Full Time
80:00
7:50pm Thu August 25, 2022
Round 24 - Suncorp Stadium, Milton / Yuggera-Turrbal - Crowd: 30371
80min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses converts.

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 53 Eels
79min

Blake charges onto a pass from Gutherson and this is a carve up!

79min

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

50!

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 51 Eels
78min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses misses with his eighth attempt of the evening.

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 47 Eels
77min

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

Opacic runs onto a superb grubber from Gutherson.

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 47 Eels
76min

Moses cops a shot from Corey Jensen around the head.

74min

Corey Oates cleans up a kick from Viliami Penisini.

73min

Jordan Riki knocks on - this has been a horrible night for the Broncos.

72min

Brenko Lee is out with an injured hamstring.

72min

Broncos penalty.

70min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses kicks his seventh goal.

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 43 Eels
68min

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

Penisini crashes over to take the score past 40.

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 41 Eels
68min

Jakob Arthur is on for the Eels.

67min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses maintains his perfect record with the boot.

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 37 Eels
66min

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

The Eels finally breakthrough for a long-awaited try.

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 35 Eels
65min

Corey Oates knocks down a pass from Moses - the Eels will get another set on the Broncos line.

64min

Kotoni Staggs is penalised for high contact on Clinton Gutherson.

63min

The Broncos concede another set by knocking on an Eels pass.

62min

Junior Paulo is denied a metre from the try line.

61min

The Broncos concede another set by batting a pass down.

61min

Mitchell Moses is down after being twisted in a tackle involving Brenko Lee and Ezra Mam.

60min

Billy Walters knocks an Eels pass down - the visitors will have another attacking set on the Broncos goal line.

60min

The Broncos concede another six tackles but temporarily prevent a try.

59min

Kobe Hetherington has failed his HIA. The Broncos have one player on the bench for the final 20 minutes.

58min

Kotoni Staggs makes an error close to halfway.

55min

Clinton Gutherson makes a nice catch close to his goal line.

53min

Tom Opacic loses the ball just over halfway.

52min

Te Maire Martin puts in a cross field bomb intended for Corey Oates, but the Eels manage to hold on.

50min

Penisini snatches a Broncos pass only for Waqa Blake to lose the ball on the next play.

49min

Broncos penalty.

49min

Reed Mahoney is tackled a metre out from the try line.

48min

Shaun Lane makes a strong run over the 40 metre line.

48min

Mam puts a kick in and tackles Gutherson close to the goal line.

47min

The Broncos find touch close to halfway from a penalty.

46min

Corey Oates makes an important catch to prevent another Parramatta try.

44min

The Eels make an error close to the try line with Tom Opacic batting a pass forward.

43min

Kobe Hetherington is has been rocked by Oregon Kaufusi; the Broncos forward will be coming from the field with Zac Hosking entering the fray.

43min

Payne Haas has to knock a grubber from Clinton Gutherson dead.

42min

Maika Sivo is narrowly denied from scoring his second.

41min

The Eels get a penalty and find touch inside the Broncos half.

40min

Thomas Flegler is out after copping an elbow from Reagan Campbell-Gillard. The Broncos forward has been sent to hospital.

40min

Field Goal: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

DISRESPECTFUL. FIELD. GOAL.

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 31 Eels
38min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses brings up 14 points for the night.

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 30 Eels
38min

The Broncos do not deserve to play finals football based on this performance. This is dismal from a team inside the top eight a week out from September.

36min

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

Shaun Lane runs a terrific line to send King Gutho over for number two.

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 28 Eels
34min

The Eels get a penalty on their 20 metre line.

32min

Corey Oates narrowly manages to get a pass away before being dragged over the sideline.

31min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Kotoni Staggs.

In the absence of Adam Reynolds, Staggs nails the kick from the sideline.

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 24 Eels
30min

Lee finishes off a left side shift from a scrum play.

30min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Brenko Lee. Kick to come.

Boy, didn't they need that one!

Eels lead Broncos 4 - 24 Eels
29min

The Eels throw a forward pass off the kick-off to give the Broncos a much-needed chance to post points.

28min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses maintains his perfect record with the boot.

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 24 Eels
27min

Try: Eels
Scored by Mitchell Moses. Kick to come.

Moses throws a cut-out pass to Blake, the Fijian winger gets into space and finds Moses back in support - the Eels are running all over the Broncos.

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 22 Eels
25min

The Eels attempt a right side shift but the referee blows a forward pass.

24min

Ezra Mam sends a grubber dead - the Broncos are out of sorts at the moment.

23min

Mitchell Moses contests a kick and grounds the ball over the dead ball line - the Broncos survive and get a seven tackle set.

22min

Jordan Pereira is trapped in-goal following a lovely grubber from Dylan Brown.

21min

Adam Reynolds is OUT after failing his HIA. Jordan Riki is on report.

21min

Reagan Campbell-Gillard gets crunched off the kick-off; the referee penalises Jordan Riki for a shoulder charge.

20min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses makes it 18-0.

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 18 Eels
19min

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

Gutherson gets the Eels' third finishing off a pass from Isaiah Papali'i.

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 16 Eels
18min

No Try - Lane is held up.

18min

Shaun Lane crashes over - the referee thinks he's held up but sends the play to the bunker for review.

17min

It goes from bad to worse for the Broncos - they've put the kick-off out on the full.

17min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses makes it 2/2.

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 12 Eels
16min

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

The former Broncos outside back maintains possession and gets the ball down for a four-pointer.

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 10 Eels
16min

Tom Opacic is claiming a try; Sivo made a blockbusting run, put a kick in and Opacic may have got the ball down.

16min

Clinton Gutherson comes up with a one-on-one strip.

15min

What was that! Ezra Mam swooped on a wayward pass, threw the ball to his men in support, the Eels got a few touches, and the referee brought play to a halt.

14min

Adam Reynolds departure from the field was to undertake a HIA.

14min

Billy Walters throws a forward pass to Corey Jensen inside the Broncos half.

13min

Shaun Lane spills the ball inside the Broncos half.

13min

Billy Walters is on replacing Reynolds.

13min

Six again for the Eels on halfway.

12min

Adam Reynolds has left the field.

12min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses adds the extras.

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 6 Eels
11min

Sivo was able to finish off a classy left side shift involving Paulo, Lane and Gutherson.

10min

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

The Eels open the scoring through their blockbusting winger.

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 4 Eels
9min

Eels penalty.

9min

Clinton Gutherson goes short again with his drop out and Maika Sivo makes a terrific catch.

8min

Adam Reynolds grubbers for Jordan Pereira; the ball rolls dead but the referee rules a line drop out with the Eels contacting the kick.

7min

Junior Paulo loses the ball - the Broncos are back on the attack.

7min

The Broncos challenge the ruling with the bunker upholding the referee's call - both teams are out of challenges after just seven minutes.

7min

Clinton Gutherson executes the short drop out; the referee rules a knock on against the Broncos.

6min

Ezra Mam puts in a well-weighted kick which forces Waqa Blake to knock the ball dead.

5min

Kotoni Staggs gets a relieving penalty coming off his own try line.

3min

Jordan Pereira is tackled over the sideline.

3min

Ezra Mam takes on the line and is tackled 10 metres from the try line.

2min

The bunker upholds the on-field call - Broncos penalty.

2min

The Eels are challenging the penalty.

2min

Jordan Pereira comes up with an intercept and gets a penalty after Tom Opacic stripped the ball back.

2min

Tom Opacic loses the ball and earns a penalty coming out of his own end.

1min

Mitchell Moses get a kick away which is fielded by Corey Oates and run back over the 20 metre line.

We're underway...

The Eels have won 8 of the past 11 meetings against the Broncos since 2017.

The Eels have made one positional change with Marata Niukore starting ahead of Ryan Matterson.

The Broncos have made plenty of changes from the team named on Tuesday afternoon. Selwyn Cobbo, Rhys Kennedy and Ryan James are all out. Jordan Pereira, Keenan Palasia and Zac Hosking come into the side.

Welcome to League Unlimited’s coverage of Round 24 Thursday Night Football between the Brisbane Broncos and the Parramatta Eels from Suncorp Stadium.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Michael Wise

Video Referee: Adam Gee

BRISBANE BRONCOS (6)
Tries: Brenko Lee
Conversions: Kotoni Staggs (1/1)

PARRAMATTA EELS (53)
Tries: Maika Sivo, Mitchell Moses, Tom Opacic (2), Clinton Gutherson (2), Isaiah Papali'i, Viliami Penisini, Waqa Blake
Field Goals: Mitchell Moses (1/1)
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (8/9)