Full Time
80:00
4:05pm Sun June 6, 2021
Round 13 - McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal - Crowd: 23015
80min

That'll be full time and it's a convincing win for the Eels. Next week, the Knights travel to Homebush to take on Souths, while the Eels will host the Tigers at Bankwest.

79min

Waqa Blake kicks on the last and it goes out on the full

78min

The Knights looked threatening but Watson knocked on. The Eels are tackled on their own 30

77min

Conversion: Knights
Attempted by Jake Clifford.

Clifford's kick is wide left

Eels lead Knights 4 - 40 Eels
76min

Try: Knights
Scored by Enari Tuala. Kick to come.

The Knights swing it right and finally score a try through Enari Tuala

Eels lead Knights 4 - 40 Eels
76min

Six more for NEW

75min

Oregon Kaufusi penalised for a high shot

74min

Connor Watson looked certain to score but Gutherson stripped it at the last minute. Eels will drop it out

73min

Six more for NEW

72min

Reagan Campbell-Gillard's offload is picked off by Connor Watson

72min

The Eels medical staff believe Mahoney's injury to be a shoulder rather than a pectoral

71min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Clinton Gutherson.

Gutherson nails the conversion

Eels lead Knights 0 - 40 Eels
70min

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

Waqa Blake grounds the ball after a nice grubber from Bryce Cartwright beat the Knights' defensive line.

Eels lead Knights 0 - 38 Eels
69min

The Knights kick is stopped at the line and Dylan Brown streaks away before linking up with Dunster, who is tackled 20 metres away from the Knights' line. Eels on the attack

68min

Mahoney is off the field

68min

Reed Mahoney is down with what looks like a left pec injury.

67min

Mahoney knocks on and Clifford streaks away

67min

Sauaso Sue has been sent to the bin for late contact on Reed Mahoney

66min

Mitchell Barnett mucks up the play the ball

65min

Hoy makes a good catch under the high ball but the Knights are going nowhere

62min

Fitzgibbon went straight through but was tackled by Gutherson. Barnett then made a strong run but his offload was caught by an Eel

60min

Moses is off as a precaution, with Will Smith playing in the halves

60min

Musgrove is tackled in the air. Penalty Newcastle

59min

Gutherson successfully charges dow Mann's kick

58min

Clifford's kick sits up in goal and Gutherson will return it to the 10 metre line

57min

Mahoney puts in a great kick from dummy half and the Knights are forced to play it just a couple of metres out from their own line

56min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Clinton Gutherson.

Gutherson steps into the goal-kicking duties due to a calf complaint for Moses. He nails it

Eels lead Knights 0 - 34 Eels
54min

Try: Eels
Scored by Tom Opacic. Kick to come.

Tom Opacic goes over after some nice dummy-half work from Reed Mahoney

Eels lead Knights 0 - 32 Eels
53min

Sivo desperately threw the ball back infield and it was taken dead by the Knights. Repeat set for Parra coming up

52min

Oh no. After all of that, Bradman Best has knocked on while playing the ball.

52min

Challenge successful, I'm not even going to attempt to explain everything thats happened there but it's a Newcastle play the ball on the 10 metre line

52min

Bunker taking their sweet time...

52min

Eels put in a crossfield kick and it's a double knock on, first one Newcastle but they are challenging

51min

Sivo makes a break and links up with Blake, who is taken in a great tackle by Hoy

50min

Clifford kicks on the 4th and it rolls into touch

49min

Mann's pass is knocked down by Haze Dunster, Newcastle will have a fresh set starting on their own 30

46min

Eels are rolling upfield. They've made 70 metres off that set and kept the ball alive on the 5th, but the Knights are let off the hook after Moses' pass is called forward

45min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Mitch Moses improves to a 33.3% success rate with the boot

Eels lead Knights 0 - 28 Eels
44min

Try: Eels
Scored by Bryce Cartwright. Kick to come.

Shaun Lane hits the line and gets a miracle offload away to Ryan Matterson, who scores. The reason it found Matterson is because it deflected off Clifford's back. Eels picking up where they left off

Eels lead Knights 0 - 26 Eels
42min

Jake Clifford knocks on from dummy half

41min

Oregon Kaufusi takes the first hit up for Parra

40min

Players are back out on the field ahead of the second half

40min

Dylan Brown is tackled and that'll be half time, the Eels taking a commanding 22-point lead to the break

40min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses kicking record is now 1/5 after that miss

Eels lead Knights 0 - 22 Eels
39min

Try: Eels
Scored by Clinton Gutherson. Kick to come.

The Eels are on fire here. Another shift to the left ends in points. Mitch Moses threw a cutout to Waqa Blake, who turned back inside for for Sivo who then offloaded to Clinton Gutherson, who scores his first.

Eels lead Knights 0 - 22 Eels
38min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses' kick misses the outside of the left upright by millimetres. No goal

Eels lead Knights 0 - 18 Eels
36min

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

Clinton Gutherson fires a bullet to Maika Sivo who steamrolls poor old Starford To'a to score his second

Eels lead Knights 0 - 18 Eels
36min

Moses and Jones have a head clash. Jones will be replaced by Jack Johns while Moses will remain on the park

35min

Clifford puts it out on the full by 3 miles

35min

Brayden Musgrove pulls off a great instinctual play, tapping the Eels' kick back to Hoy and ensuring there's no repeat set

33min

Gutherson does well to diffuse Clifford's kick and then finds some space to the left, before linking up with Waqa Blake who helps himself to about 20 more metres and gives the Eels momentum

31min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses nails it from the sideline

Eels lead Knights 0 - 14 Eels
30min

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

That is a very nice looking try by the Eels. Tom Opacic started it on the right with an offload back to Matterson, who began swinging it left through both playmakers. Clinton Gutherson and Waqa Blake did well to ensure Sivo was set up 1-on-1 with Jones and there was only going to be one winner of that duel. Eels go up by more than 2 converted tries

Eels lead Knights 0 - 12 Eels
29min

Clinton Gutherson takes a huge risk by not batting Clifford's kick dead but it comes off, with To'a not able to ground the ball before it rolled over the dead ball line. 7 tackle set for the Eels

27min

To'a gets into some open space but Gutherson makes the tackle. Clifford's kick is then cleaned up by Moses

26min

Eels kick on tackle 2 and it doesn't come off, with Dylan Brown failing to regain his own kick

24min

Connor Watson tries to force an offload but instead loses it

23min

Dunster makes a good catch under pressure and stays in the field of play

20min

Mitchell Moses' kick is allowed to bounce by Hoy and Dylan Brown comes through and collects it. He was hit by Hoy and threw a hail mary back towards his own goal line but it was dived on by Mitchell Barnett. Knights survive

19min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses is again unsuccessful with the kick

Eels lead Knights 0 - 8 Eels
17min

Try: Eels
Scored by Haze Dunster. Kick to come.

An average set ends with a brilliant kick from Mitchell Moses. It was batted back by Dylan Brown to Ryan Matterson, who has an assist to go with his try now after flicking it out to Haze Dunster, who scores his first try in the NRL

Eels lead Knights 0 - 8 Eels
16min

Another penalty to the Eels for an illegal strip from Brodie Jones

15min

Penalty to the Eels for a crusher

14min

Moses' kick is returned to the 30 by Starford To'a

12min

Set restart for PAR but Marata Niukore immediately coughs it up

11min

Kurt Mann throws it right over the sideline

11min

Mitch Barnett is held up over the line

10min

Isaiah Papali'i tries to force an offload but loses it

9min

The Knights look to get expansive on the right but Starford To'a has to fling the ball back in as he goes into touch and Parra come up with the ball

8min

No try confirmed, ruled that Isaiah Papali'i obstructed Jake Clifford

8min

Waqa Blake has gone over but we're going upstairs for a possible obstruction

8min

Set restart for PAR

7min

Kurt Mann forces a pass that is put down. Eels are on the attack and looking dangerous

6min

The Eels complete the set and Brayden Musgrove holds on to this one

5min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Mitchell Moses' kick is waved away to the right

Eels lead Knights 0 - 4 Eels
4min

Try: Eels
Scored by Ryan Matterson. Kick to come.

That was a bit too easy for the Eels. Ryan Matterson was given the ball on the short-side and crashed over to get his side an early lead

Eels lead Knights 0 - 4 Eels
3min

Brayden Musgrove knocks on, giving the Eels a prime opportunity to get on the board early

2min

Clifford's kick is handed off to Sivo by Gutherson. Eels play it on the 20

1min

Underway and Newcastle hit it up first through Sauaso Sue

Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Sunday Footy and we are at Newcastle on Old Boys Day 20 years on from the Knights' 2001 premiership win against the Eels, who they will be paying today. Jake Clifford will make his club debut as starting halfback, pushing Connor Watson back to the bench for Newcastle, while Parra are 1-17. Very close to kickoff now

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Adam Gee

Touch Judges: Peter Gough, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Video Referee: Chris Butler

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (4)
Tries: Enari Tuala
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Jake Clifford (0/1)
Penalty Goals:

PARRAMATTA EELS (40)
Tries: Ryan Matterson, Haze Dunster, Maika Sivo (2), Clinton Gutherson, Bryce Cartwright, Tom Opacic, Waqa Blake
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (2/6), Clinton Gutherson (2/2)
Penalty Goals: