Eels vs Storm

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Brown leads Eels to top four finish as sloppy Storm falter at final hurdle (Fox Sports)

The Eels have beaten the Storm 22-14 on the back of masterclasses from Dylan Brown and Clint Gutherson to book their top four finish.

“There is not much more Melbourne needed to do differently. For the Eels Reagan Campbell-Gillard was found guilty of a dangerous contact charge but escaped with a fine at the judiciary and will take his place in the front row. The Storm were well in the contest against the Eels, but they lacked a bit of class in the playmaking department, with Munster at fullback and Hughes missing at halfback. “They came desperately close late in the first half to scoring a couple of tries. Greg Alexander believes the Storm were starved of possession in the first half and were required to do too much defensively. The classy five-eighth set the tone with a brilliant solo try to get the Eels off to the perfect start. The Eels have had a lot of good players in their charge to a top four finish, but Dylan Brown has arguably been their best all season and he proved it against the Storm. Brown shrugged out of a tackle close to the line to go again and score the first try of the night for an early 6-0 Eels lead. David Nofoaluma sent a scare through the Eels when he scored with a minute to play, but a missed conversion from Munster ended any hope of a Storm comeback. The Eels picked up where they left off in the second half with Gutherson setting up centre Will Penisini with a perfect short ball to extend the home side’s lead. The Eels dominated on the back of tries to Brown, Will Penisini and Maika Sivo, before three late Storm tries set up a nervy finish, but the home side held on. The Eels have beaten the Storm 22-14 on the back of masterclasses from Dylan Brown and Clint Gutherson to book their top four finish.

Parramatta Eels vs Melbourne Storm: NRL live scores, blog (The Roar)

The final round of the NRL Premiership regular season gets underway tonight when the Parramatta Eels host the Melbourne Storm at Commbank Stadium in…

Kenny Bromwich 13. Jesse Bromwich 9. Felise Kaufusi has been named to start, with Tui Kamikamica on the bench. The big Melbourne pack needs to stand up. In an often spiteful clash, the Roosters held on to win 18-14. However the Eels, especially in the first half, were brilliant. Much of the attention after the Eels 53-6 annihilation last weekend was directed at the Broncos. At stake is a spot in the top 4, with the winner gaining a big advantage going into week one of the finals. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7.50pm (AEST). 0 3 M.

NRL ScoreCentre: Parramatta vs Melbourne, live scores, stats and ... (ABC News)

It's very simple for the Eels and the Storm at Western Sydney Stadium: Win and you're in the top four, lose and an elimination final beckons.

A do-or-die clash awaits them against Canberra or Brisbane in Melbourne next week, but the Storm will then have to spend the following three weeks on the road if they are to win the competition. Brad Arthur's men look a different team to the one that has fallen in the second week of the finals in five of the past six years. Without a premiership since 1986, Parramatta have regularly stumbled in September in recent years with a 2-6 record in the finals in the past decade.

Melbourne Storm enforcer on report again (The Canberra Times)

Melbourne forward Nelson Asofa-Solomona could again face scrutiny from the match review committee after being placed on report...

When he runs the ball hard, he's pretty hard to handle." "He's one of those special players. "I don't think he felt much of what the week was," he said. "The match review committee has the right under the rules to say you need a stronger personal deterrent," he said. I'm not quite sure whether the report was because of his reputation." Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy has questioned whether Nelson Asofa-Solomona has become the NRL's "punching bag" after he was again placed on report in the 22-14 loss to Parramatta.

Gutherson magic seals top four for Eels (Wide World of Sports)

Wide World of Sports' coverage of round 25 of the NRL sees the Parramatta Eels take on the Melbourne Storm ...

Guys like Marion Seve, he's come in and turned into a real first grader." After the game, coach Craig Bellamy said the team may be 'a touch fatigued' after their injury woes, but didn't use it as an excuse - and instead praised the work of his charges as a gruelling regular season came to an end. We'll be back again tomorrow with two more games of NRL as well as a huge top of the table clash in the NRLW - at the brand new Sydney Football Stadium.

Come fourth and be counted: Eels set up Panthers showdown (NRL.COM)

The Parramatta Eels outmuscled the Storm 22-14 at CommBank Stadium on Thursday night to climb into the top four and set up a mouth-watering qualifying final ...

We've played good teams that are up the top and three out of the four weeks we have travelled so we might be a touch fatigued perhaps from that but it is what it is. "We've had a pretty tough run the last month in the teams we've played. They have now given themselves a great shot at ending their premiership drought that stretches back to 1986. Will Penisini came up with a magnificent trysaving tackle on a rampaging Justin Olam just before half-time and followed up early in the second half with his eighth try of the season. It's a new ball game next week and Penrith are going to be nice and fresh and rested at home bit it's something we are looking forward to." For 76 minutes we dominated the game but we got taught a good lesson [in the last four minutes] because you can't do that, especially when we come to next week.

The Late Mail: Eels v Storm » League Unlimited (League Unlimited)

Melbourne lost halfback Jahrome Hughes (calf) mid week. Johns plays halfback. Kamikamica starts lock with King benched. Parramatta Eels. 1. Clinton Gutherson 2.

Kenny Bromwich 15. Jesse Bromwich 9. 1.