1st Qualifying Final: WAR v PAR – by the clock

QUALIFYING FINAL ONE

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#4 WARRIORS v #5 PARRAMATTA @ MT SMART STADIUM
Friday 6:30pm AEST, 7th September 2007

WARRIORS
1-13: W McKinnon, P Ah Van, T Byrne, S Mannering, M Crockett, M Witt, G Rovelli, S Rapira, G Gatis, S Price (c), R Wiki, L Swann, M Luck.
Bench: N Fien, W Koopu, E Tuimavave, E Lauaki.
Coach: Ivan Cleary

PARRAMATTA EELS
1-13: J Hayne, K Inu, B Smith, T Tahu, E Grothe, B Finch, T Smith, N Cayless (c), M Riddell, FF MoiMoi, N Hindmarsh, I Hindmarsh, D Wagon.
Bench: F Mateo, PJ Marsh, J Cordoba, C Robinson.
Coach: Michael Hagan 

FIRST HALF

1^st Minute WAR – Sam Rapira takes first hit up and is hit high by the shoulder of Nathan Cayless. No penalty given, Rapira plays the ball eventually after being concussed. Michael Witt caps decent set with a kick that lands inside the Parramatta 20m line, Jarryd Hayne returns it to the 30m line. 

2^nd Minute PAR – Tim Smith kicks to Wade McKinnon at end of Eels first set and Warriors work it out of their own 30m zone. 

3^rd Minute WAR – Grant Rovelli puts up an ordinary bomb but it is in dangerous field position and Todd Byrne knocks on defusing the situation for the Eels.