If putting a half-century on the Broncos was Parramatta's 'Hello World' moment before the NRL finals, then coach Brad Arthur wants to make sure it's a swift greeting.

There was no time for self-congratulation and celebration. Arthur made that clear immediately after the match, saying the only thing he was really happy about was the opening try, scored in an NRL record time of 12.88 seconds by Kirisome Auva'a.

Conceding 34 points, Arthur said, was simply not acceptable if they wanted to be any real threat to the premiership. And at the Eels, what Arthur says may as well be carved in stone.

In a week where Neil Henry was sacked for, partly, supposedly not being able to master the dark arts of managing the playing group, those in the Eels squad rave about the way in which their no-nonsense mentor goes about his work.