With the NRL heading into the final five rounds of the regular season and the top eight battle heating up, we thought we would take a look at the top 5 players who have made a resurgence this season following an injury-riddled or just plain average previous season.
4. Mitchell Moses
Following a disastrous 2018 in which the Eels finished dead last, winning six of the 24 games they played, many tipped Mitchel Moses to be out the door at the end of the season, with rumours circulating that the Eels were attempting to offload both Moses and fellow halves partner Corey Norman.
Luckily for the Parramatta junior Moses, the Eels managed to offload Corey Norman to the St George Illawarra Dragons. Meaning they would keep Moses to partner the in-experienced Dylan Brown in the halves for the 2019 season, and boy has that move paid off.
At the time of writing the Eels are sitting 6th on the ladder with a finals appearance looking more likely by the day. While the Eels forward pack deciding to show up this year has no doubt helped, Moses has been having the season of his life. With the Lebanese international currently topping the competition with 20 try assists, as well as sitting top for total kick metres and total kicks.
While he has scored half the tries in only three less games, Moses' game management skills have gone through the roof this season. With the former Tiger directing his team around the park admirably, taking the most touches per game of his career and allowing his younger and more inexperienced halves partner Dylan Brown to play a free-roaming role.
With the Eels set to return to the top eight only a year after adding another wooden spoon to their dusty trophy cabinet, you can chalk that return to form largely down to the man in the number 7 jumper.
