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Cowboys side vs Eels (R7)

Posted by 1Eyed Eel on April 20, 2010 at 10:06pm

The Eels couldn't have picked a better time to face the Cowboys who are still missing Johnathon Thurston, Aaron Payne and Luke O'Donnell.

In a bid to fire us his side, Cowboys coach Neil Henry has named Willie Mason in the starting side and has also thrown Grant Rovelli back into the team, with last week's pivot Ash Graham pushing back into the centres.

The understrength Cowboys could be a blessing or it could be a curse. A solid win could give the Eels an extra bolt of confidence, however it also looks like the type of match that Parramatta have lost in the past on the back of taking their opposition lightly.

1. Shannon Gallant

2. John Williams

3. Ash Graham

4. Willie Tonga

5. Michael Bani

6. Grant Rovelli

7. Ray Thompson

8. Matt Scott

9. Anthony Watts

10. Carl Webb

11. Scott Bolton

12. Willie Mason

13. Steve Rapira

14. Clint Amos

15. Steve Southern

16. Isaak Ah Mau

17. James Tamou

18. Dane Hogan

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big black guy April 21, 2010 at 12:09am

They have a really weak line up TBH,
Danger men include Wille Tonga #1 (however without thurston his impact should be limited, but Tonga v Tahu is a mouth watering clash), Im impressed with Shannon Gallant who plays with a lot of passion and enthusiasm and expect But Willie and carl webb to fire up, other than that i dont see any real threat,

Parra 13+

Ps: Dont mind the look of #14 clint amos
Djl April 21, 2010 at 2:39pm

im betting 50 bucks on us at +13 at 2.60
Michael Ericson April 21, 2010 at 2:46pm

Their strengths are their centres in Shatty Graham and Tonga (ex parra boys of course).

Weakness is def in the halves, Rovelli and Thompson are not particularly threatening.

I too am putting on a substantial bet at 13+
Jabby Jabz April 21, 2010 at 9:44pm

Top Advantage! No thurston,payne or O'donell ..

We surley have to win at 13+
MAXFORCE ELECTRIFYING EELS 2010 April 22, 2010 at 1:28am

I believe this and the next 4 games are must win type , eels easily , by 18+
Ringomitch April 22, 2010 at 4:55am

Also no Bowen remember. They are missing the entire spine of their team. And 1 or 2 appendages.
RV April 22, 2010 at 7:51am

If the Eels approach this like all of you are, we will lose. No game is easy this year and we should be expecting a tight one.
Kurupt April 22, 2010 at 8:06am

Have you guys just started following the eels last week, we usually suck against teams missing their stars, I'm tipping a tight one too!
eels_brad April 22, 2010 at 9:09am

We should win by 13+, but that would require us starting well, building pressure and our forwards starting strongly.

If the Cowboys dominate in the opening 15mins and snag a try or two, the home crowd and pride will get them over the line.

If we are serious about being contenders this year, we will have the right attitude in this game from the outset and win comfortably. A loss in this game for me would tell me last week was a fluke and we're are ducks for this year.

I'll be happy with a 2pt win, but honestly think if we can continue with the form we showed 2nd half last week we'll win by about 20