Full Time
80:00
8:00pm Thu March 30, 2023
Round 5 - Allianz Stadium, Moore Park / Gadigal - Crowd: 20886
80min

Full-Time - Roosters 28 def Eels 20

79min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses converts.

Roosters lead Roosters 28 - 20 Eels
78min

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

Paulo went for the intercept, but Sivo collects it and scores.

Roosters lead Roosters 28 - 18 Eels
78min

Butcher loses it initially back but Paulo saves the try with the bat down

77min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses converts - Roosters 28 - Eels 14

Roosters lead Roosters 28 - 14 Eels
76min

Try: Eels
Scored by Bailey Simonsson. Kick to come.

Simonsson scores in the corner. Great set play from Moses but he draws the man in and Bailey Simonsson crosses.

Roosters lead Roosters 28 - 12 Eels
75min

Will Penisini forces a goal line dropout

73min

Great set post points from the Roosters.

72min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Walker adds the extras and the Roosters are on a roll

Roosters lead Roosters 28 - 8 Eels
71min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Luke Keary. Kick to come.

COAST TO COAST FROM THE ROOSTERS. Daniel Tupou goes on a mega kick return before linking up with Luke Keary who gets his second. Mitch Moses is down though.

Roosters lead Roosters 26 - 8 Eels
70min

Sam Walker with another unorthodox last tackle play.

68min

Roosters get onto the attack following an Eels error.

65min

Penalty Goal: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Walker's kick is successful and it's 22-8.

Roosters lead Roosters 22 - 8 Eels
63min

Challenge successful.

63min

JWH loses the ball... but they will challenge here.

63min

Roosters get another set. Great effort from Suaalii, Keary and Turpin.

61min

Maika Sivo kicks it dead... Nutho Gutho gives him a spray.

59min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: High tackle

59min

Gutho taken on the last. Lots of X Factor seemingly missing there...

58min

SIX AGAIN EELS - ruck infringement.

56min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Sam Walker.

No goal - 20-8 Roosters lead.

Roosters lead Roosters 20 - 8 Eels
55min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Jaxson Paulo. Kick to come.

It had to come, but Jaxson Paulo gets another try.

Roosters lead Roosters 20 - 8 Eels
54min

SIX AGAIN ROOSTERS - FLOP

53min

Sivo knocks it on. Roosters looking more and more dangerous.

52min

Hopgood knocks it down - Roosters get it back.

51min

SIX MORE ROOSTERS - 10m

50min

SIX AGAIN ROOSTERS - inside 10m

50min

SIX AGAIN - inside 10m

49min

RCG loses the ball in the tackle. Bailey Simonsson has a head clash with Egan Butcher.

48min

Smith kicks inside the 40 but it had an Eels.

48min

Hodgson knocks on.

48min

Challenge Eels - ruling was knock on.

47min

PENALTY EELS: Brandon Smith takes him high

46min

PENALTY EELS: Offside

45min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

It was one up, one down. Atkins awards the goal.

Roosters lead Roosters 16 - 8 Eels
43min

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

Parramatta strike straight away. Will Penisini gets the ball out to Clinton Gutherson and Parramatta cross to start the second 40.

Roosters lead Roosters 16 - 6 Eels
42min

SIX AGAIN EELS - ruck infringement.

41min

Both sides complete their opening sets of the second half.

40min

Here we go for the second half of action. James Tedesco WON'T RETURN. Joseph Suaalii to FB and Corey Allan at CTW.

40min

Half-Time and it's the Roosters leading 16-2 at HT.

39min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Walker converts and it's 16-2.

Roosters lead Roosters 16 - 2 Eels
38min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Luke Keary. Kick to come.

It's a red, white and blue show in the shadows of half-time. Brandon Smith exposes the markers before finding Sam Walker who drew and passed to Luke Keary for his first of 2023.

Roosters lead Roosters 14 - 2 Eels
37min

Parra chance their arm and it comes to bite. 7 tackle set for the chooks.

35min

PENALTY EELS: Jaxson Paulo commits something we've seen in every game this year but Grant Atkins decides R5 is the time to crackdown.

34min

13 v 13

32min

Conversion: Roosters
Attempted by Sam Walker.

Walker's conversion is unsuccessful. 10-2.

Roosters lead Roosters 10 - 2 Eels
31min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Daniel Tupou. Kick to come.

Tupou gets another try closer to Minichello. Roosters punish them down the right.

Roosters lead Roosters 10 - 2 Eels
31min

Tedesco is OUT. Roosters can now activate Ben Thomas.

31min

PENALTY ROOSTERS: Ruck interference

31min

Butcher has lost it and they will roll the dice.

30min

Bit of razzle dazzle from the Roosters. Drew Hutchison taken inches short of the line.

28min

Brown knocks on.

27min

Walker throws it forward. Bit of panic here.

26min

Tupou has made another error.

25min

Eels down to 12 men AGAIN.

24min

Eels survive here...

22min

Kasey Badger saves Grant Atkins from one of the howlers of the year... Gutherson knocks on.

18min

Sivo taken over the sideline again. Well done to the makeshift right edge.

16min

Roosters complete their set after points.

15min

Conversion: Roosters
Kicked by Sam Walker.

Walker adds the extras in game 50. 6-2

Roosters lead Roosters 6 - 2 Eels
13min

Try: Roosters
Scored by Drew Hutchison. Kick to come.

Roosters finally get their revenge down the left. Joseph Suaalii broke through before finding James Tedesco. Off the ensuing play, Luke Keary linked up with Sam Walker who got a magical cut-out ball to Jaxson Paulo before flicking it onto Drew Hutchison.

Roosters lead Roosters 4 - 2 Eels
12min

Parra convert their set after points.

11min

Penalty Goal: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses makes no mistake 2-0.

Eels lead Roosters 0 - 2 Eels
10min

PENALTY EELS: Strip against Brandon Smith.

10min

Penalty was against Luke Keary for allegedly grabbing Bailey Simonsson

9min

Over the Roosters go. It's Egan Butcher for the first try. Keary exposes the short right edge and finds Daniel Tupou who sprinted 25 metres before finding Joseph Suaalii before passing to Egan Butcher to get the first try... Bunker will OVERTURN IT!!

8min

Roosters forwards dominating this one early. Lindsay Collins.

7min

Radley in game 100 comes just so short. Gutherson saves the try.

6min

Penisini is gone to the bin for being deliberately offside.

5min

Cartwright takes the bomb but kicks the ball dead.

3min

Sivo is put on the spot and steps on the line.

2min

Walker put it down trying to get on the offload.

1min

Hodgson taken on the last trying to take advantage of the markers rushing early. But, the Roosters hang on.

HERE WE GO! Grant Atkins blows time on and Round 5 is underway. Roosters get the ball first.

Grant Atkins is the referee tonight. Matt Noyen and Kasey Badger are the touch judges. Gerard Sutton is the man in the bunker for this one.

We welcome you to the home of the Sydney Roosters (Allianz Stadium) for this Round 5 opener between the Roosters and the Eels. Both sides come into this match in form, the Roosters won two straight before their first bye, while the Eels bounced back to beat Penrith for win number 1 of 2023. Both sides are 1-17, yes Roosters fans that does mean Drew Hutchison is at centre... Kickoff is at the top of the hour.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Kasey Badger

Video Referee: Gerard Sutton

SYDNEY ROOSTERS (28)
Tries: Drew Hutchison, Daniel Tupou, Luke Keary (2), Jaxson Paulo
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Sam Walker (3/5)
Penalty Goals: Sam Walker (1/1)

PARRAMATTA EELS (20)
Tries: Bailey Simonsson, Clinton Gutherson, Maika Sivo
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Mitchell Moses (1/1)