Broncos vs Eels

Broncos: Plenty of changes from the team named on Tuesday afternoon. Selwyn Cobbo, Rhys Kennedy and Ryan James are all out. Jordan Pereira, Keenan Palasia ...

Ryan Matterson 14. Marata Niukore 14. Corey Jensen 14. Jordan Riki 16. Jordan Pereira 6. Corey Oates 3.

A careless forward pass from the Eels gives Brisbane a chance, and they take it. Brenko Lee scores following a scrum play. They're still in a massive hole ...

The only remaining question is can Parra get to 50. Mitchell Moses kicks the goal to make it 53-6. On the final play of the game, Waqa Blake scores to add more pain to Brisbane’s night. If they win that, the “Eels can with the comp” talk will start up again. Eels - They’ve thrashed both Canterbury and Brisbane in the last two weeks. The soul-searching will be on in earnest at Red Hill in the coming day.

Round 24 of the NRL Premiership kicks off tonight when the Brisbane Broncos host the Parramatta Eels at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

Corey Jensen Corey Oates 3. While the Eels have picked up crucial wins away from home this year, the experience of Adam Reynolds should see the Broncos find a way to win. There have been some tough losses for Brisbane in this period, but tough times determine whether a playing squad is disoriented or united towards one goal. In a big boost for them, Brenko Lee returns to left centre while Tyson Gamble and Keenan Palasia are named on the reserves list. After defeating the Eels in Parramatta just over a month ago, they have lost three of their next four clashes including a 60-12 thrashing at the hands of rivals Melbourne Storm last week. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:50pm (AEST) 0 Jordan Riki 13. Jordan Pereira 6. M. Moses

The Broncos have copped a huge blow with Adam Reynolds wiped out of the game in just the 12th minute as the Eels laid on four tries unanswered tries.

Shaun Lane got an offload away to Clint Gutherson, who threw the ball up for Junior Paulo to catch and pass to try-scorer Maika Sivo. And the Eels were again as Mitchell Moses worked his magic on the short side. They scored in their first tackle off the scrum. Dylan Brown threw a forward pass off the kick-off and handed the Broncos a golden opportunity. Corey Jensen 14. Jordan Riki 16. But the Eels hit back witth another one just before half time. Jordan Pereira 6. Corey Oates 3. Two minutes later Reynolds was seen walking up the tunnel. I really don’t know how Kevvie Walters can get a response — their season is on life support,” Ennis added. The Broncos finally got on the board off the back of an Eels error.

The Broncos want to remain entrenched in the top eight while the Eels are out to keep their top four dreams alive.

The only remaining question is can Parra get to 50. Mitchell Moses kicks the goal to make it 53-6. On the final play of the game, Waqa Blake scores to add more pain to Brisbane’s night. If they win that, the “Eels can with the comp” talk will start up again. Eels - They’ve thrashed both Canterbury and Brisbane in the last two weeks. The soul-searching will be on in earnest at Red Hill in the coming day.

Welcome to our live coverage of NRL's Thursday action, where the Broncos are desperate to beat the Eels.

"We go in to every game thinking it's a must-win ... we've got a lot to fix, and not a lot of time to fix it." "It's not much excuse really," a dejected Kurt Capewell said when asked about the team's four separate injuries.

The Broncos want to remain entrenched in the top eight while the Eels are out to keep their top four dreams alive.

The only remaining question is can Parra get to 50. Mitchell Moses kicks the goal to make it 53-6. On the final play of the game, Waqa Blake scores to add more pain to Brisbane’s night. If they win that, the “Eels can with the comp” talk will start up again. Eels - They’ve thrashed both Canterbury and Brisbane in the last two weeks. The soul-searching will be on in earnest at Red Hill in the coming day.

What was shaping as a promising season for Kevin Walters and his Broncos has quickly turned into a nightmare.

And in the second half Kobe Hetherington failed a head injury assessment and was ruled out, then Brenko Lee limped off with a hamstring issue. READ MORE: They've now lost four of their last five games, and must beat the Dragons in the last round to guarantee they limp into finals.