Parramatta Eels
16
Match Complete
Wests Tigers
17
| 79 |  | A. Sezer | ||
| C. Gutherson |  | 74 | ||
| 69 |  | A. Koroisau | ||
| 68 |  | J. Bula | ||
| 63 | | J. Olam | ||
| C. Gutherson | | 49 | ||
| C. Gutherson | | 46 | ||
| C. Gutherson | | 44 | ||
| C. Gutherson | | 39 | ||
| M. Sivo | | 15 | ||
| 5 | | A. Koroisau | ||
| 3 | | J. Olam |
| 2 | Tries | 3 | ||
| 1 | Conversions | 2 | ||
| 3 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 1 |
Round 4 of the NRL premiership concludes with the Parramatta Eels hosting the Wests Tigers at CommBank Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 4:00pm (AEDT).
Last weekend, Parramatta came from behind to beat the previously undefeated Manly, while the Tigers claimed their first victory of the season with an impressive 32-6 trouncing of in-form Cronulla at Leichhardt Oval. If last weekend’s form means anything, we could be in for an interesting game.
While Parramatta start favourites, their stocks are diminished by the absence of Mitch Moses, who has fractured his foot and is out for two months. Blaize Talagi, who impressed at centre against Manly, will wear the 6 jumper in just his second NRL game, with Dylan Brown to deputise for Moses at half.
Morgan Harper shifts in from the wing to cover centre with Maika Sivo returning from a suspension picked up in the trials. Bryce Cartwright has been named though he has been under an injury cloud following a knock to the ribs.
The Tigers maintain largely the same team that saw them thrash Cronulla, with only Asu Kepaoa coming in to take the place of Alex Twal (concussion).
Prediction
While the Tigers will give a good account of themselves against a Parramatta team denuded of Mitch Moses, the Eels will still be too polished. Eels by 10.
Game information
Venue: CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Kick-off: 4:00pm (AEDT)
TV: Fox League
Streaming: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Eels $1.47, Tigers $2.70 – odds via PlayUp
Teams
Eels: 1. Clint Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Will Penisini 4. Morgan Harper 5. Sean Russell 6. Blaize Talagi 7. Dylan Brown 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Joey Lussick 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Bryce Cartwright 13. J’maine Hopgood 14. Luca Moretti 15. Ryan Matterson 16. Joe Ofahengaue 17. Kelma Tuilagi 18. Ofahiki Ogden 19. Wiremu Greig 20. Brendan Hands 21. Makahesi Makatoa 22. Bailey Simonsson.
Tigers: 1. Jahream Bula 2. Charlie Staines 3. Solomona Faataape 4. Justin Olam 5. Junior Tupou 6. Lachlan Galvin 7. Aidan Sezer 8. Stefano Utoikamanu 9. Apisai Koroisau 10. David Klemmer 11. Isaiah Papali’i 12. John Bateman 13. Fonua Pole 14. Jayden Sullivan 15. Alex Seyfarth 16. Asu Kepaoa 17. Samuela Fainu 18. Justin Matamua 19. Latu Fainu 20. Alex Lobb 21. Brent Naden 22. Tallyn Da Silva.
Albo
Roar Rookie
In the end he did pretty well today !
andyfnq
Roar Rookie
Leather ball doesn't float, if you've got the muscle to kick it it will fly true over a long distance
Redcap
Roar Guru
'King' Wally wouldn't last 15 minutes these days.
andyfnq
Roar Rookie
picked it :thumbup:
Hard Yards
Roar Rookie
Just the facts Jack.
Brendan
Roar Pro
Equal first on 6 points. :stoked:
Curly
Roar Rookie
Last GF success 1986. Oh well there is always next year Eels fans.
Redcap
Roar Guru
I'm just happy you're listening to Grandstand, Andrew. :happy:
Jeannine Wallace
Roar Rookie
We haven't had much luck go our way for say a decade or so...So hopefully it will last a lot, lot longer :happy:
steveng
Roar Rookie
If Parra were fair dinkum, they should have won this game by heaps, yes, the Tigers got allot of penalties against them, but they were offside allot and deserved those penalties and the hip drop was a hip drop, it wasn't just given for nothing. Anyway, the Tigers are doing well lets see how long this lasts.
jimmmy
Roar Rookie
Tigers 6th . Whodda thunk?
Ben Lewis
Roar Pro
Ninth spot after 4 rounds… I guess there’s worse positions to be in.
Duncan Smith
Roar Guru
That Wests penalty is an early contender for dumbest play of the year. Lucky Parra missed the kick.
Ben Lewis
Roar Pro
Moses was injured for a big chunk of the 2022 season; and we had Brown and Arthur in the halves. We crashed and burned that year… oh hang on, no we didn’t - we made the grand final. This is Taluigi and Brown’s first game together - I’m not sounding any alarm bells on a one point loss in their first hit out.
Ben Lewis
Roar Pro
With a leather ball and the equipment used back then? He’d have been lucky to make the distance.
Ben Lewis
Roar Pro
Ah, that one hurts. Even without Moses, these are the games you need to win if you want to be a genuine threat. Congrats Tigers and Tigers’ supporters; that was a bloody entertaining game if nothing else. The sting of close losses make the close wins all the sweeter, whenever the next one comes! Interestingly enough, both Moses and Gutho have missed a kick after the siren to win a game for Parra, from early the same spot. The kicks both dragged to the left as well - Moses against Penrith in 2022 (I think). At that angle and that far back; probably would’ve been smarter to go for touch and set up the levelling field goal. Oh, and Galvin? Enjoy your holiday - a hip drop like that, you’ll be lucky to play again before the Bathurst trip against Penrith.
E-Meter
Roar Rookie
Unbelievable that guy can be playing in the top grade. But bush coach Arthur sees something that no one else can see.
jimmmy
Roar Rookie
Thanks for the call David . I enjoyed that game immensely.
Luke S
Roar Rookie
Looks like you came to praise Sezer after the Eels failed to bury him. Tigers supporters will lend them their beers tonight!!
E-Meter
Roar Rookie
No they aren’t. But you have to accumulate wins. Parra had crazy territory in the 1st half. Barely looked like scoring. No Moses, no Parra.