{"id":76702,"date":"2021-05-27T05:58:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T05:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=76702"},"modified":"2021-05-27T07:01:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T07:01:23","slug":"tips-very-vulnerable-eels-set-to-be-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=76702","title":{"rendered":"Tips: &#039;Very vulnerable&#039; Eels set to be exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Johns may be on Parramatta&#x27;s coaching staff but he&#x27;s starting to see signs of vulnerability against the NRL&#x27;s big guns.<\/p>\n<p>Johns is tipping the Eels to bounce back in <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/live-scores\/south-sydney-rabbitohs-v-parramatta-eels-nrl-telstra-premiership-2021\/321125\" title=\"Saturday&#x27;s third vs fourth clash against the Rabbitohs\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saturday&#x27;s third vs fourth clash against the Rabbitohs<\/a> after a &quot;poor&quot; display against Manly but he worries that they match-up poorly against Souths&#x27; biggest strength.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/live-scores-2021-south-sydney-rabbitohs-penrith-panthers-parramatta-eels-manly-sea-eagles-start-time-results-news-video-round-11\/2bf46c8c-fa16-4365-8d89-e22e5a97ff7c\" title=\"Sunday&#x27;s boilover loss\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunday&#x27;s boilover loss<\/a>, the Eels&#x27; right edge was tormented by the crafty playmaking of rising star Josh Schuster and the running threat of Tom Trbojevic.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"036911e0-ec71-4c3f-a36d-e7b0969e268b\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/036911e0-ec71-4c3f-a36d-e7b0969e268b\" alt=\"Eels players react after conceding a try against Manly.\" data-width=\"6512\" data-height=\"3661\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Having watched the Eels battle to contain the Sea Eagles, Johns raised concerns about that same edge&#x27;s ability to handle the likes of Cody Walker and Latrell Mitchell.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Well the worrying thing, the Eels&#x27; right side defence looked very vulnerable,&quot; Johns told Brad Fittler for Wide World of Sports&#x27; <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/videos\/nrl\/freddy-joeys-tips-round-12\/ckp4vfy3600000hnqa61antup\" title=\"Freddy &amp; Joey&#x27;s Tips\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Freddy &amp; Joey&#x27;s Tips<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;That&#x27;s up against the Rabbitohs&#x27; left side &#8211; Cody, Latrell, Alex Johnston.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"9ed0c3fd-7e6c-48e0-a41f-104434ba4a94\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/9ed0c3fd-7e6c-48e0-a41f-104434ba4a94\" alt=\"Latrell Mitchell\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Still, after considering his tip, Johns said he&#x27;d &quot;go for the Eels to bounce back&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Having heard Johns&#x27; analysis Fittler said he would &quot;go for the Rabbitohs to bounce back&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>After outstanding starts to the season, both Souths and Parramatta have slipped in premiership calculations in recent weeks, with both desperate for a win to restore credibility before the squads for Origin I are picked on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Should the Rabbitohs lose on Saturday they are in danger of dropping out of the top four for the first time all season, having conceded 50 points or more in two recent defeats.<\/p>\n<p>The Eels, meanwhile, face the prospect of losing touch with the top two, Penrith and the Storm, if they lose their second match on the bounce.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Scroll below for the current leaderboard and Round 12 tips by Johns, Fittler and all Nine&#x27;s expert tipsters!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"bcb5e9eb-0545-4d33-8ee8-534de7b5664b\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/bcb5e9eb-0545-4d33-8ee8-534de7b5664b\" alt=\"Nine&#x27;s NRL tipping leaderboard.\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brad Fittler:<\/strong> Storm, Cowboys, Tigers, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Roosters, Sharks, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew Johns: <\/strong>Storm, Cowboys, Tigers, Panthers, Eels, Raiders, Titans, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Sterling:<\/strong> Storm, Warriors, Tigers, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Roosters, Titans, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Billy Slater:<\/strong> Storm, Warriors, Tigers, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Roosters, Sharks, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Gallen:<\/strong> Storm, Warriors, Tigers, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Roosters, Sharks, Sea Eagles\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ruan Sims: <\/strong>Storm, Warriors, Dragons, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Roosters, Titans, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Darren Lockyer:<\/strong> Broncos, Cowboys, Tigers, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Roosters, Titans, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mole: <\/strong>Storm, Warriors, Tigers, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Roosters, Titans, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Bracey:<\/strong> Storm, Cowboys, Dragons, Panthers, Eels, Roosters, Titans, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter Psaltis:<\/strong> Storm, Cowboys, Tigers, Panthers, Eels, Roosters, Titans, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim Elbra:<\/strong> Storm, Cowboys, Wests Tigers, Panthers, Eels, Roosters, Titans, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Glover:<\/strong> Storm, Warriors, Tigers, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Roosters, Sharks, Sea Eagles<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><em><strong>clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6256037358001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/05\/360359\/pickerImage.jpg\" alt=\"Joey makes a huge change to his Origin squad: Freddy &amp; 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