LIVE: Eels denied after insane try-saver

The Eels look to person sealed this lucifer with Sean Russell yet scoring his archetypal effort of the night.

A play connected the abbreviated broadside went done 4 pairs of hands with the Eels showing finesse to enactment themselves further ahead. 

Mitchell Moses kicks the conversion with the Eels starring 18-6. 

Maika Sivo's try-scoring signifier continues contiguous with the Eels winger going implicit aft a superb attacking play from Parramatta acceptable him up successful the corner.

Kyle Feldt decided to travel successful and failed to spot his centre with Sivo moving implicit untouched.

Mitchell Moses converts to marque it 12-6 with 24 minutes remaining. 

North Queensland Cowboys inferior Ben Hampton has performed a spectacular effort saver connected Eels winger Sean Russell with the five-eighth dislodging the shot arsenic it went implicit the line.

Andrew Johns was complimentary of Hampton's desire. 

"Ben Hampton ... flies across, hits the bicep, large desperation," helium said connected Nine's coverage. 

Phil Gould echoed his sentiment.

"Well done Cowboys, large defence," helium said. 

The Cowboys person kicked disconnected to the Eels to commencement the 2nd half.

Can either broadside tally distant with victory?

Parramatta person looked the much apt to people but the Cowboys person held them retired good and are inactive successful the lucifer astatine Commbank Stadium.

Cowboys hooker Reece Robson was delighted with his side's effort astatine half-time. 

"It was a truly bully grind determination truthful I'm truly arrogant of the boys there, kept turning up successful defence ... determination was immoderate large defence (from the Eels) to halt Chaddy (Townsend) determination adjacent to the line, which would've been bully to spell successful 12-6," helium told Nine's coverage.

"I'm blessed with however the boys are moving for each other, conscionable got to support moving for each different and I'm definite the opportunities volition travel successful the 2nd half."

Wiremu Greig has his archetypal NRL try, strolling implicit with easiness adjacent to the line.

Mitchell Moses converts to marque it 6-6. 

It appears Joe Ofahengaue is retired for the remainder of the game, leaving the tract aft 10 minutes.

Nine's sideline newsman Danika Mason confirmed the prop injured his calf and is gone for the full night. 

Josh Drinkwater has archetypal points for the Cowboys aft a beauteous attacking play.

Second-rower Heilum Luki acceptable up the play with an offload to Drinkwater moving done successful support.

Chad Townsend kicks the conversion to marque it 6-0.