Parramatta Eels

The Dragons were destroyed 48-14 at the hands of the Eels on Sunday night and the heavy defeat was compounded by an ugly tackle in the shadows of full-time.

Lawrie followed up his chicken-wing tackle with a shove to Simonsson’s face and an all-in scuffle broke out. Lawrie followed up his chicken-wing tackle with a shove to Simonsson’s face and an all-in scuffle broke out.

Craig Cauchi reviews Sunday nights clash between Parramatta Eels and St George Illawarra Dragons. MATCHDAY RESULTS. SCOREBOARD. Paramatta Eels

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Mitchell Moses was at his mercurial best on Sunday as he led Parramatta to an impressive 48-14 win over St George Illawarra in the NRL.

We have got to learn that lesson and move on." They blew us away in the second half," said Griffin.""We started poorly and they made us pay with every opportunity." The scoreline isn't acceptable but we will take a lot of things out of that first 40 minutes."

PARRAMATTA EELS 48 (Waqa Blake 2, Mitchell Moses 2, Dylan Brown, Nathan Brown, Reed Mahoney, Clint Gutherson tries; Moses 8 goals) defeated ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS 14 (Jack Bird, Tariq Sims tries; Zac Lomax 3 goals) at CommBank Stadium. Referee: Todd ...

For the first 40 minutes tonight we had that in both attack and defence.“Those young guys are a big part of our club, it’s just sometimes if they’re a little low on confidence, which they are after that Cronulla game, you’ve got to help them rather than leave them there.”Halves Mitchell Moses and Dylan Brown produced their best performance in recent memory as the Eels ran riot after the break, including a spectacular four-pointer from Moses after a freakish Bryce Cartwright flick pass. He’s 50 or 60 games in now, so he needs to step up.”The win was brutal in its efficiency, Waqa Blake bagging a double, including an 80-metre intercept try as Brown and Moses dazzled with an array of runs, deft kicks and precision passes.There was little sign of what was to come in the second half as the Dragons scrapped their way back into the game to trail by only four points at the break.But with former St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor watching on from Arthur’s box, the Eels racked up their biggest score against the joint venture - and wiped out painful memories of defeats against the Dragons in the past two years.“I thought [Mbye and Bird] gave us something,” Griffin said. Dragons coach Anthony Griffin insisted young guns Tyrell Sloan and Junior Amone are “still a big part of the club” after feeling compelled to take them out of the NRL furnace before St George Illawarra’s belting at the hands of the Eels.Griffin used veteran Moses Mbye at fullback after dropping Sloan to the NSW Cup, and Jack Bird at five-eighth with Amone given just 14 minutes off the bench, in Parramatta’s 48-14 romp at CommBank Stadium on Sunday night.Griffin wielded the axe after just three games, but it didn’t have the immediate impact on the scoreboard as the Eels scored six second-half tries to blow open the game. Parramatta had led by only four points after a tight first stanza.Asked about his shock decision to take the 19-year-olds out of the starting side, Griffin said: “We struggled the last couple of games [against] Penrith and Cronulla.“With young guys, sometimes you just need to get them out of there. When they’re in that mood they’re a tough team to defend.“The scoreline isn’t unacceptable, we’ll take a little bit out of that first 40 minutes. ‘Big part of our club’: Griffin defends Sloan, Amone axings as Eels torch Dragons, register or subscribe to save articles for later.

Craig Cauchi reviews Sunday nights clash between Parramatta Eels and St George Illawarra Dragons. MATCHDAY RESULTS. SCOREBOARD. Paramatta Eels

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Superb performances fram Eels halves Mitch Moses and Dylan Brown have guided their side to a big 48-14 win over the Dragons at CommBank Stadium.

Nathan Brown touched down when the Dragons couldn't clean up a Moses short kick in the 44th, then some wonderful lead up work from Moses finished with a brilliant kick ahead for Reed Mahoney to score in the 52nd. Mitch Moses noticed Mbye well out of position to kick ahead and score himself to make it 12-0 after 17 minutes, but the Eels seemed to let their foot off the gas for a period thereafter. The Eels made a statement with their early sets, dominating the Dragons physically, capitalising when Dylan Brown danced past Moses Mbye and Jack Gosiewski to open the scoring.

The Eels have come away with a resounding victory in a points-fest at CommBank Stadium, courtesy of a Mitchell Moses and Dylan Brown masterclass.

“He scored a slashing individual try, then there was this run… The first half finished 12-8, but the Eels piled on the points in the second, scoring 36 to down the Dragons 48-14. The Eels half kicked the ball in behind and was the first man to gather for a try. The Eels had a night to remember in Round 4, led by 80 minutes of brilliance from halves Mitch Moses and Dylan Brown. “They have had great patches of footy, but they smelt blood tonight and they kept going which is a real positive sign for Brad Arthur going into future rounds of the year.” While it was clear the Eels were having a night to remember, the Dragons lacked direction when they had the ball in hand and were unable to match the Eels in any aspect in the final 40 minutes. A NIGHT TO REMEMBER FOR THE EELS “He would be one of the better defending halves in the competition.” “Dylan Brown just opens the Dragons up and scores the first try of the night,” Fox League’s Greg Alexander said. Moses scored a double in the encounter, highlighted by an insane flick pass for utility Bryce Cartwright to down the Dragons at the end of the game. But the Eels come in the second half on fire, scoring six tries in the final 40 minutes to win 48-14. The Eels have come away with a resounding victory in a points-fest at CommBank Stadium, courtesy of a Mitchell Moses and Dylan Brown masterclass.

Mitchell Moses was at his mercurial best on Sunday as he led Parramatta to an impressive 48-14 win over St George Illawarra in the NRL.

We have got to learn that lesson and move on." They blew us away in the second half," said Griffin.""We started poorly and they made us pay with every opportunity." The scoreline isn't acceptable but we will take a lot of things out of that first 40 minutes."