Parramatta Eels board conducts retreat. What did they learn from the $100,000 coach?

This is a straight shootout to avoid the wooden spoon with Wests Tigers and Parramatta Eels locked on 18 points apiece at the foot of the NRL ladder ahead of this final round of the season.

Friday 6th September, 2024 – 9:00am / AUS – 6:00pm / US EST – 4:00am / US PST – 1:00am

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Two wins in succession has put the Tigers in with a chance of avoiding the wooden spoon having looked a certainty for much of the year. They toppled Manly Sea Eagles in an impressive outing in their latest contest.

Parramatta got the better of St. George Illawarra Dragons in a game that produced 84 points. That success ended a run of three straight losses and gave them a vital boost ahead of this fixture.

Aidan Sezer has pulled out of the side 24 hours from kick-off so Latu Fainu is handed the responsibility at halfback. Josh Feledy will line-up in the centres for his second game of the season with Junior Tupou shifting to the wing.