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Wests Tigers
20
Match Complete
Parramatta Eels
28
| D. Nofoaluma |  | 74 | ||
| D. Nofoaluma | | 70 | ||
| 69 |  | M. Moses | ||
| 67 | | I. Papali'i | ||
| 44 | | M. Moses | ||
| 42 | | M. Moses | ||
| 40 | | M. Moses | ||
| 39 | | R. Mahoney | ||
| 37 | | M. Sivo | ||
| 31 | | M. Moses | ||
| 30 | | R. Campbell-Gillard | ||
| A. Doueihi | | 26 | ||
| D. Laurie | | 25 | ||
| A. Doueihi | | 17 | ||
| F. Brown | | 15 |
| 4 | Tries | 5 | ||
| 2 | Conversions | 4 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
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Tonight, a struggling Wests Tigers team take on an inconsistent Parramatta Eels at Leichhardt Oval in round 17 of the NRL. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:35pm AEST.
On paper, this should be a straight-forward victory for sixth-placed Parramatta against 15th placed Wests, even away from home in the traditional den of the Tigers.
Wests rarely threatened an exuberant Warriors team in Auckland last weekend, have won just one of their past eight games and only three all season. But one of those wins was a 21-20 victory away to Parramatta in round six and the Eels are making a habit of struggling against teams below them on the ladder.
Parramatta’s an enigma. They’ve beaten Melbourne and Penrith away from home this season, but in their last three games have suffered heavy defeats to both Canterbury and Souths. Go figure.
Wests have named Adam Doueihi in their starting team for the first time this season, with the Lebabon international replacing James Roberts in the centres. James Tamou is back from injury and starts at prop, while Jacob Liddle returns on the bench alongside Wests Magpies junior Justin Matamua who’ll make his NRL debut.
Parramatta have lost Junior Paulo to Origin duty, with Marata Niukore moving to prop and Origin backrower Ryan Matterson returning to the side after missing last weekend’s defeat to Souths.
Prediction
Who knows which version of Parramatta will turn up tonight? Whatever the case, they should still have too much for the insipid Tigers.
With Gold Coast having a bye, one point of interest might be whether Parramatta’s margin of victory will be sufficient for Wests to fall through the trap door and hit rock-bottom of the NRL ladder. A Parramatta victory by 16 points or more will be enough.
Parramatta by 20.
Kick-off: 7:35pm AEST
Venue: PointsBet Stadium
TV/Stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel
Odds: Tigers $4.25, Eels $1.23 – odds via PlayUp
Wests Tigers
1. Daine Laurie 2. David Nofoaluma 3. Starford To’a 4. Adam Doueihi 5. Ken Maumalo 6. Luke Brooks 7. Jackson Hastings 8. James Tamou 9. Fa’amanu Brown 10. Zane Musgrove 11. Luke Garner 12. Kelma Tuilagi 13. Joe Ofahengaue 14. Stefano Utoikamanu 15. Justin Matamua 16. Jacob Liddle 17. Fonua Pole 18. Austin Dias 19. Alex Seyfarth 20. Junior Tupou 21. Asu Kepaoa 22. Jock Madden
Parramatta Eels
Eels: 1. Clint Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Waqa Blake 4. Viliami Penisini 5. Bailey Simonsson 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Marata Niukore 11. Shaun Lane 12. Isaiah Papali’i 13. Ryan Matterson 14. Makahesi Makatoa 15. Tom Opacic 16. Oregon Kaufusi 17. Ky Rodwell 18. Nathan Brown 19. Jakob Arthur 20. Sean Russell 21. Wiremu Greig 22. Hayze Perham
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