Full Time
80:00
4:00pm Mon April 22, 2019
Round 6 - CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal - Crowd: 29047
80min

The slaughter has ended. Parramatta decimated the Tigers.

79min

Field Goal: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses just kicks a field goal. He now has the first try, goal and field goal at Bankwest Stadium.

Eels lead Eels 51 - 6 Wests Tigers
77min

SCRUM TIGERS - Eels lose the ball in a tackle. Yep, Tigers made a tackle effectively.

76min

Brooks kicks it out on the full. Why not.

74min

SCRUM EELS - Tigers with another handling error inside the Eels half.

73min

SCRUM TIGERS - Forward flick pass by Jennings and it goes into touch

71min

SCRUM EELS - Tigers decide to spread the ball right and into touch. Why not make things worse?

70min

Unfortunately, they did nothing with it and the set ends with a Reynolds kick that finds Gutherson, 25m from his own line.

69min

Tigers actually have the ball now. They've found a way to stem the flow of points is to have the ball.

69min

Apologies for the lack of updates. This Tigers fan has been distracted with facepalming

67min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses sprays another goal attempt.

Eels lead Eels 50 - 6 Wests Tigers
66min

Try: Eels
Scored by Shaun Lane. Kick to come.

On the left side, Salmon with a deft short ball to the lead runner Lane, who strolls through the feeble Tigers defence to bring up the 50

Eels lead Eels 50 - 6 Wests Tigers
64min

Parra bearing down on the Tigers line again.

63min

PENALTY EELS - They find touch 40m from the Tigers line.

61min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses from the sideline, 5m in from touch, ends his run of consecutive goals at 22.

Eels lead Eels 46 - 6 Wests Tigers
60min

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

Gutherson throws a long pass out to Sivo on the left wing, he steps inside the disinterested defence and scores a soft try.

Eels lead Eels 46 - 6 Wests Tigers
59min

PENALTY TIGERS - Drop out goes over the sideline on the full.

58min

Moses with a chip into the Tigers in-goal and this time Thompson forces it. Tigers drop out.

55min

PENALTY EELS - Mikaele with an ugly looking tackle on Jennings. Eels find touch near halfway

53min

Garner has hit the deck, after a head knock trying to tackle Gutherson.

52min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses tees up and bangs it straight down the middle again.

Eels lead Eels 42 - 6 Wests Tigers
51min

Try: Eels
Scored by Reed Mahoney. Kick to come.

Moses puts up a bomb, Takairangi taps it back into Mahoney's hands and he runs 10m to score under the posts.

Eels lead Eels 40 - 6 Wests Tigers
49min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses adds the extras.

Eels lead Eels 36 - 6 Wests Tigers
47min

Try: Eels
Scored by Oregon Kaufusi. Kick to come.

Moses spreads the ball to Kaufusi who runs hard and straight on it and busts through the Tigers defence all too easily and he scores a soft try under the sticks.

Eels lead Eels 34 - 6 Wests Tigers
44min

Thompson went very close to scoring, Next play and the Tigers kick goes dead in-goal. 7 tackle set for the Eels

43min

PENALTY TIGERS - Jennings ruled to have been taken out high and late after his chip. Tigers with a full set inside the Tigers 15m

43min

Fonua makes a break down the right wing, Gutherson wraps him up. On the next and last tackle, the Tigers run the ball, swinging it left where Brooks gets a stunning ball to Jennings, who chips but the ball goes dead.

42min

Play stopped as Moeroa is down getting treatment.

40min

The Eels get the onslaught back underway. Can the Tigers fight back? They need to break the record for biggest comeback, set by the Cowboys at 26 points, in order to win here.

40min

Parramatta's attack comes to nothing as the ball trickles over the sideline. Wests Tigers scrum on their own 10m with less than a minute to go.

39min

Fonua loses it on the first! Parramatta could go further ahead

38min

Parramatta get inside the Wests Tigers' 30m but there's a bad pass and Shaun Lane can't hold it.

36min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Esan Marsters.

No dramas at all for Marsters from in front and the margin drops back to 24.

Eels lead Eels 30 - 6 Wests Tigers
36min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Ben Matulino. Kick to come.

A clever little kick inside from Luke Brooks and it evades a bunch of players... and Matulino picks it up and easily dives over under the posts! Tigers finally on the board.

Eels lead Eels 30 - 4 Wests Tigers
34min

Wests Tigers with an attack set after an Eels error. They need points now.

31min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Thirty nil. Wowee.

Eels lead Eels 30 - 0 Wests Tigers
30min

Try: Eels
Scored by Jaeman Salmon. Kick to come.

WHAT IS HAPPENING? Salmon runs the support line after an unlikely break. This is disgustingly bad from the Wests Tigers middle defenders - and exquisite from Parramatta.

Eels lead Eels 28 - 0 Wests Tigers
28min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses nails another and it's just destruction now.

Eels lead Eels 24 - 0 Wests Tigers
28min

Try: Eels
Scored by Michael Jennings. Kick to come.

GUTHO BREAKS THEM OPEN, JENNINGS IN SUPPORT AND ANOTHER PEARLER!

Eels lead Eels 22 - 0 Wests Tigers
27min

The Wests Tigers tried to be a bit entertaining.... but it's fielded by Sivo and the Eels are.... GUTHO! LINE BREAK!

26min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses converts. What a start!

Eels lead Eels 18 - 0 Wests Tigers
24min

Try: Eels
Scored by Michael Jennings. Kick to come.

Jenko gets the green light on the left edge and the Eels are absolutely hammering the Wests Tigers here!

Eels lead Eels 16 - 0 Wests Tigers
24min

Bunker for a possible Eels try... checking obstruction.

23min

Mahoney breaks through, Eels get it back after a kick deflection next play... huge pressure here!

19min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

No drama at all for Moses from beside the sticks.

Eels lead Eels 12 - 0 Wests Tigers
19min

Try: Eels
Scored by Brad Takairangi. Kick to come.

TAKA! Moses puts in a pinpoint kick and it's Brad Takairangi who jumps highest, grabs and its grounded. Beautiful.

Eels lead Eels 10 - 0 Wests Tigers
17min

Parramatta make good metres on the following set and get a PENALTY after Luke Brooks came in and made a tackle dangerous. Big chance for a second try here the Eels.

15min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Perfect. Converts his own try from the sideline.

Eels lead Eels 6 - 0 Wests Tigers
14min

Try: Eels
Scored by Mitchell Moses. Kick to come.

MITCHELL MOSES SCORES THE FIRST TRY AT BANKWEST OFF A 20M TAP!

Eels lead Eels 4 - 0 Wests Tigers
13min

Dan Alvaro has failed his HIA and will not return.

11min

Josh Hoffman claims a try in the corner but Reed Mahoney has thrown it forward and the Tigers escape.

10min

Robbie Farah goes off for a HIA now! Dropping like flies early!

9min

The Eels finish the set with a great kick by Mitchell Moses, and the chase from Peni Terepo traps Josh Reynolds. Drop-out Eels.

8min

Marata Niukore takes a long run down the side after getting behind the edge defender and Eels' second-rower is away off a Takairangi pass.. he's chased down the other side of halfway and his head smacks into Moses Mbye's hip. He'll go off now for a HIA.

8min

The Tigers run it on the last through Moses Mbye but he's in too much traffic and it's a handover.

6min

Moses spills it from dummy half inside his own 40m. Big chance for the away side.

3min

Wests Tigers with plenty of metres in this set! Brooks grubbers on the last but it's shepherded dead with no contact. Eels 20m restart.

2min

Parramatta force a drop-out after Moses put it high - his opposite number and former teammate Luke Brooks takes it... WAIT - the Bunker tips them off that Brad Takairangi knocked it on in the contest! 20m restart for Wests Tigers.

1min

Dan Alvaro takes the first hit up and he is hammered... illegally according to Gerard Sutton and Chris Butler. Penalty against Ryan Matterson for the contact as Alvaro is taken off for a HIA.

1min

Warm-ups done. Time for action! Wests Tigers kick off and Parramatta have it first.

Now, the National Anthem of Australia.

Aunty Julie Jones now offers the Welcome to Country on behalf of the Dharug people.

What an occasion. Eels players shaking the hands of a raft of club legends from the clubs history, particularly the four premiership sides in the 80's.

They're followed by Parramatta in that wonderful heritage jumper. Blake Ferguson is out, replaced on the wing by Josh Hoffman. Moeroa benched with Terepo starting at lock.

A special afternoon at Parramatta. The Wests Tigers are 1-17 and run out onto Bankwest in their white away jersey.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Gerard Sutton, Chris Butler

Touch Judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski, Belinda Sleeman

Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Ben Galea

PARRAMATTA EELS (51)
Tries: Mitchell Moses, Brad Takairangi, Michael Jennings (2), Jaeman Salmon, Oregon Kaufusi, Reed Mahoney, Maika Sivo, Shaun Lane
Field Goals: Mitchell Moses (1/1)
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (7/9)
Penalty Goals:

WESTS TIGERS (6)
Tries: Ben Matulino
Field Goals:
Conversions: Esan Marsters (1/1)
Penalty Goals: