Once again, Parramatta managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory with another golden point loss, having led 12 to nil with less than fifteen minutes to go.
A Braith Anasta field goal sunk the Eels as they went down 13 to 12 in another Parramatta Stadium thriller.
The Eels, for the most part, dominated proceedings for almost the entire match. They scored their first try through 200-game winger Chris Hicks, who took advantage of some great lead-up work by Ben Smith. Smith bust a tackle and then slipped a great offload to his winger who celebrated his double century milestone in style.
That was the only try in a largely uneventful first half but the Eels created more opportunities in the second and Hicks had a chance to bring up his second but couldn’t pull in a long Jarryd Hayne pass which bounced at his feet and then into touch.
However Hayne, who returned to fullback for this match, not long after sliced through the Rooster’s defence to bring up Parramatta’s second and make it a 12 nil lead following Burt’s conversion.
As has happened so many times this year, the Eels just couldn’t close out proceedings. The Rooster though were assisted by one of the refereeing blunders of the year, when an attempted Jason Ryles put-down was awarded without the benefit of a video replay. Ryles clearly dropped the ball and if Parramatta’s season could be summed up by one moment, that was it. So close, yet so far, with more than their share of bad luck thrown in for measure.
From there, the Roosters drew level after Luke Burt made a poor miss and Sydney’s Brad Takairangi went over with Braith Anasta nailing a difficult conversion to tie the scores.
With the game going into extra time, the Roosters had a couple of great opportunities to snatch a one-pointer but the Eels managed to charge down a number of attempts. One of those charge downs saw Jarryd Hayne kick the ball ahead, but he tried one kick to many and the Roosters instead scrambled back for the ball.
In the end, Anasta popped the field goal that broke the Eel’s hearts. The despair amongst the playing group was plain to see, with the Eels down on their haunches and hands on head, while the Roosters celebrated their third successive win.
A Braith Anasta field goal sunk the Eels as they went down 13 to 12 in another Parramatta Stadium thriller.
The Eels, for the most part, dominated proceedings for almost the entire match. They scored their first try through 200-game winger Chris Hicks, who took advantage of some great lead-up work by Ben Smith. Smith bust a tackle and then slipped a great offload to his winger who celebrated his double century milestone in style.
That was the only try in a largely uneventful first half but the Eels created more opportunities in the second and Hicks had a chance to bring up his second but couldn’t pull in a long Jarryd Hayne pass which bounced at his feet and then into touch.
However Hayne, who returned to fullback for this match, not long after sliced through the Rooster’s defence to bring up Parramatta’s second and make it a 12 nil lead following Burt’s conversion.
As has happened so many times this year, the Eels just couldn’t close out proceedings. The Rooster though were assisted by one of the refereeing blunders of the year, when an attempted Jason Ryles put-down was awarded without the benefit of a video replay. Ryles clearly dropped the ball and if Parramatta’s season could be summed up by one moment, that was it. So close, yet so far, with more than their share of bad luck thrown in for measure.
From there, the Roosters drew level after Luke Burt made a poor miss and Sydney’s Brad Takairangi went over with Braith Anasta nailing a difficult conversion to tie the scores.
With the game going into extra time, the Roosters had a couple of great opportunities to snatch a one-pointer but the Eels managed to charge down a number of attempts. One of those charge downs saw Jarryd Hayne kick the ball ahead, but he tried one kick to many and the Roosters instead scrambled back for the ball.
In the end, Anasta popped the field goal that broke the Eel’s hearts. The despair amongst the playing group was plain to see, with the Eels down on their haunches and hands on head, while the Roosters celebrated their third successive win.
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yeh what the hell was that!
Ham my man
dont say that because one eyed will write another 6 trojan horse strategy blogs explaining why shifting Hayne to 6 will solve everything including world hunger.
Im with you 100% but you cant say that on this site as we have an edict that he must only be considered a 6. Someone better tell Hayne and SK because they keep saying he will play 1 next year also
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