We will close the blog there tonight.

Some really enjoyable rugby league to report on this afternoon/evening.

Wins for the Tigers, Storm and Roosters.

ABC Sport will be back tomorrow, where all the focus will be on the NSW Blues team selected for Game II.

I hope you join me then.

Parramatta captain Clint Gutherson has joined ABC Sport after his side's 10-point loss to the Roosters.

They fought back to hold an 18-16 lead midway through the second half.

But they had to claw back from 16-0 down.

"That's not how you want to start the game … You can't give teams like that a good start … Even with that, we took the lead, still had the lead with 15 minutes to go … It's another game where we were right in it, we probably should have finished the game off better … So frustrating."

Connor Watson had a brilliant game for the Roosters.

He has been terrific all year.

Could he be in contention for a NSW Origin jumper?

This is what he told ABC Sport:

"Haven't really thought about it too much ... I just wanted to get through the game — I mean it'd be a dream come true if it happens."

Roosters five-eighth Luke Keary has described his team's 28-18 win over the Eels has an odd game.

"It was a wild one, I'm happy that we fought back there, because I don't think we touched the ball there at the start of the second half ... Leaking too many points, gotta fix that up."

— reporting by AAP

James Tedesco has fired one last salvo in his bid to keep his NSW State of Origin jersey, leading the Sydney Roosters to a 28-18 win over Parramatta.

Less than 24 hours before Michael Maguire is set to pick his Blues side for Origin II, Tedesco was one of the Roosters' best at a wet Western Sydney Stadium on Saturday night.

The Roosters fullback was heavily involved as his team shot out to a 16-0 lead before the Eels fought back to hold an 18-16 advantage midway through the second half.

Ultimately the Roosters did enough to claim the win, with Daniel Tupou going over in the left corner with 15 minutes to play, before Angus Crichton sealed the victory.

Mitch Moses also made a case for his own Origin return in NSW's halves, scoring a try to begin the Eels' comeback late in the first half.

Moses had plenty of involvements, but for the second week in a row couldn't get Parramatta across the line in a close finish.

He is now locked in a battle with Nicho Hynes, Cody Walker and Jarome Luai for two halves spots.

That should be game over.

Sam Walker puts in the perfect kick into the in-goal, and Angus Crichton wins the race to the footy.

The Eels gave away a needless offside penalty which put them on the back foot and gave the Roosters attacking field position.

The Roosters are on top and look threatening.

But they are unable to get the try which would ice the game.

Angus Crichton threw a forward pass over the sideline, trying to get the ball to a wide open Daniel Tupou.

Daniel Tupou has a double and the Chooks are back in front.

The Roosters got a repeat set of six at the Eels' line after Parramatta failed to defuse a high kick on the goal line — that was an issue for them in the first half.

Angus Crichton drew in two Eels defenders, got the offload to Tupou, who is too strong and scored.

The game has turned into a back-and-forth battle.

The Roosters no longer look stunned and they are working their way back into the contest.

Two-time premiership winner Luke Lewis says the momentum feels back with the Chooks.

"I feel like the Roosters are starting to get back on top," he tells ABC Sport.

The Eels have a two-point lead after Mitchell Moses kicks a simple penalty goal.

It came after Roosters prop Lindsay Collins was penalised for dissent against the ref.

Collins was deemed to have grounded the ball dead, leading to a goal line drop point.

He got up and gave the ref a gob-full, leading to the penalty.

What a fightback from the Parramatta Eels.

They were gone leading into half-time.

But they have scored three tries in nine minutes.

Blaize Talagi has scored in the right corner, after the Eels marched their way through the middle of the Roosters' defence.

Parramatta gets a try with the Roosters still down to 12 men.

Eels' five-eighth Dylan Brown receives the ball going down the short-side, the Roosters' defence is shot, and Brown is over.

We are back underway at Western Sydney Stadium.

The Eels are running to the left of your screen.

Well done Mike.

You have got a giggle from the ABC Sport office.

The Roosters dominated that half of footy, but a sin-bin to Jared Waerea-Hargreaves gave the Eels a boost.

They were able to score against the 12-man Chooks, and get themselves back into this contest.

The Eels have finished this half as the dominate side.

They enjoyed another linebreak and only desperate Roosters' defence kept the score 16-6.

Mitchell Moses is over after prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard made a terrific linebreak.

Rooster Luke Keary came out of the defensive line, which created the gap Campbell-Gillard ran through.

I may be biased to props (reflecting on my childhood) but I reckon Reagan looked like Greg Inglis as he sprinted downfield, then drew in the fullback and gave Moses the perfect pass on his chest. 

The Eels have come so close.

Sean Russell dived in the air, but dropped the ball after Rooster Victor Radley made a desperate try-saving tackle. 

The Roosters are down to 12-men, after Jared Waerea-Hargreaves was sent to the bin for a high tackle.

The Eels' ball carrier did dip slightly, but I think Jared was going to hit him high anyway.

The ref explains to Jared that he never made an attempt to lower his body height, which is why he is off.