NRL Rugby - Parramatta Eels v Melbourne Storm
The Eels are pretty much at full strength and although they lost last week to a very determined Sharks side they should win this match with ease,but I have my dfoubts,the Eels have not really put any side apart ffrom the raiders to the sword and the Raiders have leaked points alll season long,the Eels have almost a full stregth forward pack,both their halves and a great looking backline to call on in this game,everything points to a massive Eels win but can we realy trust them? I'm going to say no.
This Storm side that we see again today are very much understrength but this is their third game together now in a short space of time and with each game they have improved,against the Dragons they were well beaten against the Titans they played alot better but could'nt score any points and lost 18-0,now this is their third time together and I think we might just see some improvement,the Melbourne Storm players all train as one unti and to see a side get well beaten and then win by a landslide the next week has got to be making these Storm rerserve players think that they can do better and really they can,the Storm have based so much of their attack around defence that at times they seem to not know anything but,they are behind the 8 ball again this week and will want to show something and of all the games they have played during this Origin period this is by far the one that is most lop sided,but the Storm know how to win and although I don't think they will win this game I do think that we will see a marked improvement in their game after 2 very bad losses.
Recent results and the Storm have an excellent record against the Eels winning 4 of the last 5 played and also winning 8 of the last 10 played between these two sides.
It's hard to go against the Eels and i'm not saying I think they will lose but with the Eels you can never really be sure of what they are about to serve up,a massive 20 point win looks on the cards here for the Eels,but the Eels have shown that they can be their own worst enemy and I still find them hard to gauge on a week to week basis,I am going to tip the Storm to not lose by more than 20 because I think they will compete for large parts of this game and that the Eels wil probaly win by about 16 but they won't get there untill close to the death...take the Storm with the start...Good Luck.






























