It’s all about Daniel Tupou ahead of kick-off in this one, with a massive banner in the stands celebrating the Roosters’ new 300-game man.
The Eels are the first team onto the field, in their primarily yellow strip, with the Roosters in their classic jerseys – complete with player names on the back, which is probably something that should become a trend in the NRL at some point.
Tupou leads the Roosters out, with his family, and poses for a few happy snaps before his team lines up for the kick-off.
Daniel Tupou takes the field for his 300th NRL game.Getty Images
And now the Chooks get things started, with Parramatta’s Sam Tuivaiti taking the first hit-up and crunched in the game’s opening tackle.
Roosters 0, Eels 0 after one minute