{"id":71918,"date":"2021-05-16T22:30:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T22:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=71918"},"modified":"2021-05-16T23:00:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T23:00:32","slug":"eels-explosion-outdoes-parramatta-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=71918","title":{"rendered":"Eels explosion outdoes Parramatta legends"},"content":{"rendered":"

PARRA POWER TO HISTORIC SCORING SPREE<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Against the Warriors on Sunday, Brad Arthur's Eels achieved a feat that not even the great Parramatta sides of the 1980s managed.<\/p>\n

The Eels' 24-point early blitz was the most points by a Parramatta team in the first 20 minutes since at least 1980.<\/p>\n

And let's not forget the Eels won four titles in the '80s and their team included legendary names like Kenny, Sterling, Cronin, Grothe, Price and Ella.<\/p>\n

The only black mark on a great afternoon for the Eels was that they didn't really go on with the job.<\/p>\n

The gutsy Warriors fought back well from 24-0, winning the second half as the score finished 34-18<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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BROOKS RUNS HIMSELF INTO NEW PAY DAY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Luke Brooks has been literally playing for his future in 2021 – and he may well have ensured he will stay on the big dollars in 2022 with his performance against a woeful Knights team on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Brooks was the standout in the Tigers' 36-18 thrashing of the Knights<\/a> for one simple reason: he rediscovered his running game.<\/p>\n

Blessed with plenty of pace and a lovely balanced mover, Brooks has been often criticised for not taking on the line.<\/p>\n

In a crucial game in the Tigers' season, Brooks ran like a man possessed.<\/p>\n

He scored the opening try of Magic Round, running for a total of 168 metres in the game – the second-best haul in his career.<\/p>\n

With the Tigers bringing Jackson Hastings on board for 2022, the pressure is on Brooks.<\/p>\n

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SENSATIONAL SAAB SILENCES TROLLS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

For the first month of the 2021 season, Sea Eagles fans were slamming lanky winger Jason Saab at Brookvale and on social media.<\/p>\n

Signed from the Dragons on good money, Saab was touted as the next big thing but was out of sorts in a Sea Eagles side that lost its opening four games.<\/p>\n

But Saab's form since then has been sensational, scoring in six games straight<\/a> and combining superbly with fullback Tom Trbojevic on the right edge.<\/p>\n

The tallest winger in the game, Saab has bagged 10 tries over the last magical six weeks and is now among the form wingers in the comp.<\/p>\n

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NO FRILLS KIWI STANDS UP FOR CANBERRA<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad suffered a serious neck injury a few weeks back, the struggling Raiders knew he would be hard to replace.<\/p>\n

And it's been a tough few weeks for the Raiders, on and off the field, before last weekend's courageous win over the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

Ironically, one of the heroes of the gutsy win was Nicoll-Klokstad's 'no frills' replacement Caleb Aekins.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old Kiwi, in his first year at the club after signing from Penrith, was thrown in at the deep end but has handled himself well.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs win was his breakthrough game. Aekins made 145 running metres, the most by any Raider, and more importantly came up with two try assists.<\/p>\n

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RESILIENT ROOSTERS AREN'T COOKED YET<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You can't help but admire the resilience of the Roosters despite the worst injury list in the NRL.<\/p>\n

Jake Friend has retired, Boyd Cordner hasn't played a game all year and his future is in doubt, Billy Smith has also yet to be sighted and Luke Keary, Brett Morris and Lindsay Collins are out for the year.<\/p>\n

Sam Verrills, Drew Hutchison and Freddy Lussick were all missing as well against the Cowboys, yet the Roosters still won 30-16, scoring some sparkling tries along the way.<\/p>\n

If they get half these blokes back in time for the finals, Trent Robinson's men could well worry the likes of the Storm and Panthers.<\/p>\n

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WARRIORS NEED TO START SLICK RECRUIT<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Warriors coach Nathan Brown admitted last week he didn't quite know what to do with boom youngster Reece Walsh, a recent signing from Brisbane.<\/p>\n

Well, I will tell you, Nathan: if you want to win football matches, put the kid in your starting side.<\/p>\n

Walsh is a superstar in waiting but was sitting on the bench as the Eels unleashed their early onslaught.<\/p>\n

By the time he was thrown into the fray, the game was all but over.<\/p>\n

Even so, Walsh was just about the most dangerous player on the paddock and why the Broncos – struggling so badly for playmakers – let him go is one of the mysteries of 2021.<\/p>\n

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