Suncorp Stadium will play host to Sunday's Round 11 NRL game between Melbourne Storm and Parramatta Eels. The game kicks off at 4:05 pm with Melbourne Storm heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Melbourne Storm vs. Parramatta Eels game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Sunday May 19, 2024 at 4:05 pm
Where: Suncorp Stadium
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Melbourne Storm vs Parramatta Eels Odds
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Edged out at home and thwarted by controversial calls last weekend on top of having two spine trump cards ruled out, Melbourne is looking to bounce back against a struggling Parramatta side that is also missing their marquee halfback and fullback.
The Storm were outpointed in the last 10 minutes at AAMI Park in a 25-18 loss to Cronulla last Saturday, though halfback stand-in Tyran Wishart and fullback livewire Sua Faalogo were two of their best and Eliesa Katoa continues to flourish as a right-edge threat as well.
Xavier Coates comes back in for Grant Anderson in the 7-2 Storms only change this week.
The 3-6 Eels have lost five of their last six, including their last three to the Dolphins, Sea Eagles and Broncos by 14-plus margins.
But the 30-14 result against Brisbane was perhaps not as bad as it looked on the surface.
The blue-and-golds were cruelled by a couple of long-range tries from errors, while Blaize Talagi made a huge impression in the No.1 jersey and Dylan Brown also had one of his better games since Mitch Moses injury.
The Eels have recalled Daejarn Asi at five-eighth and they get Bryce Cartwright back. Brendan Hands and Ethan Sanders drop out.
After losing the clubs previous four encounters, the Storm resumed normal transmission by beating the Eels twice in 2023 16-12 in Round 1 at CommBank and 46-16 in Melbourne with Harry Grant grabbing a double.
But if the Eels can cut down their errors, theres a real opportunity for a pressure-relieving boilover here and that massive start is hard to pass up.
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Melbourne Storm vs Parramatta Eels Tip
We're tipping Melbourne Storm to win at $1.24 odds.
Melbourne Storm vs Parramatta Eels Teams
Storm team: 1. Sualauvi Faalogo 2. William Warbrick 3. Reimis Smith 4. Nick Meaney 5. Xavier Coates 6. Cameron Munster 7. Tyran Wishart 8. Christian Welch 9. Harry Grant 10. Josh King 11. Shawn Blore 12. Eliesa Katoa 13. Trent Loiero 14. Jack Howarth 15. Tui Kamikamica 16. Nelson Asofa-Solomona 17. Alec MacDonald 18. Grant Anderson 19. Joe Chan 20. Bronson Garlick 21. Dean Ieremia 22. Chris Lewis
Eels team: 1. Blaize Talagi 2. Maika Sivo 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Sean Russell 5. Bailey Simonsson 6. Daejarn Asi 7. Dylan Brown 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Joey Lussick 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Ryan Matterson 13. J’maine Hopgood 14. Bryce Cartwright 15. Makahesi Makatoa 16. Joe Ofahengaue 17. Kelma Tuilagi 18. Brendan Hands 19. Morgan Harper 20. Ethan Sanders 21. Wiremu Greig 22. Luca Moretti
