It is Fulltime and the Roosters have kept their faint finals hopes alive, asserting the dominance over a very passive Eels outfit at CommBank Stadium tonight running out 34-12 winners. Stayed tuned for the Match Report and 3,2,1's coming up at League Unlimited.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii converts from out wide.
Nat Butcher crashes over to put a cherry on top of a strong performance from the Roosters.
Victor Radley knocks on and the Eels have a scrum 25m from their own line.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii adds the extras.
Siua Wong collects a bounce pass off the turf to race around under the posts to capitalise off the Gutherson error.
Clinton Gutherson knocks on collecting a kick and Roosters have a chance just 10m out!
Clint Gutherson converts his own try to give the Eels a chance.
Parramatta hit back after Bailey Simonsson makes a break after the ball bounces off his head. Simonsson the finds Clint Gutherson in support who races away to score.
James Tedesco falls in a tackle and is clipped by Maika Sivo. Tedesco leaves the field for a HIA assessment.
James Tedesco goes very close to scoring his hat-trick but he knocks on just short of the line.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii misses the conversion.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii races over for his second try following a great ball from James Tedesco.
Penalty Roosters - Eels defence inside the 10m according to referee Klein. Gutherson not happy with the call.
Roosters on the attack and Luke Keary kicks wide for Daniel Tupou but Sean Russell takes the ball safely. Eels ball 10m from their own line.
We are back underway at CommBank Stadium and Daniel Tupou brings the ball back for the Roosters.
It is Halftime and after the Eels jumped out to an early lead, it has been the Roosters with three unanswered tries to lead 18-6 at the break.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii converted the Tedesco try.
Brandon Smith knocks on attempting a strip on Bryce Cartwright. Eels on the attack!
Angus Crichton drops the ball cold and hands over a chance to Parramatta before halftime.
Another set play out wide from the Roosters and this time Joseph Manu creates some space and produces a delicious offload for James Tedesco to score his second try!
Dangerous kick across the face of the posts and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii makes a superb catch sliding on the ground. Roosters ball as they head towards halfway.
Daniel Tupou knocks down and offload from Viliami Penisini on his own try line. Eels on the attack 10m out!
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii nails the conversion from the sideline.
Back-to-back tries for the Roosters and yet another scrum play sees Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii score in the corner.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii converts the try.
James Tedesco scores off a scrum play, bouncing away from Sean Russell to score the Roosters first try of the evening.
Joey Lussick knocks on but it saves a certain try on his own line.
James Tedesco with a grubber on the last and Bryce Cartwright gets the ball and turns himself over the line to get himself back in the field of play.
Luke Keary with a deft kick on the last and Sean Russell bats the ball dead. Dropout Eels.
Parramatta looked set to score through Viliami Penisini however a desperate Lindsay Collins gets across to rip the ball away at the death to stop a certain try!
Clint Gutherson converts the try.
Dylan Brown puts Bryce Cartwright through a narrow gap and he reaches out like Inspector Gadget to score the first try of the night!
Drew Hutchison with a no look pass to nobody in Roosters colours. Parramatta ball just short of halfway.
Luke Keary kicks for Joseph Manu on the last but Bailey Simonsson collects the ball in goal and gets a 20m re-start.
Daejarn Asi with a pedestrian kick on the last and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii takes it in goal on the full for a 20m re-start.
Luke Keary puts down a pass from Victor Radley and Eels off the hook.
Penalty Eels - A bizarre one to start the game; against Reagan Campbell-Gillard for an angled play the ball. He has faced the touchline while playing the ball. Roosters ball just 15m out!
We are underway at CommBank Stadium!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Ashley Klein
Touch Judges: Chris Sutton, Drew Oultram
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
PARRAMATTA EELS (12)
Tries: Bryce Cartwright, Clinton Gutherson
Conversions: Clinton Gutherson (2/2)
SYDNEY ROOSTERS (34)
Tries: James Tedesco (2), Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (2), Siua Wong, Nat Butcher
Conversions: Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (5/6)