FULL TIME on the Gold Coast but Parramatta are back in the winners circle with a 32-16 victory over the Cowboys
Mitch Dunn loses the ball
Clint Gutherson converts from close enough to in front
Dylan Brown gets over as he storms upfield to pick up the loose ball after Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow drops the ball after a tough bomb from Mitch Moses
Cowboys make good metres in the middle of the park again but the last tackle kick slightly too deep for the chasers as Gutherson takes a good catch before being slammed hard into the ground.
Val Holmes converts from in front
The Cowboys starting to find some room in the middle of the park and Jake Granville backing up chasing through the kick to score
Tom Dearden on the last finds Shaun Lane for the Eels after the Cowboys had the Eels stretched on the last play of the set
Haze Dunster loses the ball as the Eels look to stretch the Cowboys defence
Coen Hess with the wrong option as he looks for an offload that just wasn't there
PENALTY COWBOYS: High tackle called by Ashley Klein and the Cowboys with some energy and try to get momentum off the back of it
Valentine Holmes conversion doesn't have any hook or fade it needs to go through the uprights
Laitia Moceidreke gets over for the Cowboys after a great flick from Jeremiah Nanai to Daejarn Asi who puts over the debutant
Clint Gutherson converts from in front to extend the lead out to 26-6
The Eels are back on fire tonight as Haze Dunster goes down the outside and kicks back inside finding Gutherson who scores
Clint Gutherson with some right to left hook on the conversion puts it through the uprights
Will Smith gets the try for the Eels after Daejarn Asi loses the ball in the air and a great tap on from Junior Paulo gets it out to Smith who has an open line in front of him
Neither side really showing any spark at the moment other than some nice work from Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow to get out of the in-goal
Wooshka - Tom Dearden steps off his left foot but straight into a big hit from Shaun Lane
Cowboys get a repeat set after Scott Drinkwater's kick bamboozles the Eels at the back
Somehow the Eels come back up with the ball off the Cowboys kick after the Cowboys initially regathered the kick
SHORT DROPOUT - Cowboys go short with the dropout and regather it to release pressure
Scott Drinkwater's kick is a shocker and it's out on the full; Parra with a set now inside the Cowboys half
Nice kick from Scott Drinkwater who tries for a 40/20 but it bounces and goes into touch just short
Second half is GO! Clint Gutherson kicks things off and the Cowboys use the ball first
Half Time on the Gold Coast and Parramatta have had their issues controlling the ball but they still lead 14-6
The Eels create an overlap on the outside but the last pass from Penisini goes into touch
Repeat set for the Eels after Ben Hampton is forced to knock a Mitch Moses kick dead
Ben Hampton driven towards touch but gets an offload away which ends up with Parramatta anyway
Clint Gutherson converts from close range
The Cowboys defence in all sorts as they all went after Makahesi Makatoa as the lead runner before Moses had space and found Shaun Lane who had a wide gap to score
PENALTY EELS: Coen Hess penalised and on report for a late hit
PENALTY EELS: Not very often do you get a challenge right and be threatened with a Sin Bin after doing so; Clint Gutherson challenged a call got it right but then got a warning from Klein about deliberately breaking down play to challenge.
Valentine Holmes converts the try from closish range
No doubt about this one as Heilum Luki gets his way over as the errors finally came to cost the Eels
Major concern for Maika Sivo who is being helped from the field with a knee injury
NO TRY: Hamiso Tabulai-Fidow lost the ball as he was going to the ground
UNDER REVIEW: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow has crossed for a try that was awarded onfield but looked to be an error in the lead-up.
PENALTY COWBOYS: Crusher tackle the ruling by Klein against Nathan Brown and the Cowboys go on attack
Shaun Lane loses the ball inside his own 30
Another average kick from the Cowboys this time is lost by the Cowboys
So that play truly did turn into a Clusterf**k - Parramatta challenged that it came off the Cowboys last.. it touched Will Penisini's thumb which made it a knock on so despite not getting the ball back, it was a successful challenge
Well that was clusterf**k - Tom Dearden's kick was a shocker that goes straight up and then the tap back goes straight to Junior Paulo who's pass goes into touch.
Shaun Lane unnecessarily passes the ball when the Eels needed a settler and it goes massively forward
Clint Gutherson misses the conversion attempt after it comes off the upright
From the left to the right and a poor read from Val Holmes opens space out wide and the Eels have too much speed out wide through Moses who finds Penisini who scores
PENALTY EELS: Ben Condon penalised and put on report for a crusher tackle on Clint Gutherson
Mitch Moses misses the conversion from wide out
Waqa Blakes scores the opener
Tom Dearden goes high with his kick and it's taken on the 30 by Dunster
A huge opportunity blown for the Eels after Waqa Blake threw the ball forward to an unmarked Dylan Brown as the Cowboys right was caught short
Will Penisini takes a good catch off a pretty ordinary kick from Scott Drinkwater after an ordinary set from the Cowboys
Nathan Brown on a hit up doesn't handle it and loses it; Cowboys on attack
Ashley Klein calls time on and we're underway on the Gold Coast; Parramatta using the ball first
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Alan Shortall
PARRAMATTA EELS (32)
Tries: Waqa Blake, Viliami Penisini, Clinton Gutherson, Shaun Lane, Will Smith, Dylan Brown
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (0/1), Clinton Gutherson (4/5)
NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS (16)
Tries: Heilum Luki, Laitia Moceidreke, Jake Granville
Conversions: Valentine Holmes (2/3)