Southwell's kick is unsuccessful
A clever kick from Moran was allowed to bounce and Yasmin Clydsdale crosses to score.
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Kick fails to go 10
Southwell's conversion is successful.
She's only 17! Jesse Southwell crashes over to score the sealer now for the Knights! Sensational show and go from the young gun.
SIX MORE
PENALTY KNIGHTS; Great grab from Upton but taken illegally.
Dibb fails to fire
That could just about seal it for the Newcastle Knights. Beautiful shift back to their right hand side. Caitlin Moran and Southwell combined with Upton who got a lovely pass onto Takairangi who crosses for her second.
NO TRY CONFIRMED - Yasmin Clydsdale knocked on.
BUNKER: Badger has NO TRY but we're confirming a Yasmin Clydsdale knock on.
Jesse Southwell's kick was grabbed by Ash Quinlan!
Preston loses the footy!
PENALTY EELS: Tayla Predebon was hanging on too long and wanted to argue the toss with Badger.
Caitlin Moran is ON for the Knights. The people's champ gets her chance.
BUNKER: NO TRY - My initial perspective was confirmed. PENALTY KNIGHTS
BUNKER: Badger has a no try - Gayle Broughton looked to have pushed Yasmin Clydsdale in the back.
Bobbi Law saves the day for the Knights but we have another set. Emmanita Paki is down for the Knights.
PENALTY EELS: Illegal steal
Eels on the attack!
Parker knocks it down. Scrum Eels
Preston converts and we have a game on our hands here once more.
Taufa takes a quick tap and she crosses. What a change of events here at Homebush. Skillful stuff from the Parramatta lock.
PENALTY EELS: Too long in the tackle
Newcastle have to force it dead, good grubber from Brooke Anderson and Yasmin Clydsdale took care of a difficult situation!
Shanice Parker bats it down and the Eels will get another set in 'better' field position
Dibb goes without it. Parramatta desperately need the footy up the other end here.
Strong contact on Shanice Parker on Zali Fay but she hangs on for too long.
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Simaima Taufa hangs on for too long
The Knights turn defence into attack when Upton breaks through. Gayle Broughton saves the day
Eels get an awful kick away, Knights starting their set inside the Eels end.
Parramatta do what the Roosters did and let the ball bounce. Fortunately, the Knights lose the ball when Emmanita Paki goes without it.
Only thing they can't get right is kicking. Dibb fails to convert.
Newcastle restore some order here at Accor Stadium after a brief defensive resilience from the Eeels. Upton throws the dummy and catches the Eels napping once more and dived over for a well deserved try.
Zali Fay gets trapped in goal. Another great grubber kick from Jesse Southwell!
Great tackle from Abbi Church which saves the day for the Parramatta Eels!
BUNKER: Kasey has a NO TRY and Kiana Takairangi looks to be held up.
Great opening set from the Knights here. Southwell's grubber took a richoshaue and Preston has to bat it dead.
35 minutes to go in this one and we're off and running.
Half-Time in this 2022 NRLW GF - Knights 14 leading Eels 6
Tayla Predebon puts it down. Parramatta breathing a HUGE sigh of relief right there. Good to see quite a large crowd here watching this NRLW game.
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Slow peel by Najvada George.
Filomina Hanisi puts this one down.
PENALTY EELS: Slow peel there according to our match referee
Great low, grubbing kick from Jesse Southwell sees Gayle Broughton have to get up and attack the footy there.
Dibb gets her first of the afternoon. Knights 14 - Eels 6.
It was a terrific pass from Jesse Southwell who got Romy Teitzel running a terrific line to extend the lead for the Novocastrians.
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Too slow is the explanation from Kasey Badger, Seli Mailangi the guilty offender on that occasion.
Great kick return from Tamika Upton sets the Knights up in good field position.
Knights complete their set after points. Just starting to settle into the grind here at Accor this afternoon.
Dibb fails to convert.
Newcastle go back to back and get their reward for their dominance in the last five minutes. A long ball from Jesse Southwell found Yasmin Clydsdale who found Bobbi Law who in turn found Emmanita Paki who burrowed her way to the line.
Challenge successful Knights - PENALTY.
Early captain's challenge from the Knights. Caitlan Johnston wanted a challenge quickly.
PENALTY KNIGHTS: Flop on Millie Boyle
Dibb fails to add the extras - Parramatta 6 - Newcastle 4
You simply can't keep your eyes off Tamika Upton, good offload from Olivia Higgins to Upton who got a magical offload to Romy Teitzel who got it away to Kiana Takairangi to get the Knights back into it.
Great ball from Tamika Upton to Kiana Takairangi but a great tackle from Abbi Church strips the winger of possession and saves the day! Goal-line dropout coming up for the Eels.
Eels get through their set, trying to keep it away from Tamika Upton but it goes out on the full. Good pressure from the Knights.
Preston converts Brooke Anderson's try. Parramatta 6 - Newcastle 0
The pressure eventually has taken its toll and Brooke Anderson crashes over out of dummy half and she catches the Knights asleep on the goal-line. The Eels hit the lead here this afternoon.
PENALTY EELS: Yasmin Clydsdale hangs on for too long and Simaima Taufa denies the easy option of two points.
Tayla Preston in an awful lot of discomfort in back-play here for Parramatta. In that set, Millie Boyle makes another error here.
Pio puts it down for the Eels, full marks to the Newcastle goal-line defence here. Answering all of the questions the Eels are throwing at them.
That's a rare error for the Knights skipper to make. Boyle loses it coming out of yardage, Eels get back on the attack here.
Good early test of the Knights goal line defence and they pass with flying colours. Abbi Church tries to catch the ball, but puts it down over the line.
Parker gets up on her feet, ball was touched by the Knights too, so they'll get another set here Parra.
Shanice Parker puts it down. She's in an awful lot of discomfort back on the twenty meter line.
Parramatta make the first incursion into the opposition twenty this afternoon. Preston's kick was taken by Emmanita Paki and Newcastle will now work it out of their own end.
Kirra Dibb tries to answer back, but Dibb's kick was taken easily by Gayle Broughton. Early advantage here for Parramatta here you suspect in terms of field position.
Great opening set from the Parramatta Eels - Tayla Preston gets a good kick over the sideline. Field position is the name of the game to start the grand final.
HERE WE GO!! 70 minutes to decide the third club to put their name on the NRLW trophy.
Time to acknowledge our officials for today's grand final. Kasey Badger is in charge for her third NRLW GF (second as the lead/solo referee). Tori Wilkie and Jordan Morel are on the sideline and Adam Gee is the man in the bunker this afternoon.
NRL Grand Final day continues here on League Unlimited with the Newcastle Knights taking on the Parramatta Eels here at Accor Stadium. Newcastle made it here after taking the fire out of the Dragons, while the Eels shocked the much more fancied Roosters side. As far as the teams are concerned, Caitlin Moran is a late inclusion with Makenzie Weale dropping to the bench for Newcastle. As for the Eels, they are 1-17. Kickoff coming up at 3:55pm.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Kasey Badger
Touch Judges: Jordan Morel, Tori Wilkie
Video Referee: Adam Gee
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (32)
Tries: Kiana Takairangi (2), Emmanita Paki, Romy Teitzel, Tamika Upton, Jesse Southwell, Yasmin Clydsdale
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Kirra Dibb (1/5), Jesse Southwell (1/2)
Penalty Goals:
PARRAMATTA EELS (12)
Tries: Brooke Anderson, Simaima Taufa
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Tayla Preston (2/2)
Penalty Goals: