Full Time
80:00
2:00pm Sun April 24, 2022
Round 7 - McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal - Crowd: 25169
80min

Field Goal: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses kicks a disrespectful field goal with 5 seconds to go, making the final score 39-2. Next week, the Eels take on the Cowboys in Darwin on Saturday night, while Newcastle have it all to do against Melbourne at home on Sunday Arvo

Eels lead Knights 2 - 39 Eels
77min

Knights make half a break but the pass from Tuala on the inside was intercepted by Lane

75min

Challenge successful, Eels ball

75min

Eels are challenging the call

75min

Edrick Lee is taken into touch but the ref rules he was held first. Penalty Knights

74min

Mahoney boots it over the sideline, looks like the Eels are just looking to chew the clock now

73min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses makes amends for his earlier blunder by nailing it from the sideline

Eels lead Knights 2 - 38 Eels
72min

Try: Eels
Scored by Viliami Penisini. Kick to come.

Edrick Lee does not ground the ball and Penisini is in for his first try of the year

Eels lead Knights 2 - 36 Eels
72min

The Eels try an early kick and Penisini is claiming a try, however the ref thinks Edrick Lee grounded the ball first

71min

Simi Sasagi drops it cold

69min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses has a shocker, pushing the kick to the left

Eels lead Knights 2 - 32 Eels
68min

Try: Eels
Scored by Isaiah Papali'i. Kick to come.

Isaiah Papali'i again burrows his way to the line and again it's embarrassing defence from Newcastle

Eels lead Knights 2 - 32 Eels
67min

Clifford tries a short drop out and the Eels will take the tap

66min

Moses puts in a grubber that results in a repeat set

66min

Bailey Simonsson makes a huge break before an offload that turns into a few more passes. Eels on that attack again

64min

Ponga makes a 35 metre kick return to give Newcastle some momentum

60min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses is arrow straight with the conversion

Eels lead Knights 2 - 28 Eels
58min

Try: Eels
Scored by Isaiah Papali'i. Kick to come.

Mahoney tries a crash play on the last to Isaiah Papali'i that looked as if it would be defended, but the big second rower kept on trying and eventually spun his way over to ground the ball. Terrible defence from Newy

Eels lead Knights 2 - 26 Eels
57min

Clifford's kick is a poor one as Gutho easily catches it on the full in goal

55min

Dylan Brown puts down Moses' pass

52min

Penalty Goal: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Penalty Eels, Moses knocks down the penalty goal

Eels lead Knights 2 - 22 Eels
51min

The Knights knock the ball on, Eels scrum feed

49min

Bradman Best makes a 20 metre kick return before being tackled by Moses

48min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses kicks the goal

Eels lead Knights 2 - 20 Eels
47min

Try: Eels
Scored by Dylan Brown. Kick to come.

Parra take immediate advantage, with Reed Mahoney scooting from dummy half before finding Dylan Brown to his left, who goes over for his 3rd try of the year

Eels lead Knights 2 - 18 Eels
46min

The Knights put it down, giving Parra great field position

45min

Both teams going set for set again to start the half

43min

Dane Gagai is coming from the field with an HIA

41min

Underway in the second half, Eels ball

40min

Players are out on the field ahead of the second 40

40min

Field Goal: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Mitch Moses' attempt at a field goal is well wide. That'll be half time

Eels lead Knights 2 - 14 Eels
39min

Tuala is taken over the sideline

38min

Mitch Moses break the line but in doing so drops the ball and tries to fashion a kick. He can't, it's called a knock on. Knights ball with 55 seconds to go

38min

Penalty Goal: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

That's exactly what they do. 14-2

Eels lead Knights 2 - 14 Eels
37min

Eels get a penalty in front and could easily make it a 12 point ball game with a kick

36min

Jake Clifford's pass is picked off by Hayze Perham, who is quickly wrapped up by Knights defenders. Eels with good field position here

34min

Jakob Arthur's first kick of the day is a bad one as it trundles into touch, killing the momentum Parra had built off the set after points

32min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses nails the conversion from out wide

Eels lead Knights 2 - 12 Eels
31min

Try: Eels
Scored by Hayze Perham. Kick to come.

Parramatta have their second through some Shaun Lane brilliance. He looked to be wrapped up but was able to get a last second offload away to Hayze Perham, who dives over untouched

Eels lead Knights 2 - 10 Eels
29min

Eels get a penalty coming out of trouble

26min

Parra get expansive but Dylan Brown knocks it on. Knights scrum feed 10 metres shy of halfway

25min

Tuala is forced to put in a kick on the last and it goes dead. 7 tackle set coming up for the Eels

24min

Moses charges the kick down this time and the Knights have 6 more plays

23min

Penalty to the Knights

22min

Nathan Brown puts it down

21min

Kurt Mann grounds the ball in his own in goal. Repeat set Parra

19min

Mahoney charges the kick down and the Knights come up with 6 more tackles, but Tuala drops it almost instantly. Eels ball

19min

Ponga has been sent for an HIA

18min

The Knights get a penalty as Ponga is taken out off the ball by Mahoney

13min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses hits the conversion

Eels lead Knights 2 - 6 Eels
12min

Try: Eels
Scored by Shaun Lane. Kick to come.

Reed Mahoney assesses his options from dummy half late in the count and settles on a short ball to Shaun Lane, who crashes over for an easy try. Soft from the Knights

Eels lead Knights 2 - 4 Eels
11min

Eels get a penalty coming out of trouble

9min

Penalty Goal: Knights
Kicked by Jake Clifford.

Jake Clifford knocks it over

Knights lead Knights 2 - 0 Eels
8min

Gutherson tries to go short with the dropout but it goes out on the full. Knights will take the two

7min

Clinton Gutherson knocks Adam Clune's kick dead

6min

Mitchell Moses opts to run on the last and he found a lot of open space before being met by Ponga. His kick was then fielded by Edrick Lee and the Knights get a penalty a tackle later

4min

Relatively even start with both sides going set for set

1min

Underway and Jacob Saifiti takes the first hit up for Newcastle

Hello and welcome to LeagueUnlimited's coverage of Sunday Football and to start we are in Newcastle as the Knights look to get back in the winners circle against the Eels. In team news, Jacob Saifiti starts for his brother Daniel, while Simi Sasagi is into the 17 for Sauaso Sue, who is 18th man. For the Eels, Brad Arthur has bizarrely decided to move the Dylan Brown, the form 5/8th of the competition, to centre to accommodate his son Jakob. Bryce Cartwright moves into the 17 as a result. Kickoff about 5 minutes away

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ashley Klein

Touch Judges: Phil Henderson, Keiren Irons

Video Referee: Steve Chiddy

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (2)
Penalty Goals: Jake Clifford (1/1)

PARRAMATTA EELS (39)
Tries: Shaun Lane, Hayze Perham, Dylan Brown, Isaiah Papali'i (2), Viliami Penisini
Field Goals: Mitchell Moses (1/2)
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (5/6)
Penalty Goals: Mitchell Moses (2/2)