The first of Sunday’s NRL Round 11 matches is between Parramatta Eels and Gold Coast Titans. The opening kick is set to commence at 3:00pm local time with the game to be played at Mudgee Stadium. The away team the Gold Coast Titans are the current favourites in the market. View our preview and teams for the game between Parramatta Eels and Gold Coast Titans.

Mudgee Stadium

Sunday 3.00pm

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Parramatta Eels $2.15 vs Gold Coast Titans $1.72 at Sportsbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match

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Odds Comparison by NRL Odds:

Parramatta Eels	2.15	2.12	2.05	2.12	2.15	2.15
Gold Coast Titans	1.72	1.75	1.80	1.75	1.72	1.72

Preview:

Parramatta take this home game to the people of Mudgee – in the central west of New South Wales but given their only three wins this season have come at Parramatta Stadium, they may be having second thoughts.

After surprisingly accounting for Brisbane in round 9, the Eels travelled to Win Jubilee to take on the Dragons with a self proclaimed new self-confidence but, they must’ve left it on the bus because they were never in the hunt against the Dragons and trailed by 20 points at the break.

Only two tries in the last quarter of the match, saved any face for the Eels who continue to frustrate supporters with inconsistent efforts.

On the topic of inconsistency, the Gold Coast Titans are too proving a hard team to get a handle on having only won two of their past six matches.

One of those wins was over Parramatta in Round 6 where, after trailing by 14 points in the second half, three late tries saw the Titans victorious 28-26.

Last week was the second time during that same six week period that the Titans were on the wrong end of the final score against the Broncos (32-6), despite the Broncos missing several key players this time around.

It was a disappointing effort by the Titans last week and with neither side in form, this is a game to be wary of. The only consistency seems to be that when these two sides meet, points are scored with the last five clashes producing a total match point tally of 40 or more.

Teams:

Parramatta Eels:
Jarryd Hayne (capt), Ken Sio, Api Pewhairangi, Jacob Loko, Vai Toutai, Luke Kelly, Chris Sandow, Tim Mannah, Matt Keating, Fuifui Moimoi, Reni Maitua (capt), Matt Ryan, Peni Terepo. Interchange: Kaysa Pritchard, Junior Paulo, Joseph Paulo, Mitch Allgood, Brayden Wiliame

Gold Coast Titans:
William Zillman, Kevin Gordon, Brad Takairangi, Jamal Idris, Anthony Don, Aidan Sezer, Albert Kelly, Luke Bailey, Matt Srama, Nate Myles, Greg Bird, Mark Minichiello, Ashley Harrison. Interchange: Luke Douglas, Mark Ioane, Ryan James, Sam Irwin, Luke O’Dwyer

Harrison battling to be fit for Eels clash

Queensland State of Origin star Ashley Harrison appears to be in extreme doubt for Gold Coast’s NRL clash on Sunday against Parramatta in Mudgee.

The Titans lock has failed to train all week as he battles a knee complaint, leaving him in a battle to prove his fitness for the country NSW game against the Eels.

Harrison will be with the team when they depart Queensland on Friday for a flight to Sydney and then a long bus ride to the central NSW town.

It means he will have just a final training run on Saturday in Mudgee to prove his fitness for the Titans and also Queensland selectors, with the Maroons squad for Origin I to be named on Monday.

Teammate Mark Minichiello said he wasn’t sure how likely it was that Harrison would line up on Sunday.

“He hasn’t trained yet this week so I guess they’re going to give him until Saturday,” Minichiello told AAP.

“If he’s fit he’ll play, otherwise he might need a week off.”

Minichiello said he didn’t think Harrison would be any more cautious about declaring himself fit to play despite the looming Origin series.

“I daresay that the Titans are at the forefront of his mind and Origin comes second,” Minichiello said.

“If he’s not fit, he’s not fit.”

One player who will definitely line up for the Titans on Sunday, and possibly the Maroons, is giant forward Dave Taylor.

After travelling with coach John Cartwright to Sydney on Wednesday night for a judiciary hearing where he successfully downgraded a dangerous contact charge, Taylor was back at training on Thursday morning.

And Minichiello says having Taylor available for Sunday’s game was a massive boost.

“We’ve got a few injuries so if we’d lost another man it would’ve been tough,” he said.

“It’s good we get him on board this week.”

Taylor will come into the squad in place of Luke O’Dwyer, who will spend an extra week recovering from a broken jaw.