The blame game – the act of pointing the finger at others to explain your shortfalls appears to have found another home. Thankfully it’s not at the Eels. Some of the actions and reactions to last Saturday highlight why our…
Whisky Musings – Round 19: A Treatise On Refs, Royalty & Righteous Victory
The NRL is fake. Every result is fixed. Every game is scripted. Vince McMahon sits in gorilla at every game calling the shots live. The Eels only completed their fairytale run to a breakthrough title in 2009 because the NRL desperately…
Post Game Grades – Round 19 vs Warriors
Parramatta Eels 24 New Zealand Warriors 22 The Good: Well, we held on to win by 2 points, and that’s worth celebrating. I thought once again our halves were excellent, and we are all of a sudden making…
The Preview – NRL Round 19, 2019: Eels vs Warriors
Date: Saturday, July 27, 2019 Venue: BankWest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 3:00pm Referees: Chris Sutton, Chris Butler Head-to-head: Played 40 Eels 21 Warriors 18 Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $1.55 Warriors $2.50 Broadcast: Foxtel, Kayo Last Four Encounters: Warriors 24 Eels…
From The Stands – From Brookie To Better
By now we have all dissected the loss. For me, sadly, I was not really surprised one bit with what I saw. It’s now up to the coaches and recruitment committee to their job. But in doing so, there is…
Post Game Grades – Round 18 at Manly
Parramatta Eels 24 Manly Sea Eagles 36 The Good: I thought I’d do this week’s The Good in alphabetical order: Ethan Parry debuted and scored a try. We didn’t actually get flogged in the end. END OF LIST. The…
The Preview – Round 18, 2019: Eels vs Sea Eagles
Date: Sunday, July 21, 2019 Venue: Lottoland Stadium, Brookvale Kick Off: 4:05pm Referees: Matt Cecchin, Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski Head-to-head: Played 152 Eels 56 Sea Eagles 90 Drawn 6 Odds: Eels $2.65 Sea Eagles $1.50 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine, Kayo Last Four Encounters:…
David Gower – The Clubman Who Demands Selection
In a bygone era, our wonderful code of rugby league was littered with clubmen. For the uninitiated, these were players who, regardless of what grade they were selected in, became club stalwarts giving their all for the team. Many were…
From The Stands – The Absolute Square Up
There are a few things that I have come to both love and know as absolutes when watching our wonderful game from the stands. The first is that I expect referees to make up for mistakes they make, or think…
Team List Tuesday – No Waqa, No Cry Edition
NRL Team List Here we go again. Manly and Parra. The stakes are plenty high with both clubs looking to mount an assault on the Top 4 with this Sunday’s clash looming as a pivotal encounter. The Parramatta Eels,…