FULLTIME! Parramatta somehow hold on, 20-18.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
Knights have more chance..
Parramatta Eels 20-18
UNFORCED ERROR NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Nathan Ross makes an unforced error.
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Bevan French has done a remarkable job to stop Ross and force him to lose it.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
BUNKER TIME! Nathan Ross might have stolen this.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
UNFORCED ERROR PARRAMATTA EELS: Corey Norman makes an unforced error.
Norman hammered and loses it. One more chance for the Knights!
Parramatta Eels 20-18
UNFORCED ERROR PARRAMATTA EELS: Corey Norman makes an unforced error.
..and now Norman loses it from the scrum!
Parramatta Eels 20-18
UNFORCED ERROR NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Lachlan Fitzgibbon makes an unforced error.
An inglorious touch for Fitzgibbon, losing it.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
Tres manufique from French! He catches a bomb right on his line under pressure.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
Levi tries to dart himself on last.. caught! Changeover, one metre out.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
Knights had momentum but a FORWARD pass quells that. Parramatta survive.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
UNFORCED ERROR PARRAMATTA EELS: Semi Radradra makes an unforced error.
Norman tried to put the ball onto Semi's chest but it went through his fingers.. and importantly dead. SEVEN tackle set.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
SIX MORE Eels! and a PENALTY for them. Unlucky for the Knights there. Korbin will now be ON REPORT for a terrible swinging arm.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
UNFORCED ERROR PARRAMATTA EELS: Tepai Moeroa makes an unforced error.
Gordon goes to do some ball-playing and Moeroa popped it into a Knight's defender.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
The Eels bench resembles a hospital ward currently. Foran and Gower gone. Wicks not in good health and Takairangi has limped from the field.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS: Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
Gordon converts his own try to give the Eels the lead back.
Parramatta Eels 20-18
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS: Scored by Michael Gordon. Kick to come.
Eels go bang, bang! Manu Ma'u poked through the line, offloaded to Takairangi who feed Gordon to score.
18 all
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS: Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon unsuccessful.
Gordon from the touchline, shanks it.
Newcastle Knights 18-14
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS: Scored by Bevan French. Kick to come.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! French does have his first TRY! Obstruction was cleared and French squeezed it within the touchline despite Mamo's best efforts.
Newcastle Knights 18-14
BUNKER TIME! Checking grounding.. French might have his first NRL score.
Newcastle Knights 18-10
A very good take from Uate from he came back from the field of play.. GLDO.
Newcastle Knights 18-10
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Penalty goal attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Knights point to the sticks again.. Hodkinson to put them eight ahead.. and does so.
Newcastle Knights 18-10
PENALTY Knights! Scott done for a throw. Korbin is lucky there.. he just threw the ball away!
Newcastle Knights 16-10
More enterprise from the Knights. An inside ball almost put Korbin Sims across then a bulleted grubber forced Semi in-goal.
Newcastle Knights 16-10
Knights controlling play here. It ricochets off Pritchard and out. GLDO.
Newcastle Knights 16-10
PENALTY Knights! Once again, Beau Scott gets a meeting with the referee. Last warning.
Newcastle Knights 16-10
Well then! We have ANOTHER push-back! Knights just gang-tackled Terepo and sacked him into the in-goal. GLDO.
Newcastle Knights 16-10
Knights get a taste of their own medicine, as Mamo tried to angle his run but Ma'u with some friends dragged him across the line.
Newcastle Knights 16-10
UNFORCED ERROR PARRAMATTA EELS: Michael Gordon makes an unforced error.
Momentum is all with the Knights now, Gordon gets a convoy across the touchline but he spilled it just before.
Newcastle Knights 16-10
SUCCESSFUL PENALTY GOAL NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Penalty goal attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Hodkinson pilots it through for a converted try lead.
Newcastle Knights 16-10
.. and another PENALTY. Knights right on the line and take the two.
Newcastle Knights 14-10
PENALTY Knights! A chaser was taken out, as French with a spectacular catch to take it off the fingertips of his own man.
Newcastle Knights 14-10
Here we go!
Newcastle Knights 14-10
Both sides are back onto the turf for the second half! Knights to kick-off.
Newcastle Knights 14-10
Andy Raymond on FOX confirms that Kieran Foran WON'T return. The halfback cut a dejected figure in the dressing room.
Newcastle Knights 14-10
HALFTIME :: Tricky Newcastle have scored 14 straight points to lead at the break.
Newcastle Knights 14-10
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson successful.
Hodkinson pushes it through for a four point lead.
Newcastle Knights 14-10
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Scored by Nathan Ross. Kick to come.
Knights with a trick shot again! From the scrum, Denniss found space down the right and was reeled in by French but he offloaded to Ross to streak away.
Newcastle Knights 12-10
UNFORCED ERROR PARRAMATTA EELS: Michael Gordon makes an unforced error.
Gordon tried to sweep right but he spills it. Reprieve for the home side.
Parramatta Eels 10-8
PENALTY Eels! Gower with a run that caught the defense offside.
Parramatta Eels 10-8
UNFORCED ERROR PARRAMATTA EELS: Peni Terepo makes an unforced error.
That was a Terepo pass. Knights start the set in the Eels half.
Parramatta Eels 10-8
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson unsuccessful.
Hodkinson just inside the touchline.. can't fade it inside.
Parramatta Eels 10-8
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Scored by Pauli Pauli. Kick to come.
Where did this come from?! Knights shift it to Akuila Uate right from the return and he makes it to halfway. They get into the redzone and Pauli Pauli had an easy one-on-one with Foran and steamrolled him.
Parramatta Eels 10-8
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Conversion attempt by Trent Hodkinson unsuccessful.
After laying on the try, Hodkinson with the conversion.. kicked into the lights but not the goals.
Parramatta Eels 10-4
TRY NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Scored by Sione Mata'utia. Kick to come.
Knights get some points! Hodkinson with a lovely cut-out to find Mata'utia of the Sione variety for the try.
Parramatta Eels 10-4
PENALTY Knights!
Parramatta Eels 10-0
RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! It went dead, Brad is a fibber.
Parramatta Eels 10-0
BUNKER TIME AGAIN! Has Takairangi produced magic? Surely it went dead.
Parramatta Eels 10-0
UNFORCED ERROR NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Pauli Pauli makes an unforced error.
Courageous tackle from Foran there, to take Pauli Pauli head-on. He forced an error as well.
Parramatta Eels 10-0
UNSUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS: Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon unsuccessful.
A left sided appointment this time, can Gordon swing it across? Not enough. Missed.
Parramatta Eels 10-0
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS: Scored by Semi Radradra. Kick to come.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Some wizardry from Semi, to keep his legs in and get the ball down.
Parramatta Eels 10-0
BUNKER TIME! Semi Radradra,who else! Called TRY, checking grounding..
Parramatta Eels 6-0
A bizzare six again call for the Eels, as they've judged Uate has touched it in making a ball-and-all tackle.
Parramatta Eels 6-0
PENALTY Eels! Markers caught not square.
Parramatta Eels 6-0
SUCCESSFUL CONVERSION PARRAMATTA EELS: Conversion attempt by Michael Gordon successful.
Gordon with his first assignment of the night.. steps in and puts it through.
Parramatta Eels 6-0
TRY PARRAMATTA EELS: Scored by Beau Scott. Kick to come.
A sweeping move for the Eels breaks the trend of them conceding first. Gutherson released Semi who bundled down the right before almost sending Foran in, the half tackled just before the line. A sweep to the right and Beau Scott trundles in.
Parramatta Eels 4-0
Great power from Semi. He carried several defenders and won a penalty.
0 all
UNFORCED ERROR NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS: Jaelen Feeney makes an unforced error.
I think Beau Scott is a bit miffed on missing origin. He hammered young Jaelen there and forced an error.
0 all
A PENALTY within the first minute for the Knights.
KICK-OFF!
Here come the Eels in their blue and yellow number, to a smattering of boos from the fans that have turned up on a cold Monday night. Next is the home side, to a generous applause and head towards the Southern end to receive the kick-off.
TEAM CHANGES:
NEW: The forward pack gets a shuffle for the Knights, as Tyler Randell starts at hooker for Danny Levi. Josh King after an impressive debut gets another start while Korbin Sims goes to lock. The bench now reads Levi, Saifiiti, Paea and Fitzgibbon.
PAR: It is a welcome to the NRL for Bevan French - the winger starred in the Auckland Nines with 9 tries. Clint Gutherson goes to centre. Daniel Alvaro replaces the departed Junior Paulo in their only other change.
Welcome to a chilly Hunter Stadium for the last clash of an abridged round 12, as the lowly Knights host the crisis-stricken Eels in a game of first to the bottom - also some rugby league thrown in. Join us at 7pm AEST for LIVE coverage!
Referees & scorers:
Referee: Henry Perenara, Gavin Reynolds
Touch Judges: Rickey McFarlane, Jon Stone
Video Referee: Ashley Klein, Jason Robinson, Ben Galea
NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS (18)
Tries: Sione Mata'utia, Pauli Pauli, Nathan Ross
Field Goals:
Conversions: Trent Hodkinson (1/3)
Penalty Goals: Trent Hodkinson (2/2)
PARRAMATTA EELS (20)
Tries: Beau Scott, Michael Gordon, Semi Radradra, Bevan French
Field Goals:
Conversions: Michael Gordon (2/4)
Penalty Goals: