THEY say one player doesn’t make a team, and that’s certainly true.

But apparently one player can have more of an impact on a side than anyone thought possible.

Case in point is Semi Radradra and the winless Parramatta Eels of 2018.

Since 2015 the Eels have played a total 63 games with Radradra in the side, and a total 17 games without him in the side.

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Fox Sports Lab tells us of the games Semi has taken part in Parramatta has won 55.6 per cent (35 games).

Of the 17 games they’ve played without Radradra they have won just 17.6 per cent (three games).

Those numbers are damning. There’s no other way to spin it.

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And the deeper you delve into the stats, the grimmer the picture begins to look.

Radradra has dominated Parramatta’s attacking numbers since 2015.

In 2015 and 2017 he was the club’s leading try scorer, had the most linebreaks, most metres gained, and the most tackle busts.

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Semi Radrada's impact on the Eels, as told by Fox Sports Lab. Source: FOX SPORTS

In 2016 he had the most linebreaks and most metres gained. He was second in the try tally (won by Bevan French), and third in tackle busts (won by Kenny Edwards).

Now he’s gone, off to French rugby for big money. And there’s no certainty he will ever come back to the blue and gold.

He might only be one player but he’s a big reason for the Eels’ woeful winless start to the season, according to Fox Sports commentator Braith Anasta.

Anasta was highly critical of a number of Eels players during their loss to the Raiders. In particular he was quick to point out winger French had returned just one run for a measly 15 metres in what was a horror performance for the young flanker.

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He’s been dropped for round 7.

“If you talk about the difference (to season 2017), did we underestimate how much they would miss Semi Radradra?” Anasta said this week following another Parramatta loss.

“Was he that good? That’s a big loss for them.

“If you have a look at the impact he had starting their sets, he was unbelievable bringing the ball back, and he could also score a 100-metre try.

“If you compare his performances to that of Bevan French tonight in the same position, it’s miles apart and their two seasons have been miles apart as well.”

Semi Radradra in action for Parramatta last year. Source: Getty Images

Radradra is gone and now Parramatta must scramble to save their season as they wallow on the bottom of the NRL ladder.

They barely fired a shot against Canberra last week and now they take on Manly in round 7.

Fox Sports analyst and commentator Greg Alexander pointed out the Eels have gone scoreless in six halves of football already this season. Last year they went scoreless in only four halves of the entire season.

Anasta is at a loss to how the team is going to pick themselves up.

“I don’t know what the answer is. What do they do from here?” he said.

“Look at them in the sheds. They are shattered, they are shattered human beings, and it’s not nice to criticise them at the moment because you know how hard and tough it would be for them.

“It’s hard to watch, it really is. I can’t see light at the end of the tunnel.

I hope they prove me wrong.”

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CANTERBURY BULLDOGS v SYDNEY ROOSTERS

Thursday at ANZ Stadium, 7.50pm (AEST)

Bulldogs: 1 Moses Mbye, 2 Brett Morris, 3 Josh Morris, 4 Will Hopoate, 5 Marcelo Montoya, 6 Jeremy Marshall-King, 7 Kieran Foran, 8 Aaron Woods, 9 Michael Lichaa, 10 David Klemmer, 11 Josh Jackson (c), 12 Raymond Faitala-Mariner, 13 Adam Elliott Interchange: 14 Asipeli Fine, 15 Danny Fualalo, 16 Greg Eastwood, 17 Kerrod Holland Reserves: 18 John Olive, 19 Rhyse Martin, 20 Renouf Toomaga, 21 Matthew Frawley

Roosters: 1 James Tedesco, 2 Joseph Manu, 3 Latrell Mitchell, 4 Mitchell Aubusson, 5 Blake Ferguson, 6 Luke Keary, 7 Cooper Cronk, 8 Zane Tetevano, 9 Jake Friend (c), 10 Dylan Napa, 11 Boyd Cordner (c), 12 Ryan Matterson, 13 Isaac Liu Interchange: 14 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 15 Frank-Paul Nuuausala, 16 Nat Butcher, 17 Victor Radley Reserves: 18 Sitili Tupouniua, 19 Sio Siua Taukeiaho, 20 Kurt Baptiste, 21 Reece Robinson

The talking point: We’re six rounds in to the NRL season and punters are still no wiser as to whether the Roosters are a good team or not. They’ve shown glimpses of brilliance but a loss to South Sydney last week was another trough for the side that has struggled for consistency. They are relatively short-priced favourite against Canterbury but on current form this one is anyone’s game. Can the Chooks bounce back?

The Fox Sports Lab stat: The Bulldogs have been struggling in the final 20 minutes of games this season. Of all NRL clubs, the Bulldogs have scored the least amount of points (total 12) and conceded the most (total 52) in this time period of games.

The odds (courtesy of Sportsbet): Bulldogs $2.70, Roosters $1.48

Our prediction: Roosters by 8

WARRIORS v ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

Friday at Mt Smart Stadium, 6pm (AEST)

Warriors: 1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (c), 2 David Fusit’a, 3 Peta Hiku, 4 Solomone Kata, 5 Ken Maumalo, 6 Blake Green, 7 Shaun Johnson, 8 Bunty Afoa, 9 Issac Luke, 10 Agnatius Paasi, 11 Simon Mannering, 12 Tohu Harris, 13 Adam Blair Interchange: 14 Jazz Tevaga, 15 Sam Lisone, 16 Albert Vete, 17 Anthony Gelling Reserves: 18 Chris Satae, 20 Mason Lino, 21 Isaiah Papali’i, 22 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

Dragons: 1 Matthew Dufty, 2 Nene Macdonald, 3 Euan Aitken, 4 Tim Lafai, 5 Jason Nightingale, 6 Gareth Widdop (c), 7 Ben Hunt, 8 James Graham, 9 Cameron McInnes, 10 Paul Vaughan, 11 Tyson Frizell, 12 Tariq Sims, 13 Jack De Belin Interchange: 14 Jeremy Latimore, 15 Kurt Mann, 16 Leeson Ah Mau, 17 Hame Sele Reserves: 18 Jacob Host, 19 Zachary Lomax, 20 Mitchell Allgood, 21 Blake Lawrie

The talking point: This game was shaping as a battle for top spot on the NRL ladder. That was until last week’s loss to Brisbane ruined the Warriors’ unbeaten record for the season, and they now sit third on the table. Nonetheless, the Warriors and Dragons have been the form sides of the competition over the opening six weeks. Will this be the game the Red V finally stumble?

The Fox Sports Lab stat: The Dragons can become just the 19th team since 1954 to start a season 7-0. Of the 18 teams to have done it so far, four have gone on to win the premiership that season, and a further four have played in the grand final.

The odds (courtesy of Sportsbet): Warriors $2.05, Dragons $1.78

Our prediction: Dragons by 2

BRISBANE BRONCOS v MELBOURNE STORM

Friday at Suncorp Stadium, 7.55pm (AEST)

Broncos: 1 Darius Boyd (c), 2 Corey Oates, 3 James Roberts, 18 Tom Opacic, 5 Jamayne Isaako, 6 Jack Bird, 7 Anthony Milford, 8 Matthew Lodge, 9 Andrew McCullough, 10 Tevita Pangai jnr, 11 Alex Glenn, 12 Korbin Sims, 13 Josh McGuire Interchange: 14 Sam Thaiday, 15 Joe Ofahengaue, 16 Kodi Nikorima, 17 Jaydn Su’a Reserves: 18 Jonus Pearson, 19 Troy Dargan, 20 Sam Tagataese, 21 Payne Haas

Storm: 1 Billy Slater, 2 Suliasi Vunivalu, 3 Will Chambers, 4 Curtis Scott, 5 Josh Addo-Carr, 6 Cameron Munster, 7 Ryley Jacks, 8 Jesse Bromwich, 9 Cameron Smith (c), 10 Nelson Asofa-Solomona, 11 Felise Kaufusi, 12 Ryan Hoffman, 13 Tim Glasby Interchange: 14 Brandon Smith, 15 Kenny Bromwich, 16 Christian Welch, 17 Sam Kasiano Reserves: 18 Young Tonumaipea, 19 Joe Stimson, 20 Patrick Kaufusi, 21 Brodie Croft

The talking point: The rugby league microscope has well and truly been aimed at Brisbane’s halves over the opening six rounds of the season, and it doesn’t look like budging any time soon. Barely a week after declaring his faith in Anthony Milford and Kodi Nikorima as his halves for 2018, coach Wayne Bennett has punted Nikorima to the bench in favour of keeping Jack Bird at five-eighth. The combination of Bird and Milford proved a winner last week and Bennett is hoping he’s found the secret to success.

The Fox Sports Lab stat: Brisbane’s win percentage of 30.2 against Melbourne is its worst against any team in the club’s history. The Broncos have beaten the Storm just 13 times in 43 meetings, and just two of their past 15 clashes. The Storm have been Brisbane by 30 points or more in three of their past four victories.

The odds (courtesy of Sportsbet): Broncos $2.35, Storm $1.62

Our prediction: Storm by 2

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS v CANBERRA RAIDERS

Saturday at Central Coast Stadium, 3pm (AEST)

Rabbitohs: 1 Alex Johnston, 2 Richie Kennar, 3 Greg Inglis (c), 4 Dane Gagai, 5 Robert Jennings, 6 Cody Walker, 7 Adam Reynolds, 8 Thomas Burgess, 9 Damien Cook, 10 George Burgess, 11 John Sutton, 12 Angus Crichton, 13 Sam Burgess Interchange: 14 Adam Doueihi, 15 Mark Nicholls, 16 Jason Clark, 17 Tevita Tatola Reserves: 18 Robbie Farah, 19 Hymel Hunt, 20 Cameron Murray, 21 Kyle Turner

Raiders: 1 Jack Wighton, 2 Nick Cotric, 3 Jarrod Croker (c), 4 Joseph Leilua, 5 Jordan Rapana, 6 Blake Austin, 7 Aidan Sezer, 8 Iosia Soliola, 9 Siliva Havili, 10 Junior Paulo, 11 Joseph Tapine, 12 Elliott Whitehead, 13 Luke Bateman Interchange: 14 Ata Hingano, 15 Shannon Boyd, 16 Josh Papalii, 17 Dunamis Lui Reserves: 18 Liam Knight, 19 Michael Oldfield, 20 Brad Abbey, 21 Jack Murchie

The talking point: Sam Burgess is back in action and itching to go. The South Sydney forward is adamant he was wrongly accused of dangerous contact which rubbed him out for two weeks, as he called out Josh Morris for “milking” this week in the lead-up to his return. Burgess will be fired up and Canberra better watch out.

The Fox Sports Lab stat: Gosford is not a happy hunting ground for Canberra. The club has played five times in the coastal city and never won a game. They have conceded more than 20 points in four of those five games, and have failed to reach 20 points themselves in all of these games. Since 2009, South Sydney has won four of their six games at Central Coast Stadium.

The odds (courtesy of Sportsbet): Rabbitohs $1.62, Raiders $2.35

Our prediction: Rabbitohs by 10

WESTS TIGERS v NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

Saturday at Scully Park, 5.30pm (AEST)

Tigers: 1 Corey Thompson, 2 David Nofoaluma, 3 Esan Marsters, 4 Kevin Naiqama, 5 Malakai Watene-Zelezniak, 6 Benji Marshall (c), 7 Luke Brooks, 8 Matthew Eisenhuth, 9 Jacob Liddle, 10 Ben Matulino, 11 Josh Aloiai, 12 Robbie Rochow, 13 Elijah Taylor (c) Interchange: 14 Pita Godinet, 15 Alex Twal, 16 Michael Chee-Kam, 17 Sauaso Sue Reserves: 18 Tim Grant, 19 Chris McQueen, 20 Tyson Gamble, 21 Tuimoala Lolohea

Knights: 1 Kalyn Ponga, 2 Shaun Kenny-Dowall, 3 Sione Mata’utia, 4 Nathan Ross, 5 Ken Sio, 6 Jack Cogger, 7 Mitchell Pearce (c), 8 Herman Ese’ese, 9 Slade Griffin, 10 Jacob Lillyman, 11 Lachlan Fitzgibbon, 12 Aidan Guerra, 13 Mitchell Barnett Interchange: 14 Danny Levi, 15 Chris Heighington, 16 Jamie Buhrer (c), 17 Jacob Saifiti Reserves: 18 Daniel Saifiti, 19 Josh King, 20 Luke Yates, 21 Cory Denniss

The talking point: The Tigers are flying high and all of a sudden there’s talk of a State of Origin berth for halfback Luke Brooks. He’s been in fine touch alongside veteran half Benji Marshall, and the pair are proving a handful for opposition teams. He goes up against the man he could knock out of the NSW Blues side, Mitchell Pearce.

The Fox Sports Lab stat: The past six Wests Tigers home game against Newcastle have been tight affairs. All six of these games have been decided by a single digit margin, and four of these games decided by two points or less.

The odds (courtesy of Sportsbet): Tigers $1.56, Knights $2.45

Our prediction: Tigers by 6

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS v GOLD COAST TITANS

Saturday at 1300Smiles Stadium, 7.35pm (AEST)

Cowboys: 1 Lachlan Coote, 2 Kyle Feldt, 3 Justin O’Neill, 4 Ben Hampton, 5 Antonio Winterstein, 6 Michael Morgan, 7 Johnathan Thurston (c), 8 Matthew Scott (c), 9 Jake Granville, 10 Scott Bolton, 11 Gavin Cooper, 12 Coen Hess, 13 Jason Taumalolo Interchange: 14 Te Maire Martin, 15 John Asiata, 16 Corey Jensen, 17 Ethan Lowe Reserves: 18 Francis Molo, 19 Javid Bowen, 20 Enari Tuala, 21 Sam Hoare

Titans: 1 Michael Gordon, 2 Anthony Don, 3 Phillip Sami, 4 Konrad Hurrell, 5 Tyronne Roberts-Davis, 6 Kane Elgey, 7 Ashley Taylor, 8 Jarrod Wallace, 9 Mitch Rein, 10 Ryan James (c), 11 Kevin Proctor, 12 Will Matthews, 13 Jai Arrow Interchange: 14 Max King, 15 Bryce Cartwright, 16 Jack Stockwell, 17 Keegan Hipgrave Reserves: 18 Morgan Boyle, 19 Ryan Simpkins, 20 Brenko Lee, 21 Brendan Elliot

The talking point: What’s going wrong at the Cowboys? The side looked woeful when losing to Canterbury last week, and the performance did nothing to take the spotlight away from struggling champion halfback Johnathan Thurston. There was a suggestion the ongoing contract speculation around coach Paul Green may have been distracting the players. Now that deal’s wrapped up, we will see if it truly was holding the Cowboys back.

The Fox Sports Lab stat: The Titans have struggled in second halves against th3e Cowboys in Townsville, being outscored 86-16 in the second halves of their past five games at the venue. The Cowboys have won six from six when leading the Titans at the break in Townsville, and have scored the final try on eight of the previous 10 occasions.

The odds (courtesy of Sportsbet): Cowboys $1.53, Titans $2.55

Our prediction: Cowboys by 8

PARRAMATTA EELS v MANLY SEA EAGLES

Sunday at ANZ Stadium, 2pm (AEST)

Eels: 1 Clint Gutherson, 2 Jarryd Hayne, 3 Michael Jennings, 4 Brad Takairangi, 5 George Jennings, 6 Corey Norman, 7 Mitchell Moses, 8 Kane Evans, 9 Cameron King, 10 Tim Mannah (c), 11 Manu Ma’u, 12 Tony Williams, 13 Peni Terepo Interchange: 14 Will Smith, 15 Kenny Edwards, 16 David Gower, 17 Daniel Alvaro Reserves: 18 Beau Scott, 19 Josh Hoffman, 20 Suaia Matagi, 21 Marata Niukore

Sea Eagles: 1 Tom Trbojevic, 2 Brad Parker, 3 Dylan Walker, 4 Brian Kelly, 5 Akuila Uate, 6 Lachlan Croker, 7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c), 8 Addin Fonua-Blake, 9 Apisai Koroisau, 10 Martin Taupau, 11 Joel Thompson, 12 Jack Gosiewski, 13 Jake Trbojevic Interchange: 14 Matthew Wright, 15 Shaun Lane, 16 Lloyd Perrett, 17 Taniela Paseka Reserves: 18 Jonathan Wright, 19 Lewis Brown, 20 Frank Winterstein, 21 Toafofoa Sipley

The talking point: Parramatta were diabolic against Canberra last week and have still not won a game from six attempts this season. It’s beyond desperation stakes now for the blue and gold boys out west. They were thumped 54-0 by Manly in round 2 and they may need a miracle to reverse that result on Sunday.

The Fox Sports Lab stat: In the history of the game, 23 teams have failed to win their opening seven games of a season. Of those, 15 teams have gone on to finish last and claim that season’s wooden spoon. The Eels can become the sixth team in the NRL era to start a season 0-7.

The odds (courtesy of Sportsbet): Eels $2.35, Sea Eagles $1.62

Our prediction: Sea Eagles by 14

CRONULLA SHARKS v PENRITH PANTHERS

Sunday at Southern Cross Group Stadium, 4.10pm (AEST)

Sharks: 1 Josh Dugan, 2 Edrick Lee, 3 Jesse Ramien, 4 Ricky Leutele, 5 Valentine Holmes, 6 Matt Moylan, 7 Chad Townsend, 8 Andrew Fifita, 9 Jayden Brailey, 10 Matt Prior, 11 Luke Lewis (c), 12 Kurt Capewell, 13 Joseph Paulo Interchange: 14 Scott Sorensen, 15 James Segeyaro, 16 Avagalu Seumanufagai, 17 Kurt Dillion Reserves: 18 Jack Williams, 19 Trent Hodkinson, 20 Wade Graham (c), 21 Braden Uele

Panthers: 1 Dylan Edwards, 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3 Corey Harawira-Naera, 4 Dean Whare, 5 Christian Crichton, 6 Tyrone Peachey, 7 James Maloney, 8 Trent Merrin, 9 Peter Wallace (c), 10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard, 11 Viliame Kikau, 12 Isaah Yeo, 13 James Fisher-Harris Interchange: 14 Sione Katoa, 15 Kaide Ellis, 16 Moses Leota, 17 James Tamou Reserves: 18 Wayde Egan, 19 Nick Lui-Toso, 20 Thomas Eisenhuth, 21 Jack Hetherington

The talking point: It’s a homecoming of sorts for Penrith recruit James Maloney. Maloney helped Cronulla win the 2016 premiership, before making an unexpected exit from the club to join the Panthers at the end of last year. He’s since revealed he and Sharks coach Shane Flanagan had not spoken since the bombshell trade with Matt Moylan. It will be interesting to see what kind of reception the Shire folk offer him.

The Fox Sports Lab stat: Cronulla has won their past three games against Penrith and eight of their past 10 meetings. Six of the past nine games between the clubs have been decided by eight points or less, including four games decided by two points or less.

The odds (courtesy of Sportsbet): Sharks $2.65, Panthers $1.49

Our prediction: Panthers by 4