Match Centre

Maybe not. Sean Russell volleyballs the ball to himself. FULLTIME. Eels win.

PENALTY BULLDOGS! They will finish with the ball.

Another error from the Eels. Hold onto your hats.

29,171 the crowd this afternoon. Good stuff everyone!

Eels have spilled it. Can the Dogs get something going?

Kikau has been put ON REPORT. Eels with a chance to break the Dogs back.

PENALTY EELS! Brown is taken late by Kikau.

Blake Wilson can't handle the short dropout. Reprieve for the Eels.

Dogs building some pressure. Another set incoming.

PENALTY BULLDOGS! High tackle from Moses.

Eels went short but they fumble it.

Dogs will get something out of this. The kick bounced and bounces then Penisini had to take it dead. Dropout.

Burton with the short dropout again. Gutherson goes highest and grabs it.

HANG ON! We're checking the deadline now. Everything goes back. Kurt Mann took it dead. Dropout. NO TRY.

PENALTY EELS! Another easy piggyback.

Burton puts the kick up and the Eels get the result. CHALLENGE from the Bulldogs. We're getting some forensic replays currently. Kiraz has knocked it back and Tuilagi looks to have knocked it on with Kikau lashing out. So SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE but we will get a penalty for the Kikau kick. PENALTY EELS.

Meh kick from Moses and Dogs survive.

Dogs hand it right back. Error on the right.

PENALTY BULLDOGS! Marker interference.

Josh Addo-Carr has succumbed to his injury. Jacob Kiraz has moved out to the wing.

We're back for the second half! Can the Bulldogs bite back or will the Eels continue to shock them? Let's find out!

HALFTIME! Eels 14 lead Dogs 0.

Gutherson with an early kick but Taafe is there to clean up. That should see us through to the break.

JAC is up and he will continue for now.

Dogs tried to get Addo-Carr involved. He is swallowed up by Russell and taken into touch.

A first attacking foray for the Bulldogs. Wilson got on the outside of his man but his kick inside is easily taken.

PENALTY BULLDOGS! Curran knocked over needlessly.

PENALTY EELS! That is a coach killer. Leg pull from the Dogs on last.

PENALTY EELS! High tackle.

Simonsson gets the Eels six more! All the pressure now.

Eels meekly surrender on last. It was a clunky play.

PENALTY EELS! Now they will launch another attack.

PENALTY BULLDOGS! High tackle.

Dogs go short again and it works!

Brown has kicking duties atm. He chips another and Kikau has to surrender in-goal.

PENALTY EELS! Now a piggyback for the Eels.

Dogs run it on last. Kiraz throws a speculator and it is forward.

PENALTY BULLDOGS! Piggyback for the visitors.

Eels break open for the first time! He sends Penisini into space, his pass to Gutherson was wobbly and the fullback is taken. Moses has it on last and traps Taafe in goal.

Joe Ofahengaue has been busted open! He needs to be checked out.

CARTWRIGHT ON REPORT for his effort on Josh Addo-Car. BULLDOGS PENALTY.

Eels run it on last and Kikau is able to fall on the ball. Dogs absorbed some heavy pressure there and held firm.

Dylan Brown chips a kick to the right and he gets a result.. somehow! It was fumbled more than an AFL game and Eels get the scrum.

Burton goes with a high, short dropout and Simonsson has spilled it. CHALLENGE from the Eels. It is knocked on by the Bulldogs. SUCCESSFUL. Eels ball.

Moses kicks through and forces a repeat set.

HELD UP! PTB for Lane.

Eels have gone through the front door. Shaun Lane tries to dive over but he looks held up. Gone to the bunker.

Both sides through their first sets!

KICK-OFF! Here we go at Western Sydney Stadium! Dogs with first use.

Here come the Bulldogs! Led out by new captain Stephen Crichton. They are in their usual blue and white vee quickly followed by the Eels! They get a electrifying roar from the home crowd as we're closing in on kick-off.

Good afternoon! Welcome to the Golden West of Sydney! We have a huge rivalry game to kick off Superb Saturday between the Parramatta Eels and Canterbury Bulldogs! Western Sydney Stadium is packed, the sun is shining and these two sides are ready to rip in!