The rain has stopped falling at Wentworthville but the track has already taken on plenty of water. Wenty are gunning for a share of the competition lead (pending the result of the Newcastle game) while the Dogs are anchored to the bottom of the table but the conditions might shorten the gap between the two teams as we face a dour affair.
Kick off will be soon, like last week I don't believe there will be any official changes so I will do my best to list any that I see!
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Is there any coverage (streaming or radio)?
I think there might be someone running a community internet radio station for the NSW Cup game but I think I'm your only source of NYC updates.
Hard to tell since the boys are warming up on the top oval but I think Dylan Izzard might be in for Zach Dockar-Clay.
Some notables in the stand today with Darcy Lussick, Daniel Anderson and Pauli Pauli (decked out in a slick suit, it must be said) turning out.
Parra will be kicking off today.
Good set of defence for Parra to start the game off. Li fields the Canterubry kick on his 30m line and takes the ball up. Lavaka follows him up and on the next play the Eels draw the first penalty of the game.
The Eels find touch 20m out from the Dogs' line. Parra generate some second phase play down their left edge but Davis loses his footing coming back on the inside. Paula Kaufusi and Josh Aloiai nearly crash over near the posts, drawing in defenders. Parra exploit an overlap on the right edge as hands out to Lavaka are enough to see the prolific try scorer nab another one.
Lavaka comes to the sideline afterwards, looks like a dislocated finger or thumb. Whatever it was, Lavaka gets it put back in and takes the field again.
The conversion is unsuccessful.
Parra lead Canterbury 4-0
6min gone.
Oops daisy. Mistake from the kick off now. Line drop out.
Penalty to the Dogs now as Kaufusi lays on the runner for too long. The visitors find touch 20m out from Parra's line.
The Dogs shift the ball down Parra's right edge but have trouble building a fluent attack in the greasy conditions. Parra end up holding the Dogs out. Good goal line defence.
The Eels then seize momentum with some incisive dummy half runs that ends up netting a penalty.
Play resumes 10m into Canterbury's half.
Simple stuff from the Eels early in this set. The work around the posts before coming down the left. Matterson drops the ball to the boot. it picks up a deflection and rolls into touch and Parra get another set.
The Eels take the ball to the right from the scrum win but a couple of tackles into the set there is a forward pass. Disappointing end to the run of possession there.
Another solid set in defence but this time the Dogs put up a swirling bomb. Lavaka can't track it and lets it bounce. He manages to clean it up with a chaser hot on his heels.
Parra come down their left and Tui Kamikamica makes half a break. He looks for the offload but it is intercepted by a defender. The Eels get the ball back two tackles later with a good hit under the ball.
Matterson cops some questionable attention in the tackle. Despite that the Eels get into position for an attacking kick and Izzard sends up a good bomb. Li gives chase and makes perfectly timed contact on the winger but the ref has rules that he touched the ball for a turnover.
The Eels then give up a penalty for shooting from the 10m mark early.
Some metres for the Dogs now as they throw a fairly forwards pass to beat Lavaka. The Eels make the cover tackle and the Dogs head infield on the last. There isn't much structure to the play but they keep the ball alive with some desperate offloads. Eventually the get a kick in goals where Lavaka cleans it up. He beats the two chasers to get back into the field of play but is driven into touch.
The Dogs get full value out of the fresh set and their #10 barges and rolls through Kaysa Pritchard and a couple of others next to the posts. Nothing much to that try, just the initial contact was high but didn't lock the ball up.
The conversion is successful.
Canterbury lead Parra 6-4
18min gone.
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