The Eels delivered a performance in Round 9 that was equal parts defensive clinic and offensive horror show – putting the adage that defence wins championships firmly in the spotlight. Sixties and Forty20 dive into the post-game analysis on that…
Whisky Musings – Round 9: Junkyard Dogs Fighting Over Scraps; Vicious Defence Carries Ugly Eels To Victory
Round 9 Drink Of Choice – Lagavulin Single Malt 16YO Sometimes you don’t need to sugar-coat a result. Sometimes a game is so offensively awful or so irredeemably ugly that you just need to let it all air out and…
Team List Tuesday – Ode To The Nightwatchman Edition
NRL Team List It is shockingly easy to overlook it but David Gower is now in his 7th season at the Parramatta Eels. Only Peni Terepo surpasses him in tenure as a NRL player at the club and together the…
The Monday Grind – Should The Eels Be Worried About Ferg-0?
First order of business – be sure to have a listen to the relaunch of The Tip Sheet if you have any sort of inclination towards podcasts. Sixties and myself finally got our respective houses in order after COVID-19 restrictions…
The Tip Sheet – Round 8 Review
The Tip Sheet is back! After being put on hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, Sixties and Forty20 have wired up a set of tin cans in time for review all of the action from Round 8 of the NRL. The…
Whisky Musings – Round 8: Four To The Floor; Sivo Rocks The Cowboys In Career Night
Round 8 Drink Of Choice – Dimple 15YO The Parramatta Eels keep on keeping on. In doing that one simple thing they continue to separate themselves from the spectres of the past that have held them back for so…
Team List Tuesday – Field Marshalled For The New Field Marshall Edition
NRL Team List Let’s go! Brad Arthur has eschewed conventional selection form this week and dropped a bomb in naming Jai Field to replace Mitchell Moses. While Field was one of the candidates I explored in yesterday’s blog ‘The Surrogate 7’, I incorrectly…
The Monday Grind – The Surrogate 7
The Parramatta Eels were dealt their first serious setback to their 2020 premiership campaign on Saturday night when Mitchell Moses succumbed to a calf tear. Thankfully, the Eels showed the collective character and gumption you would expect from a team with title…