A Premier League-style policy of separating rival fans at ANZ Stadium is being hailed by Parramatta and the NRL, who will seriously consider making an Eels-Tigers clash a permanent Easter Monday fixture.

A crowd of 50,668 watched Wests Tigers clinch a thriller 21-18 over their western Sydney opponents, prompting both clubs to signal they will lobby to ensure the encounter is pencilled in for the public holiday for next year’s competition and beyond.

Start of things to come? The NRL's decision to separate the two sets of fans worked wonders for the atmosphere at Monday's Parramatta-Wests Tigers game at ANZ Stadium. Credit:Getty Images

It is a request that is a strong chance of being given the green light by the NRL.

‘‘We will always look favourably on building marquee matches into the schedule and particularly where we can work with clubs who support the strategies and that was evidenced [on Monday] by both clubs and their supporter bases being really heavily engaged in the pre-promotion of that game,’’ NRL head of football Todd Greenberg said on Tuesday.