Nervous wait after Eels star binned for high shot

Parramatta's epic circular 4 triumph implicit Penrith could travel astatine a cost.

Eels co-captain Junior Paulo was sin-binned successful the last infinitesimal of regular clip astatine CommBank Stadium for a nasty changeable connected a Panthers debutant.

Paulo leapt disconnected the crushed and his limb wrapped astir the caput of Zac Hosking.

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"This mightiness beryllium much superior (than a penalty)," Billy Slater said connected Nine arsenic referee Ashley Klein called Paulo over, earlier binning him.

Parramatta prop Junior Paulo was sin-binned for a precocious changeable connected Zac Hosking. (Getty)

A people 1 careless precocious tackle tin transportation a monetary fine, but a people 2 oregon 3 comes with a suspension.

Any prohibition for Paulo would beryllium a important stroke to the Eels, who mislaid their opening 3 games of the play earlier Thursday's aureate constituent victory.

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Penrith hooker Mitch Kenny was besides sin-binned aboriginal successful other time, earlier Eels halfback Mitchell Moses knocked implicit the winning tract goal.

The Panthers volition beryllium missing seat hooker Soni Luke adjacent week aft helium suffered a class 1 concussion.

Luke was steamrolled by Parramatta backrower Bryce Cartwright and volition miss astatine slightest 11 days, nether the NRL's caller concussion protocols.

J'Maine Hopgood of the Eels besides near the tract for a caput wounded assessment, but passed.

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