{"id":57351,"date":"2025-08-10T09:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T09:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/57351\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T09:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T09:31:11","slug":"todd-payten-calls-mitchell-moses-for-diving-bunker-jake-clifford-no-try-north-queensland-cowboys-vs-parramatta-eels-round-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/57351\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd Payten calls Mitchell Moses for diving, Bunker, Jake Clifford no-try, North Queensland Cowboys vs Parramatta Eels, Round 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cowboys coach Todd Payten couldn\u2019t resist a cheeky dig at Mitchell Moses for diving in the crucial obstruction call that denied his side a last minute match winning try in the 19-18 loss to the Eels. <\/p>\n

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The Eels led 19-18 in the final minute when Jake Clifford went through a gaping hole to score the match winning try, which was awarded by the on-field referee. <\/p>\n

However, the Bunker ruled Moses was denied a shot at making a tackle after Jeremiah Nanai stopped in the line and collided with the Eels halfback. <\/p>\n

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Payten originally revealed he thought the try ruling was the right call. <\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the on-field ref got it right,\u201d Payten said with a smile. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen Mitchell dive over the years plenty of times, so…\u201d <\/p>\n

However, pressed further, Payten admitted the Bunker\u2019s call to overturn Clifford\u2019s try was correct. <\/p>\n

\u201cLook, I always think about putting myself on the other side, and I think it was the right call in the end,\u201d Payten said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat was in jest. I know Mitchell, he\u2019s cheeky. He\u2019s been doing it for a long time. We had some opportunities down that right corner, we missed. <\/p>\n

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\u201cJust got the execution wrong in that play, so they are the little details that can cost you.\u201d <\/p>\n

Payten was disappointed with the loss, but proud of the improvements his side made, particularly with their fight and commitment. <\/p>\n

\u201cA bit of rollercoaster, disappointed obviously,\u201d Payten said of the loss. <\/p>\n

\u201c18-8 down really pleased with how we responded there and got to 18-all and fought really hard to the end, but just fell short.\u201d <\/p>\n

Payten praised returning star Jason Taumalolo and Coen Hess, who have given the Cowboys more steel in defence against the Eels. <\/p>\n

\u201cVery glad to have Jase (Taumalolo) back after a long lay-off,\u201d Payten said. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI thought he was really good in that first half. Had some moments in that second half too. Just gives everyone confidence. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe is hard to handle and he can pass the ball too, which we\u2019ve kind of missed, and Cohen Hess has been playing good footy now for six, seven weeks. Real handful, full of energy and an important player for us.\u201d <\/p>\n

Payten was surprised Hess wasn\u2019t picked for a recall to the Maroons Origin side this season after Queensland lost game one. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe had an ACL last year, so that\u2019s probably why,\u201d Payten said when asked where Hess\u2019 best form has been. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI was surprised that he wasn\u2019t considered for the Origin this year, considering they made some changes after the first game. <\/p>\n

\u201cThought he\u2019d be perfectly suited to come off the bench in that arena, just hell and fury for 15 to 20 minutes. <\/p>\n

\u201cHis athletic ability and the way he carries the ball would be perfectly suited, so if he continues this form for another 12 months, he should be in the mix.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cowboys coach Todd Payten couldn\u2019t resist a cheeky dig at Mitchell Moses for diving in the crucial obstruction…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57352,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,21871,47194,769,47195,28053,39262,4746,7629,47193,22326,761,762,764,158,47191,47192,9112,26499,85,777,776,35632,47196],"class_list":["post-57351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cheeky-dig","tag-cohen-hess","tag-cowboys-coach","tag-crucial-obstruction","tag-jake-clifford","tag-jason-taumalolo","tag-mark-st-john","tag-match-winning-try","tag-minute-match","tag-mitchell-moses","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-north-queensland-cowboys","tag-nrl","tag-on-field-call","tag-on-field-referee","tag-parramatta-eels","tag-right-call","tag-sports","tag-todd-payten","tag-tom-dearden","tag-trainer-drama","tag-try-ruling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}