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ALL Tim Mannah could see was Sonny Bill Williams contorting his hulking frame.
The Parramatta co-captain didn't know where the footy was, who was underneath the Roosters million-dollar man, or if Williams had stolen the match with a last minute try.
Eel Chris Sandow tackled by Isaac Liu. Source: News Corp Australia
Mannah had already played 27-minutes, his longest stint of the match, when with legs of jelly he arrived to provide just enough shove to the mercurial Jarryd Hayne, who was already on the ground, wrestling Williams onto his back.
It was Mannah's inspirational last-ditch play on Saturday night which summed up how far the blue and gold's have come ever since they sat down as a group, eye-balled each other in the face four weeks ago and promised 'never again.'
Eel's Ken Sio celebrates scoring a try with Will Hopoate. Source: News Corp Australia
Few can comprehend the turnaround in effort, commitment and guts last year's wooden-spooners have conjured after resembling nothing short of a rabble when they were flogged 56-4 by the Roosters in round two.
But even in the moments after that shocking defeat, Eels coach Brad Arthur wasn't prepared to write his team off.
"We were nice and honest after the Roosters game, where we said 'we don't want that effort again,'' Arthur said.
"It was disappointment. I looked around and the boys weren't happy with it.
Ken Sio scores a try. Source: News Corp Australia
"It really hurt them and when I seen that I knew that we'd bounce back from it.
"Tonight, we weren't great but our effort was there and we defended our try line and we looked composed, there's a lot of trust.
"The fact that we only made two errors all game was great and we can play a lot better than that.
"Our spirit and the fact we just kept hanging in there was great.''
The effort of Mannah and Hayne to hold Williams up over the try line was crucial to Parramatta singing their victory song on Saturday night, there were others too, who have seemingly found a new lease of life over the past month.
Rooster's Sonny Bill Williams tackled short of the line. Source: News Corp Australia
Chris Sandow was again infectious in both attack and defence. His pinpoint cross-field kick for Ken Seo in the 25th minute was a beauty, but not as good as his grassing tackle on towering Roosters winger Daniel Tupou in the second half and with the match in the balance.
Seo, scored a double, but it his safety in the air which kept the Chooks at bay.
And of course, there was Semi Radradra, who continued his explosive form, posting his ninth try in his past six matches.
Mannah said there was a feeling within the Eels at the moment of belief and confidence that no matter the opposition, to a man they will fight and scrap for each other.
"The pleasing thing for the past few weeks is that coming to game day, is knowing we're going to compete,'' Mannah said.
Sonny Bill Williams tackled. Source: News Corp Australia
"We know that everyone is going to turn up and I think that's been lacking over the years.
"That's a really good quality as a team that you rock up to a game and know that everyone is going to have a crack. We're building a good culture, but like Brad said we've still got a lot of improvement in us.''
The entire match was played on a knife edge, as both sides struggled to take the momentum and run with it.
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Tit-for-tat possession also resembled the flow of scoring in the first half, as the Roosters rallied from 4-0 nil down to lead 6-4, trail again 10-6, before taking a 12-10 advantage at the break.
In the end, the Roosters lacked direction on the fifth-tackle plays, seemingly content to rely on hoisting the footy high, hoping for an Eels mistake.
Rooster's Jared Waerea-Hargreaves tackled. Source: News Corp Australia
The premiers' third straight-loss is significant in that once again they were beaten with the game at their mercy.
They have now lost their last three matches by margins of two, one and eight points, a factor that disappointed Roosters coach wasn't losing sight of last night.
"It was a tough contest,'' Robinson said.
"We created a lot of opportunities but we just didn't ice any.
"We've have had three pretty close games and we're just missing that edge to ice the teams.
"We're definitely not far away, but it hasn't been good enough for three weeks so we need to improve there.''
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