The Parramatta Eels achieved a landmark 33-30 victory over the North Queensland Cowboys in a match that saw the first three-point golden victory in NRL history. The game concluded with a golden-point field goal by Mitch Moses, followed by a controversial penalty awarded to the Eels after Cowboys fullback Scott Drinkwater committed a foul. The NRL clarified that the ruling was correct, as fulltime is not called until the bunker reviews all plays related to the field goal. NRL head of football Graham Annesley emphasized that the Eels were not at risk of losing the game, as fulltime would have been called had Ronald Volkman missed the penalty shot. Drinkwater was charged for the foul but will only pay a $1000 fine without facing a suspension.