CommBank Stadium will play host to Friday's Round 21 NRL game between Parramatta Eels and Melbourne Storm. The game kicks off at 8:00 pm with Melbourne Storm heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Parramatta Eels vs. Melbourne Storm game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Friday July 26, 2024 at 8:00 pm
Where: CommBank Stadium
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Parramatta Eels vs Melbourne Storm Odds
Parramatta Eels vs Melbourne Storm Preview
Melbourne Storm look odds-on to consolidate their healthy competition lead on this Fridays road trip, taking on an embattled Parramatta Eels side that has lost its linchpin for the season and has nothing to play for except avoiding the wooden spoon.
The 14-3 made one of their strongest statements of 2024 to date by subduing in-form fellow heavyweights Sydney Roosters 24-8.
On top of a supreme defensive display, unheralded fill-ins Grant Anderson and Jack Howarth kept the scoreboard ticking over.
The Eels are marking time until September, winning just one of their last 11 games. They havent conceded less than 20 points since Round 4 and went down 24-16 on the Gold Coast before last weekends bye.
Blues hero Mitchell Moses injury was merely another setback in a campaign brimming with them for the blue-and-golds.
Daejarn Asi remains in the No.7, while Bryce Cartwright and Shaun Lane will start with Joey Lussick and Makahesi Makatoa joining the Parramatta bench.
For Melbourne, Christian Welch and Nelson Asofa-Solomona return from injury for Alec MacDonald and the suspended Joe Chan.
The Storm snapped a remarkable four-match losing streak against the Eels by winning the teams last three matches including a 46-12 drubbing in Round 22 last season and a 48-12 romp in Magic Round this year.
The Eels have only won two of their last six at their CommBank fortress, a run thats included 16-point losses to the Broncos and Rabbitohs. The Storm are ranked only fifth defensively but have scored the second-most points in the NRL which does not bode well for the threadbare home side.
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Parramatta Eels vs Melbourne Storm Tip
We're tipping Melbourne Storm to win at $1.12 odds.
Parramatta Eels vs Melbourne Storm Teams
Eels team: 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Jake Tago 3. Blaize Talagi 4. Viliami Penisini 5. Sean Russell 6. Dylan Brown 7. Daejarn Asi 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Brendan Hands 10. Wiremu Greig 11. Shaun Lane 12. Bryce Cartwright 13. Ryan Matterson 14. Joey Lussick 15. Joe Ofahengaue 16. Luca Moretti 17. Makahesi Makatoa 18. Ethan Sanders 19. Matthew Arthur 20. Matt Doorey 21. Morgan Harper 22. Dan Keir
Storm team: 1. Ryan Papenhuyzen 2. William Warbrick 3. Jack Howarth 4. Nick Meaney 5. Grant Anderson 6. Tyran Wishart 7. Jahrome Hughes 8. Tui Kamikamica 9. Harry Grant 10. Josh King 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Trent Loiero 14. Sualauvi Faalogo 15. Christian Welch 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Lazarus Vaalepu 18. Dean Ieremia 19. Tepai Moeroa 20. Cameron Munster 21. Chris Lewis 22. Reimis Smith