Round 21 of the NRL season kicks off on Thursday night with Parramatta hosting Penrith in the Western Sydney derby.
The Panthers, who are coming off a loss against Brisbane and have dropped three of their past four matches, will be looking to right the ship against the battling Eels.
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Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 8:04pm
13′ Moses strikes again for Parra
Another penalty, this time against Smith in the ruck on the last tackle, and the Eels have a chance at even more points.
Moses strikes again, this time with a super short ball to Williams who hits a gap and shows great footwork to score!
An excellent Eels try and once Moses converts they lead 12-0.
Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 8:01pm
10′ Parramatta let Penrith off the hook
After a high tackle the Eels on the attack but Moretti puts it down.
Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 7:57pm
7′ Teams trade errors
Penrith get a penalty to get them out of trouble but they don’t find touch! Then the Eels relieve the pressure as Moses drops it.
Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 7:54pm
4′ Moses opens the scoring for Parra
Iongi puts Moretti through a clean hole and Edgar drags him down but the Eels are on the attack.
Volkman kicks towards the posts, Moses rises high and claims it to score under the posts!
Parramatta strike first through their superstar. He converts his own try and it’s 6-0 Eels.
Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 7:50pm
And away we go!
Penrith kicking off, running right to left.
Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 7:42pm
Tips
Hard to go past Penrith for this one, even accounting for their recent mixed form. Let’s go Panthers by 18 with Casey McLean scoring first.
Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 6:56pm
Who is Jaxen Edgar?
Get to know the young fella playing fullback for the Panthers tonight – the club has a huge wrap on him. He’s another local product and a former Australian Schoolboy.
Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 6:33pm
Final teams: Panthers turn to young gun
Two changes for the Eels with Will Penisini coming in at centre and Luca Moretti starting at second row and Kelma Tuilagi riding the pine.
The big change is at Penrith where Jaxen Edgar will line up at fullback in relief of Dylan Edwards.
Edgar has only played one NRL match and he got just a few minutes in it, but the 20-year old has plenty of big wraps.
Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 6:31pm
Hello and welcome to the ABC’s NRL live blog
Hey everyone, Round 21 of the NRL season gets underway with Parramatta hosting Penrith.
The western Sydney derby always delivers so strap in and let’s have some fun.
I’m Nick Campton, you’re a rabid NRL fan, let’s make some plays out there tonight.
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