Full Time
80:00
7:55pm Fri March 29, 2019
Round 3 - Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal - Crowd: 13367
77min

Takairangi attempted a deft grubber which ended up being him dropping the ball onto his foot. Roosters clean up.

77min

PENALTY EELS - Eels take the tap 35m from the Roosters line.

77min

SCRUM EELS - They'll work it out of their own half.

76min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Mitchell kicks another goal from out wide.

Roosters lead Eels 18 - 32 Roosters
75min

Try: Roosters
Scored by James Tedesco. Kick to come.

Tedesco returns to the right side and this time he finds an opportunity, fends off Lane and then split Gutherson and Jennings to score in the corner.

Roosters lead Eels 18 - 30 Roosters
74min

Mitchell with a nice kick forces an Eels drop out.

71min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Mitchell converts and Roosters now lead by 8.

Roosters lead Eels 18 - 26 Roosters
70min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Siosiua Taukeiaho. Kick to come.

Tedesco gets the ball on the right side, see's nothing happening, jinks back in-field, directs Taukieaho to run onto a pass, which he does and he forces his way over for a try.

Roosters lead Eels 18 - 24 Roosters
68min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - Eels make a half a break but they knock it on.

67min

Keary turns it inside to Tedesco, but the pass is a mile forward.

66min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Eels offside when cleaning up a lost kick. Roosters 10m from the Eels line and take the tap.

64min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Terepo pinged for a high tackle. Roosters start their set 30m from the Eels line.

63min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Latrell adds another 2.

Roosters lead Eels 18 - 20 Roosters
63min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Victor Radley. Kick to come.

Radley from dummy half darts left, the defence waited, he dummied, Mahoney swallowed it and Radley strolled over for an easy try.

Tied up at Eels 18 - 18 Roosters
62min

Roosters held up over the line.

60min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses nails another goal from the sideline.

Eels lead Eels 18 - 14 Roosters
58min

Try: Eels
Scored by Maika Sivo. Kick to come.

Copy and paste. Gutherson chimes into the left side attack late and fires a flat ball to Sivo who powers over Ikavalu to score again.

Eels lead Eels 16 - 14 Roosters
57min

Taukeiaho drops the ball in the tackle and the Eels are back on the attack.

56min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - Gutherson ruled to have knocked on, 10m from the Roosters line.

55min

Gutherson with a nice grubber forces a Roosters drop out.

54min

SCRUM EELS - Manu tries to tap on a pass quickly but he sends it forward.

53min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Mitchell with a stunning kick from touch converts.

Roosters lead Eels 12 - 14 Roosters
53min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Mitchell Aubusson. Kick to come.

Tupou leaps out of the field play to bat a kick back into the field of play. Aubusson catches it and miraculously scores it thanks to his fingertips in the left corner.

Tied up at Eels 12 - 12 Roosters
50min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses 10m in from touch on the left side, slots another goal.

Eels lead Eels 12 - 8 Roosters
49min

Try: Eels
Scored by Maika Sivo. Kick to come.

Gutherson with a nice flat cut-out ball to Sivo who takes it, steps inside and barges through the wide defenders to score.

Eels lead Eels 10 - 8 Roosters
47min

PENALTY EELS - Mitchell blocks Ferguson from the kick chase. Another set for the Eels 20m from the Roosters line.

45min

Moses with a grubber to no-one and Tedesco reads it easier than a Spot picture book.

44min

PENALTY EELS - They'll get a full set 20m from the Roosters line now as JWH comes off with an injury.

41min

SCRUM EELS - Manu's rushed kick finds touch 15m from the Eels line.

39min

SCRUM EELS - Ikuvalu now knocks it on at dummy half.

39min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - Mahoney drops it in a tackle now.

38min

SCRUM EELS - Roosters cought it up now, just past halfway.

36min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - The game just briefly turned into AFL, fumbles galore.

34min

Tetevano drops it cold on the second tackle.

34min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Keary finds touch 30m from the Eels line

33min

Brown grubbers and it waaay too hard. Roosters with a 20m restart and 7 tackles.

33min

PENALTY EELS - They take the quick tap as Jake Friend gets treated with what looks like a nasty arm/elbow injury. Play stopped now, as he walks off the field.

31min

SCRUM EELS - Second tackle after the restart and Ikuvalu drops it cold. Eels 20m from the Roosters line.

30min

Penalty Goal: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Latrell nails another penalty goal

Roosters lead Eels 6 - 8 Roosters
30min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Mitchell to take another crack at the 2.

29min

Roosters spread it left with a high looping pass. Ferguson attempts an intercept, but only gets a hand on it. Six again for the Roosters.

28min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Keary finds touch 5m short of halfway.

28min

3rd tackle and Shaun Lane loses the ball as he is tackled 5m from the Roosters line.

27min

PENALTY EELS - They take the quick tap 35m from the Roosters line

26min

SCRUM EELS - Keary's kick finds touch 10m from the Eels line.

25min

Parra's kick is field by Tedesco, 15m from his own line - making it a 75m set for the Eels

22min

SCRUM EELS - They'll feed it 10m from their own line.

20min

SCRUM EELS - Friend with a forward pass from dummy half on the Eels line

18min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Pathetic attempt at a tackle by Moses, up around Mitchell's neck. It doesn't stick, but it is high. Roosters with a full set 20m from the Eels line.

17min

Penalty Goal: Roosters
Kicked by Latrell Mitchell.

Mitchell throws it over.

Tied up at Eels 6 - 6 Roosters
17min

PENALTY ROOSTERS - Friend catches the Eels edge defence offside. They've opted to take a shot at 2, right in front, 10m out.

15min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - Friend with a rather useless chip sort of kick. Sivo leaps up, catches it, gets held up in a tackle and he just drops it cold, 10m from his own line. Roosters on the attack.

12min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Latrell Mitchell.

Mitchell unable to convert from out wide.

Eels lead Eels 6 - 4 Roosters
10min

Try: Roosters
Scored by James Tedesco. Kick to come.

Tedesco takes on the Eels left edge defence and they hold off a bit too long and he barges over to score out wide.

Eels lead Eels 6 - 4 Roosters
8min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - 15m from the Eels line

7min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses slots the extras.

Eels lead Eels 6 - 0 Roosters
6min

Try: Eels
Scored by Blake Ferguson. Kick to come.

Eels again try their luck down their right side, Paulo with a great deep pass finds Takairangi who then puts Ferguson into space and he scores out wide untouched.

Eels lead Eels 4 - 0 Roosters
5min

Brown on the second tackle kicks and lands the ball in the Roosters in goal and Tedesco is trapped. Roosters drop out.

4min

PENALTY EELS - Roosters with a chicken wing.....I'll leave that out there.

2min

SCRUM ROOSTERS - Takairangi tries to get around Mitchell. He ends up being put into touch by Mitchell instead.

1min

PENALTY EELS - Parra get a penalty halfway through the first set of the game. They find touch 30m from the Roosters line.

And the Roosters get us under way!

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gerard Sutton, Peter Gough

Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Todd Smith

Video Referee: Steve Chiddy, Ben Galea

PARRAMATTA EELS (18)
Tries: Blake Ferguson, Maika Sivo (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (3/3)
Penalty Goals:

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (32)
Tries: James Tedesco (2), Mitchell Aubusson, Victor Radley, Siosiua Taukeiaho
Field Goals:
Conversions: Latrell Mitchell (4/5)
Penalty Goals: Latrell Mitchell (2/2)