We take a look at Friday nights (10/5/2019) Week 9 NRL match which is between the Wests Tigers and Penrith Panthers. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Friday May 10, 6:00pm
Where: Suncorp Stadium
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Preview:
It’s only Round 9, but this is a vitally important game for both sides.
Penrith looks to bounce-back from last week’s Wagga Wagga disappointment at the hands of the Raiders, while the Tigers also came up short in a big way to the Roosters at the SCG.
Under the bright lights of primetime, the good news is we could be in for a close encounter on Friday night. These two sides last met in Round 4, with the Panthers walking away 9-8 winners in golden point extra time.
Penrith has now won five straight over the Tigers dating back to 2016. Surprisingly enough though, the bookies seem to be having a tough time separating the two.
Ivan Cleary’s team are 8-3 as the favourite against Wests, but again, there’s something to be said for the neutral ground at Suncorp.
For the Tigers, they can easily win this game if they knuckle down defensively on the wing. Wests were torn apart by an experienced Roosters attack last week as Sydney stretched them wide to set up Latrell Mitchell’s hat-trick.
The Panthers also need to improve, only on the attack. Penrith holds the talent out wide to approach this game in a similar fashion to the Roosters, but after committing 12 errors against the Raiders, it’s hard to find much confidence in the Panthers’ ball handling.
With all that in mind, the Total might be the safest bet this week. The last two meetings between these sides have seen under 20-points on the board, so back the Unders in a low-scoring game.
Tip: Wests Tigers at $1.84
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Mahe Fonua at $9.50
Teams:
Tigers: 1. Moses Mbye 2. Mahe Fonua 3. Robert Jennings 4. Esan Marsters 5. Corey Thompson 6. Benji Marshall 7. Luke Brooks 8. Ben Matulino 9. Robbie Farah 10. Alex Twal 11. Ryan Matterson 12. Chris McQueen 13. Matt Eisenhuth 14. Jacob Liddle 15. Thomas Mikaele 16. Oliver Clark 18. Paul Momirovski 19. Elijah Taylor 20. Michael Chee-Kam
Players cut: 17. Luke Garner 21. Russell Packer
Panthers: 1. Caleb Aekins 2. Josh Mansour 3. Dean Whare 15. Tyrell Fuimaono 5. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 6. James Maloney 7. Nathan Cleary 8. James Tamou 9. Wayde Egan 10. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 11. Frank Winterstein 12. James Fisher-Harris 14. Sione Katoa 18. Jarome Luai 19. Kaide Ellis 16. Moses Leota 17. Tim Grant 20. Dylan Edwards 21. Viliame Kikau
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
