HARBOURSPORT |
Photos by Michael Shillito |
PARRAMATTA EELS v NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS Parramatta Stadium, Friday 1st May 2009. |
The Eel mascot does a lap of honour pre-game |
The cheergirls perform their routine |
The Cowboys enter the arena |
The Eels make their entrance |
Kick off |
Four Eels lay a tackle |
Kris Keating makes a break to set up Joe Galuvao |
And the Eels are first to score |
Faleti Mateo prepares an offload |
Johnathan Thurston makes a point to the referee |
Parramatta continue to press |
Parramatta scores again |
Luke Burt lines up a conversion attempt |
Matt Keating dives over to score Parramatta's 3rd try |
Kris Keating feeds a scrum |
The Cowboys play the ball |
Thurston looks for an attacking option |
Parramatta think they've scored again |
Only to be denied by the video ref |
The Cowboys come close to the Parramatta line |
"Get them onside" calls the crowd |
The Eels launch another raid |
Parramatta take a line drop-out |
A disappointing crowd of just over 8,000 was at the game |
Kris Keating replaces Matt Keating as first receiver |
The Cowboys are held up in-goal |
The referee awards Parramatta a penalty |
Parramatta scores again |
Kris Keating converts the try |
Keating catches the ball from the kick-off |
A scramble on the Parramatta line |
And the Cowboys are on the board |
Johnathan Thurston adds the extras |
Thurston feeds a scrum 10 metres out |
Parramatta regain possession |
The Eels score and the game is safe |
Kris Keating converts |
The Cowboys stretch and score |
The Cowboys continue to press, but drop the ball over the line |
North Queensland score a late try |
Thurston converts from the sideline |
The Cowboys finished strongly, but it was too little too late |
As the Eels, with a sniff of victory, defended strongly |
It's all over - Eels 28 Cowboys 18 |