Forwards. Even since the days of junior league, forwards have seldom received much, if any love. Generally, they were comprised of the bigger, fatter kids who weren’t overly popular but used their able bodies and made the necessary head way…
Titans Analysis – Project Darwin
Project Darwin. It’s hot, it’s sticky and it’s just plain hard to play rugby league in. For the past couple of years now, the Parramatta Eels have enjoyed a very positive sponsorship arrangement with Northern Territory tourism that has culminated…
Knights Analysis – Enjoyment & Opportunity
Hands up if you need a pulse check? An understandable notion given the events of the last month. Every other day seems to present a new twist and turn in the narrative of the rugby league soap opera that is…
Storm Analysis – Overcoming Stigma & Gamesmanship
I’ve mentioned this a couple of times now, but I’ve never been more proud to be an Eels supporter. You would think that given everything that’s transpired recently that this would be akin to publicly uttering the name ‘Voldemort’ in…
Bulldogs Analysis – Who Replaces Foran?
It’s hard to deny that rugby league isn’t full of surprises. There’s always something around the corner, particularly when you’re an Eels fan. Last night, that came in the form of our Captain and Halfback, Kieran Foran, stepping down from…
Sea Eagles Analysis – What to Expect and How to Capitalise
Talk about bouncing back! After suffering an on-the-buzzer loss to the Panthers, our boys responded in the most positive fashion a supporter could ever ask, by dominating the Canberra Raiders at home in a near perfect first half display. This…
Raiders Analysis – What to Expect & How to Capitalise
There’s not many more heartbreaking experiences in rugby league than losing a game on the siren at home, particularly when you should have wrapped the game up much earlier (and when it costs you your perfect round in tipping!). However,…
Panthers Analysis – What to Expect & How to Capitalise
Following a shut-out of the flamboyant and attacking focused Wests Tigers on Easter Monday, our Eels head into today’s western Sydney derby 3-1 and the potential to top the table at rounds end. If someone propositioned me in December last…
Tigers Analysis – What To Expect & How To Capitalise
How good was our defense against the Bulldogs last Friday night? Sixties and I were saying in our postmortems that you’d probably have to go back to the earlier years of Brian Smith’s tenure to find a defensive line as…
Broncos Analysis – What To Expect & How To Capitalise
Ahh….round one of the NRL Season at Pirtek Stadium. Does it get any more exciting than this? I can already see the sea of blue and gold amidst the smell of deep heat and mid-strength beer, as the sounds of…