Stats That Matta hasn’t been a regular feature on The Cumberland Throw during 2023, but that doesn’t mean I’m not around. Work commitments have limited my ability to create weekly content, but I wanted to find the time to provide…
Stats That Matta – Eels 2022 Finals Series Summation
It’s not a dream. Every Eels fan might be pinching themselves to see if it has really happened, but the Blue and Golds are in the Grand Final courtesy of some heroics in Far North Queensland. An absolutely sensational 80…
Stats That Matta – Round 25, 2022: Eels Defeat Storm
ROUND 25, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 EELS 22 defeated STORM 14 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 23,758 The 2022 regular season rounds have finished on a high and the Eels have secured a top four spot and a…
Stats That Matta – Round 24, 2022: Eels Defeat Broncos
ROUND 24, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP THURSDAY AUGUST 25, 2022 EELS 53 defeated BRONCOS 6 SUNCORP STADIUM Crowd: 30,371 Back to back big wins for our Parramatta Eels. It’s far more enjoyable writing up the positives than putting the…
Stats That Matta – Round 23, 2022: Eels Defeat Bulldogs
ROUND 23, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP SATURDAY AUGUST 20, 2022 EELS 42 defeat BULLDOGS 6 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 26,451 Last week was a step away from my usual format. I needed to vent so that’s exactly what I did.…
Stats That Matta – Round 22: Rabbitohs Humble Eels
ROUND 22, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP FRIDAY AUGUST 12, 2022 RABBITOHS 26 Defeat EELS 0 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 22,958 Welcome to Stats That Matta without the stats. There’ll be no pretty maps. No deep dive into the numbers. No…
Stats That Matta – Round 20, 2022: Eels Defeat Panthers (Again)
ROUND 20, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP FRIDAY JULY 29, 2022 EELS 34 smash PANTHERS 10 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 26,912 Wow!!! What an opening half of footy. No one expected what transpired in the first 40 minutes of the Battle…
Stats That Matta – Round 19, 2022: Broncos Smash Eels
ROUND 19, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP FRIDAY JULY 21, 2022 BRONCOS 36 defeat Eels 14 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 11,017 What can you say??? Performances like this have become a just too often occurrence with this side. Whether you blame the…
Stats That Matta – Round 18, 2022: Eels Defeat Warriors
ROUND 18, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP FRIDAY JULY 15, 2022 EELS 28 defeat WARRIORS 18 COMMBANK STADIUM Crowd: 12,279 The Eels followed up on on a scratchy win over the Wests Tigers with an improved performance over the New…
Stats That Matta – Round 17, 2022: Eels Defeat Tigers
ROUND 17, 2022 NRL TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP SATURDAY JULY 9, 2022 EELS 28 defeat TIGERS 20 LEICHHARDT OVAL Crowd: 13,214 It wasn’t a confident win, but two points is two points. The Eels let their heads drop early after a…