Full-Time - Parramatta 28 - Tigers 22
PENALTY EELS - Strip by Stefano Utoikamanu
Challenge is unsuccessful.
Tupou loses it - but we are going to have a challenge
It comes down to this!
Brooks nails the penalty goal.
PENALTY TIGERS -Brooks is going for goal
Challenge - Eels challenging the call for offside.
Off the upright and IN! Moses gets it.
Sivo crosses for his second. Parramatta might have won this one. Parramatta created second phase through Ryan Matterson and Gutherson and it's Sivo who gets his second of the day.
STAINES... OH NO...
Api Koroisau carrying the team on his shoulders. Great kick out of dummy half and a repeat set to come.
For the tie - Api Koroisau's kick is... NO GOOD.
Not a more deserving player to score than Junior Tupou. It was clever ball playing from the Penrith duo of Apisai Koroisau and Charlie Staines who link up with Tupou to cross in the corner.
News on Brent Naden is a broken collarbone.
Doueihi coming from the field. We hope he's ok!
Doueihi takes the short kick off but he's hurt himself.
Accidental offside - poor Haze Dunster has had a rough afternoon.
Brent Naden has gone straight up the tunnel.
Doueihi nails it - 22-16.
After the game has turned into a lull. Junior Tupou took matters in his own hands with a big break up field. A quick switch of play involving Luke Brooks and Doueihi linked in John Bateman and Brent Naden crosses out in the right corner.
Good bust from Tupou. He's been great today!
Only a two possession game here.
Blore's passing it forward.
Dunster puts it down and is hit hard by Junior Tupou for his troubles.
Six more for the Tigers.
Eels recover the short drop-out... deflating from the Tigers there.
Better play from the Tigers. Their best set of the day and they get a repeat set.
Mitch Moses throws his arms in pity but the referee correctly clears it.
Doueihi wide left - 22-10.
Wests hit back four minutes later. Luke Brooks throws a great cut-out ball to Tupou who raced down the sideline before linking up with AJ Kepaoa and the Tigers get back into the contest.
Moses doinks it off the upright.
That didn't take long and Maika Sivo backs himself this time and crosses. After a weight of possession to start the second half. Mitch Moses threw a magic pass to Sivo and Starford To'a piggybacked Sivo into the in-goal and the big Fijian crossed first.
Blore can't defuse the kick. Eels get it back. Brown runs metres short of the line.
That was exciting enterprising play from the Tigers - Doueihi is getting checked.
Tigers to kick off
Half-Time at Accor Stadium. Parramatta leading the Tigers by 18-6.
Brooks throws it forward
Brown ruled to have lost it.
PENALTY EELS - Hand on Ball - Adam Doueihi
Moses converts and it's 18-6
Parramatta punish the Tigers for their lack of red-zone execution. Moses puts another grubber in and Bryce Cartwright gets it down.
Brendan Hands out there now for Parra
Tupou loses it. Deary me - get the Benny Hill music out for that sequence of play.
Tupou had a very narrow corridor and tried to keep it in play but the pass went to Moses.
SIX AGAIN TIGERS - Ruck infringement.
Really feel that the Tigers need to score here.
Lane loses it at the short dropout.
Doueihi forces a line drop-out.
SIX MORE TIGERS - Marker not square - Ryan Matterson
Big kick return for Junior Tupou. That's the effort play that Wests were looking for.
Makatoa now out there for the Eels for RCG
Interchanges - Hopgood for Greig. Blore for Utoikamanu
PENALTY TIGERS - Bryce Cartwright holding down too long.
Doueihi converts - Eels 12 - Tigers 6
Well that'll bring some joy for the Tigers faithful. Starford To'a pounced on a loose pass from Mitch Moses and ran 70 metres to cross for their first try.
PENALTY EELS - Slow peel against Klemmer. Bit of a mistake from Ben Cummins waving 6 again. Not for the first time at Accor Stadium...
Bateman forces the pass but Kepaoa drops his pass.
Cartwright puts it down. Good run from Kepaoa earns his side a meaningless set-restart.
To'a is taken on the last and it's a change-over.
Big bust from Doueihi. He's taken short of the line.
Lane puts it down in the strong contact from Brent Naden.
Moses converts - Parramatta lead 12-0.
This could get very very ugly here. The Eels marched down field on the ensuing set and off the back of a six again. The Eels crossed for their second. It was another pin-point kick from Moses which was collected by Will Penisini and Parramatta have their second.
SIX AGAIN EELS - Naden was a mile offside - near professional foul
Kick from Mitchell Moses is successful and it's 6-0.
Bring out the Gutherino! Parramatta get the first try after going through a lot of goal line defence. Mitch Moses angled back across the ruck with a clever inside grubber kick, Dylan Brown was on the spot to offload it to Clinton Gutherson and the Eels cross first.
That's more like what we've seen. Brent Naden tries to throw an offload but it ends up in the in-goal area.
PENALTY TIGERS - Inside 10m against Reagan Campbell-Gillard.
Russell knocks it down but this is very enterprising play from the Tigers. Apisai Koroisau looking as dangerous as he has ALL SEASON.
SIX AGAIN TIGERS - Slow Peel Dylan Brown.
Dunster goes for the intercept but can't pull it in. Tigers retain the ball.
Moses kicks it over the sideline. Looks like Kepaoa is defending at centre with Naden and To'a playing on the right edge together.
To'a taken on the last. Great tackle from Dylan Brown out wide. Good signs here for the Tigers though in the attacking phase.
Dunster spills it in the attacking phase. Moses had a half break.
Both sides are able to get through their opening sets of the match.
HERE WE GO! Final match of Round 6 and it's the Tigers who get first use running right to left.
Ben Cummins is the referee in his 431st premiership match. Dave Munro and Phil Henderson are the touch judges and Matt Noyen is the man in the bunker.
Easter Monday Footy comes to you from Accor Stadium as the Wests Tigers go head-to-head with the Parramatta Eels. Last year's fixture saw the Tigers win miraculously over the Eels. Today could very well be the same as the Tigers are staring down the barrel of an 0-6 start to 2023. Both sides are 1-17 and kick-off is approaching at the top of the hour.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ben Cummins
Touch Judges: Dave Munro, Phil Henderson
Video Referee: Matt Noyen
WESTS TIGERS (22)
Tries: Starford To'a, Junior Tupou, Asu Kepaoa, Brent Naden
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Adam Doueihi (2/3), Apisai Koroisau (0/1)
Penalty Goals: Luke Brooks (1/1)
PARRAMATTA EELS (28)
Tries: Clinton Gutherson, Viliami Penisini, Bryce Cartwright, Maika Sivo (2)
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (4/5)
Penalty Goals: