The Raiders lost 15-12 to the Eels, with the game marked by an early try and a sin-bin for Sanders.
The Canberra Raiders fell 15-12 to the Parramatta Eels at Commbank Stadium.
Both sides started hot after recent defeats, trading heavy early sets and metres.
Ten minutes in the Eels opened the scoring when Brian Kelly's dummy-half play released Jordan Samrani to finish on the right.
Raiders halfback Ethan Sanders was sin-binned in the 23rd minute for a tackle without the ball.