FULL TIME at a wet and saturated WIN STADIUM and the Dragons take a 10-0 victory with Rachael Pearson scoring all 10 points
Rachael Pearson converts the penalty goal in the monsoonal conditions
Another penalty to the Dragons against the Eels for being slow in the ruck
Rachael Pearson converts the penalty goal from close range to push the lead out to 8 points
PENALTY DRAGONS: The Dragons will take the shot at goal after the Eels are penalised on their own line for being inside 10
BUNKER: This is almost cyclone like conditions as the rain comes down sideways as the Dragons lose it short of the line
Error from the Eels in their first real set inside the Dragons half
The Dragons making the right decisions if it was dry conditions but in wet conditions its not
Madison Bartlett loses the ball after a tough pass from Fuimaono (on a dry day would've been perfect) and the ball goes into touch
PENALTY DRAGONS - Eels penalised for a slow ruck
Eels on the attack as the rain continues to teem down
Last tackle and the Eels go side to side but get brought down 10m out from the line
SIX MORE - The kick from Maddie Studdon is charged down and the Eels regather it as the rain omes down further
Plenty of rain falling at WIN Stadium right now as the Dragons passing is struggling in the pouring rain
Janelle Williams loses the ball inside the Eels 10m zone
Simaima Taufa saves the day for the Eels by getting her hand to the loose ball and knocking it dead before Keeley Davis can chase down her own kick in heavy rain
Parramatta put the ball down first tackle after the Dragons elected not to kick on the last
SECOND HALF IS UNDERWAY - Dragons have the ball for the first set of the second half defending the Northern end of WIN Stadium
HALF TIME at WIN Stadium and the Dragons who dominated field position early hold a 6-0 lead at the break
A poor pass out of dummy half to the feet of Simaima Taufua is lost on the stroke of half time
PENALTY EELS: Dragons penalised for a high shot by Belinda Sharpe and the Eels inside the Dragons 20
Janelle Williams puts the ball down just into Parramatta's half and the Eels have 70 seconds for first half points
Miscommunication on the last for the Eels as Studdon passes to Sereana Naitokatoka who has to rush a kick and gets a bounce back that favours her before finding Taina Naividi who can't do anything other than get driven into touch
Maddie Studdon settles things down as she kicks the ball into touch just to slow things down and give her defence a chance to settle
Filomina Hanisi coming from the field for a HIA
Inside the final five minutes and just the one try to the Dragons at the moment with both sides having chances but arguably the Dragons should've had plenty of more points;
Clever play from Emma Tonegato to kick from the scrum and create an opportunity but Teagan Berry can't quite get to it before it went into touch
PENALTY EELS: Elsie Albert is called out by Belinda Sharpe 3 or 4 times for being offside but the PNG captain makes the tackle and is penalised
Taina Naividi absolutely flies onto a ball in the in goal on the grubber with no chasers from the Dragons around to stop her getting out
Poor kick from Sereana Naitokatoka is too deep and taken at the back on the full ingoal by Teagan Berry
Six more tackles for Parramatta as Maddie Studdon's grubber is played at by the Dragons but a positive for the Red 'V' is that the Eels lose 30m from it
Quick hands but quicker defence as Tegan Berry shuts down the play between Botille Vette-Welsh and Tiana Penitani
Taliah Fuimaono drops the ball inside her own 40 and the Eels are back on the attack
Scrum for the Dragons on their own 10m after the ball is knocked out by the Eels
That was a weird last tackle with the Eels going around in a circle then a kick deflects off the fullback and avoided by the Dragons and it's all cleaned up
PENALTY EELS: Kody House penalised for a late tackle and is placed on report after a review from the bunker
The Dragons run themselves into a cul-de-sac and trying to get out of it the last tackle play gets loose and ends with an error
A tough pass in the conditions but it is another error from the Eels to put the Dragons on the attack
Not a great kick on the last there from the Dragons lets a bit of pressure off the Eels
The kick from Taliah Fuimaono looked to have gone out on the full but the touch judge who looked to initially signal that it was out on the full decides to rule it bounced into touch. The replay show it should've been called out on the full
Dragons defence holds up under pressure and the Eels elected to run the ball on the last but turn it over
INTO TOUCH - Maddie Studdon's kick-off is hard and flat towards the sideline and Rachael Pearson can't clean it up and it goes into touch
Rachael Pearson's conversion is headed too far left but thankfully for her the uprights are there and it bounces off the left upright and goes through
Rachael Pearson gets over after some good fortune for the Dragons after a poor pass out of dummy half could've and really should've been intercepted by Botille Vette-Welsh but instead she dropped it and Pearson picks it up and scores
More pressure on the Eels defence as another error from the Blue and Gold give the Red 'V' a full set inside the 20 again
The Dragons shift left but rush things as the long pass that was meant for Madison Bartlett on the wing is snatched at by Keele Browne who knocks on.
Tiana Penitani puts the ball down inside the Eels 20m zone and the goal-line defence is going to be tested again for the Eels as the Dragons have a scrum centrefield
HELD UP! - Quincy Dodd elects to run the ball from dummy half on the last as she gets over the line but is clearly held up. Great defence from the Eels again
PENALTY DRAGONS: Feel like I just need to copy and paste the word penalty right now as Belinda Sharpe blows another, this one against the Eels for a slow ruck
PENALTY DRAGONS: The whistle of Belinda Sharpe getting a work out early with the Eels penalised for being inside the 10
PENALTY EELS: The pressure off the Eels after a penalty goes against the Dragons and the Eels go up into the Dragons half
The Dragons elect to run the ball on the last and whilst they are caught it's good field position for the Dragons pinning the Eels into the corner
PENALTY DRAGONS: Belinda Sharpe not happy with the speed of the ruck and blows the penalty; Dragons taking the tap which is understandable in the windy conditions
Friendly bounce for the Dragons after the kick bounced up nicely for Tonegato just inside the Dragons half
GAME UNDERWAY - Belinda Sharpe has the whistle and calls time on as the Eels take first use of the ball from the northern end of the WIN Stadium
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Belinda Sharpe
Touch Judges: Kailey Beattie, Clayton Wills
Video Referee: Alan Shortall
ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (10)
Tries: Rachael Pearson
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Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Rachael Pearson (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Rachael Pearson (2/2)
PARRAMATTA EELS (0)
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