{"id":206747,"date":"2022-03-28T01:22:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T01:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=206747"},"modified":"2022-03-28T11:59:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T11:59:31","slug":"devastating-postscript-to-eels-freak-winning-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=206747","title":{"rendered":"Devastating postscript to Eel&#039;s freak winning try"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#x27;s been a devastating postscript to the game-winning heroics of <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/parramatta-eels\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Parramatta \">Parramatta<\/a> bench player Ray Stone.<\/p>\n<p>Stone was the unlikely hero on Saturday night at AAMI Park when he <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/2022-round-three-parramatta-eels-melbourne-storm-result-ray-stone-try-injury-video\/fa38d135-68ae-4765-a238-eb0b7440c3cf\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"scored a thrilling try in extra-time to beat Melbourne\">scored a thrilling try in extra-time to beat Melbourne<\/a> in a round three upset.<\/p>\n<p>An Eels kick bounced off the goalposts and Stone was in the perfect position to collect the loose ball, sidestep defending fullback Jahrome Hughes, and win the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/motorsport\/formula-one-2022-daniel-ricciardo-retires-with-engine-problem-as-max-verstappen-wins-saudi-arabia-grand-prix\/51f82c9e-d2aa-482c-ab70-15d4b41cca3c\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Verstappen wins thriller as Ricciardo bombs out\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Verstappen wins thriller as Ricciardo bombs out<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/tennis\/miami-open-2022-nick-kyrgios-beats-fabio-fognini-in-straight-sets\/208ba3c6-e0eb-4122-81f0-fdb9e910387f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Kyrgios wins in Miami, blasts former great\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kyrgios wins in Miami, blasts former great<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/wests-tigers-news-2022-robbie-farah-michael-maguire-coach-abuse-video\/6136a1bd-3e00-49e9-855a-a77d89bc8bb5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Tigers great denies abusing coach during loss\"><strong>Tigers great denies abusing coach during loss<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But as he stepped around Hughes, Stone injured his knee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stream the NRL premiership 2022 live and free on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/www.9now.com.au\/nrl-premiership?ocid=9now-9now-a31068-nrl__;!!LBk0ZmAmG_H4m2o!9dSdCQnqRr7jB4ors6_xZroUjRFhwF4zWPQ_49ZtpjEN4kFU66dPtc9-NO31y4jbBsEGL4xe4eQ2hVSTCg$\"><strong>9Now<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"55989dc4-abba-400a-973d-fd465dadfc1b\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/55989dc4-abba-400a-973d-fd465dadfc1b\" alt=\"Ray Stone scored the winning try against Melbourne in a thriller.\" data-width=\"3891\" data-height=\"2189\" \/><img data-id=\"afb36291-919e-4635-81b9-00119aadbe09\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/afb36291-919e-4635-81b9-00119aadbe09\" alt=\"Ray Stone of the Eels receives attention from the trainer after scoring the match winning try.\" data-width=\"3000\" data-height=\"2000\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Parramatta has now sadly confirmed the bench forward ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament, which will require surgery and has ended his 2022 season.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The Parramatta Eels will be supporting Ray and his family at this difficult time,&quot; a club statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Stone has played 31 games for the Eels since making his NRL debut in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>He will leave at the end of this season and head to the NRL&#x27;s newest team, the Dolphins.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" target=\"\" title=\"clicking here!\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>There&#x27;s been a devastating postscript to the game-winning heroics of Parramatta bench player Ray Stone. 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