Parramatta halfback Maddie Studdon has bagged a try and set up two more as the Eels capped their first NRLW home game at Commbank Stadium with a 24-14 win over the Gold Coast Titans.
Dean Widders' side, who now have two wins from their opening three games of the season, staved off a fightback from the Titans after throwing away an early lead.
Studdon was in the heart of everything the Eels did right and she could have added a few more points to her tally but for a tough day with the boot (two from six).
Fullback Botille Vette-Walsh clocked up a NRLW record 250 running metres and centre Tiana Penitani was also impressive as she laid on two try assists.
"I'm really pleased that we've got a good group of leaders," Widders said.
"They're teaching the girls about what it takes to be at this level.
"We've got some confidence in our group. We're not quite there yet but we are working towards getting there."
Studdon opened the scoring when she combined with Penitani down the left before Abbi Church barged over a few moments later to give the Eels a 8-0 lead after 10 minutes.
The Eels were rolling down field at a rate of knots and got a further boost when Gold Coast's Tazmin Gray was sin-binned for a crusher tackle on Vette-Walsh.
They couldn't make that advantage count with Titans duo Steph Hancock and Hailee-Jay Maunsell hitting back.
Church looked to have put the Eels back in front, only for Penitani to be penalised for obstruction, which led to a moment of mass confusion eight minutes from half-time.
The half-time siren went off and the Titans opted to take a tap and then kick the ball into touch to kill off the first half.
But the siren was triggered in error and the Gold Coast were penalised, with Studdon notching a penalty on the next set to tie the scores up at 10-10.
Titans coach Jamie Feeney said his side were the architects of their own downfall.
"Simple fundamentals just cost us again and we don't have too many games to make up for it," he said.
"We just didn't execute on the day. It was deja vu from round one."
Gold Coast's Destiny Brill scored straight after the break but from thereon in the game was one way traffic.
Parramatta five-eighth Emily Curtain hit back with Vette-Walsh chiming in to hand the Eels a six-point buffer.
Studdon sent forward Christian Pio through a gaping hole down the left hand 10 minutes before full-time to wrap up the win.
