NRL Match Thread Round 4

[Graham]

Starting very soon 

[Graham]

Will miss first half an hour due to family taxi duty.

[Graham]

Eels having the best of the early exchanges.

[JohnM]

True. Eels converted try with 24 mins to half time.

[JohnM]

We're seeing the downside of the fashion for short line dropouts as Penrith concede a certain 2 points 

8 nil.

[Futtocks]

32 minutes ago, Graham said:

Will miss first half an hour due to family taxi duty.

I'll be missing the middle of the match (work meeting).

Anyone got plans to miss the end?

[JohnM]

Locked myself in my home office so no disturbance. Panthers back in it  with great try made possible by a debatable forward pass. 8 - 6 with 5 to go to half time.

 

[JohnM]

8 all at 1/2 time. 

[Dunbar]

I expect the Panthers will outlast the Eels in this one.  But without Kikau (to the Bulldogs) and Martin (injury) they have really lost a lot on the edges and seem much less dangerous.

Shows the value of high impact edge players.

[Graham]

Currently 14-8 Eels.

Late tackle gives Eels a penalty way down in Panthers Terri 

[Graham]

16-8 Eels then.

 

[Graham]

Panthers come really close with some improvised last tackle play. Eeels hold out though.

[Futtocks]

16:14 and 7 minutes to go.

[Futtocks]

Yep, Golden Point.

[Nothus]

Wow, that dropgoal was incredible!

[Graham]

Fantastic.What an intelligent play by Cleary to take the penalty for a binning high shot by Eels and kicks a superb drop goal from just outside the 40m mark.

That evens it up at full time.

16 all

 Golden point!

Brilliant thinking.

[JohnM]

Phenomenal end to normal time. NEVER give up!

[Futtocks]

Eels win!

[Graham]

So that penalty and the following territory gains gave Moses the position he needed to win the game with the drop goal. Dramatic or what?

[Graham]

FULL TIME

PARRAMATTA EELS 17 - 16 PENRITH PANTHERS 

Golden point victory.

[Graham]

Well you got your moneys worth there!

[JohnM]

The speed of the ptb, the speed, strength, determination etc from acting half back should be a lesson to our clubs.  We're generally too slow and leisurely in comparison.

 

 

 

 

[Spotty Herbert]

That was a hell of a game. Even Ashley Clown played his part well. 

[Graham]

1 hour ago, Futtocks said:

I'll be missing the middle of the match (work meeting).

Anyone got plans to miss the end?

If they did they’d have missed a treat.
The end to the game was incredible. Glad I didn’t miss that.

[JimBronco]

Superb game. Lots of drama. That Cleary kick was beyond good and felt that the Eels' players heads were down going in to golden-point time, but Moses came up with the goods.