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Stefano Utoikamanu takes an intercept and is tackled to finish the game. The Eels will look to make it back to back against the Bulldogs next week while the Tigers take on the Warriors

Looks like it'll be a no try due to an Andrew Davey knock on but it doesn't take away from the Fergo effort. The replay confirms it would've been a try. Definitely worth a look if you can

FERGO! They'll be going upstairs with no try but it was one of the best acrobatic efforts from a winger I've ever seen to ground the ball

Penalty Eels for a crusher on Nathan Brown from Shawn Blore. Brown is right back ready to go as soon as the whistle is blown and he runs straight back at the 19 year old next play

Russell Packer isn't able to hang on to the crash ball from Harry Grant. Tigers very long odds to claw it back from here

Sam McIntyre juggles the ball in the hit up but regains control before hitting the ground

Junior Paulo knocks on

Mitch Moses manages to find touch this time

Penalty Eels for a second effort in the tackle

Clinton Gutherson cleans up a kick back infield from David Nofoaluma

Challenge successful, Tigers retain possession

Moses Mbye knocks on the high ball but they are challenging it

Set restart for Wests

Tigers kick on the first through Marshall and force a goal line dropout. They're hanging on by a thread in this one

Reed Mahoney drops the ball early in the count. He hasn't had the best game tonight

Tigers create the overlap however David Nofoaluma isn't able to reel in Chris Lawrence's pass

Mitchell Moses again slips over in trying to kick for touch and he doesn't find the line. Tigers with possession

The Tigers short kickoff doesn't go 10 metres - penalty Parra

Maika Sivo scores but we're going upstairs yet again

Short dropout from the Tigers but the Eels end up with it through Mahoney

Well weighted grubber from Brown sees David Nofoaluma take it dead. Repeat set for the Eels

Chris Lawrence was HAMMERED by Sivo and he put it down. Ball collected by Dylan Brown who ran for 20 metres before being pulled down

Clinton Gutherson chases his own kick through and tackles Moses Mby 10 metres out from the Tigers' line

Ball comes free from Waqa Blake and Gutherson collects it and takes an extra 15 or so metres

Hospital pass from Michael Jennings to Davey who was cleaned up by Luciano Leilua. On the last play they are tackled and the Tigers hang on again

Set restart for the Eels

Harry Grant has the ball tapped out by Lane but it was a loose carry and the Eels survive

Moses Mbye wins the contest for the high ball with Clinton Gutherson and the Tigers have six tackles in attacking territory

Moses Mbye tries to return the favour on Blake Ferguson and the ref clears it. Fergo wasn;t impressed and upon viewing the replay it was all fair game

Mitchell Moses does his best with an average ball from Reed Mahoney and he puts it down. Tigers hang on again

Nathan Brown with a match defining play. Moses Mbye was waiting under the high ball and was met by a rampaging Brown who hit him hard and forced the dropped ball. I don't envy Mbye there

Marshall's kick sits up for Sivo and he will play it on the 30

Waqa Blake dies with the ball on the last. Handover

Clinton Gutherson;s grubber collects Billy Walters and Reed Mahoney shows great desperation to dive on it and earn his side a fresh set

Penalty Eels due to a hand on the ball

Luke Brooks, who is on the field now, gets a bomb down to Blake Ferguson who handles it comfortably

Waqa Blake with a magnificent pick up off a pretty average pass from Moses and he did well to beat Tommy Talau. Blake got it back inside to Moses in support but it was correctly called forward

The makeshift fullback Moses Mbye does well to diffuse Mitchell Moses' bomb

Set restart again, this time for a Tigers infringement

Once again

Ball touched by Wests, tackle count restarts

Doueihi*

Douehi will head off for an HIA

Adam Doueihi let's it bounce and is down in backplay. In all the mayham the Eels will get a repeat set

Adam Doueihi kicks off and Junior Paulo is hit hard by the Tigers defence

Great news for Wests Tigers Michael Chee-Kam

Michael is in a better way now, but will be taken to hospital now as a precaution.

All ❤️ for @chee_kam. pic.twitter.com/GEBIzhvTy6

— Wests Tigers (@WestsTigers) July 23, 2020

Reed Mahoney's grubber is picked off by Harry Grant and that play will see out the first half

Dylan Brown kicks on the second and Adam Doueihi was trapped in goal. There is time for a dropout but this will be the Eels' last opportunity of the half

Kick from Marshall collected Reed Mahoney and it's ruled he didn't play at the ball. David Nofoaluma was caught on halfway and that's where Parra will start the set

Parra finish a good set by trapping Adam Doueihi 10 metres out from his own line. Momentum is well and truly with them now

Benji Marshall slows things down with a grubber into touch. Just under 3 minutes to go until half time

Dylan Brown tries a chip 'n' chase this time and Adam Doueihi makes amends, charging onto it and playing it 25 metres behind halfway

Junior Paulo plays it 13 out from his own line on the first

Waqa Blake crosses the line to score but knocked on in the lead up, however it was the second in the contest according to Gerard Sutton, the first being Adam Doueihi. Eels will have the ball 10 out from the Tigers line

Billy Walters kicks early and it trickles into touch with exactky 10 minutes to go in the half

Adam Doueihi links up with Tommy Talau who goes wide to Mbye, who is dragged down just short of the 30

The Tigers get it back on the last and Mitchell Moses knocks it down, restarting the count

Harry Grant makes half a break

Michael Chee-Kam is leaving the field on a medicab and is long odds to return after copping a nasty head knock off Shaun Lane's hip while trying to tackle him. Here's hoping he is alright

Ryan Matterson has failed his HIA and will play no further part tonight

Michael Chee-Kam is down and looks to be in a bad way after his first involvement of the game

Mitchell Moses goes high and again easily handled by Adam Doueihi

They'll take the 2

Another penalty for the Eels right in front of the uprights

Penalty Eels on the 4th tackle and they take the quick tap

Apologies, Reagan Campbell-Gillard didn't get them into a position to draw level as the Tigers went up by 8 earlier with the penalty goal

Adam Doueihi gets a hand to the Marshall bomb but he knocked on

Clinton Gutherson restarts play and Packer's hit up this time doesn't have any casualties

They're taking the 2

Ball comes free from Chris Lawrence but it's ruled that it was stripped by the Eels, penalty for Wests attacking Parra's line

Set restart for the Tigers

Adam Doueihi rounded up 13 metres out from his own line

Clinton Gutherson eventually gets to the ball after letting it bounce in a nervous moment for Parra fans

The oldest rookie in the NRL is on to replace him in Andrew Davey

Ryan Matterson is leaving the field

Ryan Matterson's pulled up ginger after trying to tackle Russell Packer. Packer's made it personal afterwards as well with no love lost between the former team-mates

Going upstairs for a possible David Nofoaluma try

Marshall grubbers into the legs of Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Gutherson is forced to take it dead. repeat set coming up

Junior Paulo puts it down in the ruck and the Tigers are gifted possession on the Eels 40 metre line

Going upstairs for a probable try to Maika Sivo

Blake Ferguson takes a confidence booster in his return match as the Eels get a set restart

Another penalty to the Eels, this time on the 3rd tackle. They'll have a fresh set attacking the Tigers line

Penalty to the Eels on the 2nd tackle

Gutherson takes Benji Marshall;s kick on the full and will play it on the 30

Mitchell Moses takes to the skies but Adam Doueihi takes it under no real pressure

Benji Marshall kicks early from inside the 40 but it doesn't have the angle or distance. Easily handled by Gutherson at the back

Josh Aloiai gets us back underway with a strong hit up

Penalty Tigers off Russell Packer's first carry of the match

We're underway and Luciano Leilua takes the first hit up

Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of the opening match of Round 11 and we are at BankWest stadium for the Eels Vs Wests Tigers. There has been plenty of build-up to this one and it's headlined by Ryan Matterson taking on his old club after a bitter exit last year. His side is 1-17 from the team named earlier in the week, while for the Tigers Sam McIntyre comes into the starting second row position, pushing Michael Chee-Kam to the bench. Mikaele and McQueen drop out of the side to be replaced by Oliver Clark and much hyped debutant Shawn Blore. Kick-off in just over 5 minutes.