Full Time
80:00
6:00pm Fri September 6, 2024
Round 27 - Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Leumeah / Dharawal - Crowd: 17311
80min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Attempted by Latu Fainu.

Doinks it

Eels lead Wests Tigers 26 - 60 Eels
80min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Charlie Staines. Kick to come.

A last bit of consolation for the Tigers - Staines goes across and makes it Scorigami

Eels lead Wests Tigers 26 - 60 Eels
79min

Pass was forward by Samuela but there is a penalty for inside 10m

78min

Good bust by Latu Fainu

78min

Talagi goes without it this time.

75min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Reagan Campbell-Gillard.

RCG nails it in what will be his final game.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 22 - 60 Eels
75min

RCG with a farewell kick

75min

Try: Eels
Scored by Joey Lussick. Kick to come.

Joey Lussick added some late score-board inflation after a brilliant grubber from Cartwright.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 22 - 58 Eels
72min

Tigers playing some extravagant footy - a great kick is well defused by Russell. Russell sprints over the half-way before being crunched by Seyfarth

70min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Clinton Gutherson.

Gutho converts.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 22 - 54 Eels
69min

Try: Eels
Scored by Reagan Campbell-Gillard. Kick to come.

RCG charges across in what could be his last game for Parramatta as they bring up 50.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 22 - 52 Eels
68min

Comeback is cancelled...

67min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Heath Mason.

Mason converts - four tries needed in 12 minutes.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 22 - 48 Eels
67min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Isaiah Papali'i. Kick to come.

Papali'i goes across on the next play. Here come the Tigers perhaps...

Eels lead Wests Tigers 20 - 48 Eels
66min

Sukkar on debut goes so close...

66min

Luca Moretti comes on - some interesting reshuffles.

66min

Asi coming off.

66min

Asi now down injured. An NRL debut coming up here for Tony Sukkar.

66min

Penisini coming off - Klemmer placed on report for dangerous contact - Tigers get it back. It is all happening !

65min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Daejarn Asi.

Asi converts.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 16 - 48 Eels
64min

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

A disappointing grubber from Asi was cleaned up initially by Alex Seyfarth. He got a pass away, which was intercepted by Gutherson and it was becoming a carve up

Eels lead Wests Tigers 16 - 46 Eels
64min

Great tackle by Staines on Sivo...

64min

We have carnage. Three players are across the ground down.

63min

Joe Ofahengaue catches the error off the kickoff. Unloaded to Penisini and gets to within 15 out of the line. Brilliant cover from Heath Mason.

63min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Daejarn Asi.

Goal is made - 42-16.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 16 - 42 Eels
61min

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

Parramatta sealed the game just after the hour mark, a poor pass from dummy half allowed Gutherson into space. The brave Parra fullback went straight through to put the exclamation point on this fixture.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 16 - 40 Eels
60min

Tupou loses it - Parramatta retain possession.

59min

No penalty is called for, Penisini's action is cleared.

59min

Heath Mason is down

58min

Tigers turn it over on their own 10m line. Dylan Brown won't return, hyper-extension of his knee according to Matt Russell.

57min

Short kick-off recovered by the Tigers. Can they rally the troops here.

57min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Daejarn Asi.

No good

Eels lead Wests Tigers 16 - 36 Eels
55min

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

Get the spoon engraved everybody. On the next set, a late late offload from Kelma Tuilagi allowed Sivo to redeem his earlier sins and he charged across for his second try.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 16 - 36 Eels
54min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Daejarn Asi.

Asi converts.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 16 - 32 Eels
52min

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

Asi's cross-field kick is a contest initially between Penisini and Feledy. Feledy looked to be taken off the ball in the aftermath of the contest, Cartwright is jolly on the spot to score.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 16 - 30 Eels
51min

Api seems lucky to be copping 10 minutes there. He drives in and carries on with the tackle. But, the referee made the right call with him being dismissed.

51min

Api knows his fate I fear here.

51min

PENALTY EELS: Spear tackle

51min

Tigers are on and running. The Fainu bros causing all sorts down the left.

50min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Apisai Koroisau.

Api converts and it's a two possession game.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 16 - 26 Eels
49min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Latu Fainu. Kick to come.

Following a speculator bomb from Mason, he got revenge as Sivo lost the ball and the Tigers built some pressure. A bounce pass from Koroisau landed in the lap of Latu Fainu and the Tigers got back into this ball game.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 14 - 26 Eels
48min

SIX MORE TIGERS: Slow release

48min

Sivo loses it in the sky bomb from Mason. Can the Tigers capitalise.

47min

Heath Mason takes advantage off a poor kick. Good kick return from him

46min

Tigers go down short-side, it nearly paid off for them. But, Junior Tupou's pass is just too high for him.

44min

Samuela leaps high - goes for the speculator offload and it is intercepted by Parramatta.

43min

Talagi loses it in the contest!

42min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Daejarn Asi.

No goal

Eels lead Wests Tigers 10 - 26 Eels
41min

Try: Eels
Scored by Viliami Penisini. Kick to come.

The Tigers started the first half poorly as they looked to throw the footy around. An inside ball from Latu Fainu was intercepted by Bryce Cartwright, he thought better than to run the length and found Penisini to cross for his double.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 10 - 26 Eels
40min

PICKED OFF!

40min

Back underway for the second stanza.

40min

HT: Spoon Bowl 24' Eels 22 lead Tigers 10

40min

Parra can't get it done.

39min

Tigers lose it on Play 5 - Parra with the final say on H1 of Spoon Bowl.

37min

Kick goes into the touch

36min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Daejarn Asi.

Asi converts.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 10 - 22 Eels
35min

Try: Eels
Scored by Viliami Penisini. Kick to come.

A terrifying Asi bomb caused all sorts of problems. Heath Mason let it bounce, Reagan Campbell-Gillard recovered it and was in dire straights with what to do. He found Will Penisini who breaks his way through some tackles to score.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 10 - 20 Eels
34min

Sivo has a moment - Tigers recover, but they panic and force the issue. Parra recover, this is not just a spoon bowl but a glorified TANK BOWL!

33min

Parramatta just gaining the upper hand. Important the Tigers avoid getting into the trap for the next portion of the game.

30min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Daejarn Asi.

Asi converts and Parramatta have a converted try lead.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 10 - 16 Eels
29min

Try: Eels
Scored by Brendan Hands. Kick to come.

Parramatta regained the lead just before the half-hour mark. Dylan Brown caused all sorts of issues for some fatigued defenders before getting the ball away to Brendan Hands who gets off the nudie run for 2024.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 10 - 14 Eels
28min

PENALTY EELS: Tackle after held

27min

One on one strip lost by Parramatta. Peter Gough gives Gutho his weekly SuperNanny lecture about respect to match officials.

27min

Charlie Staines goes the wombat hustle to get out the in-goal.

25min

Good kick from Galvin forces a line-drop-out. Gutherson arguing about something but no worries. Sivo gets the short-dropout back for his side.

24min

Now Api picks up a loose bit of footy and runs up to the 40m line. Defence into attack at Campbelltown. The prize of the spoon must be avoided.

23min

Heath Mason putting his body on the line with a good tackle on Sivo! He was on his way for a kick-return.

21min

Conversion: Eels
Attempted by Daejarn Asi.

NO GOOD - Wide Left

Tied up at Wests Tigers 10 - 10 Eels
21min

Try: Eels
Scored by Daejarn Asi. Kick to come.

Parramatta didn't let the two successive tries get in their way. After building pressure of their own, Daejarn Asi took advantage of some disappointing edge defence to cross out wide for the Eels.

Tied up at Wests Tigers 10 - 10 Eels
20min

SIX AGAIN EELS: Slow peel

19min

PENALTY EELS: Hand on ball

19min

Out on the Full: 3 - short drop-out from Api goes out on the full.

18min

Strong grubber from Asi, Fainu takes no chances and we will have a line-drop-out.

17min

Ball doesn't lie as Parramatta force an error via Solomona Fa'atape.

16min

Forget about the challenges, Spoon Bowl 24' is out of challenge business.

16min

Hang on, Gutho has SPRINTED to the referee for a challenge.

16min

PENALTY TIGERS: Hand in the ruck

16min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Kicked by Apisai Koroisau.

Api bounces back on track with that conversion. Wests lead 10-6.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 10 - 6 Eels
14min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Junior Tupou. Kick to come.

Parramatta gave the Tigers quality field position after the kick-off went out on the full. Galvin was terrorising the Eels with a second try-assist in as many sets as he fired a bullet ball to Junior Tupou.

Wests Tigers lead Wests Tigers 8 - 6 Eels
13min

PENALTY TIGERS: Out on the full

13min

Spoon Bowl Kick-Off routine errors ASSEMBLE!!

13min

Conversion: Wests Tigers
Attempted by Apisai Koroisau.

Api misfires the kick and it heads for the Campbelltown Athletics Track. 6-4 Eels.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 4 - 6 Eels
11min

Try: Wests Tigers
Scored by Josh Feledy. Kick to come.

After earning a penalty and building some sustained possession, the Tigers were able to hit back. Great light-footed runs from Latu Fainu and Heath Mason got the Tigers on the front foot, before a clever grubber by Lachlan Galvin found Josh Feledy and the Tigers hit back.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 4 - 6 Eels
11min

Strong running from Latu Fainu and Heath Mason gets the Tigers in good ball territory.

10min

PENALTY TIGERS: Slow peel - David Klemmer has a go at someone and he is quickly put in his place by the referee.

9min

Joe Ofahengaue tries to truck a defender and spills it. Exactly what the Tigers needed. Good contact from Api and he redeems his earlier mistake.

8min

That is a Spoon Bowl play right there. Api Koroisau has kicked that out on the full.

8min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Daejarn Asi.

Great strike by Daejarn Asi and Parramatta lead by a converted try.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 0 - 6 Eels
8min

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

First points of Spoon Bowl via Maika Sivo. It was a poor start to the game from the Tigers with a number of careless errors. Parramatta didn't waste their third set inside the Tigers 20m zone. Some nice work from the departing Blaize Talagi got Maika Sivo one on one with Charlie Staines who Sivo trucked over on his way to the line.

Eels lead Wests Tigers 0 - 4 Eels
6min

Melbourne bound Stefano Utoikamanu will challenge what looks like a normal loose carry. Let's see what Butler in the Bunker thinks. Correct decision reached by the Bunker, this is what Spoon Bowl is made of ladies and gentlemen.

5min

The refs have let this run but it looks like Sivo knocks it on. Peter Gough has a live decision of NO TRY - looking to confirm the knock on. Gough was caught on the open side and didn't have a good view of it.

5min

Short side raid, Cartwright goes for it and it was juggled by Penisini. Cooper Cronk scathing of it in the commentary "strange option by Cartwright".

5min

Parramatta inside the red-zone

4min

Looks like the Bunker has cleared the contact on Tupou by Cartwright. Tigers try to go outside/inside but Mason has put it down. Good signs from the Tigers in attack, Mason was through if he hung onto it.

3min

PENALTY TIGERS: Marker not square against Brendan Hands.

2min

SHOT! Junior Tupou crunched by Bryce Cartwright. Parramatta with the strong opening in defence.

1min

Strong opening collisions led by RCG - he did lead the side out tonight - tiny bit of foreshadowing perhaps?

Here we go for Spoon Bowl 24' - which team will win our unlucky prize for 2024.

Let's look at the teams, as confirmed yesterday Latu Fainu starts at half-back and we see yet another debutant with Tony Sukkar earning his debut. For Paramatta, Ofahiki Ogden starts for Shaun Lane. The lucky man to have the whistle for such a historic occasion of Spoon Bowl is Peter Gough, touch judges are Belinda Sharpe and Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski while Chris Butler has controls of the bunker from Eveleigh. Kick off at the top of the hour.

Welcome to the NRL Spoon Bowl. The key aim isn't to lose but to win, the prize of the circular, wooden based object is one that has to be avoided at all cost. In case of an overload on Kayo servers which occurred last weeked, you will be well looked after here with our man AJ running live updates tonight.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Peter Gough

Touch Judges: Belinda Sharpe, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski

Video Referee: Chris Butler

WESTS TIGERS (26)
Tries: Josh Feledy, Junior Tupou, Latu Fainu, Isaiah Papali'i, Charlie Staines
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Apisai Koroisau (2/3), Latu Fainu (0/1), Heath Mason (1/1)
Penalty Goals:

PARRAMATTA EELS (60)
Tries: Maika Sivo (2), Daejarn Asi, Brendan Hands, Viliami Penisini (2), Bryce Cartwright, Clinton Gutherson (2), Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Joey Lussick
Field Goals:
Two Point Field Goals:
Conversions: Daejarn Asi (6/9), Clinton Gutherson (1/1), Reagan Campbell-Gillard (1/1)
Penalty Goals: