Wow.

Having won just 10 of their last 28 games, the Eels faced a tough Bulldogs outfit at ANZ Stadium, and were tipped as the underdogs at high odds to take out the match.

However, it was all Eels razzle dazzle in the opening minutes of Friday Night Football, with Semi Radradra the main offender.

With Parramatta attacking the Bulldogs 40-metre line in the 12th minute, Kieran Foran kicked on the fourth tackle of the set.

A high bomb sailed within centimetres of the left touchline, only to be hauled in by bustling winger Radradra just short of the try line.

Parramatta’s 2015 top try scorer crashed over the top of full-back Will Hopoate, tumbling onto his head, ball in hand.

And then came the magic.

In what was described as “phenomenal acrobatics” by commentator Ray Warren, Radradra managed to get a left-handed flick pass offload to Michael Jennings while upside down on his head.

Clearly no fluke, the pass could not have sat up more perfectly for Jennings to grab and plant down over the line for the opening score of the match.

“I can’t believe what I just saw,” Channel Nine commentator Ray Warren said.

“This is phenomenal. Acrobatic stuff.

“It’s not like he is a gymnast, he’s not a small man. That is unbelievable stuff.”

“That was an unbelievable try for Jennings,” added Phil Gould

“I don’t believe what I’ve just seen.

“That was one of the most freakish tries you will ever see in your life.”

“That is just skill that normal players just don’t have. He is running 100 mile an hour and to pass that on your head is unreal,” Andrew Johns said of Radradra’s effort during the half-time break.

Parramatta dominated play for the majority of the half, with a try to Radradra disallowed shortly after Jennings touched down.

The Eels headed into the half-time break with a 6-0 lead.

The game descended into controversy in the second half when Sam Perrett was denied a try by the video referee because the pass from Sam Kasiano was ruled forward.

However, it was unclear why it was sent upstairs by referee Matt Cecchin because video referees cannot rule on forward passes. Cecchin called it a try on the field but asked the video refs to check whether it had been touched by an Eels player, despite his touch judge ruling it forward.

Parramatta led 8-0 at the time and it seemed pivotal however the Eels came home with Radradra’s two late tries.

The Friday night Semi show.Source:AAP

The flying Fijian provided the only points of the first half when he soared high to grab a Kieran Foran bomb and pass it off the ground to former Sydney Rooster Jennings for the centre’s first try in Parramatta colours.

With the game in the balance, Radradra produced the big plays, dotting down under the posts after five-eighth Corey Norman steamed through a hole before Radradra did it all himself with a bustling effort.

The game was marked by a number of ugly incidents and key injuries.

Eels and NSW back-rower Beau Scott spent most of the second half on the sidelines with a shoulder problem, while Sam Kasiano finished the match up the tunnel after a nasty head clash with Tim Mannah.

Bulldogs prop Aiden Tolman could come under the scrutiny of the match review committee after hitting Tepai Moeroa high in the first half, forcing the Eels’ lock to the sidelines to undergo a concussion test.

— with Steve Zemek, AAP