Full Time
80:00
2:00pm Sun August 6, 2023
Round 23 - CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal - Crowd: 23596
77min

Lomax with an amazing take and then follows it up with an atrocious flick pass that gives the ball to the Eels.

76min

SCRUM DRAGONS - Matterson tried to offload, lost control and that's a knock on gentlemen, 10m from the Dragons line

76min

Feagai with a stray pass and now the Eels get a full set 20m from the Dragons line

72min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses from in front, adds the extras.

Eels lead Eels 26 - 20 Dragons
70min

Try: Eels
Scored by Bryce Cartwright. Kick to come.

Cartwright gets the Eels back in front when a kick by Brown is fumbled by everyone and somehow just respawns into the waiting hands of Cartwright and he walks in to score under the posts.

Eels lead Eels 24 - 20 Dragons
69min

PENALTY EELS - Couchman gives Moses a clip around the ear

64min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses converts

Tied up at Eels 20 - 20 Dragons
64min

Try: Eels
Scored by Junior Paulo. Kick to come.

Matterson with a flat cut-out pass across the sticks and hits Paulo perfectly and the big fella scores under the sticks.

Dragons lead Eels 18 - 20 Dragons
64min

Eels get another set of 6 on the Dragons line

63min

Hunt drops the ball inside his own half

60min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses from the left sideline, fails to convert

Dragons lead Eels 14 - 20 Dragons
59min

Try: Eels
Scored by Sean Russell. Kick to come.

Russell gets the ball too early, with plenty of defence around, he steps Ravalawa and then falls over the line while the Dragons inside defence watch,

Dragons lead Eels 14 - 20 Dragons
58min

A horrible pass by Brown is touched by a Dragon and the Eels get a fresh set, still camped on the Dragons line

57min

Set restart Eels - 3m from the Dragons line

57min

PENALTY EELS - They are on the attack again

55min

SCRUM EELS - Liddle got through the defence and just had Gutherson to beat, and just as Gutherson looks to be beaten, has managed to knock the ball loose and Liddle drops it 5m shy of what would've been a certain try.

55min

Looking at a possible Dragons try (not to Ravalawa)

55min

Eels drop the ball, Dragons clean up and get a pass to Burns who makes 25 metres before being reeled in by the faster Eels outside defenders

54min

SCRUM EELS - Dragons with a cheap turnover after points and the Eels now have a full set inside the Dragons half

53min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Zac Lomax.

Lomax fails to convert

Dragons lead Eels 10 - 20 Dragons
52min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Mikaele Ravalawa. Kick to come.

The Dragons right edge create something out of nothing. Lomax receives a brilliant offload, then fires a great ball to Russell who then gets a good ball to Ravalawa who then trampled over and through the tackle thing Gutherson was attempting to do and the Dragons winger bags his 4th try.

Dragons lead Eels 10 - 20 Dragons
46min

Russell very nearly scores in the corner, but Ravalawa does just enough to deny him and the Eels winger drops the ball just inches shy of a 4 pointer

44min

Moses with a flick pass inside to people that aren't there

40min

Clint Gillbergerson gets the second half underway

39min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax from the sideline, again, converts

Dragons lead Eels 10 - 16 Dragons
39min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Mikaele Ravalawa. Kick to come.

Ben Hunt with a gorgeous dummy, gets sideon and shapes to pass to the runner coming back infield and then he fired a long ball to the unmarked Ravalawa and the big winger scores in the corner.

Dragons lead Eels 10 - 14 Dragons
36min

Hunt with a grubber that is immediately kicked into touch by Cartwright. Dragons with another set in the Eels half

35min

Hunt with a rushed grubber that was perfect in execution except for the bit where the foot strikes the ball.

34min

Set Restart Dragons, 10m inside the Eels half

33min

Moses with a grubber attempt that was never going to work, and it didn't. It bounces off the feet of the Dragons defence and Murdoch-Maslla falls on it.

32min

PENALTY EELS - Lomax pinged with an almost pump-handle slam, but without the pump handle, on Davey. Ref rules it as a head slam. Eels with a full set now inside the Dragons 30m

31min

Feagai dishes out a big don't argue to Russell and then dives to score in the corner. Ref rules no try, and the bunker reviews and finds some obstruction by the Dragons in the lead up.

29min

PENALTY DRAGONS - High shot from the Eels. Dragons find touch 35m from the Eels line

27min

Conversion: Dragons
Attempted by Zac Lomax.

Lomax fails to convert from out wide

Tied up at Eels 10 - 10 Dragons
26min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Mikaele Ravalawa. Kick to come.

Dragons swing the ball quickly right to Ravalawa again who reaches out and scores in the corner.

Tied up at Eels 10 - 10 Dragons
25min

Set Restart Dragons, 5m from the Eels line

22min

SCRUM DRAGONS - 30m from the Eels line.

18min

Conversion: Dragons
Kicked by Zac Lomax.

Lomax from touch, nails the conversion

Eels lead Eels 10 - 6 Dragons
18min

Try: Dragons
Scored by Mikaele Ravalawa. Kick to come.

Ravalawa has a third crack to score against Miller-Stephen and this time just manages to ground the ball as he was losing control of it.

Eels lead Eels 10 - 4 Dragons
18min

Sloan with a break and kicks infield but the ball is blocked and taken dead by Brown. Dragons with a full set 10m from the Eels line

17min

Cartwright with an offload that was never going to work, proven by the fact it didn't.

16min

PENALTY EELS - Ravalawa with a high tackle. Miller-Stephen has got to him

15min

Ravalawa tries to get around his rookie opposite and Miller-Stephen takes him into touch again. This kid is schooling Ravalawa!

14min

Set Restart Dragons

13min

SCRUM DRAGONS - Gutherson with a hospital pass to Cartwright who check himself into triage instead of trying to catch the ball

13min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses converts

Eels lead Eels 10 - 0 Dragons
12min

Try: Eels
Scored by Bryce Cartwright. Kick to come.

Cartwright scores in the corner after a brilliant set by the Eels after points.

Eels lead Eels 8 - 0 Dragons
11min

Eels just walking through the Dragons in the set after the restart here.

10min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Mitchell Moses.

Moses unable to add the extras

Eels lead Eels 4 - 0 Dragons
9min

Try: Eels
Scored by Arthur Miller-Stephen. Kick to come.

Eels send the ball left on the last, close to the Dragons line, Simonsson gets a good ball over the top to the unmarked rookie Arthur Miller-Stephen who is unmarked and dives over to score.

Eels lead Eels 4 - 0 Dragons
8min

Molo won't be back today

8min

and the challenge is inconclusive, so the Dragons don't get the decision overturned, but they also don't lose their challenge.

8min

SCRUM EELS - Dragons with a knock on. Dragons challenging..........

6min

Dragons defence rushed up on the Eels on the last tackle and forced the Blue and Gold to play panicky trash and they did nothing in the end.

5min

Set Restart Eels - 5m from the Dragons line

4min

PENALTY EELS - Moses finds touch 10m inside the Dragons half. Watch for 4 hitups and then Moses to kick to a corner.

2min

The rookie Miller-Stephen takes down Ravalawa and forces him into touch.

1min

PENALTY DRAGONS - Eels with an illegal strip. Dragons get a full set inside the Eels half.

Molo coming off to have an HIA after 25 seconds of play

We are GO! Dragons kick off

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Touch Judges: Nick Beashel, Darian Furner

Video Referee: Chris Butler

PARRAMATTA EELS (26)
Tries: Arthur Miller-Stephen, Bryce Cartwright (2), Sean Russell, Junior Paulo
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (3/5)

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS (20)
Tries: Mikaele Ravalawa (4)
Conversions: Zac Lomax (2/4)