You might not think it looking at the scoreboard of 20-2 but the Parramatta Eels rediscovered their hunger in their loss to the Penrith Panthers last night. Besieged by injuries and a monumentally lop-sided possession rate the Eels hunkered…
Team List Tuesday – Ignite The Spark Edition
NRL Team List I have no doubt that Friday night’s prime time clash against the Penrith Panthers will have match-of-the-round billing through this week. The table-topping Panthers, in the midst a monstrous 12-game winning streak, host the very team…
The Tip Sheet – Round 17 Review
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! It was a much needed return to the winner’s circle for the Parramatta Eels this week as they prevailed 24-18 in a hard fought clash against the New Zealand…
Team List Tuesday – Stay Of Execution Edition
NRL Team List Sixties and myself spoke about the possibility of zero unforced changes in the Tip Sheet last week and with Team List Tuesday hot off the presses we have had that particular hypothesis confirmed. Brad Arthur has…
Whisky Musings – Round 16: Journey To Self Re-Discovery
Round 16 Drink Of Choice – Coke Zero & Bundy It is difficult to write a long-form blog when you bear witness to a result like that of Thursday night. When every single aspect of the team and its…
The Tip Sheet – Round 16 Review
Embarrassing. Atrocious. Appalling. To say the Eels capitulated to the Rabbitohs on Thursday night is underselling the magnitude of their ineptness as they crashed and burned to a 38-0 loss. Sixties and Forty20 don’t pull any punches this week…
Team List Tuesday (On Wednesday) – Shield & Spear Paradox Edition
NRL Team List It will be the bright lights of Thursday night footy for consecutive weeks for the Parramatta Eels as they host the red-hot Rabbitohs in Round 16 of the NRL. The contrasting performances of the two teams,…
Whisky Musings – Round 15: Eels Batten Down The Hatches As They Shutout Storm
Round 15 Drink Of Choice – Dimple 15YO This was always going to be a cursed game for the Parramatta Eels, wasn’t it? Thrash the Melbourne Storm and the media and general pundits can trot out the line that Brad Arthur and…
The Tip Sheet – Round 15 Review
The Tip Sheet can also be found on Spotify and iTunes. After dropping a game to the Dragons last week the Parramatta Eels needed to enter Round 15 fully focused on a tricky battle with a wounded Melbourne Storm.…
Team List Tuesday – Get Right Or Get Real Edition
Alright. It is time for the Parramatta Eels to get right. They did well for week upon week to grind their way to a string of victories in spite of a team-wide form slump but the pluck and grit ran…