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Two penalty goals after the break stretched the lead out to 20 before the Eels breathed life into the match through tries to Maika Sivo and Sean Russell.
A no try ruling against Russell with four minutes left denied the Eels a chance to set up a grandstand finish in a concern for the Broncos, who fell asleep with the game wrapped up.Temperatures in Darwin were 27 degrees at kick-off before torrential rain hit before half-time to add to the contest. The Eels, who were coming off a five-day turnaround following victory over the Bulldogs on Sunday, missed 28 tackles in the opening half as the Broncos raced to a 22-6 lead.The Broncos completed at 90% early. Brisbane's average metres per set was far greater than Parramatta's 37.9.The Eels lost Bailey Simonsson to a Category 1 concussion in the second half before Reagan Campbell-Gillard picked up a groin injury after contact from Payne Haas, who remained on the field.
Eels forward J'maine Hopgood was placed on report and sin-binned for an alleged hip-drop tackle before Ezra Mam followed for a tackle on Matt Doorey.The Eels' loss in Darwin was only their third in NRL history.The victory sees the Broncos push out to a four-point competition lead on the ladder.A never-say-die play from Kotoni Staggs to keep the ball in play for Brisbane's third try enabled the visitors to stretch their lead out to 10 before they went on with the game.
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