Saturday second NRL Round 21 match is between Parramatta Eels and Manly Sea Eagles with the opening kick to commence at 5.30pm local time. The game is to be played at Parramatta Stadium which see’s away team Manly Sea Eagles hold favouritism in the market. View our NRL live scores, odds and results for the game between Parramatta Eels and Manly Sea Eagles.

WHERE AND WHEN: Parramatta Stadium, 5.30pm

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Opening odds comparison:

Parramatta Eels	7.00	7.00	8.50	7.00	7.00	7.00
Manly Sea Eagles	1.10	1.10	1.08	1.10	1.10	1.12

Preview:

It’s the Parramatta Eels vs Manly Sea Eagles on Saturday, 5.30pm at Parramatta Stadium. Manly are massive favourites here, and the Eels will have to be on their game if they want to avoid a thumping. The Sea Eagles are on fire at the moment, with four straight wins and third position on the ladder at the right time of the season. While the home ground advantage might help the Eels a little bit, you would have to be very brave or extremely loyal to back them here.

Teams:

Parramatta Eels:
Jake Mullaney, Ken Sio, Ryan Morgan, Willie Tonga, Semi Radradra, Api Pewhairangi, Ben Roberts, Tim Mannah (capt), Matt Keating, Fuifui Moimoi, Reni Maitua, Daniel Harrison, Darcy Lussick. Interchange: Joseph Paulo, Peni Terepo, Mitchell Allgood, Junior Paulo.

Manly Sea Eagles:
Brett Stewart, Jorge Taufua, Jamie Lyon (capt), Steve Matai, David Williams, Kieran Foran, Daly Cherry-Evans, Brenton Lawrence, Matt Ballin, Brent Kite, Anthony Watmough, Justin Horo, Glenn Stewart. Interchange: Richie Fa’aoso, Jamie Buhrer, David Gower, George Rose, James Hasson, Peta Hiku (two to be omitted).

Sandow on the Eels outer again

He was signed to great fanfare by Parramatta on a contract worth $550,000 a year – but Parramatta’s Chris Sandow now finds himself behind a player unwanted by the NRL strugglers in the Eels halfback pecking order.

Sandow is into the second season of a four-year deal with the Eels, who he joined from South Sydney, but will once again run out for Wentworthville in the NSW Cup this week against the Vulcans in Auckland.

This is despite an injury to Luke Kelly with the halfback role being filled by Ben Roberts, one of 11 players told by coach Ricky Stuart he would be leaving the club at the end of the year.

Former Bulldogs playmaker Roberts will wear the No.7 jumper against Manly with rookie Api Pewhairangi being promoted to first grade from the Magpies side to play five-eighth.

The Eels are looking to avoid a 10th straight loss to their bitter rivals, with the game having the added spice of Steve Matai and Mitchell Allgood going head to head for the first time since their brawl earlier this month at Brookvale Oval.

That game saw Eels prop Allgood sent off for punching Matai, with the New Zealand centre vowing to get revenge on the 24-year-old at Parramatta Stadium.

South Sydney young gun Luke Keary is once again named on an extended bench for the ladder leaders after his two-try salvo off the bench against the Gold Coast on Saturday.

The young playmaker is named on an extended bench with veteran Matt King keeping his spot in the side after a brilliant return to action against the Titans following almost a year on the sidelines with a badly broken arm.

The former NSW star is still mulling over his future but said the prospect of winning a premiership forced him to keep playing.

“This might be a bit of a selfish answer but, if we were coming dead last, I don’t know if I would have had the motivation to come back to play a few games and get the wooden spoon,” King said.

“The fact the boys are playing awesome and I was a chance of being a part of that, it makes running up and down hills and getting up out of bed at 6am to do weights a lot easier.”

Newcastle must do without former representative props Willie Mason and Kade Snowden for the home clash with Brisbane at Hunter Stadium after Mason was ruled out for a month with a broken cheekbone.

Snowden is suspended so David Fa’alogo and Zane Tetevano will make up the Knights front-row in a game both sides must win to keep alive finals aspirations.

Sonny Bill Williams is out for the Sydney Roosters after taking the early guilty plea ahead of Friday’s clash with Penrith.

Mitch Aubusson comes into the starting line-up in place of the Kiwi superstar.