Legendary uncle's uplifting Moses text revealed

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Ben Elias has revealed a substance helium sent to his nephew, Mitchell Moses, pursuing the Eels' crushing NRL expansive last decision to the Panthers.

"Just support your chin up, support your chin up," Elias told Wide World of Sports.

"Mate, it happens. You got there. Fifteen different clubs didn't. So, congratulations. You had a bully year."

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Moses and his teammates had a accidental to interruption the Eels' 36-year premiership drought connected Sunday night, but they mislaid to the Panthers 28-12.

Regardless, Moses had steered the Eels to a top-four decorativeness and their archetypal grand last since 2009.

"He tin clasp his caput up proud. He had a large year. The crushed Parramatta were determination was mostly due to the fact that helium participated," Elias said.

"He'll lick his wounds and they'll get backmost to concern successful 4 weeks' time."

Elias doesn't hold with the mentation that Parramatta's exodus of cardinal players equates to its premiership model being shut.

Reed Mahoney, Isaiah Papali'i, Marata Niukore, Ray Stone, Tom Opacic and Oregon Kaufusi are each departing the Eels, portion Nathan Brown is apt to travel contempt being contracted until the extremity of 2023.

"They're a bully outfit," Elias said.

"Parramatta person got immoderate terrific juniors there, they've got a bully strategy successful place, they've got a precise bully manager and they've got immoderate large players still.

"They were beaten by a broadside that was conscionable extraordinarily awesome, conscionable unbelievable."

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Elias besides had enactment for Parramatta manager Brad Arthur, pursuing different play weighed down by tremendous outer pressure.

"He made the expansive final, he's the runner-up, they came second," Elias said.

"At the extremity of the day, the large happening astir athletics is the scoreboard. I mean, I cognize they didn't triumph the premiership, but they came close, and they came second. That's what I emotion astir sport; you person a look astatine the scoreboard and that is your indicator. His denotation successful coming 2nd is simply a damn bully result.

"If I was connected a committee of directors and our nine came second, would I beryllium ashamed oregon disgusted oregon disappointed? I'd beryllium upset, but each the different worldly that comes with it ... nup."

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