It was just another Sunday afternoon game for the Eels at Parramatta Stadium, with the Gold Coast Titans leading the game all the way through till the 79th minute. The score with a minute to go was Titans 18, Eels 16.
However, a bit of Mortimer brilliance and Shackleton luck gave Parramatta the try they were looking for, and a victory which showed the reward of playing the full 80 minutes of the game. The Eels converted the try, and the final score was 22-18, Eels way.
Shackleton was in the right place at the right time. The forward missed all bar 22 minutes of last season after tearing his hamstring against St George Illawarra in the opening round.
"Just being on the field is a reward in itself," Shackleton said.
Hindmarsh said of Shackleton's recovery: "It's the hardest I have seen someone come back from an injury like that -- day in, day out doing what he needed to do to get on the field.
"I haven't seen someone that dedicated for a long, long time."
A great day for Shackleton, and an even greater day for Parramatta! GO THE EELS!
That was an epic win by the Eels....good on them!
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