GAME FOUR: Parramatta v Warriors
Round 19 BIG LEAGUE 2019 43
ATTACK
DEFENCE
MATCH AVERAGES
HEAD-TO-HEAD
AT BANKWEST STADIUM
WINNING FORM
PAST8 CLASHES
2018 –
2017 –
2016 –
2015 –
2014 –
BIGGEST HEAD-TO-HEAD WINS
NEXT CLASH
CASUALTY WARD
DATE:SATURDAY,JULY 27
VENUE:BANKWESTSTADIUM
KICK-OFF:3PM
REFEREE:CHRISSUTTON
ASSISTANTREFEREE:CHRISBUTLER
TOUCHJUDGES:CLAYTONSHARPE& ADAMCASSIDY
SENIORREVIEWOFFICIAL:STEVECHIDDY
REVIEWOFFICIAL:BEAUSCOTT
FOXLEAGUE:2.30PM
LIVERADIO: ABC, TRIPLE M, NRLNATION
WARRIORS
9th(17 )
319
353
52
77%
34
17
1
57
36
13
7
3
3
19
21
181
357
1628
9
13
4
81%
EELS
6th(20)
387
376
65
75%
41
10
13
64
46
10
7
4
4
23
22
175
336
1600
11
13
4
84%
HEAD-TO-HEADLEADERS
AVERAGE METRES
Ken Maumalo 193
Clint Gutherson 161
AVERAGETACKLES
Reed Mahoney 49
Adam Blair 35
Lachlan Burr 33
LINE-BREAKS
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck 12
Peta Hiku 9
STATS
BankwestStadium
Saturday3pm
Form:Parramatta’sthree-game
winningstreakwasbroughtto
a shudderinghaltatLottoland
lastSundaywhentheSeaEagles
exposeddefensiveflawsthat
haveshownupseveraltimes
throughouttheseason.It was
thethirdtimesinceRound9 that
theEelshaveconcededseven
triesina gameandultimately,
lastSunday’s12-pointloss
flatteredthevisitors.Although
theEelshaveclimbedtothird
inattackingrankings,their
defencehasslumpedtoan
alarming13thandthatwill
notputthemingoodstead
toplayfinalsfootball.Atfirst
glance, the Warriors’ recent
resultsresemblea hotchpotch
ofinconsistencywitha win,
a loss,a win,a drawanda win
insuccessiveweeks,however
twogoldenpointresults(lossto
thePanthersanddrawwiththe
Broncos)couldeasilyhavefallen
intheirfavour.Theirone-point
winovertheSharkslastFriday
wasachievedwithoutstrike
playersDavidFusitu’aandKen
Maumalosoif thereis a team
flyingundertheradarintherun
tothefinals,it is theWarriors.
Theycurrentlysitonepoint
outsidethetopeight.
History:TheEelsholda narrow
leadinhistoricresultssince
1995 buttheWarriorshavehad
thebetterofrecentencounters,
winning five of the past seven.
Theirlastmeetingwasmidway
throughlastseasonatANZ
StadiumwhentheWarriors
claimeda 24-14victory.The
Warriorswillmaketheirfirst
appearanceatBankwest
Stadiumwhilethisclashwill
bethefirstbetweentheseteams
atParramattasince2015.
Dangersign:RogerTuivasa-
Sheck,KodiNikorima,Blake
GreenandIssacLukearemore
experiencedthantheEels’key
positionplayersandarecapable
ofleadingtheirteamtovictory.
BestBet?Lookfora Warriors
winbya smallmargin.
Money-spinner:Playersto
considerforFirstTryscorerare
MaikaSivoandPetaHikuor
forvalue consider Manu Ma’u.
byDAVIDMIDDLETON
NRLPreview @Middleton_David
Warriors flying under the radar
KODI NIKORIMA
5
tackle-
breaksin
Round 18