This was a very spirited contest by both sides in hot conditions. After scoring virtually at will in the regular season and finals I think Parramatta were certainly rattled by the Panthers defence, particularly in the second half where they had the majority of possession and field position. I'm still not quite sure how the Panthers managed to keep them out as they looked certain to score on a number of occasions. The Eels mums and dads and fans were in a state of shock and disbelief. When they scored first the Eels group of fans near me were cockily chatting amongst themselves about how many they would win by. At the end one idiot was left with only one option, blame the ref, who else. Bryce Cartwright is he fulfills his talent may need some media training as he winning speech was short and inaudible. Don't know whether it was Bryce or the public address system.