CURRENT POS: 14 POINTS: 15
vs
CURRENT POS: 4 POINTS: 25
Round 19
Date: 20 July, 2009
Time: 19:00
Eels v Storm | Parramatta Stadium | Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:00
If it isn’t already, time will be well and truly up on the Parramatta season if they can’t find a way to win this Monday night.
The Eels are already way down the list in 14th on the NRL ladder, five competition points adrift of eighth place but with an awful differential (-129) to go with it.
They must buck the trend and upset the fourth-placed Storm but if there is a time to make it happen perhaps this weekend is it – the Storm have a handful of stars and their coach in Origin camp, making it a disrupted preparation.
Billy Slater, Cameron Smith, Dallas Johnson, Greg Inglis and Brett White must firstly get through Wednesday night to even take their place in the side and coach Craig Bellamy will also need to change his focus quickly back to club footy after the final interstate clash.
The Eels will only supply Jarryd Hayne to Origin but they will be just as desperate for him to join the squad for this must-win encounter.
Hayne’s return sees Luke Burt shift back to wing, while Krisnan Inu moves from wing to centre with youngster Johnathan Wright missing out.
For the Storm, assuming the Origin boys back up, the only changes will be James Maloney coming onto the bench for the suspended Ryan Hinchcliffe, with Matt Cross added to an extended bench.
Melbourne ground out a late win over Newcastle before the bye so they enter with a little bit of form, while the Eels lost against the Titans last Monday night, their second loss on the trot.
Date: 20 July, 2009
Time: 19:00
Eels v Storm | Parramatta Stadium | Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:00
If it isn’t already, time will be well and truly up on the Parramatta season if they can’t find a way to win this Monday night.
The Eels are already way down the list in 14th on the NRL ladder, five competition points adrift of eighth place but with an awful differential (-129) to go with it.
They must buck the trend and upset the fourth-placed Storm but if there is a time to make it happen perhaps this weekend is it – the Storm have a handful of stars and their coach in Origin camp, making it a disrupted preparation.
Billy Slater, Cameron Smith, Dallas Johnson, Greg Inglis and Brett White must firstly get through Wednesday night to even take their place in the side and coach Craig Bellamy will also need to change his focus quickly back to club footy after the final interstate clash.
The Eels will only supply Jarryd Hayne to Origin but they will be just as desperate for him to join the squad for this must-win encounter.
Hayne’s return sees Luke Burt shift back to wing, while Krisnan Inu moves from wing to centre with youngster Johnathan Wright missing out.
For the Storm, assuming the Origin boys back up, the only changes will be James Maloney coming onto the bench for the suspended Ryan Hinchcliffe, with Matt Cross added to an extended bench.
Melbourne ground out a late win over Newcastle before the bye so they enter with a little bit of form, while the Eels lost against the Titans last Monday night, their second loss on the trot.
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