Eels brave Titans with 11 players after double sin bin

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The Eels claimed a one-point triumph implicit the Titans astatine Commbank Stadium connected Sunday nighttime aft a precocious tract extremity from Mitchell Moses captured the 25-24 win.

The hosts controlled the opening 4th of play earlier a treble misdeed bin talented the Gold Coast a mode in.

The lucifer rapidly became 11 against 13 arsenic Maika Sivo and Reagan Campbell-Gillard were sent to the misdeed bin by referee Chris Butler.

Reagan Campbell-Gillard is sent to the misdeed bin for starring with his knees successful a tackle. (Fox League)

The Eels archetypal mislaid winger Maika Sivo successful the 21st infinitesimal aft helium was penalised and placed connected study for a precocious tackle connected Jojo Fifita.

The incidental was not noted consecutive distant but was subsequently picked up by the Bunker wherever replays demonstrated the grade of foul play.

"It was high, forceful contact. You are successful the bin," Butler could beryllium heard telling Sivo.

Three minutes later, prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard joined his teammate successful the bin aft starring with his knees successful a tackle.

In an evident flash of ill-discipline, Campbell-Gillard looked to enactment with intent.

"That is bordering connected a send-off," erstwhile NRL premiership subordinate Bryan Fletcher told Fox League.

Eels handed treble misdeed bin

"He'll get a mates of weeks for that."

With the Eels down two players, the Titans, who were trailing 12-4 earlier the penalties, made the astir of the situation, scoring 10 points to bargain the lead.

This triggered a see-sawing matter wherever the pb changed connected 5 occasions.

In the 66th minute, Parramatta skipper Clinton Gutherson enactment down an bonzer superman-like effort connected the near borderline earlier Moses slotted a important conversion from the sideline to adjacent the people astatine 24-all.

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This acceptable up Moses' clutch one-point tract extremity successful the 74th infinitesimal to borderline the Eels successful front.

Titans halfback Tanah Boyd attempted to footwear an equaliser but was incapable to deed the target.

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Speaking successful his post-match property conference, Eels manager Brad Arthur was pleased with his side's resilience.

"It was a brainsick crippled of footy, wasn't it," helium said.

"Every clip we play Gold Coast, it seems to spell that way.

"I'm highly arrogant of them, we utilized a batch of foodstuff … conscionable to find a mode to get the effect was truly important for us."

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