K. Capewell | | 66 | ||
| 63 | | S. Russell | ||
| A. Reynolds | | 53 | ||
| B. Walters | | 52 | ||
| A. Reynolds | | 47 | ||
| E. Mam | | 46 | ||
| A. Reynolds | | 44 | ||
| D. Mariner | | 43 | ||
| A. Reynolds | | 39 | ||
| H. Farnworth | | 38 | ||
| D. Mariner | | 30 | ||
| A. Reynolds | | 28 | ||
| B. Walters | | 26 | ||
| A. Reynolds | | 21 | ||
| A. Reynolds | | 19 | ||
| A. Reynolds |  | 6 |
| 9 | Tries | 2 | ||
| 8 | Conversions | 1 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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Round 24 of the NRL premiership continues the evening with the Brisbane Broncos hosting the Parramatta Eels at the Gabba in Brisbane. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 8:00pm (AEST).
There’s just four weeks to go before the finals and quite a logjam has developed on either side of the cut-off point. There’ll be lots of talk about different scenarios and permutations, points differentials and maybe even byes in the coming weeks, as the likes of Parramatta try to stay alive one more week.
But it’s actually quite simple tonight. Even with the remaining byes factored in, the Eels are barely clinging to eighth place and have two fiendishly difficult away trips in their last three – the Broncos tonight and the Panthers on the penultimate weekend. They don’t want to have to go to Penrith facing elimination, so winning tonight is imperative.
The Broncos’ primary objective is likely to be securing a top-two finish, with the JJ Giltinan Shield a nice bonus if it happens. Whatever the case, with a trip to Canberra and a home game against Melbourne still to come, tonight is potentially important. A big victory over Parramatta plus their bye next week would probably, if not certainly, put the Broncos out of the Warriors’ reach.
There’s good news for the Broncos personnel-wise, with Adam Reynolds, Kobe Hetherington and Jordan Riki all back after various maladies. The Eels are still without suspended duo Maika Sivo and Reagan Campbell-Gillard and have made a surprise positional switch, with occasional pivot Daejarn Asi named in the centres, Bailey Simonsson shifted to wing and Arthur Miller-Stephen dropped.
Man for man, there aren’t many matchups that don’t favour the Broncos. Even if Parramatta had Campbell-Gillard and the pre-injury Wiremu Greig, it’s unlikely they could match Brisbane’s outstanding middle forwards.
A Parramatta win would surely require an outstanding team performance, a clanger from the Broncos, or likely both. Broncos by 20
Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane
Kick-off: 8:00pm (AEST)
TV: Fox League, Nine
Streaming: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, 9Now
Odds: Broncos $1.26, Eels $3.90 – odds via PlayUp
Broncos: 1. Reece Walsh 2. Deine Mariner 3. Kotoni Staggs 4. Herbie Farnworth 5. Selwyn Cobbo 6. Ezra Mam 7. Adam Reynolds (c) 8. Thomas Flegler 9. Billy Walters 10. Payne Haas 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Jordan Riki 13. Patrick Carrigan 14. Tyson Smoothy 15. Brendan Piakura 16. Kobe Hetherington 17. Keenan Palasia 18. Corey Jensen 19. Xavier Willison 20. Tristan Sailor 21. Jock Madden 22. Jordan Pereira.
Eels: 1. Clint Gutherson (c) 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Daejarn Asi 5. Sean Russell 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Joe Ofahengaue 9. Joey Lussick 10. Junior Paulo 11. Andrew Davey 12. Bryce Cartwright 13. J’maine Hopgood 14. Luca Moretti 15. Ryan Matterson 16. Wiremu Greig 17. Brendan Hands 18. Makahesi Makatoa 19. Waqa Blake 20. Ofahiki Ogden 21. Ky Rodwell 22. Jack Murchie.
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