Junior Paulo cleared for NRL grand final

Junior Paulo is free to play in the NRL grand final after the Parramatta prop avoided being charged for his dangerous throw on Peta Hiku. Paulo was put on report in the Eels’ 24-20 preliminary final win over North Queensland on Friday night. Cowboys lock Jason Taumalolo and Tonga’s World Cup hopes dived as he faces a three-game ban. He was handed a dangerous contact charge for a hit on Isaiah Papali’i. Eels’ players only learned halfback Mitchell Moses and his partner had welcomed their first child an hour before they played, Moses missing the birth to suit up.