EELS – 14 (Tries: K. Pritchard, M. Moses. Goals: M. Moses 2 from 2, Gutherson 1 from 1) Defeat BULLDOGS – 8 (Tries: K. Holland. Goals: R. Martin 2 from 2) @ ANZ Stadium, Sydney Crowd: 8,437 Well it…
Post Game Grades – Round 19 vs Bulldogs
Parramatta Eels 14 Canterbury Bulldogs 8 The Good: Well ladies and gentlemen, for just the fourth time this season … Soak it up, sports fans; we are back in the winner’s circle. The Bad: After the season we’ve had, I…
Match Day Discussion – Eels vs Bulldogs (Round 19)
Match Day Discussion Date: Thursday, 19 July, 2018 Venue: ANZ Stadium, Homebush Kick Off: 7:50 AEST Head Referee: Henry Perenara Assistant Referee: Phil Henderson Head-to-head: Played 143, Bulldogs 76 Eels 62 Drawn 5 Odds: Eels $1.70 Bulldogs $2.20 Broadcast: Foxtel,…
Team List Tuesday – Dog Days Edition
NRL Team List Like the gluttons for punishment that we all are, once more we converge together to discuss the happenings of Team List Tuesday. The Eels are back in action on Thursday night where they face one of…
From The Stands – Finding A Way Forward
Another week, and another loss for the Eels. It’s easy to be nothing but critical, and though I have my own criticisms, there are acknowledgements to be made. To find a way forward, you need to acknowledge what you already…
The Spotlight – The Football Yips (The Psychology of Losing)
Back in April of 2017, the Eels were four games into a losing streak when I wrote a post about the sequence of losses. Titled, “The Importance of Winning” , it conversely examined the psychology of losing and began with…
Post Game Grades – Round 18 at Newcastle
Parramatta Eels 16 Newcastle Knights 18 The Good: The first 10 minutes was pretty good, and Jarryd Hayne was excellent. End of list. The Bad: X-Factor: Our handling and completion was comically bad, we had 58% completion in the…
Match Day Discussion – Knights vs Eels (Round 18)
Match Day Discussion Date: Friday, 13th July, 2018 Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle Kick Off: 7:55 pm AEST Head Referee: Adam Gee Assistant Referee: Tim Roby Head-to-head: Played 50 – Knights 28, Eels 21, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $1.80 Knights…
Numbers Do Lie – Centre of Attention
With the recent speculation around Michael Jennings’ demotion and ISP and his general play across Season 2018, I wanted to try and identify and understand the key drivers for his recent batch of poor form, and determine whether the road…
Team List Tuesday – Back From The Bye Edition
NRL Team List Fittingly, given the disastrous nature of this season, the Eels have not emerged unscathed from their bye round. Following their poor showings in the gut-wrenching last minute loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons in Round…