Eels injury crisis deepens in win over Cowboys

Parramatta's wounded situation has worsened with caller enlistee Joe Ofahengaue's debut lasting conscionable 10 minutes earlier helium became the latest Eel to beryllium struck down.

After having his power from the Wests Tigers delayed, Ofahengaue lined up for the Eels against the Cowboys, but was forced disconnected the tract aft conscionable 10 minutes with a calf injury.

The Eels survived a monolithic precocious stutter against the Cowboys to yet tally retired 18-6 winners courtesy of tries to Wiremu Greig, Maika Sivo, Sean Russell and Mitchell Moses.

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Ofahengaue's wounded is simply a stroke that the Eels tin ill-afford, with Brad Arthur's broadside already without Andrew Davey, Ryan Matterson, Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Shaun Lane owed to injuries. The Eels are besides without Junior Paulo owed to his State of Origin selection.

Joe Ofahengaue was forced into the rooms aft conscionable 10 minutes against the Cowboys (Nine)

He wasn't the lone Eels subordinate to travel retired of the lucifer nether an wounded crowd, with seasoned hooker Josh Hodgson ending the lucifer connected the seat successful a tracksuit.

Ofahengaue's wounded came successful a tightly contested archetypal half, with Greig's effort cancelling retired Scott Drinkwater's seventh-minute opener.

The Eels exploded aft the main break, with tries to Sivo and Russell putting Arthur's broadside successful the driver's spot earlier a monolithic scare successful the last 12 minutes.

With the Eels starring 18-6, Sivo fto the Cowboys backmost into the crippled with a brainsnap connected defence.

With the Cowboys drafting to wrong 2 points late, Mitch Moses showed nerves of alloy for the Eels (Mark Metcalfe via Getty Images)

The Eels winger came disconnected his enactment hoping to intercept a pass, lone to horribly misread it, allowing Feldt to spell done for an casual try.

Sivo would person been sweating bullets conscionable 7 minutes aboriginal erstwhile Feldt doubled up, drafting the Cowboys to wrong 2 points of a monumental heist.

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However, Mitch Moses showed wherefore the Eels are paying him apical dollar by controlling the crippled masterfully successful the last 5 minutes earlier sealing the woody with a try.

The Eels person a bye successful circular 14, portion the Cowboys volition big the Melbourne Storm.

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