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Which team walks away with the win?
Why Parramatta’s woes run deeper than just a drubbing in Darwin
By Adrian Proszenko
The hole Parramatta are in could be deeper than first thought given the club has notched just four wins all season across the top three grades of football.
The pressure will intensify on coach Brad Arthur if a side he labelled a “part-time footy team” following last weekend’s capitulation to the Dolphins in Darwin doesn’t produce a more spirited performance against Manly on Friday.
The Eels are in a serious slump across all grades.Credit: NRL.com
Parramatta’s senior players have accepted responsibility for that result, with Clint Gutherson, Junior Paulo and Reagan Campbell-Gillard saying the scrutiny should be on the players rather than the coach.
While the standing of the first-grade team is a concern – it sits in 14th ahead of a tough run that includes Manly, a bye, Brisbane, Melbourne, South Sydney and then Cronulla – so too are the results of the lower-grade sides.
Eels team list
- Clint Gutherson (c)
- Maika Sivo
- Will Penisini
- Morgan Harper
- Bailey Simonsson
- Ethan Sanders
- Dylan Brown
- Reagan Campbell-Gillard
- Joey Lussick
- Junior Paulo
- Shaun Lane
- Ryan Matterson
- J’maine Hopgood
- Brendan Hands
- Makahesi Makatoa
- Joe Ofahengaue
- Kelma Tuilagi
Eels Captain Clint Gutherson.Credit: Getty
Sea Eagles team list
Both teams are 1-17 as they were listed on Tuesday. Here’s a look at how the Sea Eagles line up tonight:
Tom Trbojevic scored a double against the Titans last week.Credit: Getty
- Tom Trbojevic
- Jason Saab
- Tolutau Koula
- Reuben Garrick
- Tommy Talau
- Luke Brooks
- Daly Cherry-Evans (c)
- Taniela Paseka
- Lachlan Croker
- Josh Aloiai
- Haumole Olakau’atu
- Corey Waddell
- Jake Trbojevic
- Karl Lawton
- Ethan Bullemor
- Matthew Lodge
- Nathan Brown
Former rugby league star Terry Hill dead aged 52
In case you missed the news, rugby league legend Terry Hill passed away this week, aged 52.
Hill made 246 first-grade appearances during spells at Manly, Wests Tigers, Western Suburbs, Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney. It is understood he passed away after a heart attack.
Hill played 14 State of Origin matches for NSW and also represented the Kangaroos on nine occasions.
Terry Hill playing for Manly in his final NRL season in 2005.Credit: Getty
Former Australian representative and Manly player David Gillespie was in the Philippines with Hill at a fundraiser last week.
“Only a few days ago he was fine,” Gillespie said. “He was the life of the party. He MC’d the day and had everyone in stitches – his usual self – and was quite funny and entertained everyone from the afternoon, and that’s the last memories I’ve got of him.
“I stayed a couple more days after that and we had a few beers together the next day.
“We both went over to Manly at the same time. Terry was tough, uncompromising, he was a sledger but he could take it and give it … he was a tough player. He was a great footballer.”
Which team walks away with the win?
Welcome
Good evening footy fans, and welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s game between the Sea Eagles and the Eels at 4 Pines Park.
Just the one match tonight after our triple header on Anzac Day, but a good game it will be.
The Sea Eagles have surged into the top eight, and a win tonight would put them third on the table. As for the Eels, win tonight, and they salvage some of their dignity after their thrashing in the top end last week. Lose, and they could sink to as low as 15th on the ladder.
Dylan Brown will be starting at halfback again on Saturday night.Credit: Getty
