Parramatta Eels vs Wests Tigers player ratings: who starred and who flopped?

Parramatta was blown off the park for the second straight week while the Wests Tigers notched their first win of the season in style. Check out our player ratings from the match-up.

Parramatta’s horror start to the season goes from bad to worse after they were blown off the park for the second straight week.

Jason Ryles’ side were no match for Benji Marshall’s outfit who put on an entertaining performance to run out 32-6 winners at CommBank Stadium.

Check out who starred and struggled in our Eels-Tigers player ratings.

PARRAMATTA EELS

Ratings by Fatima Kdouh

1 ISAIAH IONGI - Come up with a try saving tackle, putting his body on the line against the much bigger Jeral Skelton. But couldn’t inject himself into the game. RATING: 4

2 SEAN RUSSELL - Scored a consolation try. Didn’t shy away from tough carries but failed to threaten the Tigers and was troubled in defence, missing five tackles. RATING: 3

3 WILL PENISINI - Coughed up the ball twice in the first half and struggled to shut down the Tigers’ right-side raids. Missed five tackles. RATING: 3

4 ZAC LOMAX - Went looking for work, running for 166 metres, but didn’t get enough clean, early ball. Missed a crucial tackle that led to the Lachlan Galvin try. RATING: 5

5 JORDAN SAMRANI - A commendable debut. The highlight was a late break. Finished with 176 metres and six tackle busts RATING: 5.5

6 DYLAN BROWN - Took on the line early to a chorus of boos and made some strong runs early. Commanded the ball more in the second half but couldn’t fire a shot. He didn’t look like the richest man in the NRL. RATING: 3

Dylan Brown couldn’t fire a shot for the Eels. Picture: NRL Photos

7 RONALD VOLKMAN - Took on the kicking duties in general play but struggled to take control and steer the side. His kicking hardly troubled the Tigers. RATING: 2

8 JOE OFAHENGAUE - Came back on in the final 10 minutes to finish with 77 metres. RATING: 3.5

9 BRENDAN HANDS - Gave up easy possession with a forward pass from the ruck, gave away a penalty and didn’t return after a 25-minute stint. RATING: 2.5

10 JUNIOR PAULO - Took some strong carries but both he and Ofahengaue were outplayed by Tigers powerhouse prop Terrell May. RATING: 4.5

11 SHAUN LANE - First game back from a knee injury and it showed. Was a handful early but faded out of the game. RATING: 4

12 JACK WILLIAMS - Easily the most productive Eels forward. Ran hard and hit even harder with his bruising hits forcing a first half change over. Finished with 112 metres and 35 tackles. RATING: 5.5

13 J’MAINE HOPGOOD - Tackled everything that moved and forced the Tigers into two early errors. Put pressure on Jarome Luai’s kicks. Made 43 tackles. RATING: 5.5

14 RYLEY SMITH - Had a try denied after coming on in the 25th minute. Didn’t show enough of the deception he is capable of at the ruck. Like the crafty second half kick to force a seven tackle set. RATING: 5

15 MATT DOOREY - Did his job in a 20-minute stint off the bench. RATING: 4

16 KITIONE KAUTOGA - A decent club debut without setting the world on fire. RATING: 4

17 SAM TUIVAITI - Big and tough to handle, the two-game rookie was impressive from the bench. Finished with 68 from a 30 minute stint. RATING: 5

WESTS TIGERS

Ratings by Pamela Whaley

1 JAHREAM BULA - Light on his feet, heavy on the magic. Set up a length-of-the-field try for Lachlan Galvin in the first half. RATING: 8.5

2 SUNIA TURUVA - He gave up a significant height advantage but still had it all over Sean Russell to score a hatrick of tries. RATING: 8

3 ADAM DOUEHI - Good day out. Kicked four from six conversions and chipped perfectly for Galvin’s try. RATING: 7.5

4 STARFORD TOA - Set up Turuva for the first try of the game but showed a few signs of poor discipline. RATING: 6.5

5 JERAL SKELTON - Ran for 156 metres from a whopping 21 carries, scored one try and held up for another. All in a solid day’s work for a winger. RATING: 7.5

6 LACHLAN GALVIN - Laid out a few stray passes but had some joy with his boot and found his confidence. A class player who finished with four tackle busts, one linebreak, one linebreak assist and two try assists to go along with a try for himself. RATING: 8.5

Lachlan Galvin and the Tigers had a day out. Picture: NRL Photos

7 JAROME LUAI - Still finding his groove as a chief playmaker, but to his credit, he never stops trying or looks discouraged. RATING: 6.5

8 TERRELL MAY - Best forward on the field, the former Rooster is shaping as one of the buys of the year. Racked 151 metres and 42 tackles without a miss. RATING: 9

9 APISAI KOROISAU - A solid shift from dummy half without any flourishes. His return took pressure off halves Luai and Galvin. RATING: 7

10 FONUA POLE - Powerful up front, worked hard making 36 tackles and took 13 hit ups and got the Tigers moving through some poor defence. RATING: 7.5

11 SAMUELA FAINU - Starting to show some real signs of value in the right-side attack. Finished with a line break, a tackle bust and a try assist. RATING: 7.5

12 ALEX SEYFARTH - High energy and worked hard in defence making 38 tackles but still some work to do on his discipline. RATING: 7

13 ALEX TWAL - Rock solid with another honest performance of 31 tackles and no misses. RATING: 8

14 TALLYN DE SILVA - Chipped in from the bench and straightened up the attack with good service. RATING: 6

15 ROYCE HUNT - Big carries from the back fence, just as he is paid to do. Clocked up 107 running metres from eight carries. RATING: 7

16 JACK BIRD - Stayed busy in the middle with some energetic defence in a 30-minute stint. RATING: 6

17 SIONE FAINU - Only had 16 minutes on the field when the game was done. RATING: 5

Originally published as Parramatta Eels vs Wests Tigers player ratings: who starred and who flopped?