And thats the ball game. The Broncos have proven too strong after the Eels threw plenty at them.
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Brisbane Broncos 28-16
Hunt grubbers it into touch & players are in no rush for this scrum
Brisbane Broncos 28-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Corey Parker successful.
Parker makes no mistake with the goal
Brisbane Broncos 28-16
TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Anthony Milford. Kick to come.
Milford races away for his 2nd try after cleaning up Norman's grubber & burning them for speed to get in the clear
Brisbane Broncos 26-16
Hunt kicks down field & Faraimo brings it back to his 30m line
Brisbane Broncos 22-16
Norman gets his kick to pull up just short of Broncos line
Brisbane Broncos 22-16
Great kick from Milford kicks it out 5m from Parra's line
Brisbane Broncos 22-16
Norman bombs high on the last but Maranta doesnt look like dropping one tonight
Brisbane Broncos 22-16
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS
Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow successful.
Sandow keeps his team in the fight
Brisbane Broncos 22-16
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS
Scored by Bureta Faraimo. Kick to come.
HAT TRICK after Sandow turns the ball back inside for Faraimo to charge over
Brisbane Broncos 22-14
NO TRY Tim Mannah held up
Brisbane Broncos 22-10
VIDEO REF possibly Parra try, checking the grounding & obstruction
Brisbane Broncos 22-10
Parker puts it down & Gower bursts through..
Brisbane Broncos 22-10
Handover after Hodges shuts down Norman on the last & isn't shy in letting his former team mate know all about it
Brisbane Broncos 22-10
Manu Ma'u is staying down..
Brisbane Broncos 22-10
Brisbane with big yards down the left but the offload is cleaned up by Faraimo for Parra
Brisbane Broncos 22-10
Penalty Brisbane against Folau for a high shot
Brisbane Broncos 22-10
Maranta safe under the high ball at the back
Brisbane Broncos 22-10
Hunt kicks it deep & Parra works it out from their own end
Brisbane Broncos 22-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Corey Parker successful.
Parker pilots it through the uprights
Brisbane Broncos 22-10
TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Anthony Milford. Kick to come.
Kodi Nikorima bursts through a hole with his 1st touch of the steeden & sets up Milford to score on the inside
Brisbane Broncos 20-10
Sandow chips back towards the posts but it rolls dead with no one chasing through for the Eels
Brisbane Broncos 16-10
McCullough kicks out of dummy half but Robinson again takes it on the fly
Brisbane Broncos 16-10
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL BRISBANE BRONCOS
Penalty goal attempt by Corey Parker successful.
From 30 out Parker puts his team 6 clear
Brisbane Broncos 16-10
& yep Watmough on report for a high tackle, Another penalty goal coming up
Brisbane Broncos 14-10
Maranta stays down which probably means theres a penalty coming...
Brisbane Broncos 14-10
Norman grubbers on the 4th tackle but it rolls dead
Brisbane Broncos 14-10
Milford kicks down field but Robinson takes it on the fly & charges back towards halfway
Brisbane Broncos 14-10
Maranta does well diving into the field of play from Parra's kick
Brisbane Broncos 14-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS
Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow successful.
Sandow curls it around with a pearler from the sideline
Brisbane Broncos 14-10
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS
Scored by Bureta Faraimo. Kick to come.
A double for Faraimo after an inside, outside play ended with another cut out pass from Norman
Brisbane Broncos 14-8
6 more for Parra after Sandows kick comes off the Broncos, Parra on the attack...
Brisbane Broncos 14-4
Faraimo returns the kick 30m out from his line
Brisbane Broncos 14-4
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Corey Parker successful.
Parker makes no mistake from in front
Brisbane Broncos 14-4
TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Josh McGuire. Kick to come.
Folau spills the ball coming out of his own half & the big front rower races away with a 30m try
Brisbane Broncos 12-4
McCullough out of dummy half drives it deep
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
Oates with a great effort gets the ball out of his in goal and charges a further 20m into the field of play
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
Parra ball after a Milford offload bounces away off his support player
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
Sandow chips on the last & tries to put a big hit on Maranta
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
A big kick down field bounces awkwardly for Robinson but he cleans it up just before the chasers arrive
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
Norman grubbers to the corner but Maranta cleans it up
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
Wow, after a good 1st set for Parra they run it on the last spreading the ball both ways & eventaully chipping in field, cleaned up by Hunt though
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
Were back under way, 40 minutes to go in an epic day of footy!
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
HALFTIME at Suncorp. After a fast start from the Eels, Brisbane's defence stood tall under early pressure, seemingly frustrating the Eel's attack into some silly errors for a lot of the half. Brisbane seemed content to just power their way up field and take the points when they were on offer. The late try will give the visitor's plenty of confidence heading into the 2nd half
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS
Conversion attempt by Chris Sandow unsuccessful.
From the sideline Sandow hits the left upright
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS
Scored by Bureta Faraimo. Kick to come.
Try in the right hand corner with Sandow squaring the attack and giving Norman a chance to throw a cut out pass to Fairamo
Brisbane Broncos 8-4
Handover after a bomb from Hunt landed on the back of Faraimo's head in a classic falcon! Bris were unable to use their second chance with Jack Reed tackled on the last
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Paulo passes out the back to noone & it rolls out 25m out from Bris line
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Norman grubbers through & Bris bat it dead. A chance to hit back late in the half for Parra
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Robinson with a goose step nearly gets through
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Scrum Parra with Oates knocking the ball down. 50m out
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Folau is picked up & driven in goal but Reed got a touch forward from the original kick, handover Parra
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Forward pass from Jo Paulo, Bris ball on their own 40m line
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Hunt bombs it high but Faraimo comes up with a good catch under pressure
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Norman drills it deep with Reed bringing it back
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Forward pass after some quick hands from Brisbane down the right edge, looked a harsh call
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Sandow boots it high, but a penalty to Brisbane - offside from the kick again
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Robinson takes a Hunt bomb & brings it back to his 20m
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL BRISBANE BRONCOS
Penalty goal attempt by Corey Parker successful.
From 35m out Parker nails it
Brisbane Broncos 8-0
Broncos with back to back penalties & Parker will shoot for 2 again
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
Norman kicks for the corner, Folau catches and offloads, Parra then spread it to the right with Hopate grubbering & Blair cleaning up for Brisbane
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
On the last Hunt under pressure throws the ball forward, handover
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
UNFORCED ERROR PARRAMATTA EELS
Brad Takairangi makes an unforced error.
Bad mistake dropping it on his way to the ground
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
Hunt bombs on the last with Folau taking it. Broncos chases were offside though - Penalty
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION BRISBANE BRONCOS
Conversion attempt by Corey Parker unsuccessful.
From the sideline Parker misses just to the right
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
TRY BRISBANE BRONCOS
Scored by Jack Reed. Kick to come.
Playing on the right wing, Reed dives for the corner after a good ball from Hodges
Brisbane Broncos 6-0
VIDEO REF possible Brisbane try...
Brisbane Broncos 2-0
UNFORCED ERROR PARRAMATTA EELS
Chris Sandow makes an unforced error.
Sandow kicks it dead from the kickoff, penalty halfway
Brisbane Broncos 2-0
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL BRISBANE BRONCOS
Penalty goal attempt by Corey Parker successful.
From 30m out, Parker edges his team in front
Brisbane Broncos 2-0
Penalty Brisbane, Parra offside, Parker will shoot for 2
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Gower grubbers but it rolls dead. 20m tap Brisbane
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Takairangi is down and a penalty is awarded, high shot from Josh McGuire - on report
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Hunt kicks into space again and the Broncos swarm in defense
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Norman bombs it high but Maranta is safe at the back
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Hunt torpedoes a booming kick down field
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intercept Parker in front of his posts, Brisbane show good defence under pressure
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Norman with the grubber this time & Maranta bats it dead, Parra building pressure...
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Sandow grubbers through & Gillett boots the ball dead, line drop out
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40/20 PARRAMATTA EELS
Chris Sandow kicks a 40/20.
the 40/20 specialist nails another one
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A good kick from Brisbane sees Parra coming out of their own end
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Mau nearly bursts through. A right side spread from Parra results in Hopoate kicking on the last. cleaned up by Brisbane
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A solid start from Brisbane with Hunt kicking down field on the last
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Were underway at Suncorp with Broncos getting 1st use
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LATE MAIL EELS - Darcy Lussick is again a late withdrawal, Danny Wicks will start as he did last week with Richie Fa'aoso onto the bench. Pauli Pauli also comes onto the bench for his 1st appearance of the year in place of Isaac De Gois
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LATE MAIL BRONCOS - Captain Justin Hodges has overcome his troublesome hamstring injury to take his place in the centres, pushing Dale Copley to the wing with Daniel Vidot dropping out.
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Welcome to coverage of what should be another great game of ANZAC Day footy. The Brisbane Broncos play host to the Parramatta Eels, bringing the curtain down on what has been an emotion charged day of action across Australia and New Zealand. The high flying Broncos will be looking to stay placed as equal competition leaders with a win tonight, whilst the unpredictable Eels will be looking to stay in touch with the top eight with a win tonight.
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Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins, Chris James
Touch Judges: Michael Wise, Chris Butler
Video Referee: Jared Maxwell, Ben Galea
BRISBANE BRONCOS (28)
Tries: Jack Reed, Josh McGuire, Anthony Milford (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Corey Parker (3/4)
Penalty Goals: Corey Parker (3/3)
PARRAMATTA EELS (16)
Tries: Bureta Faraimo (3)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Chris Sandow (2/3)
Penalty Goals: