Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels scores, outcomes, fixtures, groups, ideas, video games, methods to watch

RAIDERS 41 EELS 8

KEY POINTS

SLIPPERY SLOPE FOR THE EELS: Extra of the identical for Parramatta, and within the worst approach doable. The identical errors and disjointed efficiency that value them in a tense loss to the Tigers had been devoured up by the Raiders. And the distinction was there for all to see on the scoreboard. Their defensive statistics blew out late as the load of possession and an additional 109 tackles in comparison with Canberra took their toll.

However an absence of cohesion out vast, with Dylan Brown and Bailey Simonsson focused on the Eels left edge, and the Raiders capable of bust via too many tackles that hit and didn’t stick, could have Brad Arthur particularly filthy – it’s the precise reverse of how he coaches his sides.

Reagan Campbell-Gillard shall be ready on Monday morning’s cost sheet as properly after being cited twice within the dying minutes for separate excessive tackles.

The Eels have a troublesome run forward too as they slip right down to 14th and the mistaken finish of a seven-team pile-up with 2-3 information. North Queensland (dwelling), the Dolphins (in Darwin), Manly (away), a spherical 9 bye, Broncos (dwelling) and Melbourne (away) await.

HALVES AND HALF NOTS: Parramatta have a lot larger points than no Mitch Moses, although they’re lacking their star No.7 like nothing else. Dylan Brown was all effort, particularly with a few valiant try-saving makes an attempt, however his kicking recreation was no match for Canberra in Moses’ absence and couldn’t hold the Eels in it. A game-managing halfback he simply isn’t and the issue for Parramatta is the place on earth do they flip to seek out one?

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On the opposite facet of the ledger, there’s half a dozen NRL rivals who would kill to get their palms on what Canberra have in Jamal Fogarty. A gentle, seasoned playmaker with a pinpoint kicking recreation and confidence in steering his facet across the paddock. On his personal, he’s not a premiership-winning No.7. However like Aidan Sezer within the earlier Raiders technology, in the correct crew he’s acquired the flexibility to maintain a premiership contender on monitor.

MATT’S ON THE MONEY: Canberra added one other 12 months to Matt Timoko’s deal late final week, conserving NRL rivals properly away from the younger Kiwi with an extension till the top of 2026. The deal has one other two-year choice to it as properly and the membership would like to lock it in proper now after his spectacular rise over the previous 18 months. The Raiders exterior backs all fired as they skinned the Eels on the flanks – Timoko, James Schiller and Xavier Savage all completed with greater than 200 run metres every. Timoko’s mixture with fellow teen Schiller particularly appeared the products.

By no means higher than after they traded passes for Timoko’s forty second minute strive – full with spinning acrobatic putdown as Brown tried to fling him throughout the sideline. His try-assist for Hudson Younger, beating a number of drained defenders proper via the center, wasn’t a foul observe up both.

WHAT THEY SAID

EELS COACH BRAD ARTHUR: “I didn’t suppose [the loss] was effort-based or gentle. It was round some huge moments once we didn’t nail the basics of the sport… In case you don’t have a lot ball, you’re not giving [our halves] a lot alternative… I believed Dylan was superb once more tonight, he kicked properly, he ran properly, he scrambled properly. If you’ve acquired everybody throughout the board not proudly owning their fundamentals it does put stress on Dylan. However [bringing in uncapped halfback Ethan Sanders] isn’t going to assist us.”

RAIDERS COACH RICKY STUART: “The explanation I get so cranky after video games like final week is as a result of I do know what kind of soccer crew I’ve acquired. If we weren’t a superb soccer crew it wouldn’t hassle me as a lot, dropping. All week we’ve spoken about what’s our response been, and I’ve acquired to offer them credit score… I’ll single out one bloke… I’ve visualised Xavier Savage for 2 and half to a few years, doing what he did tonight. That’s why I’ve been affected person and I’ve cuddled him and tried to get into his potential. However it’s just one recreation, let’s not get too far forward of ourselves, however I do know the footballer Xavier Savage is. And then you definitely take a look at these different boys, these exterior backs, I put a number of stress on our exterior backs tonight they usually all aimed up”.