If you haven’t read the landing page first, make sure you start here before reading this article HOOKER The hooker plays a vital role in the commencement of sets in modern day rugby league. Each play stems from the play-the-ball…
A Positioning Statement: Halves
If you haven’t read the landing page first, make sure you start here before reading this article HALVES The commander in chief, the general and the playmaker. Just a few of the synonyms and phrases one could use to describe…
Why the Eels actually are the most marketable sporting identity in Western Sydney
New Parramatta Eels CEO, Bernie Gurr, has drawn a little criticism from his Western Sydney rivals over the last couple of days following a statement he made in a bid to find his club a new major corporate partner…
A Positioning Statement: Centres
If you haven’t read the landing page first, make sure you start here before reading this article CENTRES Footwork, pace, skill and defensively strong. Those are the prerequisites to make it as a centre in rugby league in the modern…
A Positioning Statement: Wingers
If you haven’t read the landing page first, make sure you start here before reading this article WINGERS The winger in the modern day game is no longer just your fast man. He has to not just be able…
A Positioning Statement: Fullback
If you haven’t read the landing page first, make sure you start here before reading this article Fullback The modern day fullback position is one of the most aerobically demanding positions in rugby league. When one considers the amount…
A Positioning Statement: Your Guide to the Eels 2017 Roster
Eels fans, it has been a long and arduous year. When one considers the roller-coaster ride that all associated to the blue and gold have been on in 2016, you could excuse us for having enough rugby league for the…
An Ode to Pirtek Stadium
As the hours approach to our final match at Pirtek Stadium in it’s current format, I must admit Eels fans, I’m starting to romanticize the years gone by at our beloved home ground. In the spirit of such, I have…
Titans Analysis – The Footballers
Hands up if you thought we wouldn’t be competitive once Corey Norman became available last week? If your arm moved even slightly vertical, you’re not alone. Like many Eels fans, I naturally thought we’d struggle to score points against the…
Roosters Analysis – A Tale of Two Halves
A Tale of Two Halves. A repeated cliché to many a football supporter; a pun to Charles Dickens fans; and the perfect way to summate the upcoming fixture between the Eels and Roosters this evening. When the name Jeff Robson…