This is the 7th annual Magic Round Caxton Carnival.
We’ve lost five of six Magic Round games (16% win rate), conceding an average of 36 points per game.
That’s actually worse than what we’re leaking this year as the worst defence in the competition.
Since 2023, we’ve lost four from six at Suncorp.
Both teams have struggled this year but the Storm have the wood on us.
Melbourne have slaughtered us twice at Magic Round: 64-10 and 48-16. And who can forget the last two first round games: 52-4 and 56-18.
We’ve also lost the last seven-straight against the Storm, last beating them in 2022 while conceding almost 36 points per game across that stretch.
The Eels were gritty, executed the fundamentals, and produced a few clutch moments to cause a 33-30 boilover in Townsville against the high-flying Cowboys.
The Storm have now lost seven-straight and own the worst red-zone defence in the competition in what has become a horror season.
Yet they’ll likely fancy themselves against a depleted Tigers side missing key personnel in Apisai Koroisau, Jahream Bula, Terrell May, and Adam Doueihi. Could that be the circuit breaker that kick-starts their season?
The Eels leak the most points per game in the competition at 34.5 per game (with the Dragons second-worst at 34.3). The Storm are third-worst.
Can we finally get redemption against a side that has treated us like their personal piñata? Or will the Storm keep the misery rolling?
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