Cronulla Sharks vs Parramatta Eels – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2022
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THE FACTS
When is Cronulla Sharks vs Parramatta Eels on and what time does it start? Cronulla Sharks vs Parramatta Eels will take place on Saturday 19th March, 2022 – 06:30 (UK)
Where is Cronulla Sharks vs Parramatta Eels taking place? Cronulla Sharks vs Parramatta Eels will take place at PointsBet Stadium in Sydney, Australia
Where can I get tickets for Cronulla Sharks vs Parramatta Eels? Click here for ticket information on 2022 NRL matches
What channel is Cronulla Sharks vs Parramatta Eels on? Sky Sports Arena will be televising selected NRL games in the UK and you can find their schedule here. For Australian broadcasters, you can find a list here
Where can I stream Cronulla Sharks vs Parramatta Eels? If televised on Sky Sports, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via Sky Go. Alternatively, the match will be available to subscribers of Watch NRL
THE TEAM NEWS
CRONULLA SHARKS
- Cronulla Sharks were unable to hang on having overturned a 12-point half-time deficit in their clash with Canberra Raiders last week as they allowed a late try which saw them fall to a narrow loss.
- Head coach Craig Fitzgibbon was forced to miss his first game in charge of his new club owing to a positive COVID-19 test but he will be in attendance here which will be a big boost for his side which will include Connor Tracey as well as debutant Cameron McInnes.
Starting 13: Kennedy, Katoa, Ramien, Tracey, Mulitalo, Moylan, Hynes, Rudolf, Brailey, Hamlin-Uele, Nikora, Wilton, Finucane – Interchanges: Tolman, Talakai, Fifita, McInnes – Reserves: Ikuvalu, Hunt
Unavailable: Braydon Trindall, Wade Graham
PARRAMATTA EELS
- Parramatta Eels prevailed in an enthralling round one contest against Gold Coast Titans last week but there is plenty of room for improvement for Brad Arthur’s side, especially on the defensive side on the ball.
- The Eels had no such issues in possession having scored 32 points in that encounter but they have been forced into making a couple of changes for this clash with last week’s hat-trick hero Sean Russell suffering from broken ribs while Ryan Matterson has a hamstring injury.
Starting 13: Gutherson, Blake, Penisini, Opacic, Simonsson, D. Brown, Moses, Campbell-Gillard, Mahoney, Paulo, Lane, Papali’i, Kaufusi – Interchanges: Makatoa, Cartwright, Stone, N. Brown – Reserves: Rodwell, Arthur
Unavailable: Marata Niukore, Haze Dunster, Maika Sivo, Ryan Matterson, Sean Russell
THE PREDICTION
Cronulla Sharks will hope to give Craig Fitzgibbon a winning start on home soil as they look to put their round one loss to Canberra Raiders behind them. The new head coach faces a tough task as his side host a Parramatta Eels outfit that were victorious against Gold Coast Titans in their round one contest. Both teams should be competing for the top eight this year and there could be little to split them come the end of the regular season but as far as this contest goes, there could be plenty of points scored judging by how Parramatta’s game went last week.
