Mitchell Moses has played one of the great games of his career as he lead Parramatta to a 38-22 victory over Wests Tigers on Easter Monday.
On return from injury, Moses set up four tries as the Eels survived a period defending with only 11 men to upset the joint venture.
In a wild encounter, three players were binned as three tries inside the first ten minutes of the second half helped the Eels to their second win of the season despite a late Tigers rally.
Earlier, Lachlan Galvin’s first match since being dropped by Wests Tigers has ended in a 22-10 loss to Parramatta.
The 19-year old was busy, forcing three drop outs and setting up a try with a nice cut-out pass, but Western Suburbs were unable to match it with a more experienced Eels side.
Galvin’s plans to depart the Tigers at the end of 2026 have been the biggest story in the sport over the past week, with the teenager’s camp accusing the club of bullying.
The Eels’ favourite son returned in Round 7, taking out this week’s Westpac Red Zone MVP with a scintillating performance to down the Tigers.
Mitchell Moses, returning from a stress reaction in his foot, was everywhere for Parramatta, recording four try assists.
The gun halfback belted a 40/20 in the first half to stamp his mark on the clash before a floated pass to winger Josh Addo-Carr resulted in the first try of the afternoon.
Moses then delivered the final pass in the next two Eels four-pointers, putting Isaiah Iongi and Kelma Tuilagi through gaps.
But the icing on the cake? A second tackle kick for a Bailey Simonsson try that secured a victory with five minutes on the clock.
Elsewhere, Dolphins young gun Isaiya Katoa tallied an impressive five try assists, while Blaize Talagi also had his best performance in a Panthers jersey to date.
In terms of the season Daly Cherry-Evans leads the overall standings with the Dragons Kyle Flanagan emerging as a shock contender.
Read below for the Round 7 and overall Westpac Red Zone MVP leaderboards!
WESTPAC RED ZONE ROUND 7 TOP PLAYERS
Mitchell Moses
Tries: 0
Assists: 4
Contributions: 0
Saves: 1
Causes: 0
Red Zone Rating: 5
Isaiya Katoa
Tries: 0
Assists: 5
Contributions: 0
Saves: 0
Causes: 1
Red Zone Rating: 4
Blaize Talagi
Tries: 1
Assists: 1
Contributions: 1
Saves: 0
Causes: 0
Red Zone Rating: 3
Jamal Fogarty
Tries: 0
Assists: 2
Contributions: 2
Saves: 0
Causes: 1
Red Zone Rating: 3
Josh Addo-Carr
Tries: 2
Assists: 1
Contributions: 0
Saves: 1
Causes: 1
WESTPAC RED ZONE OVERALL LEADERBOARD
1. Daly Cherry-Evans
Tries: 3
Assists: 9
Contributions: 89
Saves: 0
Causes: 1
Red Zone Rating: 18
2. Isaiya Katoa
Tries: 1
Assists: 10
Contributions: 5
Saves: 0
Causes: 3
Red Zone Rating: 13
3. Adam Reynolds
Tries: 2
Assists: 7
Contributions: 6
Saves: 0
Causes: 2
Red Zone Rating: 13
4. Cameron Munster
Tries: 1
Assists: 8
Contributions: 6
Saves: 0
Causes: 2
Red Zone Rating: 13
5. Kyle Flanagan
Tries: 3
Assists: 3
Contributions: 8
Saves: 0
Causes: 1