Sydney Roosters vs Parramatta Eels – Regular Season – Preview & Prediction | NRL 2023

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THE FACTS

When is Sydney Roosters vs Parramatta Eels on and what time does it start? Sydney Roosters vs Parramatta Eels will take place on Thursday 30th March, 2023 – 10:00 (UK)

Where is Sydney Roosters vs Parramatta Eels taking place? Sydney Roosters vs Parramatta Eels will take place at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia

Where can I get tickets for Sydney Roosters vs Parramatta Eels? Click here for ticket information on 2023 NRL matches

What channel is Sydney Roosters 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 Sydney Roosters 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

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

• Sydney Roosters produced a solid performance, their best of the early part of the campaign, as they managed to get the better of bitter rivals South Sydney Rabbitohs last time out.
• The Roosters made it back-to-back successes with that hard-fought victory and should be fresh off the back of their bye week but they will have to cope without star centre Joey Manu who has copped a ban for a high shot in the game against the Rabbits.

Starting 13: Tedesco, Tupou, Suaalii, Hutchison, Paulo, Keary, Walker, Waerea-Hagreaves, B. Smith, Collins, E. Butcher, N. Butcher, Radley – Interchanges: Turpin, Whyte, Allan, Baker – Reserves: Thomas, Pauga, S. Smith, Wong, El-Zakham

Unavailable: Sitili Tupouniua (Injured), Connor Watson (Injured), Billy Smith (Injured), Angus Crichton (Personal reasons), Matt Lodge (Injured), Nathan Brown (Injured), Joseph Manu (Suspended)

PARRAMATTA EELS

• Parramatta Eels earned their first win of the season at the fourth time of asking thanks to a stunning victory over rivals and reigning premiers Penrith Panthers last week.
• Mitchell Moses landed the crucial field goal in golden point to secure the win for the Eels but they have been dealt a big blow ahead of this matchup with Junior Paulo set to miss the next two games due to the high tackle that saw him sin-binned in that contest.

Starting 13: Gutherson, Sivo, Penisini, Blake, SImonsson, D. Brown, Moses, Campbell-Gillard, Hodgson, Greig, Cartwright, Matterson, Hopgood – Interchanges: Doorey, Hands, Murchie, Makatoa – Reserves: Arthur, Momoisea, Ogden, Mataele, Dunster

Unavailable: Shaun Lane (Injured), Junior Paulo (Suspended)

THE PREDICTION

Round 5 of the NRL season gets underway with a brilliant contest as Sydney Roosters take on Parramatta Eels. The Roosters come into this on the back of their bye week but secured an eye-catching win over South Sydney Rabbitohs last time out while the Eels got off the mark for the campaign with a thrilling golden point success against reigning premiers Penrith Panthers. Both will fancy their chances in this game based on their respective performances last time out but the Roosters have won their past eight home matches against the Eels and are favoured to prevail once again in this encounter.