The Raiders have started the season 4-2 and have taken their first non-home win (Vegas counted as a home game) of 2025
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Straight off the penalty for the hip drop, Ethan Strange makes a half break and pops a brilliant offload to Kris for a try
Ryan Matterson is put on report for a hip drop
Change of kicker with Fogarty cramping
Joseph Tapine continues to punish the Eels middles, with strong carry allowing an offload for Nicholson to stroll over untouched
Eels challenge a knock on call. They are successful
Parra get a penalty after the worst scrumbase scuffle you’ll ever see. That was enough to convince me the scrum should be abolished
Corey Horsburgh has forced a dropout. Where at that point of the game. Eels recover the short dropout but immediately commit an error
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Josh Addo-Carr has conceded a penalty try after the bunker determined Savage would have got to a bouncing ball had he not been impeded
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The Bunker has been called after Hudson Young goes over the line. It was a great one by Savelio Tamale, but the referee says he knocked the ball on. However, the Bunker finds Dean Hawkins played at the ball, and Young is awarded the try.
Dylan Walker penalised for an illegal steal
Squeezes it in from the sideline
Parra are fighting their way back into the game, and a wealth of possession is rewarded when Dylan Brown takes off on the last, leading to a Dylan Walker grubber sitting up perfectly for The Fox
Dean Hawkins has forced a dropout after a grubber skid across the length of the Raiders defence.
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Just as the Eels looked to be closing out the half, the Raiders strike with a line break by Ethan Strange leading to Timoko scoring after a strong solo effort
They dropped the ball in the very next tackle in case you were wondering
Eels make a captains challenge after being called of a knock on. They are successful.
The Eels finally had a period of pressure, but it ends with Dylan Brown firing a pass over the heads of his outside backs and out of the field of play
Starts right, ends over the black dot
It’s another try for the Raiders, who benefitted from a strong kick return by Kaeo Weekes and Xavier Savage to see Young score a few plays later
Good news for the Raiders, Matt Nicholson has passed his HIA
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It’s 6’s and 7’s in a good way for the Raiders, with a Jamal Fogarty grubber being placed beautifully for Strange to get to the ball first and grab four points.
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It’s just way too easy for the seven-figure man, with Brown making Corey Horsburgh and Simi Sasagi look silly in the middle of the park.
Matt Nicholson has been sent from the field for a HIA
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Constant pressure forced a lapse out of the Eels, who barely moved up as Tapine hit the line and forced his way over
The Raiders have been on the attack early, and Jamal Fogarty has forced a drop out off an attacking grubber.
Congrats to Jamal Fogarty on his 100th first grade game, amid rumours he’s set to leave the Raiders after this season.
Welcome to the final game of Super Saturday, as the Eels take their final trip to Darwin as hosts where they play the Canberra Raiders. Ryan Matterson has broken back into the Eels side for the first time this year, with Bailey Simonsson replacing the injured Zac Lomax on the wing.
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Wyatt Raymond
Touch Judges: Drew Oultram, Belinda Sharpe
Video Referee: Grant Atkins
PARRAMATTA EELS (12)
Tries: Dylan Brown, Josh Addo-Carr
Conversions: Sean Russell (2/2)
CANBERRA RAIDERS (50)
Tries: Joseph Tapine, Ethan Strange, Hudson Young (2), Matthew Timoko, Xavier Savage, Matt Nicholson, Sebastian Kris
Conversions: Jamal Fogarty (6/6), Kaeo Weekes (2/2)
Penalty Goals: Jamal Fogarty (1/1)