The Eels are through, but there was plenty to come out of the game.
Droughts broken, head slams and short turnarounds: The set of six, Parramatta Eels vs Canberra Raiders
Response to shady Mitchell Moses move delivers blueprint on how to stamp out milking
Milking has plagued the NRL in recent weeks, but Friday night's semi-final between the Eels and Raiders delivered a blueprint on how the league can stamp out the ugly antics.
When Mitchell Moses was thumped in a Jack Wighton tackle in the 53rd minute of the CommBank Stadium clash, the Parramatta halfback did not play the ball, instead holding the footy under his left arm as he glanced around.
While he may have been experiencing concussion symptoms after the back of his head thudded into...
Eels slay Raiders to set up colossal grand final qualifier test against Cowboys
The Eels have slayed the Raiders 40-4 to reach their first preliminary final since 2009 and book themselves in for a colossal test against the Cowboys in Townsville.
Parramatta was a class above Canberra at CommBank Stadium on Friday night, brushing aside talk of three semi-final exits in succession to put itself within one win of its first grand final appearance since 2009.
Mitchell Moses, Dylan Brown, Clint Gutherson and Junior Paulo all fired as the Raiders, buoyed after ousting the...
