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9.46pm

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9.42pm

Full-time: Rabbitohs 32 Eels 16

That’s it, all over.

Eels vs Rabbitohs - Figure 1 — Photo The Sydney Morning Herald

A fifth straight win for the Rabbitohs. Halfback Cody Walker was slick in the wet condition. Latrell Mitchell was involved all over the park. Jack Wighton and Jacob Gagai each scored two tries.

But a fourth straight loss for the Eels. They gave the Rabbitohs a start and could never peg them back. Mitchell Moses’ sin-binning with four minutes to go effectively ended their hopes. In hopefully brighter news for the competition’s cellar-dwellers, an announcement is expected in the coming days on their next head coach.

9.36pm

Moses sent to sin bin after anger boils over

Drama, drama, drama.

That Mitchell Moses frustration has hit boiling point, and it ends with him being sent to the sin bin.

It was just going to be a penalty against Moses for holding down, but he won’t let go while he argues with the referee, and he’s off to the bin.

It proves costly, with Jack Wighton going over from that set to score his second try of the night.

Rabbitohs 32, Eels 16 with two minutes to go

9.31pm

Cartwright keeps scoreboard ticking over for Eels

Egg on my face - Bryce Cartwright dives over under the posts to score.

Not sure it’s exactly a comeback, but the Eels really needed it to keep the morale up.

Mitch Moses converts easily and the difference is 10.

Rabbitohs 26, Eels 16 with eight minutes to go

9.26pm

Gagai gets a double

Things go from bad to worse for Parramatta, with Jacob Gagai going over for his second try of the night.

Eels vs Rabbitohs - Figure 2 — Photo The Sydney Morning Herald

Latrell Mitchell looks a little wounded in back play, but he gets up and shakes it off. He must be ok because he converts the kick from the right touch line.

It’s quite a mountain for the Eels to climb now if they had any thoughts of a comeback.

Rabbitohs 26, Eels 10 with 10 minutes to go

Jacob Gagai dives over for his second try of the night.Credit: Getty Images

9.23pm

Watch: Latrell’s second half try

9.21pm

Moses showing frustration after decision from Russell

We’re starting to see some frustration coming from Mitchell Moses.

He passes the ball out to Sean Russell on the left edge on the final tackle, but Russell doesn’t pass it on. He gets tackled and South Sydney get the ball. He should have passed out to Jake Tago, and Moses knows it.

Moses throws his arms in the air in frustration. I reckon there’s a few thousand Eels fans in the stands who feel the same way.

Rabbitohs 20, Eels 10 with 16 minutes to go

9.16pm

Try taken away from Tago after foot goes into touch

Eels fans think they’ve got another try, but the bunker rules that Jake Tago’s foot goes into touch before he gets the ball down.

South Sydney get the ball back on their 10 metres.

An update on Junior Paulo - looking unlikely he’ll return tonight after picking up a foot injury.

Rabbitohs 20, Eels 10 with 18 minutes to go

Jake Tago is taken into touch while trying to score.Credit: Getty Images

9.11pm

Mitchell scores after back-to-back Eels errors

An incorrect restart from Clint Gutherson, and a set restart, and the Eels just can’t contain the South Sydney attack.