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Eels want to crush Cowboys to restore their missing mojo
LAST week Luke Burt was a shock omission from the Parramatta team to play Manly after being named in his usual spot at fullback. This week he could be a shock inclusion for the game against North Queensland at Parramatta Stadium tomorrow night after not being named in the side.
Time for Eels to take out the trash
Veteran second-rower Nathan Hindmarsh says the Eels must improve their "rubbish" goalline defence when they take on North Queensland in their NRL clash at Parramatta Stadium on Friday night.
Eels are still in it - Hagan
Parramatta coach Michael Hagan denied his side's finals chances had nosedived despite suffering a third straight NRL loss against an under-strength Manly.
Eagles sore but still fly
PARRAMATTA limped into Brookvale Oval last night after a string of
poor performances and missing star five-eighth Feleti Mateo. But it
was Manly who spent the first half on one leg, losing captain and
playmaker Matt Orford, ruled out before kick off, new captain Jamie
Lyon, with a knee injury (after 18 minutes) and prop Jason King,
with a badly damaged ankle five minutes later.
What's the matter with Parramatta?
Much was expected of the Eels this year but they have not delivered. Andrew Stevenson asks five interested experts why they think the team is struggling.
Sea Eagles v Eels
There is a fierce rivalry between these clubs that has resulted in
some tremendous contests over the years, but on form there looks to
be only one result possible out of this game and that is a
comfortable win to the Sea Eagles.
Eels hope Mateo will miss only one game
PARRAMATTA'S stuttering attack has lost its most threatening player after five-eighth Feleti Mateo yesterday was ruled out for up to two games with a knee injury.
Doc gives Mateo a glimmer of hope
THERE was speculation yesterday that Parramatta star Feleti Mateo's knee injury could end his season, but the club's doctor, Michael Johnson, one of the country's leading orthopaedic surgeons, said his gut feeling was that it wasn't nearly that bad.
Eels will have to pull rabbit out of hat to save season
PARRAMATTA fans are suffering in the way St George Illawarra fans were a couple of months ago before the Dragons turned their season around.
Cardiac kids up ladder, Eels up a certain creek
AFTER watching his side and his playmaker go down against the resurgent Rabbitohs, Nathan Hindmarsh was asked for his summation of the situation.
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