World News – UA – NRL 2020 Semi-Final: Parramatta Eels vs. South Sydney Rabbitohs – Live!

7 minutes: The Suds make excellent footage from Gutherson’s kickoff until Paulo and Campbell-Gillard hammer Murray halfway through and force Reynolds to kick the inside his half Eels take no risk with only their second set of the night

Gee is Parramatta in tatters Another six at the start of the set after the Bunnies’ scrum, then a penalty for encroachment in the ten The game has so far been played entirely within the 30m defensive zone of the Eels Perhaps surprisingly, Reynolds accepts both points

3 mins: It was a nightmare start for Parramatta who really just wanted to have a few sets under his belt after the day and week they had spent They respond well in defense and survive a full set behind the scrum despite restarting the set at the start of the phase The Souths are forced to launch the last tackle and they are lucky to see it ricochet in their path after an accidental offside

1 min: it only takes two eels lift after kick-off before there is a loose Scrum to Souths carry at 25m

And here are the Eels, led by Clint Gutherson and his luxurious Parramatta hair is in blue with yellow trim We’ll be on our way shortly

Here are the Rabbitohs, running through enemy territory with a chorus of boos The rabbits are in their green and red hoop home shirts, but the trim and shorts are white tonight to provide a contrast to the eels

Brad Arthur puts on his game face as he tells Channel 9: « In seven years I haven’t seen boys bounce around sheds with more energy »Parra fans hope he doesn’t bluff

Not for the first time in his rich career, Wayne Bennett is at the center of something incredible Nick Tedeschi explains to us here:

The Rabbitohs appeared dead and buried several times this year They only won one of their first four games As recently as inning 11, the Rabbits were 10th with a 5-6 record They had lost to the Broncos and hadn’t beaten a team that would finish in the top six With two weeks to go, the Suds were stunned by Canterbury, then last These were barely the credentials of a candidate for prime minister

15,000 fans will socially distance themselves at Bankwest Stadium tonight Conditions in western Sydney are excellent, by the way, it is clear and dry with very teenage temperatures There is a light breeze but it should not be enough to influence debates

Ooft! @BankwestStadium turn it on! #NRLEelsSouths starts in less than 20 minutes Tune in to @ Channel9 @FOXNRL 📺 picTwittercom / W2Hy4jy5YU

The NRL Finals Were Sparkling The first week was full of highlights and intrigue, and the second week started with the Raiders and Roosters serving one of the most incident-rich contests of modern times

My money was on the Roosters to make it a hat-trick this season, and their end-of-season meltdown was both surprising and dramatic.It will be fascinating to see what happens now to such a powerful group of players, but aging

Raiders continue to show they’re one of the big stories of the season Despite losing talisman Josh Hodgson to injury in July, Canberra continues to get excited every week, participating in some of the most exciting improvised tries, and to Jack Wighton, they have arguably the most influential player in the competition right now

Sydney’s exit gives the final an unexpected look with Canberra now heading to Brisbane to face Melbourne, and Penrith welcoming the winner of tonight’s clash in the other prelim

I have really enjoyed the NRL this season and am particularly amazed at the fluid and spectacular way they have managed to reintroduce a significant number of spectators into the stadiums

I would be really interested if anyone here has seen live games and how the NRL has handled something beyond us here

I think the crucial difference between the NRL and the Super League (I’m assuming you’re from UK Uncy) is the community transmission numbers Australia in general and NSW in particular have suppressed the spread of Covid -19 since the first wave took everyone by surprise in March This allowed for the gradual reintroduction of socially distant crowds slowly over several weeks with the confidence that any outbreak could be quickly traced Without this confidence, reintroducing crowds would be incredibly risky

The situation here is different just across the state border in Victoria where large gatherings remain banned to control a second wave The number of active cases in the state is now below 200, but the reopening is proceeding with caution

Looking from a distance, it is difficult to see the number of cases in the UK leveling off enough to make the NRL or Australia a useful comparison There may be a reassessment of ‘Normal Covid’ and risks inherent in it by the authorities, but if so, the threshold would probably be much lower than the current procedures here

Here is a brief report on Michael Jennings and his failed drug test The NRL has clarified the 32-year-old man who tested positive for Ligandrol (the supplement that was identified in swimmer Shayna Jack’s system) and Ibutamoren (a growth hormone)

Unlike the fate of his counterpart, Wayne Bennett has the luxury of naming an unchanged 17 His Rabbitohs are flying right now, especially as an attacking force with ball players Cody Walker, Adam Reynolds and Damien Cook, all in sparkling form Against Parramatta’s unknown combinations, it’s hard not to see the Suds take full advantage and rack up a lot of points Bennett, in general, gave nothing when asked to take advantage of the eels’ misfortune. not a lot of players or positions, we just play soccer, « he said publicly. I would risk thinking he said something else behind closed doors

SOUTH SYDNEY: 1 Corey Allan, 2 Alex Johnston, 3 Campbell Graham, 4 Dane Gagai, 5 Jaxon Paulo, 6 Cody Walker, 7 Adam Reynolds (c), 8 Tevita Tatola, 9 Damien Cook, 10 Thomas Burgess, 11 Jaydn Su’A 12 Bayley Sironen, 13 Cameron Murray Exchange: 14 Mark Nicholls, 15 Liam Knight, 16 Jed Cartwright, 17 Keaon Koloamatangi

It’s been a chaotic week at the selection table for Brad Arthur He knew before the end of the qualifying final that he needed to find a replacement for Maika Sivo on the left wing, and Blake Ferguson was still little likely to stop after being hit late against Melbourne And then, just hours before kick-off, Michael Jennings was hastily pulled from the 13th start. The three new outside full-backs are George Jennings, Brad Takairangi and Haze Dunster, with the latter making his freshman debut. Elsewhere, Ray Stone replaces the Marata Niukroe suspended on the interchange

Arthur tried to be brave after being stormed the last time, but on such poor form and with carnage in his back outside his makeshift side is going to oppose it. , it’s not an apology, but we had some changes of position We lost a winger, had back rowers playing in crosses, then we lost a back rower to a header, then another winger ” , he told reporters He is hardly in a better position from the start tonight

PARRAMATTA: 1 Clinton Gutherson 2 George Jennings 4 Waqa Blake 19 Brad Takairangi 20 Dunster Brume 6 Dylan Brown 7 Mitchell Moses 8 Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9 Reed Mahoney 10 Junior Paulo 11 Shaun Lane 12 Ryan Matterson 13 Nathan Brown Trade: 14 Will Smith 15 Andrew Davey 16 Kane Evans 17 Ray Stone

In: Brad Takairangi, George Jennings, Haze Dunster, Ray StoneOut: Blake Ferguson, Maika Sivo, Marata Niukore, Michael Jennings

Hello everyone and welcome to the live coverage of the second Parramatta v South Sydney weekend NRL semi-final is underway at Bankwest Stadium at 750pm

One week is a long time in the rugby league At 822pm last Saturday night, the Eels were 12-0 on fine and one hour away from a preliminary final, while the Rabbitohs made headlines in as bad boys of the NRL Fast forward to today and the Rabbits are the bleak, straight-scoring horses that no one wants to face, and Parramatta, well the wheels seem to fall off dramatically Already without their first two outside full-backs, Brad Arthur has been forced today to dismiss Michael Jennings for failing a drug test Here is the official club statement:

Parramatta Eels were informed today of the provisional suspension imposed on Michael Jennings under the NRL Anti-Doping Policy Jennings has been removed from today’s game and training / playing responsibilities in while the process is ongoing, which by policy includes the ability to have one’s B sample analyzed

It’s a bit more disgusting for Eels fans with their squad already heading into tonight’s game as a loser despite three places and three wins better than the Rabbitohs after the regular season.However, Parramatta failed to convince for a while, finishing in the top four thanks in large part to a rock-solid start to the campaign They were badly beaten in three of their last six matches, a run that started with a 38-0 bombing at the hands of the Bunnies It is very difficult to argue for anything other than an ignominious exit from the straight series

To make matters worse, the Rabbitohs steal a rambling start to the season turned into a towering home run with Souths boasting arguably the most consistent attacking unit in the competition, despite – or possibly even because of star rookie Latrell Mitchell missing through injury The Bunnies racked up 106 points in two weeks in a stunning performance against the Knights and Roosters Not long ago they put 56 past Neither Manly and 38 Beyond Eels After winning just one of their first four matches, the Rabbitohs are now heavily favored to reach a preliminary final

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