Having secured his future through to 2028, the 21-year-old came up with a try, six line breaks and 273 run metres as the champs held off their western Sydney rivals in a quality contest.
After losing winger Bailey Simonsson to a HIA in the opening minute the Eels regrouped to open the scoring when hooker Joey Lussick plunged over from dummy half in just the third minute.
The premiers hit back eight minutes later when Nathan Cleary laid on a pinpoint grubber for Dylan Edwards to score as the last two Clive Churchill Medal winners stamped their class on the match.