Play: Parramatta Eels vs Gold Coast TitansDate/Time: Sun Apr 24, 2011, 07:00 GMT
Competition: NRL Telstra Premiership 2011 – Week 7
Venue: Parramatta Stadium
Live/Repeat: Live
Parramatta Stadium, Sunday 3pm (AEST)Last meeting: Titans 34-12 at Skilled Park (rd 22, 2010)
Stats: Head-to-head
Referees: Ashley Klein, Gerard Sutton
TV: Delay, Channel 9 (4pm)
TAB Sportsbet: Eels $2.25, Titans $1.65
FootyTab: Titans +2.5
Greg Prichard writes: The loss of the suspended Jarryd Hayne is a massive blow to the Eels. It is enough for the bookmakers to have the Titans as favourites here, even though the Eels are playing at home and both teams have win-loss records of 2-4. Luke Burt, switched from the wing, will do a solid job at fullback in place of Hayne, but Hayne is an attacking dynamo when he is on his game. The Eels have found it hard to score points this season even with Hayne in their side. Without him, things could really dry up.
The Titans are barely hanging in there. They opened the season with three straight losses, during which they scored an average of just 12 points per game, and although they have since won two out of three, the jury is still out on whether they will prove to be a significant force this season. They only just managed to force extra time against the Raiders before winning with a field goal, and then they won with a late try in normal time against the Tigers. Still, that form is certainly good enough to put them in with a big chance in this one.



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