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Parramatta go searching for another try with a backline sweep inside the Dolphins’ 20 metres, and Mitch Moses throws a pass slightly behind Api Twidle – who either spills it or misdirects his tap-on pass for Josh Addo-Carr. Either way, the ball goes to ground, and Herbie Farnworth picks it up and runs 80 metres to score.
Jamayne Isaako nails another sideline conversion as well, and the Dolphins’ winning streak extends to five games.
A six-again after a Isaiya Katoa ruck infringement gives Parramatta a chance to hit back and they take it, Mitch Moses chipping over the top, Will Penisini battling Kodi Nikorima in the chase before deflecting the ball back inside for Kelma Tuilagi to score.
Moses kicks the conversion and there’s a sliver of hope for the underdogs if they can score again. Quickly.
The Dolphins are starting to run away with this now, going on the attack after a Harrison Edwards error, forcing a dropout then earning a six-again before Max Plath spots a bit of space, holds off Jack Williams and forces his way over to the right of the posts.
Jamayne Isaako converts, and after a slow start the Dolphins are capable of racking up a big score here.
Classy stuff from the Dolphins again, first with Isaiya Katoa unleashing Jack Bostock with a fantastic pass over the top of a defender, then a couple of tackles later the Dolphins sweep right and Bostock finds Jamayne Isaako, who cuts inside and beats two defenders on the way to the tryline.
The second half begins and Parramatta get the first scoring opportunity after the break, when Jeremy Marshall-King is penalised on the last tackle for working the arm of the ball carrier in a tackle.
The Eels work into Dolphins territory and Mitchell Moses directs a last-tackle bomb towards Brian Kelly, but it’s a little too strong and sails over the sideline.
The Dolphins go oh-so-close to scoring one more spectacular try, running it from halfway, and making 10 passes before Herbie Farnworth’s final pass to Selwyn Cobbo is directed at the winger’s feet. Cobbo improvises with a kick – and the ball clatters into Eels fullback Apa Twidle and bounces straight back into Cobbo’s hands as he dives over to score.
But … the referee rules Farnworth’s final pass was forward (correctly), and the try is denied.
Josh Papali’i’s home-ground swan song has ended in heartache, with Brisbane surging in the second half to overcome an emotional Canberra 34-30.
Papali’i announced that he would retire at the end of the season ahead of the Raiders’ final home game, ending a glittering one-club tenure, in which he played in the 2019 NRL grand final and became the team’s most-capped player (341 games).
But even after Canberra renamed GIO Stadium “Papa’s House” for Friday’s clash, the home team only led 18-16 at half-time after two Brisbane tries while captain Pat Carrigan was in the sin bin.
