Three rounds in and the Eels remain undefeated in both the Matts and Ball Competitions.

Due to the wet weather over the past few days, the matches have been transferred from Granville to Kellyville. Based on exposed form, the Eels should be favoured to continue their winning ways.

However, I’ve always been wary about the Illawarra talent pool, and they have delivered shocks to the Eels in past seasons, even in competition winning years.

The action kicks off at 3:30pm.

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Team looks to be as per program. The field is in great shape. The sun is threatening to come out and shine directly into my face as I call this. Not happy if that happens.

First Half

Eels kicking off. It sails over the dead ball line for the penalty on halfway. Huge contact from Parra to start the set. A tidy set from the Steelers to get to the red zone but the cross kick is out on the full.

Eels to just over the 40 for the kick and Perrett finds touch ten out. Eels muscling up in defence but give away a penalty late in the set, 35 out. Wow, the Steelers fail to find touch. Now it’s on as the Steelers go on with a tackle after an Eels and players rush in. No penalty just a Steelers scrum.

Good footy from both teams there. The Steelers shift right perfectly to the winger who hares for the corner but the covering tackle superbly drives him into touch.

The Eels now make the most of this escape. Play traverses 80 metres in five tackles. The last tackle kick from Perrett is a ripper as Salter gets ahead of his opposite to take the ball on the full and score ten in from the corner.

Conversion from Perrett misses

Eels 4 Steelers nil after 9 minutes.

Eels penalty early in the set for ruck interference. Into the red zone and the Eels have got a mid set play all wrong as the players get in each others way. Steelers scrum.

The Steelers quickly advance to the red zone. I think o missed a set restart. Parra’s defence absorbs the pressure on the line and the last tackle cross kick is again overcooked.

Parra shift left late in the set and break the line. Epe is down the sideline and threads a pass to Seuseu who is too strong for the final defender and carries him over the line 15 metres left of the posts.

Conversion hits the upright. No goal

Eels 8 lead Steelers nil after 16 minutes

Great run from Capovilla as he palms away defenders and stretches out over about 20 metres. Eels error follows soon after.

Second Half

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First Half

Second Half

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