The Eels were legless a month ago, but they are such a different side with Moses back from a foot injury and calling the shots.
His blistering speed was on full display midway through the second half when Parramatta cut the margin back to four points while Jesse Colquhoun was in the bin for a professional foul.
Eels playmaker Mitchell Moses was solid in his second game back from a foot injury.Credit: Getty Images
If Laurie Daley was picking his NSW side tomorrow, Moses would be the five-eighth alongside Nathan Cleary.
โThe players definitely get confidence when heโs getting ready in the sheds โ thereโs no doubt about it,โ Ryles said of Moses.
โEveryone sees the talent heโs got, but what I love is he turns up every day, he competes, he drives standards, he wants to get better every day.
โThatโs what I love about him. The talent, the footy, the kicking โฆ heโs helping me instil a culture we want to grow within our footy club.โ
Moses was involved in a verbal exchange with Trindall, with Moses smiling and admitting after the game it was nothing.
โHeโs a quality player, heโs been on fire for them, and the season heโs having is unbelievable,โ Moses said.
Nicho Hynes on the charge for Cronulla on Friday night.Credit: Getty Images
โHeโs taken that side to a new level. It was just two halves competing.โ
Ryles bit his tongue over a few rulings and joked he did not have โenough runs on the boardโ as a head coach, nor the money to pay any fines, if he revealed what he really thought.
One was the penalty to Cronulla when Bailey Simonsson was ruled to have tried to tackle Ronnie Mulitalo as he tried to score.
The Eels were also unlucky to get pinged for a knock-on when Josh Addo-Carr threw a ball back in-field, despite it going backwards. The next set Cronulla marched down field on the back of Trindallโs 40/20.
The Eels host the Dolphins next Thursday while the Sharks enjoy a well-earned nine-day turnaround to Manly.
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