MATCH CENTRE
MATCH CENTRE
ROUND 8, 2017

EELS

V

PANTHERS

EelsPAR WIN BY 6
18
FT
12
ANZ Stadium
2017-04-22T05:00:00Z

Preview

The battle for Sydney's west takes place on Saturday afternoon however for both teams, much more will be up for grabs than just territorial bragging rights.

Penrith and Parramatta and just two and three wins respectively with both desperate to stay in touch with the top sides in the competition.

For Penrith, their offense in recent weeksย has been a far cry from their flashy brilliance that we saw in 2016 with that coming to a halt last weekend as they tried to run around instead of through the Cronulla line.

They're at their best when they're throwing the ball around and forcing the opposition defence to back peddle, something they'll want to get back to this weekend.

Kirisome Auva'a performance last week was simply nothing short of dominant and they'll need something similar from him and Michael Jennings - who busted a combined 14 tackles - if they are to upset the more fancied Panthers.

This Penrith team is far too good to be where they are on the ladder, so look for them to bounce back this week.

Panthers by 8.

Team Lists

Team Stats


Eels

Panthers

All Runs
MATCH
178.8
2025 AVG.
2325
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
200.4
2025 AVG.
2605
2025 TOTAL
All Run Metres
MATCH
1617.1
2025 AVG.
21022
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
1729.7
2025 AVG.
22486
2025 TOTAL
Line Breaks
MATCH
4.4
2025 AVG.
57
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
5.1
2025 AVG.
66
2025 TOTAL
Offloads
MATCH
9.5
2025 AVG.
123
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
9.9
2025 AVG.
129
2025 TOTAL
Kick Metres
MATCH
624.5
2025 AVG.
8119
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
628.6
2025 AVG.
8172
2025 TOTAL
Forty Twenty Kicks
MATCH
0.1
2025 AVG.
1
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
0.1
2025 AVG.
1
2025 TOTAL
Tackles Made
MATCH
347.9
2025 AVG.
4523
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
371.2
2025 AVG.
4825
2025 TOTAL
Missed Tackles
MATCH
32.8
2025 AVG.
427
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
34.5
2025 AVG.
449
2025 TOTAL
Penalties
MATCH
5.7
2025 AVG.
74
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
5.9
2025 AVG.
77
2025 TOTAL
Errors
MATCH
11.5
2025 AVG.
149
2025 TOTAL
2025 AVG.
2025 TOTAL
11.6
2025 AVG.
151
2025 TOTAL

Player Stats



Summary