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Eels v Rabbitohs

27 Aug 20 0 Comments

Written by Adam Whitelock

Thursday, 27th of August, 7:50 PM, NRL Round 16, Bankwest Stadium, Sydney, Parramatta Eels versus South Sydney Rabbitohs Match Fixture

Parramatta comes into this game after defeating an injury-ravaged Melbourne side last week, while South Sydney are coming off a huge win over Manly which saw them produce their best football of the year. Parramatta is still a chance for the Minor Premiership and needs to win this game to stay in touch with the top of the ladder, whilst South Sydney are only two points outside of the top four. The Eels will be looking to prove a point after copping some criticism from Phil Gould during the week where he stated “They’re not in the title race at the moment”, with the Rabbitohs wanting to silence the critics who say they can’t match it with the top clubs as they’ve only beaten a top 8 side once this season.

The Parramatta Eels

INS	OUTS
Andrew Davey	Marata Niukore
Brad Takairangi
Haze Dunster
Stefano Utoikamanu
Will Smith

Parramatta Eels 2020 squad list excluding above changes below;

1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Michael Jennings 4. Waqa Blake 5. Blake Ferguson 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Ryan Matterson 13. Nathan Brown

Reserves: 14. Ray Stone 15. Andrew Davey 16. Kane Evans 17. Oregon Kaufusi 18. Stefano Utoikamanu 19. Haze Dunster 20. Will Smith 21. Brad Takairangi

Coach: Brad Arthur

The South Sydney Rabbitohs

INS	OUTS
Corey Allan	Alex Johnston
Dane Gagai
Jed Cartwright
Liam Knight
Troy Dargan

South Sydney Rabbitohs 2020 squad list excluding above changes below;

1. Latrell Mitchell 2. Corey Allan 3. Campbell Graham 4. Dane Gagai 5. Jaxson Paulo 6. Cody Walker 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Tevita Tatola 9. Damien Cook 10. Thomas Burgess 11. Jaydn Su’A 12. Bayley Sironen 13. Cameron Murray

Reserves: 14. Mark Nicholls 15. Liam Knight 16. Patrick Mago 17. Keaon Koloamatangi 18. Jed Cartwright 19. Steven Marsters 20. Troy Dargan 21. Kurt Dillon

Coach: Wayne Bennett

LAST TIME THEY MET

The last time these two teams met the Eels beat the Rabbits 26-14, Previously, in earlier years and most recent form, 32 matches played between the Eels and the Rabbitohs favour the Eels winning 17, all other statistics suggest the match fixture will be close and could go either way!