Eels $6m man opens up on 'special' new deal

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Just a time aft long-awaited confirmation of a caller woody to enactment with the Eels, Mitchell Moses rewarded nine bosses with a stunning show to pb his broadside to a 20-point upset triumph implicit the Rabbitohs.

Moses enactment successful a flawless show with the footwear and had 4 effort assists successful this side's 36-16 triumph astatine Allianz Stadium.

The caller woody is reportedly worthy $1.2 cardinal a play and volition spot him astatine the nine until the extremity of 2026 with an enactment for an other 2 years. Moses said it was "special".

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"I grew up supporting the nine and to walk the adjacent 5 years inactive here, and effort to bash something, we person a peculiar radical here," helium told Nine's Danika Mason aft the match.

Mitch Moses was sensational against the Rabbitohs. (Getty)

"Hopefully we tin bash thing this twelvemonth and successful the aboriginal years."

Moses said his side's show against the Rabbitohs was 1 of their astir implicit performances of the season.

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Following back-to-back losses, the Eels could person turned to h2o erstwhile they trailed aboriginal successful the 2nd half.

Instead, they rallied to people the past 4 tries of the match.

Dylan Brown celebrates his try. (Getty)

"It was a large crippled for america with wherever we were sitting connected the table," Moses said.

"We weren't excessively [happy] with however we've been playing the past fewer weeks, but a fewer calls going our mode and it's a antithetic story.

"We wanted to travel present and vie tonight. I thought everyone did that."

Dylan Brown successful peculiar was sensational with a try, a effort assist, 3 tackle busts, 4 offloads and 23 tackles.

Moses said Brown had been their champion subordinate for the past 5 weeks.

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"He's been outstanding, mounting the level for us," helium said.

"If we tin bash what helium is doing each week and vie connected everything, and for 1-17 to bash that, we'll triumph much games than lose."

Sean Russell opened the scoring for the Eels successful conscionable the 2nd minute. Bailey Simonsson picked up a double, portion Bryce Cartwright, Brown and Will Penisini each got themselves connected the board.

But the Eels didn't flight wholly unharmed. Scans connected Saturday volition uncover the grade of a calf wounded sustained by Ryan Matterson, portion Andrew Davey was besides classed a category-one concussion, and volition walk the adjacent 11 days connected the sideline.

The Eels instrumentality connected the Cowboys adjacent Friday.

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