A Thursday night Blockbuster.
Both are on 24 points and need the win to stay in the hunt for the all-important top four, especially the Eels with an inferior for and against.
The Eels have won only 1 of their last 4 Thursday night games. Contrarily, the Broncos have won 3 of their last 4.
The Eels are favorites yet again, and have won 5 from 6 games at home this year and are shooting for 6 straight wins against the Broncos for the first time.
But the Broncos are a different beast this year.
Although the Eels have 5/8 of the next games at home, an Eels' loss on Thursday night could prove a telling yet another body blow to any puncher's chance the hot-and-cold Eels have.
Considering both win around 50% away this year - a lower than top four finish - means title glory would ask for four consecutive sudden death finals away.
A steep challenge on death row, far from home where they win most games.
The Eels have yet to even win four-straight in the regular season.
NRL history shows no premier has ever been as inconsistent as the Eels to date having accumulated at least one 4-15 game consecutive runs by round 18; something the Eels have not managed.
Additionally, the Eels' defence has also been too soft on occasions, failing at critical moments consistently - at the start, either side of half-time, and at the death in the dying minutes of the game.
Get ready for one hell of a ride.
Comments
1 of their last 4 aint good, let's see how they handle a short turnaround, surely we weren't that battered and bruised after Friday. We are $1.50 favourites, i wonder if that is because Brisbane struggled to put Gold Coast away