Eels vs Tigers
Round 7 - HALF TIME
Fri 7:30pm 21 Apr
Parramatta Stadium
Referee: Tony Archer
Parramatta Eels: 14
Tries: Chad Robinson, Timana Tahu
Goals: Brett Delaney 3/3
Wests Tigers: 6
Tries: Dean Collis
Goals: Scott Prince 1/1
Welcome to Parramatta Stadium as we prepare to kick off Round 7 with a match between the 2005 Premiers and the 2005 Minor Premiers!
Late change: Isaac De Gois slots on to the Tigers bench in place of Bryce Gibbs. The Eels are as named from 1-17.
The Tigers kick off, and we're underway!
4 min: VIDEO REF - checking a possible Tigers try ...
4 min: NO TRY - Tigers
A Daniel Fitzhenry kick takes a wicked bounce in the Eels in-goal. Jamaal Lolesi performs some acrobatics in attempting to force the ball, but his foot was only just on the dead ball line.
6 min: TRY Parramatta Eels
From a scrum win 30 metres out, Timana Tahu runs around Shane Elford and crosses for the opening try of the night.
Brett Delaney kicks the extras.
Eels 6-0
11 min: Justin Tsoulos (Eels) tries a miracle offload 10 metres away from the Tigers try-line, but the ball is lost.
14 min: TRY Parramatta Eels
A simple try to Chad Robinson here, crashing over after a couple of long passes from dummy-half. The Tigers are looking a wee bit shellshocked so far tonight.
Delaney converts.
Eels 12-0
19 min: Eric Grothe takes a great catch in his own in-goal to defuse a Scott Prince bomb.
20 min: VIDEO REF - a possible Tigers try ...
20 min: TRY Wests Tigers
A short-side play from the Tigers finds some space, and Dean Collis crosses the line despite an attempted tackle from Wade McKinnon.
Scott Prince nails the conversion from out wide.
Eels 12-6
26 min: PENALTY GOAL Parramatta Eels
Anthony Laffranchi is penalised for a late (?) shot on John Morris. Brett Delaney pots another two points from right in front.
Eels 14-6
33 min: John Morris puts in a cross-field kick that is well claimed by Shane Elford on his own goal-line. A penalty follows straight away to help the Tigers out of their own territory.
34 min: Timana Tahu picks up a loose ball and races 40 metres before being caught by Shannon McDonnell.
38 min: A dropped ball from the Eels gives the Tigers good field position just before halftime ... but they can't convert the advantage into points.
HALFTIME: Parramatta Eels 14 Wests Tigers 6
The Tigers will be pleased to only be 8 points behind after the first forty. The Eels are showing a little more desperation tonight, and that could well be the difference in the final result.
Possession: Eels 48% Tigers 52%
Completion: Eels 16/22 Tigers 16/22
Total metres: Eels 656 Tigers 561
Offloads: Eels 7 Tigers 2