Full Time
80:00
8:05pm Fri March 18, 2016
Round 3 - Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park / Wanngal - Crowd: 30018
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Full Match report to come...

Parramatta Eels 20-6

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The full-time siren sounds. Parramatta win 20-6.

Parramatta Eels 20-6

79

Mbye kicks from the scrum and Radradra is on the spot to clean up.

Parramatta Eels 20-6

79

Norman kicks the ball into touch and that should be it.

Parramatta Eels 20-6

78

Edwards is down, but it's merely cramp.

Parramatta Eels 20-6

78

Gutherson picks off an Mbye chip, despite the best efforts of Josh Morris.

Parramatta Eels 20-6

77

SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Conversion attempt by Moses Mbye successful.

The Bulldogs get a consolation effort, but it's too late.

Parramatta Eels 20-6

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TRY CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS: Scored by William Hopoate. Kick to come.

Too little, too late for the Bulldogs. Garvey puts his hooker next to the posts.

Parramatta Eels 20-4

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Canterbury get a penalty after Kenny Edwards tackled a Bulldogs player without the football.

Parramatta Eels 20-0

75

Canterbury come up with the ball from the kick off.

Parramatta Eels 20-0

74

SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS: Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.

20-0 now. That caps a great night for the Eels.

Parramatta Eels 20-0

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TRY PARRAMATTA EELS: Scored by Semi Radradra. Kick to come.

That's 50 tries for the Fijian flyer. Well down Parramatta supporters, your team has produced their best performance since the 2009 Preliminary Final.

Parramatta Eels 18-0

73

Gordon has yet another simple kick return.

Parramatta Eels 14-0

72

The Bulldogs come up with possession close to their own line. They'll need a miracle to get out of this one.

Parramatta Eels 14-0

71

The ball goes to ground and Edwards comes up with possession. The Eels are surging and the Bulldogs look to be beaten.

Parramatta Eels 14-0

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Parramatta come up with the ball after a short kick-off.

Parramatta Eels 14-0

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS: Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.

From under the black dot, Gordon converts and that should win it for the Eels.

Parramatta Eels 14-0

68

TRY PARRAMATTA EELS: Scored by Semi Radradra. Kick to come.

Following up from the Jennings break, Norman gets into space before linking up with his winger.

Parramatta Eels 12-0

66

Jennings makes a break downfield.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

66

Mbye kicks straight to Gordon. The Bulldogs have to be more creative with their last tackle plays.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

66

Play resumes after a stoppage following heavy contact on Chase Stanley.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

65

Gutherson has been tremendous under the high ball tonight. Once again Mbye opts to target the winger.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

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Reynolds finds some space and the Bulldogs look to spread the ball wide.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

63

Adam Elliot and Lloyd Perrett on for their first football of the night.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

62

Isaac De Gois off, Kaysa Pritchard on.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

62

Mbye kicks the ball into touch.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

61

Parramatta knock on and compound the mistake with a penalty.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

61

Radradra goes within an inch of scoring, but tremendous defence stops the winger.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

59

Curtis Rona has made a horrifying error. In trying to pass to his fullback, he's lost possession. Huge moment for Parramatta.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

59

Williams puts a kick in, but Gordon makes a strong play at the ball.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

57

Peni Terepo makes an error after pressure from the Bulldogs.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

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Bulldogs fans can feel hard done by there.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

56

No Try. Despite initially saying 'try', the call has been overturned due to a forward pass call by the touch judge.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

56

The grounding is fine, but Kasiano's pass appeared suspect.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

56

Sam Perrett has gone in for a try, we're checking with the bunker.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

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This is a massive moment for Canterbury. Forcing an error inside the Eels 20, the Bulldogs will want to capitalise.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

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Mybe kicks to Gordon and the Bulldogs force an error.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

53

Gutherson goes down the touchline with the line open, but great defence from the Bulldogs sees the former Manly flyer put a foot on the sideline.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

53

Graham and Kasiano back on for Canterbury.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

52

Semi Radradra gets a penalty after Craig Garvey was deemed offside from Reynolds' kick.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

52

Chase Stanley makes a solid run over halfway.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

50

Beau Scott off for Parramatta.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

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SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL PARRAMATTA EELS: Penalty goal attempt by Michael Gordon successful.

From adjacent to the posts, the former Shark converts.

Parramatta Eels 8-0

49

Terepo gets a penalty and the Eels will elect to take the two on offer and push their lead to 8-0.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

48

Kenny Edwards draws a penalty on halfway, Norman finds touch 20 metres out.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

47

Josh Morris ends up with the ball on the last and manages to find touch just short of halfway.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

46

After a series of kicks, Hopoate gets the Bulldogs out of trouble.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

44

Mbye bombs once again for Gutherson and the Parramatta winger earns a penalty.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

43

Foran bombs, the ball finds Kenny Edwards but it ends in a changeover.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

42

Beau Scott strips the ball from Aiden Tolman, after the Bulldogs prop found some space.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

41

Mbye goes high but Gutherson is up to the task.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

40

Browne takes the first charge of the second half.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Parramatta back onto ANZ Stadium, the Bulldogs are quick behind. Eels to get play back underway.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Canterbury are tackled close to the halfway line as the halftime siren sounds.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Norman drives the ball into touch. Both sides have given their all in the opening 40 minutes.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

37

Garvey kicks for Morris, but the ball bounces too high allowing Gutherson to clean up for Parramatta.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

36

Moeroa makes a strong charge, but he runs behind Foran who obstructs the Bulldogs defence.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Mbye kicks long and straight to Michael Gordon.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Foran takes on the line and gets Parramatta over halfway.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Parramatta force a handover after Sam Perrett was unable to get a clean catch close to the sideline.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Moeroa back out there for Parramatta.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

32

Mbye kicks and earns a repeat set.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Tony Williams turns back the clock and charges 20 metres into the Eels defence.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Compounding the turnover, the Eels concede a penalty.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Jennings goes close to the line, but a try-saving tackle from Jackson forces a turnover.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

30

Craig Garvey kicks for himself and on the return the Eels are off and away.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Foran goes high, but Perrett beats Radradra to the ball.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Peni Terepo on for Parramatta.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Norman finds touch, but they should have come up with a strong last tackle play after threatening the Bulldogs tryline.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Takairangi puts a kick in-goal and earns a repeat set. Some great offloading from the Eels during that attacking raid.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Jackson puts the ball to ground. Parramatta back inside the Bulldogs half.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Norman finds touch; Danny Wicks on for Parramatta.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Mbye kicks straight to Gordon. His last-play options haven't been great so far.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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David Klemmer on for Canterbury.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Tim Browne on for Canterbury.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

20

David Gower picks up Reynolds kick and relieves the pressure for Parramatta.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

20

Sam Perrett goes close to the tryline.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

19

Penalty to Canterbury after Tim Mannah interfered in the play the ball.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

19

No Try. 20 metre re-start after Radradra lost the ball in-goal.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Radradra is over the tryline, but the Bulldogs look to have held him up.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Norman's kick is charged down, resulting in another set for the Eels.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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David Gower on for Tepai Moeroa.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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Morris makes an incisive run down the sideline.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

15

Norman bombs but Hopoate collects the ball.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS: Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.

From the sideline, Gordon nails the kick.

Parramatta Eels 6-0

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TRY PARRAMATTA EELS: Scored by Michael Jennings. Kick to come.

Foran puts up a bomb, Radradra leaps above Hopoate and offloads to his centre who scores his first try for the Eels.

Parramatta Eels 4-0

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Kasiano delivers a pass to Tolman, but the ball goes to Kenny Edwards and the Eels are on the attack.

0 all

9

Mbye grubbers in-goal and earns a line drop out, but had he passed to his outside men the Bulldogs would have scored for certain.

0 all

8

Mbye grubbers for Rona, but Gutherson is up to the task and forces a line drop out.

0 all

8

Josh Morris is down after heavy contact from Beau Scott.

0 all

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Tolman loses the ball, but the referee rules a penalty for hand on the ball.

0 all

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Parramatta concede a penalty for offside as Clinton Gutherson prevents a try.

0 all

5

Tony Williams earns a penalty inside the Eels half. The Bulldogs with a chance to hit back in attack.

0 all

5

Josh Morris defuses the pressure by leaping high to claim the ball in-goal.

0 all

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The Eels earn a penalty just over halfway, they'll have a good chance to attack here.

0 all

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Corey Norman aims for Semi Radradra, but Sam Perrett is up to the task and collects the ball just shy of the tryline.

0 all

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Clinton Gutherson earns a 7-tackle set after Mbye's kick was caught in-goal.

0 all

Good opening set from the Eels sees Will Hopoate collected by Semi Radradra just over the 10 metre line.

Both sides onto ANZ Stadium; the Bulldogs will kick off.

Kick-off only moments away - can the Bulldogs continue their unbeaten start to 2016 or will the Eels overturn a horror record in recent times that has seen them manage just one win from the past ten clashes?

Parramatta are as per program, with Isaac De Gois replacing Nathan Peats, who is out with a dislocated elbow.

For Canterbury, Sam Kasiano comes into the starting side in place of Greg Eastwood, while Lloyd Perrett comes onto the bench.

Two traditional rivals who have started 2016 off in strong form will be looking for bragging rights, with both sides coming off last round wins.

Welcome to League Unlimited's coverage of Round 3 Friday Night Football between Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Parramatta Eels at ANZ Stadium.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Matt Cecchin, Alan Shortall

Touch Judges: Jeff Younis, Peter Gough

Video Referee: Luke Patten, Steve Chiddy, Bernard Sutton

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS (6)
Tries: William Hopoate
Field Goals:
Conversions: Moses Mbye (1/1)
Penalty Goals:

PARRAMATTA EELS (20)
Tries: Michael Jennings, Semi Radradra (2)
Field Goals:
Conversions: Michael Gordon (3/3)
Penalty Goals: Michael Gordon (1/1)