Full Time
70:00
12:05pm Sun September 18, 2022
Round 5 - Industree Group Stadium, Gosford / Darkinjung - Crowd: 3066
70min

FULL TIME: The Eels take their first victory and it's an important one as they take a 28-16 victory over Brisbane; That means the Broncos season ends this afternoon

69min

Nita Maynard loses the ball and that's all she wrote

67min

Tayla Preston pushes the kick towards the sideline

66min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Tayla Preston.

Tayla Preston converts from close range

Eels lead Broncos 16 - 28 Eels
65min

Try: Eels
Scored by Kennedy Cherrington. Kick to come.

Try confirmed and Parra are back to a 10 point lead

Eels lead Broncos 16 - 26 Eels
65min

Kennedy Cherrington is over after powerful offload from Vanessa Foliaki gets to Tayla Preston and then Kennedy Cherrington sees the line charges at it and scores.

64min

PENALTY EELS: The momentum is with the Blue and Gold and they are deep in attack now

63min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Tayla Preston.

Tayla Preston converts from almost in front

Eels lead Broncos 16 - 22 Eels
63min

Try: Eels
Scored by Simaima Taufa. Kick to come.

Simaima Taufa with not a lot of room gets over next to the posts and the captain gets over

Eels lead Broncos 16 - 20 Eels
62min

CAPTAINS CHARGE - SIMAIMA TAUFA SCORES NEXT TO THE POSTS

61min

Julia Robinson loses the bomb and the Eels get another set on the Broncos line

60min

Tayla Preston kicks for the sideline and just gives both sides a needed breather

57min

Conversion: Broncos
Attempted by Ali Brigginshaw.

Ali Brigginshaw from close range absolutely shanks the kick

Tied up at Broncos 16 - 16 Eels
56min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Ali Brigginshaw. Kick to come.

Ali Brigginshaw scores and the Broncos are level after chasing through the kick

Tied up at Broncos 16 - 16 Eels
55min

BRILLIANT FROM BRIGGINSHAW - Short dropout is plucked out of the air brilliantly by Jaime Chapman and whilst I don't think it went 10; Kasey Badger did and the Broncos deep in attack

53min

REPEAT SET: Brooke Anderson kicks in behind again on tackle 4, maybe taken out but play on called and Maddick is tackled

52min

REPEAT SET: Brooke Anderson out of dummy half kicks in behind the line and chases through to tackle Maddick ingoal

52min

PENALTY EELS: Broncos penalised off the scrum and the Eels can't take the two because it's a differential penalty

51min

Broncos push in the scrum but the ball doesn't come out the right spot

50min

Hannah Larsson loses the ball straight from the kick-off and Parramatta back on the attack

49min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Ali Brigginshaw.

Ali Brigginshaw converts from close range to close the gap to 4

Eels lead Broncos 12 - 16 Eels
48min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Hayley Maddick. Kick to come.

Hayley Maddick gets over turning on the afterburners and she goes through the middle to score

Eels lead Broncos 10 - 16 Eels
47min

Held up is the ruling of the bunker and the Eels on last tackle run it and are brought down short

45min

BUNKER: Seli Mailangi goes over from dummy half where the half gap opened but the Broncos just did enough

44min

PENALTY EELS: Broncos penalised for a slow ruck and the Eels get the tap on the 40m

43min

Penalty Goal: Eels
Kicked by Tayla Preston.

Tayla Preston hits the penalty goal from right in front

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 16 Eels
41min

PENALTY EELS: The Broncos penalised for ruck interference right in front of the posts and the Eels will go for two which is an interesting decision given going from 8 to 10 margin

40min

Parramatta on the attack as the Broncos lack of intensity is hurting them

36min

SECOND HALF IS GO! The Eels are leading by 8 as Broncos use it first

35min

HALF TIME - The Eels are in front and in a provisional finals spot leading 14-6 at the break

33min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Tayla Preston.

Tayla Preston misses the conversion across the face

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 14 Eels
33min

Try: Eels
Scored by Zali Fay. Kick to come.

Zali Fay gets the try confirmed in the corner

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 14 Eels
31min

WHAT A PASS - Ash Quinlan with a beautiful cut out pass out to Zali Fay who is calm on the outside and holds her line and scores in the corner

31min

Eels go down the short-side but the Broncos defence holds them out

30min

Ash Quinlan loses the ball short of the line and the try is overturned

30min

Ash Quinlan is over and it's a much needed one for the Eels after a great run setting it up from Simaima Tuafa and then Ash Quinlan steps and gets over but might have lost it

29min

PENALTY EELS: The Eels pull off their own 1-on-1 strip and then get a much needed penalty

27min

PENALTY BRONCOS: Eels penalised for a strip and it's a tough call; Kasey Badger ruled that the Broncos had successfully stripped the ball when it didn't look like it

23min

Rima Butler out of dummy half goes close as the Eels get six more

19min

PENALTY BRONCOS: Ellie Johnston loses the ball and then the Eels penalised for a third time this afternoon for a strip

19min

NO TRY - Well it's a long wait but it's ruled a knock-on as Bass went for a one-handed grounding and didn't get the ball down

18min

Off the back of a penalty; The Broncos are able to create an overlap and Emily Bass is in the corner... but has she blown it?

16min

Conversion: Broncos
Kicked by Ali Brigginshaw.

Ali Brigginshaw converts from close range to close the gap to 4

Eels lead Broncos 6 - 10 Eels
15min

Try: Broncos
Scored by Shenae Ciesiolka. Kick to come.

Shenae Ciesiolka is over and it's just too simple for the Broncos as a long pass from Ali Brigginshaw finds Shenae Ciesiolka who dummies and goes through the gap

Eels lead Broncos 4 - 10 Eels
13min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE FAIL: The Eels probably too eager after their first success challenge a strip call and just like the last one it's obvious; Eels lose the challenge

11min

CAPTAINS CHALLENGE SUCCESS: Eels use their challenge early and successfully; Ellie Johnston riuled to have lost the ball but a clear push in the ruck is picked up by the bunker.

10min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Tayla Preston.

Tayla Preston converts from close range

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 10 Eels
9min

Try: Eels
Scored by Ellie Johnston. Kick to come.

ELLIE JOHNSTON GETS OVER - The Broncos pushed up off the line quickly changing the plans of the Eels and Johnston gets the ball gives Shenae Ciesiolka the massive don't argue and the prop scores

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 8 Eels
8min

PENALTY EELS: Broncos up quickly and in fact too quickly for Kasey Badger's liking

6min

Tayla Preston loses the ball as she gets a poor pass

6min

The Eels have the early dominance at the moment as they make it up to the Broncos 20 again

4min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Tayla Preston.

Tayla Preston's conversion from the far left drops short

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 4 Eels
4min

Try: Eels
Scored by Tiana Penitani. Kick to come.

Tiana Penitani opens the scoring in the corner off the back of a good offload from Christian Pio

Eels lead Broncos 0 - 4 Eels
1min

GAME ON! The whistle of Kasey Badger starts things as the Eels use the ball first in Gosford

The Broncos are looking to ensure they don't miss the finals for the first time whilst the Eels can push for the finals spot with the victory and potentially knock the Broncos out

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Kasey Badger

Touch Judges: Karra-Lee Nolan, Rochelle Tamarua

Video Referee: Chris Butler

BRISBANE BRONCOS (16)
Tries: Shenae Ciesiolka, Ali Brigginshaw, Hayley Maddick
Conversions: Ali Brigginshaw (2/3)

PARRAMATTA EELS (28)
Tries: Tiana Penitani, Ellie Johnston, Zali Fay, Simaima Taufa, Kennedy Cherrington
Conversions: Tayla Preston (3/5)
Penalty Goals: Tayla Preston (1/1)