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Ray Stone

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No Stone unturned: Eels snatch golden point win in epic clash with ... (NRL.COM)

Ray Stone was the unlikely hero as the Eels snatched a 28-24 win over the Storm in extra time.

It was a disrupted week and I supposed the icing on the cake today with Xavier dropping out but it happens in sport and it happens in life so we have to deal with it": Storm coach Craig Bellamy. “We knew it was going to go down to the wire and it is very hard to come down to Melbourne and take two points off them, especially when they drag you into golden point. The attitude that we came with today we need to find that every single week regardless of what colour jersey we are playing against." Receiving a perfectly timed cut-out pass from Dylan Brown about 15 metres from the tryline, Blake sized up Papenhuyzen and ran as hard as he could at the Storm fullback to score. To the boy's credit it's character building performances like this and we have got to build from it. Smith started the movement when he burst through the attempted tackle of Shaun Lane and Reagan Campbell-Gillard and linked with Munster, who sent Papenhuyzen racing away to score.

Written in Stone: Eels end Storm's winning start in thriller (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Melbourne Storm and Parramatta Eels produced a high-quality thriller at AAMI Park in which the lead ebbed and flowed in a fast and furious clash, with the ...

They scored three trys off kicks, we need to be better in that area.” The Eels confirmed post-match that he would have immediate scans to find out the extent of his injury. He made sure he was on side ... it was a good bit of footy awareness from him, so pleasing for Stoney,” said Arthur. It’s very hard to come down to Melbourne and take two points off them.” The second period began at an equally frantic pace but when the ball fell to Munster in the middle of the field he showed great vision and technique to send a floating kick to the left wing, the ball bouncing perfectly for Meaney to collect in his stride and grab his second of the night. Ray Stone was the difference in the dying moments of the game when teammate Mitch Moses’ kick for a golden point came back off the post and fell to the substitute, who dived over.

Watch: Parramatta Eels recreate that Jack Welsby try for dramatic ... (Serious About Rugby League)

Most bouts of golden point extra time are basically the same both in the NRL and Super League. Two teams enter a war of attrition for territory until one ...

Moses attempted a long range field goal which bounced off the post only for Stone to react quickest, scoop up the ball, wrong foot the defence and score the winner injuring himself in the process. However, you can always rely on a big play from the storm. Nathan Brown and Brandon Smith scored lovely first half tries before scores from Waqa Blake and Nick Meaney ensured the contest was locked at 12 points a piece come the interval.

Unlikely Eel seals stunning win; Storm's big gamble on 'tough ... (Fox Sports)

Unlikely Eel seals stunning win; Storm's big gamble on 'tough hombre' Smith: Big Hits.

His ability to take on the line and his combination with Shaun Lane has been terrific this afternoon.” It showed there, in extra time he comes up with the big play when no one else is there, he turns up.” He just puts his head down, burrows low and accelerates through the Parramatta defensive line.” Nathan Brown 14. Ray Stone may have scored the matchwinner with a double,” Fox League commentator Andrew Voss said of the Moss Vale product. Dylan Brown 7. A fired up Brandon Smith was a welcomed return for the Storm given their hooking crisis. Brandon Smith 10. Stop the press on the Southern Highlands news. Reimis Smith 4. Scores were locked up once again when Tom Opacic scored off a Moses kick. They were denied another try just two minutes later due to an obstruction.

How have Parramatta Eels become Melbourne Storm's bogey side? (Sporting News AU)

In their past three meetings, Parramatta have done what no other side has been capable of doing for a long time - and that is have the edge over the ...

It was a good bit of footy awareness for him, so it’s pleasing for Stoney. "Coming down here, I don’t think we hadn't won in a few years, so it was always going to be hard. “It’s always good when a little bit of luck goes to our players that you can rely on and Stoney is one of those guys. They turned up today and were good enough to beat us. “We’re just looking for some consistency across the park. "I think they are just a scrappy team and you’ve got to be prepared to work really hard against them.

Freakish try hands Eels victory in golden-point thriller (Wide World of Sports)

Parramatta Eels forward Ray Stone was an unlikely hero as his side beat the Melbourne Storm in a golden-poi...

In an early contender for game of the season, the Eels edged the Storm 28-24 in Melbourne. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here! But the unheralded Eels forward has now grabbed two tries in 11 minutes to clinch an incredible golden-point win for his side – and the second came in a freakish turn of events.

NRL 2022: Ray Stone try seals golden-point win for Parramatta Eels against Melbourne Storm (Herald Sun)

Eels backrower Ray Stone emerged as the hero for Parramatta in a remarkable golden-point victory against Melbourne Storm, but his match-winning try could come at a cost. Russell Gould. follow. @gouldynews. 4 min read. March 26, 2022 - 9:15PM.