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Eels
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Raiders
24
| C. Gutherson |  | 87 | ||
| 78 |  | J. Croker | ||
| 76 |  | C. Nicoll-Klokstad | ||
| 76 | | J. Croker | ||
| 75 | | C. Nicoll-Klokstad | ||
| M. Sivo | | 67 | ||
| C. Gutherson | | 64 | ||
| M. Jennings | | 62 | ||
| C. Gutherson | | 53 | ||
| R. Stone | | 52 | ||
| C. Gutherson |  | 39 | ||
| 30 | | J. Croker | ||
| 29 | | E. Whitehead | ||
| 19 | | J. Croker | ||
| 18 | | J. Papalii | ||
| M. Moses | | 5 | ||
| R. Matterson | | 4 |
| 4 | Tries | 4 | ||
| 3 | Conversions | 4 | ||
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 1 | Field Goals | 0 |
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It’s the ladder leaders against last year’s runners-up when the Parramatta Eels face off against the Canberra Raiders in a Saturday-night blockbuster. Join The Roar for live scores from 7:30pm (AEST).
Having entered Round 7 on top of the ladder, the Eels are burdened with the unfamiliar – recently, at least – feeling of expectation. While they suffered their first loss of the season to the Roosters last week, there was no shame at all in falling to the premiership favourites in what was, at that point, the game of the season.
While Parra are bonafide contenders, no one’s quite sure of where the Raiders currently stand. Ricky Stuart’s side are certainly in the premiership mix, but recent losses to the Knights and injury-riddled Sea Eagles, as well as an unconvincing win over the Tigers, have raised questions about their ability to challenge for this year’s title.
Despite that defeat to Manly, Stuart named the same Canberra side that lined up last Sunday. His Parramatta counterpart, Brad Arthur, hadn’t quite gone down the same route, swapping Brad Takairangi in for Peni Terepo on the bench.
He’s since been forced into another change after Nathan Brown was handed a two-week suspension. Marata Niukore is set to start at lock in his place, while one of Daniel Alvaro or David Gover will likely take the last bench spot.
Kick-off: 7:35pm (AEST)
Venue: Bankwest Stadium
TV: Fox Sports
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, NRL Live Pass
Eels
1. Clint Gutherson (c), 2. Maika Sivo, 3. Michael Jennings, 4. Waqa Blake, 5. Blake Ferguson, 6. Dylan Brown, 7. Mitchell Moses, 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 9. Reed Mahoney, 10. Junior Paulo, 11. Shaun Lane, 12. Ryan Matterson, 15. Marata Niukore
Bench/Reserves: 14. Ray Stone, 16. Oregon Kaufusi, 17. Brad Takairangi, 18. David Gower, 19. Daniel Alvaro, 20. George Jennings, 21. Jai Field
Raiders
1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, 2. Jordan Rapana, 3. Jarrod Croker (c), 4. Curtis Scott, 5. Nick Cotric, 6. Jack Wighton, 7. George Williams, 8. Josh Papalii, 9. Josh Hodgson, 10. Iosia Soliola, 11. Joseph Tapine, 12. Elliott Whitehead, 13. Corey Horsburgh
Bench/Reserves: 14. Siliva Havili, 15. Emre Guler, 16. Ryan Sutton, 17. Hudson Young, 18. Bailey Simonsson, 19. Dunamis Lui, 20. Matt Frawley, 21. Tom Starling
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