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It's the 42nd clash between these two clubs.
The Dragons are desperately hanging on to 8th and need to keep winning against the last placed Eels - playing for pride and future contracts. The Dragons have the worst differential (-120) not only of any team in the top-eight, but have the sixth worst differential in the competition at present.
Dragons' rightful favorites to slay the Eels have had the wood on the Dragons for some time. Over the last eleven years (since R25, 2013) won 11 from the last 15 games against the Dragons.
The Eels last lost to the Saints almost four seasons ago (R5, 2021) at Commbank.
Recent history
- The Eels have won five of their 7 seven games against the Dragons.
- The Dragons have won their last 7 games against teams sitting outside the top eight.
Commbank: A Five Year Tradition continues
- The Eels have lost their last 4 games at CommBank Stadium this year.
- The Eels have not played the Dragons outside of Commbank for five years (since R20, 2019).
- This will be the fifth straight game these two play at Parramatta.
- The Eels have won 3 of the last 5 games against the Dragons at Commbank since its 2019 opening.
Dragons have missed finals for six years
- In the last 13 years, since 2011, the Dragons have only reached the finals twice (2015,2018).
We're edging closer into most points ever leaked in a season by an Eels team
- If the Eels leak 68 points over the next two weeks, they will have leaked more points than any Eels' team in history.
Tryscorers
- Sivo requires one try to reach his NRL century of tries.
- If Sivo scores a try (100 tries in 114 games at 87.7%) he edges out Semi Radradra's legendary strike rate (82 tries from 94 games at 87.2%)
- Sivo needs 6 more tries to move into 4th for most of all time for the Eels (ahead of Steve Ella currently fourth)
- Mikaele Ravalawa has 9 tries in 6 games against the Eels (2019-2023).
Most Goals for the Eels
- With two more goal Clint Gutherson, who plays his 210th game for the club, moves into seventh position for the most goals for the Eels of all time.
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Nice work HOE, hopefully Sivo gets to 100 tries today
We just need to promote the ball within our territory and fatigue the dragons big men, sharks did it last week - expecting a lot of points
Thanks, Mick. Hopefully.
It's unbelievable we're edging closer to leaking the most points by an Eels team in history.
Terrible stat HOE, hopefully they show some resolve in defense - tactics so far on point - quick ball movement is the key
It's unbelievable, Mick.
The Eels lost the last 10 minutes 28-0. 5 tries to 0.
HIstory repeats itself again: Eels have lost the backend of 22/23 games this year.
The Eels were ahead 44-12 at the 70th minute, and just hung on to win 44-40.
If we concede 28 points in next week's Spoon Fest will concede the most points by an Eels' team in a season in our history. Most points conceded in an Eels' season:
It's absolutely crazy that a team can capitulate the way we do.
The last 10 mins in this game and the Panthers game deserve to be the only training videos shown over the off season to the players. Plus those games were at home. I can't imagine they could be worse away, but you never know.
Badger, It was just bonkers. Conceding 28-0 in 10 minutes.
If they concede 28 points next week, this team will have conceded the most points by any Eels' team in a season in history.
Another minute HOE and that game is gone, them stats tell a sad story about the clubs attitude towards defense - Ryles has some work to do.
I fear Jaosn Ryles could be the first rookie coach to quit after 10 games due to clinical depression .
Imagine being a rookie coach trying to fix this rabble while at same time having Sean McElduff and Mark O'Neill along side you ?
Lol Fong got to feel for Ryles walking into a dumpster fire...
I give him 2yrs, he'll be spent by then. Won't wanna coach any side let alone a first grade team.
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