Monday’s NRL 2018 Round 4 match is between Wests Tigers and Parramatta Eels. The opening kick is set to commence at 16:00 local time with the game to be played at ANZ Stadium. The home team Wests Tigers are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Wests Tigers and Parramatta Eels.
When: 16:00 | Monday 02/04/2018
Where: ANZ Stadium
Preview:
KEY BATTLE: Esan Marsters v Michael Jennings
The game will be a close first half and I feel the month of footy will catch up with the Tigers.
Odds:
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Tip: Wests Tigers at $1.81
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Corey Thompson at $13.00
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Teams:
Wests Tigers:
1 Corey Thompson, 2 David Nofoaluma, 3 Esan Marsters, 4 Kevin Naiqama, 5 Malakai Watene-Zelezniak, 6 Benji Marshall (c), 7 Luke Brooks, 8 Russell Packer, 9 Pita Godinet, 10 Ben Matulino, 11 Chris Lawrence, 12 Robbie Rochow, 13 Matthew Eisenhuth
Interchange: 14 Matt McIlwrick, 15 Alex Twal, 16 Michael Chee Kam, 17 Josh Aloiai
Reserves: 18 Tyson Gamble, 19 Tim Grant, 20 Jacob Liddle, 21 Tuimoala Lolohea.
Parramatta Eels:
1 Will Smith, 2 George Jennings, 3 Michael Jennings, 4 Kirisome Auva’a, 5 Josh Hoffman 6 Corey Norman, 7 Mitchell Moses, 8 Daniel Alvaro, 9 Kaysa Pritchard, 10 Tim Mannah (c), 11 Manu Ma’u, 12 Tepai Moeroa, 13 Nathan Brown
Interchange: 14 Beau Scott, 15 Kenny Edwards, 16 Peni Terepo, 17 Tony Williams
Reserves: 18 Cameron King, 19 Suaia Matagi, 20 David Gower, 21 Marata Niukore.
NRL News:
After seeing the inside of a surgeon’s office and removalists van more times than he’d care to remember over the last several years, Robbie Rochow has finally found a home at the Wests Tigers.
With a horror injury run in his rear-view mirror and at his fourth NRL club in 18 months, the former NSW Country Origin representative is ready to make good on his potential.
For Rochow, coach Ivan Cleary’s offer to bring him to Concord wasn’t just a career lifeline when he had no other contract offers.
It’s also a chance to play sustained and consistent football, something he’s rarely been able to do over the course of his rollercoaster career.
After departing Newcastle at the end of 2016 following a rotten string of injuries, he signed with South Sydney.
When his stint at Redfern didn’t work out last year, he made a mid-season move to Melbourne, however he was already signed to the Tigers for 2018.
“Once you’ve been around the NRL, you know a coach can’t guarantee you anything,” Rochow said.
“You just have to do your job over the pre-season, if there’s an opportunity, there’s an opportunity.
“All pre-season I just wanted to compete.”
Rochow has taken his opportunity with both hands and started in all three of the Tigers’ opening games.
Having played just 22 games between 2015 and 2017, Rochow is enjoying the chance for sustained time on the field.
After breaking his left arm in 2015 he suffered a recurrence a year later.
Just when he hoped to get back on the park in 2016, he tore his pectoral muscle off the bone on the same arm.
“I wouldn’t say I’m cursed but I’d say they’re all related,” Rochow said.
“The first (broken arm) was unlucky, the second time was because I had a plate in there.
“And then when I tore my pec it was because I hadn’t done enough work on my right arm and I came back and I played sooner than I was ready to.
“One leads onto another sometimes.”
