LIVE: Eels young gun scores minutes into debut

Arthur Miller-Stephen, welcome to the NRL.

The Eels winger earlier enactment a large tackle connected that took Mikaele Ravalawa, and successful the ninth infinitesimal of his debut, he's got his archetypal four-pointer.

The Eels person been each implicit the Dragons truthful acold - they're 8 from 8 successful presumption of completions.

And arsenic I constitute this, Bryce Cartwright scores their 2nd of the afternoon.

Moses missed the archetypal conversion, but nails the second.

To marque matters worse for the Dragons, Francis Molo has failed his HIA and has been deemed a Category 1, and volition beryllium retired for the adjacent 11 days.

We're underway astatine CommBank Stadium, and the Dragons person already been forced into a reshuffle with Francis Molo disconnected for a HIA successful the archetypal set.

Molo got his caput successful a truly atrocious spot putting a deed connected J'maine Hopgood and copped the hep of the Eels fastener quadrate successful the broadside of the head.

He bounced retired of the tackle looking groggy and was taken virtually consecutive from the field.

We're moments distant from kickoff astatine CommBank Stadium.

The Eels person dropped Isaac Lumelume, with Arthur Miller-Stephen acceptable to debut connected the wing.

Jack de Belin and Moses Suli are some retired for the Dragons, which brings Jack Bird into the centre, and Michael Molo astatine lock.

Parramatta Eels

1. Clinton Gutherson 19. Arthur Miller-Stephen 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Bailey Simonsson 5. Sean Russell 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Joe Ofahengaue 9. Joey Lussick 10. Junior Paulo 11. Ryan Matterson 12. Bryce Cartwright 13. J'maine Hopgood 14. Luca Moretti 15. Andrew Davey 16. Wiremu Greig 17. Makahesi Makatoa 18. Brendan Hands

St George Illawarra Dragons

1. Tyrell Sloan 2. Mathew Feagai 20. Jack Bird 4. Zac Lomax 5. Mikaele Ravalawa 6. Talatau Amone 7. Ben Hunt 8. Francis Molo 9. Jacob Liddle 10. Blake Lawrie 11. Billy Burns 12. Dan Russell 15. Michael Molo 14. Connor Muhleisen 17. Zane Musgrove 18. Ryan Couchman 22. Ben Murdoch-Masila 21. Max Feagai

The Eels had thing for the Knights successful the backmost extremity of that game.

The numbers were evened erstwhile Caitlan Johnston was binned for a precocious changeable wrong the last ten.

Then the Eels had a consolation effort disallowed by the Bunker implicit an obstruction.

The last result, a 7 tries to 1 flogging. The Knights location 38-4.

The Eels are surely cooked present - inactive a fractional hr to spell and they're down to 12 players aft an disfigured nonstop disconnected for Kennedy Cherrington.

Cherrington got her hands betwixt Laishon Albert-Jones legs and enactment her consecutive connected her head.

Cherrington knew she was successful occupation consecutive distant and was apologising profusely earlier she was fixed her marching orders.

"She showed plentifulness of remorse, Cherrington, she knew she was successful the wrong. But we don't privation that successful the game," Alanna Ferguson said successful commentary for Nine.

Billy Slater agreed it was the close call.

"There was nary intent, but the information Albert-Jones ended successful that presumption ... " helium said.

Off the pursuing plays Tayla Predebon and past Abigail Roache some scored for the Knights.

The opening NRLW clash of the time is into the 2nd half, and the Knights are inactive holding a 14 constituent lead.

In the opening 5 minutes since the interruption though, the Eels person had astir of the tract presumption but haven't been capable to person it arsenic yet.

State of Origin volition instrumentality to Perth successful 2025 and 2028, the NRL has confirmed.

Following Saturday's circular 23 double-header astatine Optus Stadium, the league confirmed the bid would caput westbound arsenic portion of the NRL's argumentation of having 1 neutral venue each year.

Both matches volition beryllium held astatine Optus Stadium. The connection did not accidental which games they would beryllium successful the series.

A steadfast assemblage of 59,721 attended Perth's archetypal Origin clash successful 2019, portion 59,358 radical went successful 2022. Both games were the 2nd of the series.

In a statement, ARL commissioner Kate Jones confirmed the assemblage had entered into a woody with the WA government.

"State of Origin successful Perth has been an outstanding occurrence and we're delighted to beryllium capable to proceed this concern with the Western Australian government," she said.

"There is already beardown enactment for rugby league successful Western Australia and our ongoing committedness to turn the crippled successful areas extracurricular of rugby league heartlands volition guarantee adjacent much radical are attracted to the crippled by the biggest sporting rivalry successful the country.

"We are privileged to bring State of Origin backmost to Perth."

Origin volition instrumentality to Melbourne adjacent twelvemonth and again successful 2026.

It's been a flying commencement successful Parramatta from some sides.

The Knights flew retired of the blocks and scored backmost to backmost tries to nonstop an aboriginal changeable crossed the bow of the Eels.

But Parramatta deed consecutive back, but a missed footwear has the pb astatine 8 points.

A bully commencement for the reigning premiers.