Update - 13th minute: Donkehs have just kicked the ball downfield, however it has only made 30 metres from a good defensive set by the Test Eagles and they have the ball 40 metres out now. Armstrong charges forward, hard and straight at the defense, OH HE POKES HIS HEAD THROUGH! But gets taken down. Quick play the ball comes to Izett he charges forward! The markers are surely offside! Yes, Penalty again for the Test Eagles! The markers were clearly offside and now the referee has marched them 10 metres, Popovic had a bit to say to the referee and he has marched them 10. Now they are just 38 out from the line. Lewis signals to the post, they will go for the 2 again! This must be a gameplan or something because twice now they have looked for the 2 points! Funkotron lines this up, he should get the distance, he strikes it well, it is hooking away. HITS THE POSTS! But goes in! Well the score is now 4-6 and the Test Eagles are being very unorthodox but they are closing the gap.
I'm not liking this. They'll slowly creep up to us. Everyone to stop channelling Justin Hodges/Paul Gallen/Jason Ryles in defence...
Armstrong charges forward, hard and straight at the defense, OH HE POKES HIS HEAD THROUGH! But gets taken down. Love it.
Update - 16th minute: The ball is in the Test Eagles half now on 2nd tackle, 30 metres out from their own line, it comes to Orr who charges it forward, good run by orr! He makes 10 metres before being taken down. It now comes back to Izett who throws it to Parker, he hits and spins, throws it back to jacobs, SHORT BALL TO FUNKOTRON WHO GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH! FUNKOTRON IS UP TO THE 40...THE 35...HERE COMES LUFFMAN...BOTS IS ON THE OUTSIDE! FUNKOTRON THROWS THE PASS...BOTS IS AWAY...LUFFMAN FROM BEHIND...HERE COMES LUFFMAN! BOTS FOR THE LINE!! LUFFMAN GRABS HIM!! BUT BOTS GETS THE BALL DOWN..THE TEST EAGLES HAVE SCORED! A try to Bots! Brilliant vision there by the halfback who saw that there were numbers and shifted it out there. Funkotron 20 metres in from touch, he strikes it, oh no it hooks wide and is not coming back. Well, the Test Eagles now have the lead, it is 8-6.