Here we go again Manly and Parra…. Those of us who were around in the early 80s would have loved reliving that great old Tooheys commercial that was screened again on Fox League during the week. Any Eels supporters too…
Stat Attack Preview – Round 1: Eels History
Here we are – match week in the first round of the 2017 NRL season. Given that it’s team list Tuesday, I’m sure we can almost hear that first whistle. As this first stats story of 2017 hits your screens,…
Stat Attack By Request – Parramatta Eels 2016 (Backs and Forwards)
As requested, here are the stats for the backs and forwards with games played, positional starts, run metres and average run metres per game. Two players had starts in both the backs and forwards – Manu Ma’u and Kenny Edwards.…
Stat Attack – Season 2016
Now that the season is done and dusted, it’s time to have a look how the Eels fared in 2016. In the following post I will run through the key statistics for every player and team as a whole. We can…
Stat Attack – Farewell Parramatta (Pirtek) Stadium
As Monday draws closer and the final Parramatta Eels game is played at our beloved home ground of Parramatta Stadium, everyone will no doubt be pondering their times at our ground. I was there for the first game back in…
Stat Attack: Season So Far By the Numbers
Well after 10 rounds and a few questions from our readers at TCT, I would like to post some stats on how we are going so far in this year’s competition against all the other teams. Hopefully this can draw…
Laying Down – The Ethical Dilemma in Rugby League
Laying down after a tackle in order to con a penalty out of a referee is not exactly a recent phenomena. It’s been around for a fair while now but there’s a growing concern that there is a lot of…
Stat Attack: Preview – Round 8, Eels vs Cowboys
Position Team Played Win Loss Draw Bye For Against Difference Points 2 Cowboys 7 5 2 0 0 199 91 108 10 4 Eels 7 5 2 0 0 128 75 53 10 The Eels travel to tropical…
Stat Attack: Preview – Round 7, Eels vs Sea Eagles
Here we go again, Manly and Parra. It never gets old. With these two arch rivals, no matter where they are on the ladder, the clashes are always looked forward to and the fans of both sides write these matches down…
Stat Attack: Preview – Round 6, Eels vs Raiders
Welcome to this week’s statistical preview. This 2016 Round 6 clash sees the Eels play the Raiders for the 52nd time. From a historical perspective, you cannot split these two sides with Canberra just ahead with a 26/25 win rate. Looking…