Parramatta have seen off Wests Tigers 26-18 at the Sydney Football Stadium on Friday night to register their sixth consecutive NRL win, stamping themselves as the smoking gun of the competition in the process.

If the NRL wants to showcase anything that is great about the league they should show a DVD of the thrilling match-up between two sides that don't do dull.

A noisy, passionate local derby was played in front of a bumper crowd of almost 35,000 with some of the best young talent playing at the top of their game and producing technical ability of the highest order.

Tigers five-eighth Benji Marshall set the tone with a moment of genius after 18 minutes when he sold the Eels defence an outrageous dummy before producing a flick pass to Blake Ayshford who dived over.

The Tigers, who went into the game on the back of six straight wins themselves, dominated the opening exchanges and scored their second four-pointer two minutes later when Beau Ryan reached over to score in the corner.

The Eels dragged themselves back into the game with a sustained spell of pressure and were rewarded with an eight-point try after Bryce Gibbs slid into Luke Burt's back with his knee as the Parramatta winger scored in the 29th minute.

Gibbs was put on report and with usual goalkicker Burt unable to kick, Krisnan Inu booted over the two conversions to level the score.

The Eels came charging out of the blocks in the second half with Inu scoring his sixth try of the season after latching onto a long pass from Jarryd Hayne five minutes after the re-start.

And it was Hayne once again who brought the blue and gold contingent at the SFS to their feet with a stunning 50-metre run after taking possession of a high kick from the impressive young Tigers halfback Robert Lui and then embarking on a weaving run.

That burst from Hayne seemed to wake the Tigers up from their slumber and led to another wonderful try finished this time by John Morris that closed the gap to two points.

But with the Tigers looking to be in the ascendancy, the Eels hit back with a stunning score of their own, kickstarted by the returning Feleti Mateo who threw the first of five flick passes from five different players before Jeff Robson barged over.

The Tigers hit back once again on 71 minutes with Ryan grabbing his second try of the night after good work from Robbie Farah.

Marshall then kicked his first conversion of the game to once more close the gap to two points.

But fittingly, Hayne had the last word with a try that oozed brilliance.

With the Tigers on the attack, the Eels regained possession and with Haynes popping up with the ball in his hands 30 metres from goal, he chipped over the top of a static Tigers backline to regather and score.

The Eels move into sixth with the win while the Tigers are seventh.

Parramatta coach Daniel Anderson admitted his players were physically and mentally wrecked after the game but refused to get carried away by the victory despite his side moving back into the top eight.

"It was a very difficult game for a coach as it had so many changes in momentum and the Tigers showed their bravery after losing two wingers to injury and to their credit they bounced back," Anderson said.

"We have not been in the eight for about five months, our aim now is to be in control of our own destiny but it was a rollercoaster game."

Tigers coach Tim Sheens said he was upset by some of the calls made by the officials and questioned the decision to award the eight-point try.

"If I started now I would be here in an hour's time," Sheens said.

"I wasn't happy with a few of the calls and also some of the things we did.

"I thought Gibbs was trying to pull out a bit, it was a big call."

Sheens also revealed that winger Taniele Tuiaki had broken his leg and will be out for the rest of the season.

"We lost both our wingers and Tuiaki has broken his leg which is a big blow for us, we will have to reinvent ourselves but we haven't given up."

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