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1:00 – Harold Matthews, Jersey Flegg & NSW Cup Reviews
16:00 – News
28:50 – Joey Grima
1:11:00 – Previews
The Parramatta Eels take on the Sydney Roosters this week in a match that has plenty of implications for the early season shakeout of the Top 4. Forty20 and Sixties discuss whether the Eels will be hosting cooked Chooks at Bankwest this week or if the ongoing injury crisis has turned the tri-colours into battle-hardened bantams.
Before that though there is full breakdown of Round 8 action below the NRL. The Eels fell short in the Harold Matthews grand final to the Manly Sea Eagles. The boys credit an outstanding opponent on the day and also pay homage to an excellent campaign from the young Eels. It was a mixed bag between the Flegg and NSW Cup with the Under 21s pinching a cheeky win while the reserve grade fell to Mounties and both games go under the looking glass.
The club dropped a significant announcement this week as they and Michael Jennings mutually agreed to part ways. The fellas chat about the impact the Jennings had on the club and what the roster spot and cap space mean moving forwards. The Eels are still busy in the player market and updates to the situations around Mitchell Moses, Kotoni Staggs and Dane Gagai get spoken about before the lads touch on news about a potential NRLW expansion.
Joey Grima’s mail bag this week is another cracker as the walking, talking encyclopaedia of footy guides the hosts and listeners through centre/wing defensive structures and ball-handling mechanics among a host of other topics.
A trio of previews closes out the podcast as the Eels take on the Roosters across all three senior grades (albeit via the North Sydney Bears in NSW Cup). Parramatta have the luxury of naming relatively unchanged teams across Flegg, Cup and NRL and the juxtaposition of that situation as opposed to the Roosters in first-grade leads an interesting preview.
What a great podcast. The “behind the scenes” insights from Joey were fantastic. And in a strange way, his respect for Sam Walker and the Roosters (as everyone should-they have done well considering the injury toll). It is a good sign. A massive big game for Parra. 8-1 start would be exceeding expectations I reckon.
Cheers Shaun. And remember, if you’ve got any questions for Joey, let us know.