{"id":590604,"date":"2026-04-07T05:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/590604\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T05:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:33:08","slug":"nrl-sends-warning-to-parramatta-eels-captain-mitchell-moses-for-easter-monday-conduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/590604\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL sends warning to Parramatta Eels captain Mitchell Moses for Easter Monday conduct"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NRL has warned Parramatta captain Mitchell Moses to tone down his aggression when speaking to referees following the fiery golden-point loss to Wests Tigers on Easter Monday.<\/p>\n

Moses said after full-time, the Eels could not blame the match officials for their 22-20 defeat, but nevertheless received a concerning act notice from the league this morning.<\/p>\n

The notice is considered a formal warning to remain civil when speaking to officials and does not come with a fine or suspension.<\/p>\n

Wests Tigers beat Parramatta<\/a><\/p>\n

As the Eels grapple with another potentially season-ending injury to Bailey Simonsson, Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall says he is not even sure the tackle that led to it was worth a penalty.<\/p>\n

The halfback made light, non-aggressive contact with Peter Gough more than once during the match as the pair addressed officiating decisions.<\/p>\n

Moses had at other times struggled to hide his frustrations with the refereeing, especially during the first half.<\/p>\n

Eels centre Sean Russell concussed himself clashing heads with Heamasi Makasini, only to also be penalised and placed on report for rushing out of the line.<\/p>\n

The Tigers’ first try came directly after the unusual HIA-and-penalty combination as Adam Doueihi grabbed a flick pass from Kai Pearce-Paul.<\/p>\n

Pearce-Paul appeared to illegally strip the ball from Brian Kelly in a three-man tackle ahead of the Tigers’ next try.<\/p>\n

Down 12-10, the Eels looked to take a lead into their sheds when makeshift centre Jack Williams charged down the right edge.<\/p>\n

He was tackled by Doueihi only centimetres from the line and then ruled to have knocked on, despite possible interference from Tigers hooker Api Koroisau.<\/p>\n

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Gough warned Moses against using his captain’s challenge to query the incident as he had not called held before Williams dropped the ball.<\/p>\n

“There was no point in me challenging it because I was never going to win it,” Moses said.<\/p>\n

“He pretty much told me not to challenge it because he told me he didn’t say held.<\/p>\n

“(The refereeing) is not why we lost \u2026 it’s got nothing to do with the ref.”<\/p>\n

Coach Jason Ryles echoed Moses’ sentiment after the Eels gave up a 10-0 lead to lose in extra time.<\/p>\n

“(The referees) have got a hard job, they get put in some pretty high-pressure situations,” he said.<\/p>\n

“If we got the back-end of our first half right, we wouldn’t have had to worry about the ref.”<\/p>\n

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