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The Dolphins have embarrassed the Eels in a 44-16 carve-up after a nine-try onslaught to leave their opposition completely shell-shocked.

The Eels shot out to an 8-0 lead 26 minutes into the game with Shaun Lane and Will Penisini scoring after a scrappy start from both sides in hot and humid conditions at TIO Stadium, Darwin.

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The Dolphins got on the board before the break through Jack Bostock, who crossed off a harbour bridge pass from 20-year-old playmaker Isaiya Katoa.

And that was just the beginning as the Dolphins, who were without a stack of star players including star fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, ran in eight more tries.

Katoa had a hand in two more and jeremy Marshall-King caused havoc out of dummy-half, but it was rookie Trai Fuller — who was in just his second NRL game — that was the standout.

Bostock finished with a hat-trick after scoring two more tries in five minutes in the second half, while Tesi Niu and Max Plath bagged a double.

The Eels were left battered and bruised after what Fox League analyst Michael Ennis said was a “demoralising loss.” Daejarn Asi was ruled out of the game due to a head knock, while Clint Gutherson pushed through after copping a knock to his shin.

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TEAMS

Eels: 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Morgan Harper 5. Sean Russell 6. Daejarn Asi 7. Dylan Brown 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Joey Lussick 16. Joe Ofahengaue 11. Shaun Lane 12. Bryce Cartwright 13. J’maine Hopgood 10. Junior Paulo 14. Luca Moretti 15. Ryan Matterson 17. Blaize Talagi. 18th man: 18. Brendan Hands

Dolphins: 1. Trai Fuller 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Jake Averillo 4. Tesi Niu 5. Jack Bostock 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Isaiya Katoa 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Mark Nicholls 11. Kenny Bromwich 12. Euan Aitken 13. Max Plath 14. Josh Kerr 15. Sean O’Sullivan 16. Ray Stone 18. Oryn Keeley. 18th man: 17. Jarrod Wallace