As it happened: Iongi sparks Eels; Roosters, Broncos salute

Lethal Loffy: Titans flyer Alofiana Khan-Pereira was at his scintillating best with 229 run metres, three tackle breaks and a try double. 

No1. gun: Young fullback Isaiah Iongi was magnificent for the Eels with 21 runs for 178 metres, three try assists and five tackle breaks.

Full-time: The Eels salute 36-20 to take their record to 5-9 for the season. They had nine players run for more than 100 metres while Zac Lomax and Josh Addo-Carr topped the 200 mark.

79 min: Eels centre Will Penisini is placed on report and sent to the bin for a lifting tackle on Beau Fermor.

72 min: Titans prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard is placed on report.

71 min: Will Penisini shows great strength to get the ball down despite the best efforts of Alofiana Khan-Pereira to hold him up. Halfback Dean Hawkins handles twice in the movement as he continues his fine night at the helm of the Eels attack. Zac Lomax adds the extras. Eels 36-20.

67 min: Zac Lomax adds another incredible catch to his highlight reel when he climbs high to bring down a bomb and get an offload to Will Penisini who busts through three defenders to score. Lomax converts his own try. Eels 30-20.

66 min: Ryley Smith is forced from the field with a gash on his knee.

63 min: The Titans hit back when AJ Brimson fires a bullet pass to Jojo Fifita who offloads for Alofiana Khan-Pereira, who has now scored four straight doubles against the Eels. Part-time kicker Beau Fermor can't convert from the touchline. Eels 24-20. 

62 min: Ryley Smith is placed on report for a lifting tackle on Phil Sami.

59 min: Ryley Smith launches a long range kick on tackle four that goes agonisingly close being a 40-20, rolling into touch just one metre shy of the 20-metre line.

58 min: Another set in the Red Zone comes up empty for the Titans as Kieran Foran spills the ball before he can get a kick away on the last tackle.

55 min: A loose offload by Kelma Tuilagi in his own territory puts the Eels under the pump again but Jack Williams comes up with a huge tackle on the line to deny Tino Fa'asuamaleaui.

49 min: Isaiah Iongi goes to the line at speed and puts in a grubber which hits the upright and bounces back for Dean Hawkins to scoop it up and score. Zac Lomax converts. Eels 24-16.

47 min: Dean Hawkins launches an air raid with a pinpoint cross field kick but Jojo Fifita comes up with a superb catch under pressure.

44 min: Jojo Fifita returns the favour when he spills a pass and the Eels get the ball straight back.

43 min: Ryley Smith scampers out of dummy half but loses the ball in the tackle and hands the Titans an early shot at points.

Half-time: Both sides complete high at 85 per cent (Titans) and 80 per cent (Eels) with plenty of free-flowing attack. The Eels came up with six line breaks to two with outside backs Isaiah Iongi, Sean Russell and Will Penisini all having a line break. Penisini also had 130 run metres while Titans flyer Alofiana Khan-Pereira ran for 153 metres and had two tackle breaks. It's just the third time this season the Eels have led at half-time. They went on to win the game on the other two occasions they led at the break - against the Knights in Round 11 and Manly in Round 12.

40 min: The Eels produce more scintillating attack and Ryley Smith threatens to post a fourth try for the home side but AJ Brimson comes up with a great front-on tackle on the line to keep the Titans' line intact. Eels 18-16.

35 min: Speedster Alofiana Khan-Pereira latches picks off an Isaiah Iongi pass and races 90 metres to post his eighth try of the season. Beau Fermor can't add the extras from wide out. Eels 18-16.

29 min: The Titans hit back thanks to a superb solo try by Chris Randall which is converted by Beau Fermor, who takes over the kicking in Campbell's absence. Eels 18-12.

27 min: Jayden Campbell leaves the field for a HIA and is deemed a Category One head knock and will not return.

24 min: Origin stars Tino Fa'asuamaleaui and Moeaki Fotuaika enter the game off the bench for the Titans.

21 min: Isaiah Iongi launches a towering kick which is spilt by AJ Brimson and Charlie Guymer picks up the scraps and races away to score his first try in the NRL. Zac Lomax lands the easy conversion. Eels 18-6.

16 min: The Eels take the lead after Alofiana Khan-Pereira spills a Dean Hawkins bomb and from the next play the ball Joey Lussick burrows over from dummy half. Zac Lomax converts. Eels 12-6.

15 min: Eels back-rower Kelma Tuilagi leaves the field for a HIA. He passes and is able to return to the game.

12 min: Another special piece of play from Isaiah Iongi as he takes an offload from Jack Williams and gets a 30-metre spiral pass away for centre Sean Russell to score. Zac Lomax converts. 6-6

10 min: The Titans are mounting plenty of pressure with Kieran Foran calling the shots but Isaiah Iongi comes up with a spectacular catch to defuse a bomb.

4 min: Kieran Foran dances across the line throwing dummies and picks up a charging Jaimin Jolliffe for the game's opening try. Jayden Campbell converts to make it 6-0.

2 min: A Dean Hawkins kick sits up near the dead ball line for Zac Lomax to bat back but Kelma Tuilagi is unable to ground the ball as it bounces away from him on the goal line.

 

Late Mail

Eels: Joey Lussick will start the game at hooker and Ryley Smith moves to the bench in a late swap. Charlie Guymer has been added to the bench in place of Wiremu Greig and Jordan Samrani drops to 18th man. 

Titans: The Titans are 1-17 with no late changes. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui and Moeaki Fotuaika will come from the bench after coming through Origin Two unscathed. David Fifita (ankle) was named in the extended squad but dropped out on Saturday.

Roosters v Cowboys at Allianz Stadium

Post-match

Cowboys

Roosters

Full-time: The Roosters run riot in the second half and consign the Cowboys to back-to-back heavy losses with their 42-8 victory. Mark Nawaqanitawase and Billy Smith both scored doubles in the eight-tries-to-two win that puts the Roosters up into seventh on the ladder. 

74th min: When you're hot, you're hot and the Chooks are just that, scoring a crazy lucky try when they look like they had crossed the right touchline three times but didn't with Nawaqanitawase getting his double after the Rooster just keep the ball alive. Smith can't convert and it's 42-8. 

64th min: Murray Taulagi doesn't fib about getting the ball down and is awarded the second try of the game for the Cowboys despite a huge hit from Tedesco just as he was putting it down right next to the left touchline. Another missed conversion and it's 38-8 to the Roosters. 

60th min: Some luck for the Cowboys with Savala losing the ball over the try line with Cowboys defenders doing well this time to force an error to ensure the Bunker takes his try away. 

56th min: It's one way traffic to the Roosters and for something different, they kick out to the left wing of Daniel Tupou who takes the ball cleanly and strolls over untouched. Smith can't convert this one and it's 38-4. 

53rd min: Tedesco kicks the Cowboys when they are down with another Roosters try. An impressive team effort with some fast passing from the middle of the field before Sandon Smith puts in a kick that is scooped by by Teddy who slides over. Smith converts for 34-4. 

50th min: And another for the Roosters in quick succession with Mark Nawaqanitawase taking an intercept from Tom Dearden who was trying to link with his outside players. The Fijian gets over to push the lead to 28-4 despite the chase from Zac Laybutt. Smith can't convert. 

47th min: The Roosters go further in front with Billy Smith getting his second after some short passing in the middle of the field finds Hugo Savala who runs through the middle before passing out to Smith who escapes the grasp of defenders close to the line to score. Sandon Smith converts and it's a 24-4 lead.

Half-time: An error riddled half of football from both sides (six from the Roosters and eight to the Cowboys) comes to a close with the Roosters leading 18-4. The home side got out to an early lead before both sides settled into the game, but the Roosters got the advantage by scoring two tries in two minutes in the middle of the half. The Cowboys have fought back to stem the points later in the half but have plenty of work to do if they are to turn this deficit around. 

30th min: Finally some joy for the Cowboys who get their first try of the match, with Braidon Burns showing determination to get to the line on the right. North Queensland tried going direct with Coen Hess powering towards the line, but he was stopped short, with the visitors successful after swinging the ball wide. Drinkwater can't convert and they trail 18-4. 

26th min: The bounce of the ball is with the Roosters at the moment, with a kick from dummy half taking a horror bounce for Scott Drinkwater at the back for the Cowboys, instead coming up perfectly for Rob Toia who then passes inside for Connor Watson to score. Smith converts and the Roosters have surged to an 18-0 lead.

Injury update: Roosters forward Siua Wong is out of the game with a reported MCL injury. 

24th min: After some fairly even back and forth, the Roosters go over for their second with Sandon Smith putting in a little kick behind the defence for a chasing Billy Smith who runs in to score. The Cowboys gave up field position when a kick into the in-goal was just that bit too long, giving up a seven tackle set. Sandon Smith converts and it's 12-0 to the home side. 

5th min: After an error from Murray Taulagi in the play the ball, the Cowboys give up another penalty and a set restart to give the Roosters a perfect opportunity to score and they take it, with unlikely first try scorer Lindsay Collins going over. Sandon Smith converts for an early 6-0 lead. 

Late Mail

Roosters: Trent Robinson looks set to back up his Origin players, however Spencer Leniu is likely to enter the game from the interchange. Rob Toia's return from Origin duties will see Mark Nawaqanitawase shift back out to the wing, while forward duo Victor Radley and Egan Butcher have been ruled out of the clash after suffering concussions last week. No changes in the game day update with Ethan King the 18th man.

Cowboys: Todd Payten has made several late changes ahead of today's clash with the Roosters. Griffin Neame and Kai O'Donnell are late inclusions in the run-on side, with Coen Hess and Jeremiah Nanai shifting back to the interchange. Tom Duffy has been added to the interchange, with Tom Mikaele dropping out the 17. Earlier, Payten confirmed on Saturday that Reuben Cotter and Reece Robson won't back up after Origin Two, but Tom Dearden and Jeremiah Nanai will play. Braidon Burns, Karl Lawton and Sam McIntyre have come into the starting side and Kai O'Donnell joins the bench. The Cowboys have been dealt a blow with Jason Taumalolo's return from a calf injury delayed by another week, however they are set to welcome back John Bateman from suspension. 

Broncos v Sharks at Suncorp Stadium

Post match

Sharks

Broncos

Fulltime: The Broncos have held on in front of a 39, 042 strong crowd after surging back in the second half to record a 34-28 win. The final few moments were frantic as the Sharks tried to make amends for losing their lead late in the game, forcing some errors, but the Brisbane defence were able to hold on. Fullback Reece Walsh made his presence known with some key involvements, including helping to set up the match-sealing try to Shibasaki. 

72nd min: And the Broncos are on fire, going bang-bang with Shibasaki over for his double after Walsh bursts though the line to set up his centre. Reynolds misses this conversion though and it's a converted try the difference, with the Broncos leading 34-28. 

68th min: The Broncos have had most of the momentum in the second half and they hit the front for the first time with Reynolds slotting a sideline conversion for a try he helped set up for Karapani, fending off would-be tacklers on the Sharks line before basketballing a pass up and over to the left to his winger. Broncos lead 30-28. 

64th min: Sharks denied a comeback try with Kennedy knocking the ball on when contesting a kick, going up with Walsh.

57th min: Josiah Karapani goes back-to-back for the Broncos, with the try awarded by the referee and confirmed by the Bunker, despite the Sharks protesting that Hynes was obstructed in the lead up by Jack Gosiewski running his line. The Sharks put their arms out to protest instead of playing on and defending and with Reynolds converting, their lead is cut to 28-24. 

54th min: Gehamat Shibasaki goes over for the Broncos after a dominant period for the home side who get a scrum after Mulitalo is deemed to have knocked a ball on. Despite his protestations, the Sharks have no challenges left. They then give up a penalty for taking too long to pack the scrum. The Broncos get to work, with a great flat ball from Walsh finding his centre who crosses the line. Reynolds converts and it's 28-18. 

47th min: Despite having a player in the bin, the Sharks are the first to score in the second half, with Blayke Brailey going over from dummyhalf, with Cronulla capitalising on a penalty they received charging down to their side of the field after a high shot. Hynes converts and the Sharks go further ahead, leading 28-12.  

41st min - injury update: The Sharks return to the field with only 12 players with Katoa in the bin for the opening of the second half. They also have lost Teig Wilton for the afternoon, with reports he has gone to hospital with blurred vision after receiving a poke in the eye.

Halftime: A dramatic and seesawing first half with six tries scored in entertaining fashion. The Sharks look to have more of the momentum overall, but let in the last try of the half, and will also be down to 12 players to start the second half after what can only be described as a brain explosion from Katoa to get himself sin binned in the final seconds of the half. Sharks lead 22-12.

40th min: Drama in the final seconds of the first half with Sione Katoa sent to the sin bin for a professional foul, interfering in the ruck, while offside and impeding Mam coming from dummyhalf. Then - the Broncos try to kick of touch, only for Will Kennedy to make a spectacular save, keeping the ball in. Broncos choose to use their captain's challenge, but are unsuccessful. 

38th min: The Bunker overturns the on-field decision of no try to Ezra Mam who gets the ball down despite plenty of attention from Sione Katoa. The Broncos get the try after some strong running through the middle, featuring good runs from Kotoni Staggs and Xavier Willison before eventually finding Mam who finishes the play for the team. Reynolds converts and Sharks lead 22-12. 

Injury watch: Haas has returned to the field with his left upper leg heavily strapped, but doesn't look too impeded, making a carry in his first set back. He reported carried a quad issue into the game. 

31st min: And the Sharks are in again, this time the halves combine with Trindall popping a cute short ball to Hynes when it looked like he'd go out wider, with the halfback running in for his second try of the year. Hynes converts his own try and the Sharks lead 22-6. 

Injury watch: Payne Haas has been interchanged off and gone straight to the sheds to get his leg strapped, but no indication he won't return at this stage. 

26th min: Massive momentum shifts so far in this half, with the Sharks in for their third - a second for Kennedy - after a kick into the in-goal was caught of the full from the Sharks, giving them a seven-tackle set. They work they way out of their own half, with Hynes getting a nice short ball to Nikora who sprints away, passing back inside to his fullback to score. Hynes converts and it's 16-6 to Cronulla. 

19th min: The Sharks give up back-to-back penalties and give Broncos good field position which they use, with Cory Paix making the most of some inattentive marker defence to go over from dummy half close to the line. Adam Reynolds converts from in front and Sharks lead 10-6. 

17th min: Broncos fans sigh in relief as the Sharks are denied a quick third try with Ronaldo Mulitalo bouncing the ball in his desperate attempt to get it down after Cronulla again make an easy break through the field, with Hynes kicking into the in-goal for his chasers. 

13th min: The visitors go back-to-back with an impressive team try that starts with them running their way up the field with plenty of freedom before Braydon Trindall puts his stamp on in with a dummy to Teig Wilton who runs a great line before passing back inside to Will Kennedy to score. No mistake from Hynes who converts for a 10-0 lead.

5th min: Sharks are first on the board with Sifa Talakai, playing centres today, running in after the Broncos can't handle a high kick from the Sharks, spilling the ball to give the visitors their opportunity. They send it left for Talakai to run in untouched. The conversion attempt from Nicho Hynes is waved away and Sharks lead 4-0. 

3rd min: A successful captain's challenge from the Sharks who overturn a call of a strip on Patrick Carrigan.

Kick-off: A big crowd on hand at Suncorp Stadium as the Broncos kick off to give the Sharks the first use of the ball. 

Late Mail

Broncos: Origin duo Pat Carrigan and Payne Haas are on track to back up for the crucial clash with the Sharks, with the pair to benefit from an additional day of rest. Jack Gosiewski is named to return from a fractured arm via the interchange. No changes an hour from kick off with Tyson Smoothy the 18th player and Deine Mariner dropping from the squad.

Sharks: No Origin hangovers for the Sharks to worry about, however they are navigating a heavy injury toll in their outside backs. Mawene Hiroti has been ruled out of the clash, with Siosifa Talakai shifting to the centres as a result. Oregon Kaufusi will miss the game due to hamstring tightness, so Braden Hamlin-Uele comes into the starting side and Hohepa Puru joins the bench. There are no late changes.

NRLW trial - Brisbane Broncos v PNG Blossoming Orchids

The NRLW kick off is just around the corner, with clubs taking part in pre-season trials. The Broncos have faced off against the PNG Blossoming Orchids - a team made up of emerging and established national players - as the curtain raiser to the NRL match between Brisbane and the Sharks.