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Lachlan Lewis puts in a hail-mary kick and Sivo is back there. He boots it into the crowd and the Eels will hold on.

The ball dies with Gutherson and the Dogs will need to go 90 in 10 seconds

Marcelo Montoya plays it 10 metres out from his own line

Clinton Gutherson takes the bomb without any real pressure on him

Reagan Campbell-Gillard knocks on as he's tackled and the Bulldogs again hang on, however time is of the essence for them with only 4 minutes to go

Lachlan Lewis kicks from inside the 40 and Ferguson makes a strong run on the kick return. They're up to halfway on the second

Moses' kick sits up for Marcelo Montoya and the Bulldogs hold on

Moses grubbers through and Josh Jackson is there to take it dead

Marata Niukore has also gone off for an HIA

Pass from Jennings to Sivo is forward however it's ruled Averillo knocked on prior. Eels will have another set as Averillo receives attention and will probably come off for an HIA

Poor from Marcelo Montoya. He was in the clear with daylight in front of him but he opted to kick and it was a shank that went out on the full

Bulldogs play it on 20 metres out on the third

Lane ends up with the ball and the Eels hold on

Blake Ferguson drops it backwards and Clinton Gutherson is there to clean up. Another repeat set for the Dogs coming up

Ruled that Waqa Blake has knocked on and the Bulldogs will have ANOTHER attacking set on the Eels line

Bulldogs on the attack now after Jeremy Marshall-King makes good metres returning Moses' grubber

Penalty was for a crusher and Blake Ferguson looks to be in some trouble. He will remain on the field for the time being

Eels get a penalty

Foran's inside ball to Nick Meaney is called forward and again Parra survive

Sivo puts it down on the 2nd tackle and the Bulldogs are right back on the attack

The ball dies with Dylan Napa on the last and the Eels survive

Another repeat set coming up for the Bulldogs

Penalty to the Bulldogs near the posts but before they can choose to take the 2 Aiden Tolman taps and goes

Sivo grounds the ball in his own in goal. Repeat set coming up for the Dogs

The Bulldogs clean up Moses' kick and they streak away before Meaney is pulled down by Gutherson on halfway

Clinton Gutherson plays it 25 metres out from his own line

Going upstairs but the Bulldogs look like they've scored their 3rd

6 more for the Bulldogs, no infringement, the Eels knocked down Foran's pass

Reed Mahoney waited too long to pass and was hit hard by Ofahiki Ogden, forcing the mistake. The Bulldogs streak upfield and earn a penalty

Six more tackles for the Eels after the Bulldogs played at the ball

Nick Meaney juggles the bomb but eventually takes possession cleanly. Dogs play it on the 20 3 tackles in

Clinton Gutherson takes the bomb with ease and plays it on the 20

Bulldogs making decent metres now and are just starting to claw back momentum

Upstairs for what look like a Doggies try

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak's offload went to Shaun Lane, who had the ball stripped and now the Dogs have a fresh attacking set

Dogs with some decent field position here, up to halfway on the 3rd

Ofahiki Ogden makes a strong run to open the half

Players are back out there ahead of the 2nd half

Moses grubbers on the 4th and Meaney is taking no chances and bats it dead. That should see out the half

Eels get another penalty, this time the Dogs were offside

Lachlan Lewis kicks from inside the 40 on the last and Clinton Gutherson returns it to play the ball on the 40

Ferguson catches the bomb on the last and a crazy passage of play ends with Dylan Brown putting in a grubber that Josh Jackson handles easily

Injured Bulldog Adam Elliott has dyed his entire head of hair blue. Eels get a penalty after Gutherson was tackled in the air

Set restart for Canterbury

A frantic set from Canterbury ends with Gutherson narrowly avoiding being taken back into the in goal, however it doesn't matter as they drag Ferguson back on tackle 2 thanks largely to the effort from Josh Jackson

Nick Meaney runs hard after fielding Moses' bomb and plays it on the 20

Going upstairs but it looks like the Eels have scored

An awkward bounce for Gutherson but he gains possession and a tackle later his side receives a penalty for a late shot from Tim Lafai

Mitchell Moses put a kick in looking for Waqa Blake but it's too deep and to Dogs have a 7 tackle set

Penalty to the Eels on a crazy last tackle. Blake Ferguson won the contest for the ball and got it away to Waqa Blake, who grubbered in for Jennings who was held up. Penalty was for a Parra player being taken out off the ball

The Dogs punt it into touch to finish the set

A good set ends with an average kick for the Eels and Watene-Zelezniak ends up with it in his own 20

Challenge unsuccessful, Eels have the ball

The ball dies with Luke Thompson on the last tackle and the Bulldogs turn it over, however they are challenging, saying that the set should've restarted and Maika Sivo touched the ball

Nick Meaney puts a well weighted grubber in looking for Foran but Marata Niukore got there first and batted it dead

Set restart for the Dogs 10 metres away from the try-line

Mitchell Moses stabs a kick on and Nick Meaney will play it 15 out from his own line before his side gets a penalty a tackle later

Junior Paulo plays it 10 metres out after the restart

From almost hero to zero for Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, he's played it the wrong way! Eels get a penalty

Eyes up play from Lachlan Lewis to put in a cross field kick on the 4th. It looked as if Dallin Watene-Zelezniak would win the race however Gutherson was there and did well to cover the ground to get to the ball first

Wrong option from Eels winger Blake Ferguson. On the 5th he ran from dummy half but was easily taken into touch by Marcelo Montoya. Fergo remains on 0 tries in 2020

The Eels this time have an attacking set after the Bulldogs play at the ball in the aftermath of a bomb they were unable to recover

Marcelo Montoya went over untouched however it is a penalty to the Eels after it was ruled Mitchell Moses was taken out by Raymond Faitala-Mariner in the leadup. Bulldogs opt not to challenge

Clinton Gutherson is unable to win the contest for the bomb with Nick Meaney and the Bulldogs have a frsh set of 6 in the attacking red zone

Reed Mahoney kicks on the 4th from inside the 40 but it doesn't quite have the angle and Nick Meaney brings it back

Clinton Gutherson's pass goes to ground and the Bulldogs have possession, not for long though as Marcelo Montoya puts it down on tackle 1

Eels receive a penalty to get out of trouble early in the tackle count

Kieran Foran puts a bomb up but Blake Ferguson is up to the task

Both sides get through their opening couple of sets, Canterbury with a set restart as we hit the fourth minute now and will venture into Eels' territory.

Bulldogs with a set restart early in the count

ICYMI: one change for the Eels with Ryan Matterson failing concussion protocol. Niukore starts second row with Takairangi added to the bench. Dogs 1-17.

Game on at ANZ! Parramatta have it first.