- 1 Dolphins vs Parramatta Eels: Redcliffe get one last home run before the finals
- 2 Dolphins: Tabuai-Fidow and Farnworth to get the show moving
- 3 Parramatta Eels: Moses in form, a defence that still leaks through the middle
- 4 NRL prediction Dolphins vs Parramatta Eels
- 5 First, a word on our free predictions
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Dolphins vs Parramatta Eels: Redcliffe get one last home run before the finals 
The Dolphins are into the first finals series in club history. Sitting fourth, they even have the double chance within reach.
On Friday at Suncorp Stadium, they play their final home game before September. In other words, the club will want to go out in style.
The venue has treated them well too: they have strung together seven straight wins there. Suncorp has become a proper hunting ground for Redcliffe.
Parramatta arrive in 13th, with nothing left to play for on the ladder, but still carrying the sort of danger that makes bottom-half sides nervous. The Eels have already knocked over the Bulldogs, the Raiders, the Sea Eagles and the Cowboys this season.
Their latest statement came last Saturday, when they turned the game around against North Queensland. Mitchell Moses found his rhythm again, and that is starting to worry people.
The wing battle alone is worth the trip to Suncorp. Josh Addo-Carr has 23 tries in 25 matches there, while Jamayne Isaako has 10 in his last eight outings.
Selwyn Cobbo will also bring up his 100th NRL game on Friday. The Dolphins have plenty of reasons to make it count.
Dolphins: Tabuai-Fidow and Farnworth to get the show moving 
The seven straight wins at Suncorp Stadium are the foundation of the case here. Redcliffe play fast and wide as soon as they are on home turf.
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow at fullback and Herbie Farnworth in the centres remain the two men who can flip a game on its head. They are the ones the crowd comes to watch.
Isaako, meanwhile, keeps finishing near the line, with 10 tries in his last eight games at Suncorp. Scoring is not a problem for this side.
The pack takes a hit with Connelly Lemuelu sidelined by a hamstring injury. Max Plath comes into the starting side in the back row to fill the gap.
Jake Averillo and Brian Pouniu are named on an extended six-man bench, while Tevita Naufahu drops back among the reserves. Kris Mason has plenty of options to shuffle things around.
At halfback, Isaiya Katoa continues to run the kicking game and set the tempo. That is the biggest difference between this year’s Dolphins and the versions that came before.
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Parramatta Eels: Moses in form, a defence that still leaks through the middle 
Parramatta beat the Cowboys last Saturday, their fourth big scalp of the season after the Bulldogs, the Raiders and the Sea Eagles. They never travel in the mood to roll over, and they will be intent on making life awkward for the Dolphins.
Mitchell Moses is the trigger for almost everything Parramatta do well. Give him time behind his forwards, and the back line suddenly looks dangerous.
Josh Addo-Carr and Brian Kelly are waiting on the edges, fed by the long passing of Junior Paulo. It is simple stuff, but it works.
Tallyn Da Silva adds another threat close to the line, with four tries in his last three matches. The hooker is full of confidence.
The staff makes just one change to the side that beat North Queensland: Jack de Belin returns in the back row, with Saxon Pryke moving to the bench. Kelma Tuilagi replaces the injured Dylan Walker, who has a wrist issue.
The weak spot is no secret: Parramatta’s middle defence is regularly pierced straight up the guts. Against Farnworth and Tabuai-Fidow, that is the last place you want to be soft.
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Probable Dolphins team: Tabuai-Fidow; Isaako, Bostock, Farnworth, Cobbo; Nikorima, Katoa; Flegler, Marshall-King, Gilbert, Plath, Finefeuiaki, Knowles. Interchange: Stone, Molo, Kaufusi, Pouniu.
Probable Parramatta Eels team: Twidle; Kelly, Penisini, Samrani, Addo-Carr; Volkman, Moses; Moretti, Da Silva, Paulo, Williams, Kautoga, De Belin. Interchange: Edwards, Pryke, Brown, Funa.
NRL prediction Dolphins vs Parramatta Eels
Our prediction: Dolphins to win with a -8.5 point handicap
Seven straight wins at Suncorp Stadium for the Dolphins, a final home outing before the club’s first finals series, and Jamayne Isaako with 10 tries in his last eight appearances here. The setting points Redcliffe towards a statement performance.
Parramatta’s middle defence is the perfect entry point for Herbie Farnworth and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, who attack that area all day long. The Eels will score, but they are more likely to be on the back foot for long stretches.
The straight Dolphins win is too short to play. The -8.5 handicap is the right angle: Redcliffe get it done and leave some room before September arrives.
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