Parramatta Eels Holden Cup

[Forty20]

Knights knock on 10m from their line gifting Parra an attacking set.

 

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Parra ruled to have knocked on as Breust bats the ball out to the wing. Gagan was in otherwise.

 

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Barba just misses an intercept and then the Knights pick up a penalty.

 

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Good work from the Newcastle outside backs as they run a set-play . Results in a Knight's try 10m out from touch.

Lots of bodies in motion.

Newcastle trail Parra 4-12 KTC

 

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Conversion unsuccessful.

Newcastle trail Parra 4-12

 

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Good run from Gagan nets a penalty for Parra. Parra restart 20m out from the Knight's try line.

 

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Short-ball from Brien is called forward. Poor stuff from the captain.

 

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Knight's knock on as they spread it out wide in our half.

 

[isaiah]

eels may lead 12-4, but its only a matter of t8ime till they run over you

 

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A good grubber by Barba on the last tackle forces a drop out.

 

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An injury concern for PJ Asiata but he seems to be OK

 

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Parra knock on in the play the ball. Scrappy stuff and another wasted opportunity in the Knight's redzone.

 

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And on the back of our mistake we give away a penalty for a high shot.

 

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Knight's No. 14 is down injured.

 

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Knight's resume their attack as the No. 14 is cleared of an injury.

 

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The Knight's winger only needed the bounce of the footy as a clever kick caught out our backline.

Fortunately for us the grubber shoots through and we get the 20m optional restart.

 

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We then go 70m upfield and drop the ball just as we threatened to score.

*sigh*

 

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Big hit from Asiata forces a knock on. We pack-in for a scrum near halfway with 20sec left on the clock in the first half.

 

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Half Time

Parra lead Newcastle 12-4


We started strongly, pushing the Knight's down their right flank with Barba and O'Hanlon continuing their strong partnership. Our front-row continues to impress as Terepo, Seumafa-something, Asiata and Fraser all had nice touches. Fraser also had a couple of good offloads.

Defensively we have been OK but we have also dominated possession so the Knight's have only had limited opportunities to pressure us.

Barba seems to be a little stifled at 5/8, predominately staying on the left-side and often just parcelling off the footy rather than backing himself. Having said that he has laid on a try, scored one and forced a repeat set. He is a little like Hayne in that I have such big expectations (somewhat unfair, no?) for him that I consider this to be a quiet game.

We need to lift in the second half though, as we have let the Knight's back in this.

 

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Second Half underway