Parramatta get through their last set and Brisbane hold the 'home' side off from their aim of 50. Big win for the Eels as they aim to keep pace with Penrith and South Sydney.
Moses nails two more. There's just over a minute left to crack the half-century.
Acrobatics from Mitch Moses kicking the ball back in on the sideline delivers Clinton Gutherson a late Eels try!
Sivo busts up the guts (how???) and puts a kick ahead for Moses but Isaako wins the race and Brisbane are off the hook this time.
Challenge UNSUCCESSFUL. Penalty stands for Brisbane.
Brisbane go the short kickoff, and get a penalty out of Parramatta running an escort from the kickoff. The Eels are challenging.
Moses... puts his golf shot into the rough this time.
Took longer than he'd have liked - but Sivo has his hatty. Try in the corner off a good slide to the left. Gutho with the last pass.
Corey Oates tries an intercept... and only gets fingertips on it. Parramatta with a full set from a scrum 15m out.
Rhys Kennedy nearly... nearly... loses it before the line. Just not the night for the Broncos.
And the set ends with a turnover to the Eels.
Brisbane go over... but held up.
This is gonna get U G L Y.
Bryce! He gets his first try in the blue-and-gold. Brisbane with an error and the Eels are ruthless now.
Mitch with his golf swing, few words to himself, and bangs it over.
Easy metres from Parramatta on their return set. Breaking through easily... then Gutho offloads for Opacic and the Eels are in!
Brisbane pick up a penalty now, their first tonight and only the 3rd this game. They're up to the Eels' 20m on tackle two.
Sivo goes over in the corner for #3, but it's no try. A forward pass picked up from Gutho in the set-up.
We back on, fam. Parramatta first possession.
Moses pushes the two between the sticks from right in front to take us to the break. Margin is 18.
Blake Ferguson manages to force a drop-out with a clever grubber toward the corner after an earlier break from Sivo. Brisbane try another short drop-out with no luck. It's out on the full. Eels penalty.
Brisbane desperate to stem the flow and get one back before the break.
Boom, shake the room! Suddenly Parramatta are all over it!
Green lights!
Pickup is clean and good. He reaches out... puts it down!
No try, play the ball. Next play we're back to the Bunker. Oregon Kaufusi is claiming a try. Kick goes up. Will Smith has touched it in the contest - so whether it's gone forward or backwards is the issue. OK picks it up...
Sivo steams toward the line... has he got it down... is it a double movement? Checking with the good folk of the Bunker...
Moses from a closer angle nails the shot.
Kaufusi takes on the line, draws defenders, offloads to Mahoney who loops it in for a steaming IP to cross 10m to the left of the sticks.
Moses shanks that one wide to the left.
Sivo goes in on a similar movement from the 2nd minute try. Brisbane's edge defenders tired after that intense few minutes.
IT'S ALL HAPPENING! Parramatta lose it and the Broncos pick it up with a long run, Coates finding Farnworth who is eventually dragged down. Next play Levi loses it 3 metres from the line - Opacic picks it up for Parramatta and breaks the field open a bit and gets up toward halfway. End-to-end stuff!
Parramatta force a drop-out, Brisbane go short, tap it back but Niukore fields it and Parramatta are all up in this!
Herb getting a little too spicy! Farnworth penalised for tackling in the air after a Brisbane last-tackle kick and the Eels get a free pass out of their own end.
Brisbane jump onto a repeat set and surge into attacking territory - Reed Mahoney comes up with a chargedown though on a last tackle kick and the Eels are off the hook.
Both sides making good metres up the middle. Parramatta most recently but unable to penetrate.
Isaako nails the extras to level proceedings in the Top End.
Brisbane with a couple of repeat sets and trying to crash over and - eventually - TPJ does!
Brisbane starting to get into a groove and force an error from Sivo in the air. Full set inside the 30m.
Brisbane with a successful captain's challenge after originally being called on an error during a play the ball.
Super kick from the sideline by Moses!
First set, go wide, give it to Sivo. Problem solved, try scored.
We get underway and Clinton Gutherson's deep kickoff forces an error in goal from Xavier Coates. Parramatta to get first use from a drop-out.
We have some super late mail with Rhys Kennedy into the side, Alex Glenn injured in warmup.
A balmy 30 degree night in Darwin. ANZAC proceedings about to begin. Both sides are 1-17 with Dunster (Eels) and Kennedy (Broncos) the 18th men.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Grant Atkins
Touch Judges: Liam Kennedy, Darian Furner
Video Referee: Steve Chiddy
PARRAMATTA EELS (46)
Tries: Maika Sivo (3), Isaiah Papali'i, Oregon Kaufusi, Tom Opacic, Bryce Cartwright, Clinton Gutherson
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (6/8)
Penalty Goals: Mitchell Moses (1/1)
BRISBANE BRONCOS (6)
Tries: Tevita Pangai Junior
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jamayne Isaako (1/1)
Penalty Goals: