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FULLTIME :: Parramatta have broken the drought! They win 44-10 on a clear afternoon at ANZ Stadium.

Penalty Eagles for a bear hug. Is this WWE!

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Some circus work from Uate, to keep that ball alive, but alas, the winger tapped it for himself and is denied.

Moses first kick rebounds into the defense, back to the half then he chipped a kick that Dylan Walker takes down for the dropout.

Sea Eagles are ready for the bus home. DCE kicks out on the full.

BUNKER TIME! Checking the Uate score.

Manu Ma'u pinged for offside.

BUNKER TIME! Eels are having a party now! Checking offside.

That was unacceptable roared the pocket ref, now, the Eagles are pinged for an incorrect play-the-ball.

Lachlan Croker almost had one back! The young half juggled a DCE kick right before the line. Although it wouldn't have counted anyways, offside.

Too much aggression from Pritchard in trying to keep Tommy Trbojevic deep. High tackle, penalty.

It's all coming up Eels! Norman shaped it near the post, as Parker is forced to submit for the dropout. More pressure coming..

Moses, who worried the Eagles with his straight running in the first half, slices through on last but some last-ditch defense from Jake Turbo stops him.

Eels just strolled through the middle in their opening set, as Norman just dabbed one through and Tommy Turbo is taken in-goal.

DCE's boot gets the hostilities back underway!

The Sea Eagles trudge back onto the ANZ turf, looking to turn around this twenty point deficit while the Eels bounded out of the sheds, looking to confirm their first win of the season.

HALFTIME :: Belated after some confusion, the Eels have been slick and rightly, have a healthy lead.

The Eagles running battle with the obstruction continues. Jake Turbo delayed the pass, goes behind his brother and is pinged. Compounding that, the forward booted downtown. Penalty.

The Hayne Plane is grounded for the moment. The star back has limped from the field, due to an injury sustained during the first Eels try. Kaysa Pritchard has re-entered the fray.

RED LIGHTS.. NO TRY! Brian Kelly strode through after some lackluster defense. Today might actually be the day though for the Eels! It was called back for obstruction, as Thompson didn't go through the line.

BUNKER TIME! Kelly smashes through, just checking obstruction.

The count has gone four-nil to the Eels but now the Sea Eagles have a penalty. They get a whole set inside the Eels half, which they will take gratefully.

Some ball now for the Eagles! They go through both Tommy T and DCE down the right almost sending Parker away! On last, they lost direction though, and it is snaffled by the Eels to ruck out.

An early casualty, Kaysa Pritchard is taken off for a head assessment after he reeled away from a tackle on Jake Turbo. The teams trade sets downfield, as Uate catches one!

DCE thuds a kick into an Eels defender now, it is scooped up and the home side are on the attack until a Gutherson forward pass is pinged.

Deft kick on last from Moses swings back across then the second boot is taken by DCE.

Dear, oh dear! It has been a horror start for Daly.. now he kicks it too deep! Penalty.

Fourth penalty of the afternoon against the Sea Eagles. It is right in front, so Moses will take the confidence building two.

Moses cuts straight from the scrum, gets within ten. Eels throw a bullet cut-out that is knocked on. It will come back though, DCE pinged again!

Quick hands from the Eels almost got them points! The transfer found Hayne, the star was taken ball-and-all by Tom T and the Sea Eagles take a breath.

More pressure coming on the Eagles line! DCE pinged. From the early moments, the Eels attack looks much straighter and the inclusion of Matagi has helped.

Good finish to the Eels set. It was dribbled in and Tommy T knocks it out. Dropout.

Strong charge from Alvaro. Now the Eels have a penalty as the Sea Eagles defenders were offside.

KICK-OFF! Eels send it high and almost over the dead-ball. Sea Eagles with first use.

Here come the Sea Eagles, onto the ANZ field. They're in their white jersey with maroon stripes looking to avenge their first-half shellacking from the Tigers. Next is the home side, to a generous applause in of course, blue and yellow - can they get off the duck? we'll find out tonight!

Is today gonna be the day that Eels are going to come back to form? Maybe. They're taking on an embattled Manly side, with some in-fighting during the week. Manly have also lost their away games thus far this season, so some hope for the Eels, who haven't won anywhere! Kick-off in this derby is in less than ten minutes!