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Post by Electric Eel on May 23, 2020 18:33:34 GMT 10
Round 13, 2004: Parramatta 18 d Newcastle 16
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A conversion on the siren has given Parramatta its first win in six games to ruin the Newcastle Knights' 400th premiership match celebrations and almost bring a smile to the face of embattled coach Brian Smith.
With Newcastle leading 16-12 with two minutes to go and threatening to score again, an intercept pass turned the run of play in favour of the Eels who took the game 90 metres down to the Knights try line.
The Knights grabbed possession back but the Eels pinned them down in their own territory and in the next set were 15 metres out when Adam Dykes kicked for Luke Burt who grabbed the ball in-goal to score.
Referee Jason Robinson went to the video official who confirmed Burt was onside and the try was awarded to level the scores at 16-16.
With the weight of the entire football club on his shoulders Burt dropped his shoulders, moved in and slotted the ball to give the Eels the much-needed competition points.
The win to the Eels saw the Knights slip to their second loss in two weeks at home.
They were looking the better team for the majority of the match and lead 10-0 at half-time against an Eels side which had few options in attack despite the obvious desire.
The home team withstood the early pressure and scored two unanswered tries in the half.
They opened their account through Timana Tahu who returned tonight from six weeks on the sideline with a hamstring injury.
The Eels ran wide on the first tackle in their own 20 when centre Luke Burt was picked up by Knights winger Anthony Quinn.
Burt inexplicably threw the ball back to no-one and Tahu scooped the ball up and ran 10 metres to score.
Nathan Hindmarsh kept the Eels going forward with 12 hit-ups for nearly 120 metres, however his side continued to let themselves down with penalties and loose ball control.
They were also unable to stop easy offloads by the Knights who constantly pressed beyond the advantage line.
Newcastle's second try came on the back of their second consecutive set after forcing a drop-out.
Kurt Gidley basketball passed over the top of two Eels defenders which opened up an overlap for George Carmont to score in the corner.
The Eels looked like capitulating, but they hit back in the second half with two converted tries to grab the lead for the first time in the match.
Dean Widders sliced through Knights second rower Adam Woolnough and Anthony Quinn and two inside passes later Adam Dykes had a 30-metre run to score near the posts.
Despite being hampered by poor last-tackle options, a heavy two-man tackle in the 55th minute gave the ball back to the Eels and two phases later Dykes held the ball up close to the line and winger Ashley Graham received the ball to dive over in the corner.
Witt landed the sideline conversion to give a 12-10 lead to the Eels.
The Eels were continually forced to defend repeat sets through giving away penalties and being caught with the ball on the fifth tackle.
The Knights eventually scored when Gidley ran on to a dummy half pass close to the line and crashed over for the try.
The conversion took the Knights out to a 16-12 lead.
The game them took the unlikely turn when a long pass close to the Eels line was intercepted to bring the Eels within inches of the Knights line.
Nathan Hindmarsh was the most dominant Eel, making 40 tackles and 178 metres in 22 hit-ups.
ABC.net.au
A conversion on the siren has given Parramatta its first win in six games to ruin the Newcastle Knights' 400th premiership match celebrations and almost bring a smile to the face of embattled coach Brian Smith.
With Newcastle leading 16-12 with two minutes to go and threatening to score again, an intercept pass turned the run of play in favour of the Eels who took the game 90 metres down to the Knights try line.
The Knights grabbed possession back but the Eels pinned them down in their own territory and in the next set were 15 metres out when Adam Dykes kicked for Luke Burt who grabbed the ball in-goal to score.
Referee Jason Robinson went to the video official who confirmed Burt was onside and the try was awarded to level the scores at 16-16.
With the weight of the entire football club on his shoulders Burt dropped his shoulders, moved in and slotted the ball to give the Eels the much-needed competition points.
The win to the Eels saw the Knights slip to their second loss in two weeks at home.
They were looking the better team for the majority of the match and lead 10-0 at half-time against an Eels side which had few options in attack despite the obvious desire.
The home team withstood the early pressure and scored two unanswered tries in the half.
They opened their account through Timana Tahu who returned tonight from six weeks on the sideline with a hamstring injury.
The Eels ran wide on the first tackle in their own 20 when centre Luke Burt was picked up by Knights winger Anthony Quinn.
Burt inexplicably threw the ball back to no-one and Tahu scooped the ball up and ran 10 metres to score.
Nathan Hindmarsh kept the Eels going forward with 12 hit-ups for nearly 120 metres, however his side continued to let themselves down with penalties and loose ball control.
They were also unable to stop easy offloads by the Knights who constantly pressed beyond the advantage line.
Newcastle's second try came on the back of their second consecutive set after forcing a drop-out.
Kurt Gidley basketball passed over the top of two Eels defenders which opened up an overlap for George Carmont to score in the corner.
The Eels looked like capitulating, but they hit back in the second half with two converted tries to grab the lead for the first time in the match.
Dean Widders sliced through Knights second rower Adam Woolnough and Anthony Quinn and two inside passes later Adam Dykes had a 30-metre run to score near the posts.
Despite being hampered by poor last-tackle options, a heavy two-man tackle in the 55th minute gave the ball back to the Eels and two phases later Dykes held the ball up close to the line and winger Ashley Graham received the ball to dive over in the corner.
Witt landed the sideline conversion to give a 12-10 lead to the Eels.
The Eels were continually forced to defend repeat sets through giving away penalties and being caught with the ball on the fifth tackle.
The Knights eventually scored when Gidley ran on to a dummy half pass close to the line and crashed over for the try.
The conversion took the Knights out to a 16-12 lead.
The game them took the unlikely turn when a long pass close to the Eels line was intercepted to bring the Eels within inches of the Knights line.
Nathan Hindmarsh was the most dominant Eel, making 40 tackles and 178 metres in 22 hit-ups.
