The Eels make a mess of the Broncos in Parramatta after the Storm ran roughshod over the Knights and the Panthers won a close one against the Rabbitohs.

Eels v Broncos

Parramatta Eels have stormed into the top eight with a ruthless 38-10 rout of Brisbane, with Matt Gillett suffering a suspected broken nose and Queensland teammate Corey Oates bumbling badly.

The Eels banked five tries amid a 30-minute blitz during Saturday night's opening half, embarrassing the Broncos with a blaze of offloads, brilliant passes and missed tackles.

Maroons coach coach Kevin Walters, already fuming about Jai Arrow's ankle injury that ended his State of Origin series, would have been spitting chips when an accidental knee to Gillett's head rearranged the star forward's nose.

A bloodied Gillett passed his resultant concussion test and returned in the first half, while Broncos and Queensland teammate David Fifita also came back on after an early head knock.

The forwards failed to stop a rampaging Eels, whose 26-0 advantage represented their biggest half-time lead in 14 years.

Prop Junior Paulo set the tone by barging over for his first try of 2019, successfully taking on three tacklers to open the scoring, while Maika Sivo, Michael Jennings, Josh Hoffman and David Gower also crossed in the onslaught.

Hoffman scored a second try after halftime, gift-wrapped by Broncos hooker Jake Turpin, but later left the field on a motorised stretcher and departed the ground in an ambulance.

Hoffman suffered a suspected neck injury, having copped an accidental blow to the head from teammate Mitchell Moses.

It was almost the only thing that Moses did wrong, having created much of the chaos that prompted the visitors to capitulate and hand the Eels a fourth victory from five outings at the new stadium.

Oates, playing his first game since igniting the comeback that led Queensland to victory in the Origin opener, had a consolatory try in the 66th minute but it was otherwise a horror night.

The winger spilled an early bomb from Moses, which led to Paulo's opener, while he stumbled over the sideline when in a dangerous position with the Broncos trailing 16-0.

Oates then attempted to defuse a grubber from Moses but kicked the ball along the ground, allowing Gower to pounce for the easiest of tries.

You didn't need to be a lip reader to work out what Oates screamed as he looked to the sky in disbelief.

Broncos coach Anthony Seibold stormed out of the coaches' box and into the change rooms soon after, meaning he watched on TV as Jamayne Isaako missed a penalty goal attempt that ended a lopsided half.

Isaako's pinpoint grubber resulted in a 43rd-minute try from Gillett but any thoughts of a miracle comeback were extinguished by Hoffman's quick reply.

Late field goal give Panthers the points

James Maloney's 74th minute field goal proved the difference as the Panthers downed South Sydney at the Olympic stadium. ( AAP: Craig Golding )

James Maloney has fired Penrith to a thrilling 19-18 win over South Sydney, sending a resounding message to NSW State of Origin selectors.

The wily Panthers' number six celebrated his 33rd birthday by sinking a clutch 74th-minute field goal at the Olympic stadium on Saturday to extend his side's winning streak to four games.

Importantly, he has scored a head-to-head victory over South Sydney counterpart Cody Walker, who is struggling to hold onto his Blues number six jumper for next Sunday's Origin II in Perth.

Walker missed a field-goal attempt in the 74th minute as his side continued their Origin period slump with a third loss on the trot.

It has been reported that Panthers number seven Nathan Cleary is set to partner Mitchell Pearce in the Blues halves next Sunday at Perth Stadium, however Maloney has given Blues coach Brad Fittler and his selectors food for thought.

Maloney took the Panthers to an 8-6 lead at half-time when he sent Viliame Kikau over.

After NSW's Origin I loss, Cleary was criticised for his lack of strike power, having not set up a try in his four appearances for the Blues.

He came up with his first try-assist for the Panthers in two months when he put in an inch-perfect ball for Brent Naden to make it 14-6.

The Rabbitohs came storming back into the contest when Liam Knight crossed before James Roberts hit full flight for the first time in a cardinal and myrtle jumper.

In his second game for the Rabbitohs since his mid-season move from Brisbane, he showcased his game-breaking ability when he took the ball on the 20-metre line, burst into the backfield and found Dane Gagai on the inside.

But just when the Rabbitohs seemed to have all the momentum, the Panthers hit back when they put the ball through the hands down the left edge and crossed through Brian To'o to level it up at 18-18.

Cleary missed a sideline conversion to take the lead which set up a tense final eight minutes.

Walker had a chance to win it, however his attempt veered left of the posts before Maloney kicked what proved to be the winning field goal.

Panthers prop James Tamou put his hand up for an Origin recall when he tallied 184 metres from 17 runs and made 23 tackles.

Already missing Sam Burgess (shoulder) and Tom Burgess (ankle), the Rabbitohs were struck a blow on game day when George Burgess was forced to withdraw because of a virus.

It was the first time since round eight, 2012 that a Rabbitohs side had not featured a Burgess brother.

Storm crush the Knights in Melbourne

Josh Addo-Carr (C) scored one of the Storm's six tries against the Knights at AAMI Park. ( AAP: Hamish Blair )

Melbourne Storm have extended their lead at the top of the NRL ladder and ended Newcastle's winning streak with a 34-4 victory in their Saturday afternoon clash at AAMI Park.

The Knights went into the game riding a run of six successive wins but it was the Storm who emerged with their 11th victory of the season with another dominant display.

There were a number of State of Origin aspirants on show, with all eyes on Knights half-back Mitchell Pearce, who is tipped for a recall to the Blues.

It was hard to get a read on the number seven with his team mostly on the back foot, although he didn't appear a match for Melbourne's Queensland playmaker Cameron Munster.

While both teams struggled with some early errors, the Storm got the scoreboard ticking over in the 13th minute when giant prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona broke through to find fullback Jahrome Hughes.

Despite controlling the match the home side only led 12-0 at half-time, with their other try coming off a Will Chambers grubber kick into the in-goal for a chasing Josh Addo-Carr.

The Knights' cause wasn't helped with second-rower Mitch Barnett put on report in the 35th minute for a crusher tackle on Hughes.

They also had winger Edrick Lee sinbinned early in the second half for a professional foul as he took out Storm skipper Cameron Smith as he chased a kick through to the tryline.

The floodgates opened for Melbourne in the second half, as they scored four tries including a double for Bulldogs-bound second-rower Joe Stimson.

Newcastle centre Hymel Hunt scored the visitors solitary try after Queensland Origin full-back Kalyn Ponga created the opening in the 47th minute, but the rest of the half was one-way traffic.

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