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Parramatta's players are using the lessons of their nightmare 2016 season to bolster their run at the NRL finals. At its heart is a coach who refused to crack when the club was falling down around him.
It took less than 13 seconds for Eels winger Kirisome Auva'a to score against the Broncos, making him the quickest scorer in the history of the NRL. That was all news to him after the match.
What started with the fastest try in NRL history ended in a cricket score that puts the red-hot Eels firmly in the premiership race.
Thursday night's clash in Brisbane between the Broncos and Parramatta stands to be a spicy affair, with Josh McGuire not changing his aggressive approach as a top-two spot beckons.
This was about far more than his relationship with Jarryd Hayne, the Titans said. What those factors are remains the domain of Henry and the club's leaky board as the embattled coach was finally given his marching orders.
Kevin Proctor and Jarrod Wallace want Neil Henry and Jarryd Hayne at the club next year, even if they don't know whether the latter was actually at their match against the Eels last week.
The club has crunched the numbers with the NRL for both coach and player but must put an end to the crisis before the final home game of the season next weekend.
Amid the hype about Melbourne and Brisbane, the Sharks are steadily upping the ante ahead of the NRL finals, with the Roosters and Knights standing in the way of another top four finish.
St George-Illawarra big man Tariq Sims says he won't accept talk of missing the NRL finals until the whistle has blown on their season after a difficult defeat at the hands of Brisbane.
The Broncos continued their quality run with a predictable 24-12 win at Suncorp Stadium that leaves the Dragons on the outside looking in once again.
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