Round 3 - Friday 21st February, 8pm
Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Match broadcasters: Kayo
Here we go Ladies and Gentlemen! The 2025 NRL season proper is just around corner! Last week’s hitout was impressive.
Team Lists
West Tigers : 1. Heath Mason 2. Jeral Skelton 3. Starford To'a 4. Brent Naden 5. Charlie Staines 6. Lachlan Galvin 7. Adam Doueihi 8. Terrell May 9. Tallyn Da Silva 10. Fonua Pole 11. Samuela Fainu 12. Alex Seyfarth (c) 13. Alex Twal Interchange: 14. Latu Fainu 15. Royce Hunt 16. Jack Bird 17. Sione Fainu 18.Tristan Hope 19.Tony Sukkar 20.Kit Laulilii 21.Solomona Faataape
Coach: Benji Marshall
Parramatta Eels : 1.Isaiah Iongi 2. Sean Russell 3. Will Penisini 4. Zac Lomax 5. Jake Tago 6. Te Hurinui Twidle 7. Ronald Volkman 8. Jack Williams 9. Joey Lussick 10. Wiremu Greig 11. Kitione Kautoga William Latu 12. Kelma Tuilagi 13. J’maine Hopgood Interchange: 14. Ryan Matterson 15. Luca Moretti 16. Matt Doorey 17. Sam Tuivaiti 18. Toni Mataele 19. Charlie Guymer 20. Bryce Cartwright 21. Dan Keir 22. Ryley Smith 23. Brendan Hands 24. Joash Papali’i 25. Josh Addo-Carr 26. Jordan Samrani 27. Arthur Miller-Stephen 28. Joshua Lynn
Coach: Jason Ryles
Twidle & Volkman get another opportunity to impress against a new half’s pairing in Lachan Galvin & Adam Doueihi. Zac Lomax & Jack Williams make their official debuts in Eels colours. The Foxx has been added to the extended bench, so we might see him play in Eels' colours for the first time.
I’m expecting this team to build on what they did last week against the knights.
Last Week
Final Score: Knights 18 – Eels 44
Half Time Knights 4 - Eels 22
Tries: Dylan Brown 2', Jake Tago 26', Kelma Tuilagi 29', Joash Papalii 38', Jordan, Samrani 61’, Arthur Miller-Stephen 64' Samuel Loizou 72' & Arthur Miller-Stephen 77' - Ronald Volkman Conversions 6/8.
Credit must be given to Jason Ryles and the coaching staff. The squad looks fitter, faster & more energetic than it has in a long time! The increased mobility and emphasis on skills & repetition really shone through in last week’s dominate performance against the Knights.
Jason Ryles main concern would have been the team’s occasional defensive wobbles in the second-half allowing the Knights to get back into the game with quickfire tries in the 46th , 49th & 58th minute. With twenty to go, the Knights were behind by only four at 22-18 after the Eels led comfortably 22-4 at the break.
Are there any lingering habits from last year's second half drop offs and defensive implosions?
Encouragingly, we wrestled back momentum, didn't concede any more points in the last twenty, and put the Knights to the sword to win comfortably in the end; all of which we failed to do last year and in recent times. We have lacked ruthlessness and resilience. Is this an early sign of change in the new era?
Tail of the Tape
Head-to-Head: Wests Tigers have won 17 games. Parramatta Eels has won 30 games. Drawn 1 game.
Played at Leichhardt: Oval (2000-2022) 6 games in total Parramatta Eels 2 wins West Tigers 3 wins.
Longest Winning streak West Tigers 3 wins.
Defensive Stats: Comparison from Season 2024
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Prediction Time
1. Winning Margin?
2. Man of the Match?
3. Favourite coaching cliché? have a little fun with this one!!
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Replies
margin - 16
MOM - Lomax
cliche - can't get better than that, or winners are griners
Margin 20
MoM Isaiah Iongi
Coaches quote Resilient Relentless = Rewards.
I just want to see us be able to grind teams and cut down the errors.Ths will set us up nicely for mission Storm round 1.This is what this games about setting the table for round 1.You got to be nie on perfect and resilient defensively down there that's what I want to see this week against the Tigers at there place.
Just went to see if i could get a ticket to the game. 52.60$ is the cheapest for a GA ticket at leichardt (sitting on a hill). What the actual f**k.
Seriously? for a trial? That's effing ridiculous.
Yep, I was keen on going untill I looked at the prices
Seriously..what a joke the tigers have become..
2GB were saying just that this morning. It's ridiculous!
Wow...that is offensive
Yes, apparently they are charging more than state of origin. Absolutely ridiculous for a trial game.
They obviously don't want any supporters there. Costs for staff, security & cleaners not worth it
MOM -Hopgood
margin -eels by 10 , this will be tougher this week
cliche-boys played tough and showed desire to win
and.. its Zac not Zack
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