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FT: Wests 32 def Parra 6

J'maine...

BROWN... GOES CLOSE! TACKLED BY THE POSTS.

Most points conceded by any team in 20 years (Dragons in 05)

VIDEO REF: Atkins has no try - Bula is in agony as he attempted to ground it.

PENALTY TIGERS: Escort by Sean Russell.

Lomax has his first in the blue and yellow. Dylan Brown offers something for the first time this afternoon, throws a forward pass to Kautoga but it was cleared by the referee and touch judge. Kautoga gets it out to Lomax and he scores! But hang on, we are checking obstruction and we find something to overturn it because Iongi overran it AS THE PASS WAS FORWARD...

PENALTY EELS

Bula has been everywhere.

Good take from Doueihi

Oh no... J'maine Hopgood loses it. We have a challenge - closest thing to a drinks break we will get because MAFS is too important.

FORWARD PASS! Adam Doueihi throws it forward.

Have a feeling this one could open up in a matter of moments.

Good run from Samrani.

Terrell May through 64 minutes straight in this heat. An amazing effort from the front-rower.

No drinks break taken at the hour mark. Looks like the MAFS experts may need to help Parramatta rekindle their joy for the football. At this point, it's going as downhill as some of the couples.

Iongi grubbered it, the arms of the Parra players went up and Turuva gets out of his own end.

Need something magic here the Eels.

NO TRY

VIDEO REF: Atkins has NO TRY - confirming Sam Tuivaiti knock on.

PENALTY EELS: Inside 10m off the scrum - Jarome Luai called and Atkins is defiant.

Some major concerns for Parra's attack. It is lacking the cohesion.

SIX AGAIN PARRA: Inside 10m

PENALTY EELS: Goal line dropout infringement.

Nice grubber from Ryley Smith and it forces a dropout.

Feels like Parra are in slow motion with their attack as of this moment.

SIX MORE EELS: Ruck infringement

Oh Jahream... Parra need to do something

Luai knocks it on... but he is adament it was off a Tiger... but like some people need to on Twitter, he lets it go through to the keeper.

Galvin over the halfway, stopped by Iongi. Not held, goes again, brought down 40 away

The Tigers survive

Parramatta on the attack!

PENALTY EELS: Inside 10 against Turuva.

Iongi in the last few moments saves a try and then gets across the other side and scoops up the Luai grubber.

VIDEO REF: Atkins has NO TRY but Skelton is very confident - on field decision is supported. NO TRY

Tigers are just taking the edges apart now. Parramatta have to dig deep.

Badger says he maintains possession. Challenge successful, Vossy is perplexed but in his defence, that's most of us in these Bunker situations.

Sunia Turuva loses it... but we have a challenge coming up.

Both sides through their opening sets. Benji "keep playing footy, don't shut up shot". Ryles "completions and ball security" - courtesy of Jake Duke.

Back underway for the second half. Can Parramatta reverse first half fortunes ?

Tigers leading Parramatta by 16-0.

Kautoga launched at Galvin there - looked to be slightly late but happy to let that slide!

NO TRY - Ryley knock on and it is a 7 tackle set. His running game his biggest strength and gave it a go!

VIDEO REF: Atkins has NO TRY and a knock on by Ryley Smith.

PENALTY EELS: Samuela Fainu caught offside

PENALTY EELS: Slow peel as Samrani taps and goes.

They just seem to be in slow motion. Cooper Cronk described it as well as most so far "yuck".

Really important period of the game this one!

PENALTY TIGERS: Inside 10m

Great kick defusal from Jahream Bula.

Ryley Smith now out there for Parramatta. These bench players will be so key today

Great set post points from the Tigers. But they ruin that by conceding a penalty.

Oh no... Junior Paulo puts it down.

Parra come up with a mistake and it will be a scrum once more. 11 errors in 23 minutes and you feel for Vossy and Coops at the moment.

SIX MORE PARRA: Slow peel.

Twal is dumped, Parramatta earnt that error through their defence. Forced Twal to drop the ball.

Skelton gets out of the in-goal area as Adam Doueihi is dumped by Jack Williams.

The Tigers have made yet another mistake... Luai throws it straight back to them...

Hands' pass is forward. We have had every error so far...

We would've had a drinks break around this point but given MAFS is on tonight, Channel 9 don't want the news to be interrupted.

Whatever team just settles into this game the best in the next five minutes will go a long way.

A crash ball to Williams and he is met by Jarome Luai and that will be a knock on.

PENALTY EELS: High tackle by Alex Seyfarth.

Tigers come up with an error

PENALTY TIGERS: High tackle - I am sorry - we have seen less tackles cause less pain get sin-binned. Foketi and Pearce-Paul have genuine cases to be hard done by after that one.

Apisai Koroisau is down and Jack Williams has to go to the bin.

Iongi's grubber is blocked and recovered by Jahream Bula.

Starford To'a goes without it - the Tigers are just struggling at the moment.

Great early goal-line stand from Parramatta. Their attack isn't humming - good focus on the sideline from Chris Sutton rules Skelton out.

SIX AGAIN TIGERS: Inside 10m - Atkins might have to give a warning.

PENALTY TIGERS: Referee played advantage as the Tigers attacked down the right. They have a call of offside.

PENALTY TIGERS: Strip by J'maine Hopgood on the ground. Tigers will tap and go.

Parramatta trying to go around them at the moment.

Nice break from the Tigers down the left, some suspect passes in that sequence but they were given the OKAY! Parramatta coming out of their own end.

Early mistake from the Eels inside the opposition 20m.

Early reshuffle, Lomax on the right wing, Samrani at centre. Some boos when Dylan Brown had a run.

Surface a little chewed up, had the Panthers Roosters game, A-League last night and then this arvo's game.

KICKOFF! Atkins blows time on and we are underway from the scorching West. Parramatta running from left to right to start us off. Tigers running vice-versa!

Referee this arvo is Grant Atkins who is refereeing his 288th NRL game. Our touch judges are Chris Sutton and Belinda Sharpe. The bunker review official is Kasey Badger.

The team news for this one reads as follows. Both sides 1-17, an NRL debut to Jordan Samrani while a club debut for Kitione Kautoga. Star To'a comes in replacing Solomone Fa'atape who played NSW Cup this afternoon. It is an absolute scorcher in Sydney today, most games today have seen drinks breaks installed. But, if not, you will see the yellow and orange trainers of both sides distribute water.

Welcome to CommBank Stadium for Round 2 NRL action - it is Parramatta taking on the Tigers. Parramatta are searching for redemption in the same way their other 50 point compatriots the Roosters did on the same blades of grass 48 hours ago. Meanwhile, the Tigers are looking for win number one on the year after a narrow loss to the Knights last start.