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Time off with Nathan Brown coming off injured.

Parramatta Eels 22-14

Upstairs for a potential Eels try to Kirisome Auva'a... checking sideline...

Parramatta Eels 16-14

Eels penalty. Every bit of momentum is with the home side at the moment. Roberts penalised for a two-on-one strip.

Parramatta Eels 16-14

Deflection from a kick on the last means Parra have a scrum 25 out! A try here would almost certainly seal the result.

Parramatta Eels 16-14

Jennings with a line break on the first! Eels' first is just 20m from the Broncos line! HUGE moment here.

Parramatta Eels 16-14

Despite the lack of points in the last 40-odd minutes, this has been one absorbing contest. Parramatta look the more likely but this could genuinely go either way.

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Radradra takes a tricky downtown kick just short of the goalline, but Marshall in chase has clipped him high. Eels penalty.

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Huge break from Brisbane - Roberts gets within inches of the tryline but two plays later Josh McGuire loses it in a tackle.

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Now a penalty for the Broncos. They kick for touch and the new set starts on halfway.

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Brad Takairangi kicks on the last but the Broncos come away with it.

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An Eels kick goes out of a Brisbane leg - ruled to be played at... and out on the full! Eels start a set just 10m out from Brisbane's line!

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Moeroa goes close for the Eels but he's held up! He's asked to go back 10m out and play it.

Brisbane Broncos 14-12

Pearson comes up with the ball from a downtown bomb - great kick from Hunt, but French drags Pearson down! Handover to the Eels.

Brisbane Broncos 14-12

Eels with a handy penalty off a dangerous tackle.

Brisbane Broncos 14-12

An Eels grubber deflects off the Broncos and into touch although the visitors didn't play at it. Broncos scrum on their own 30m.

Brisbane Broncos 14-12

Moses chips and Norman SCO..... nope, it's gone to ground and been toed dead. Broncos 20m restart.

Brisbane Broncos 14-12

Norman ducks and weaves and the Broncos are now on the back foot - Parramatta hammering the Broncos line!

Brisbane Broncos 14-12

Klein toots on the whistle and the Eels get us underway - Brisbane running right to left with first ball.

Brisbane Broncos 14-12

That's all for the first half. 26 points already (Penrith & Canterbury only combined for 24 across the whole game last night!) and plenty more to come no doubt in the second half. Don't go anywhere!

Brisbane Broncos 14-12

Eels putting up numbers in defence off the Broncos working upfield from the ensuing penalty.

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Penalty Broncos for the high shot but that's about it. Bit of afters between Kenny Edwards coming down on Pearson and Thaiday isn't pleased.

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Nathan Brown has POLEAXED Jonus Pearson. The Broncos winger is down and we have time off.

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Next play the Eels' kick finds its way into Kahu's arms and the Broncos work it back up the field.

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Moses NEARLY through into the backfield by Moga ankle taps him 20m out! He's limping in backplay now the young Eels half!

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Brisbane force the first drop-out of the night after Hunt put it high and the Eels had to take it dead with French letting it bounce initially.

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Brisbane almost make a show of it down the left edge but an error puts paid to their attacking adventure. Eels come away with it.

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Norman goes over after eluding Darius Boyd and a few other Broncos defenders but Norman was the beneficiary of a textbook obstruction. Penalty Broncos near halfway.

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Moses puts a grubber in that almost troubled Darius Boyd but the Queensland fullback was able to shepherd it dead and earn a 20m restart.

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What a start. Plenty of entertainment with both these sides willing to throw the ball around. We might see a settling period coming up here... let's see.

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Penalty Eels with McCullough not square at marker. Eels with the momentum now.

Brisbane Broncos 12-6

Last tackle short low kick from Norman finds Kahu who *just* gets back into the field of play. Broncos with some solid defence.

Brisbane Broncos 12-0

Parramatta pick up a relieving penalty which sets them up with a set starting on halfway.

Brisbane Broncos 12-0

HUGE break from the Broncos, Pearson off the back of Moga then Milford sprints down the touchline and is dragged down metres short!

Brisbane Broncos 6-0

Nothing doing for Brisbane, and Parramatta's return set is outstanding. Plenty of metres capped with a long kick that almost traps Pearson in goal.

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First penalty is Brisbane's with Mitchell Moses pinged for inside the ten. Visitors start a set on halfway.

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Game ON. Broncos put boot to ball and Parramatta will have it first running right to left on your device's screen.

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Very quick turnaround from fulltime in the first game. Parramatta are now dealing with life after 'Gutho'... it hasn't started well either with Bevan French moving to fullback and French's wing replacement Josh Hoffman out injured. Kirisome Auva'a comes into the starting side while David Gower makes way for Peni Terepo on the bench. Brisbane are as named on Monday with Darius Boyd returning at fullback after missing over a month of footy.