A four-try effort from Brisbane winger Denan Kemp has seen the Broncos record a thrilling 30-26 victory over a spirited Parramatta Eels outfit at Suncorp Stadium tonight.
It was a piece of Darren Lockyer brilliance that got the Broncos home on the hooter; the mercurial five-eighth popping a desperate but precision chip kick out wide for a flying Boyd, with the speedy winger outpacing opposites Eric Grothe and Joel Reddy to a score an 81st minute heart stopper.
While Lockyer will grab all the headlines due to his successful return from a troublesome knee injury, it was the speed and determination of New Zealand bound Kemp that proved the difference, with the spritely winger causing headaches for Grothe every time he received the ball.
It was a much improved performance from last Friday’s bumbling display from the Eels, with representatives Jarryd Hayne and Krisnan Inu striking a particularly lethal combination on the left hand side of the field.
After dominating possession early, the Eels opened the scoring in just the sixth minute, thanks to a piece of individual brilliance from five-eighth Feleti Mateo.
Receiving the ball on the ten metre line, the Tongan utility powered through attempted tackles by Justin Hodges, Michael Ennis and Karmichael Hunt to slam the ball down, with Luke Burt’s conversion providing the perfect 6-0 start.
Parramatta went further ahead just three minutes later courtesy of a flowing backline movement, the ball flying through four players before centre Joel Reddy crashed over for a 10-0 lead.
The Broncos were quick to reply off the back of some concerted pressure, fullback Hunt threading a precision grubber behind Eels winger Grothe for winger Kemp to dot down for his first of four tries.
A 22nd minute penalty goal to Burt extended the lead to 12-4, before Brisbane’s Hodges showed his strength to steamroll Eels Jarryd Hayne and Krisnan Inu to bounce his way over.
Corey Parker closed the gap to 12-10 for the home side when Nathan Hindmarsh was penalised for a 35th minute high shot, before the former NSW Origin backrower bombed a certain try right on the stroke of half-time when he spilt a Brett Finch pass with the line wide open.
Parramatta burst out of the blocks early in the second half thanks to a blockbusting 50-metre break from forward Fuifui Moimoi, the powerhouse prop linking with Brendan Oake who found a flying Burt to race away and score an exhilarating try for an 18-10 advantage.
In what was turning into an exciting game, the Broncos were the next to score through a slick backline movement completed by teenage flanker Kemp, with Parker’s sideline conversion making it 18-16.
A Moimoi high shot allowed Parker to level the scores at 18-all just two minutes later, and the Broncos finally hit the lead in the 65th minute when Hunt fired a perfect twenty metre cut out pass to hand Kemp his hat- trick.
The home team looked to be home and hosed when David Stagg finished off an exhilarating sixty metre movement, but a breathtaking leap by Eels winger Krisnan Inu to score made it 26-22 inside the final seven minutes.
It was game on when Inu completed a piece of Mateo brilliance when he crossed for his second try, but Burt’s failed sideline conversion kept the scores deadlocked at 26-all with just five minutes remaining.
But it came down to the foresight of Lockyer to get his side home in a thriller, the Brisbane playmaker’s instinct and skill securing the Broncos a temporary top of the table position.
Brisbane Broncos 30
Tries: Denan Kemp 4, Justin Hodges, David Stagg
Goals: Corey Parker 2
Defeatd
Parramatta Eels 26
Tries: Krisnan Inu 2, Feleti Mateo, Joel Reddy, Luke Burt
Goals: Luke Burt 3
At Suncorp Stadium
Referee – Jason Robinson
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