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…
Whisky Musings – Round 7: Messy, Heartburn Inducing But Oh So Tasty; Eels Pull Off The 3AM Kebab Special
Round 7 Drink Of Choice – Kraken Black Spiced Rum & Ginger Beer I love a dirty late night kebab, as the title may suggest. This here should be a blog revelling in all the puns that come with…
Team List Tuesday – Justice For Nathan Brown Edition
NRL Team List The meat-grinder continues to churn for the Parramatta Eels this week. They fell short of a rousing comeback against the reigning premiers in Round 6 and now have to switch focus to the other 2019 grand…
Whisky Musings: Round 6 – Uncowed, Unbroken; Eels Set Their Eyes On The Summit In Loss To Roosters
Round 6 Drink Of Choice – Reschs Pilsener (an old friend’s beverage of choice this week, to be fair) The result we needed to have. Valiant in defeat. A quality loss. It is so easy to throw out empty platitudes…
Team List Tuesday – The Summit Edition
NRL Team List This one was always going be to circled on our calendars, wasn’t it? As soon as the revised 2020 draw was released, well before any talk about a 5-0 start was conceptualised – this game was…
Whisky Musings – Round 5: A Fistful Of Victories; Eels Outduel Panthers In Western Epic
Round 5 Drink Of Choice – Irish Coffee That was a hell of a game and then some. Big hits, a mountain of grit and the enthralling payoff ; Friday night’s blockbuster clash between two undefeated teams had all…
Team List Tuesday – The Undefeated Western Front Edition
NRL Team List Prime time Friday night at Bankwest Stadium could not be a more fitting time and place to host the flawless 4-0 Parramatta Eels and the undefeated 3-0-1 Penrith Panthers. Brad Arthur’s Eels sit alone at the top…
Whisky Musings – Round 4: The Tragedy Of The Forward Pass
Round 4 Drink Of Choice – Old St Andrews Parramatta continued their flawless start to 2020 as they fought off a resilient Manly outfit in the post-COVID return to Bankwest Stadium. The 19-16 victory will be more widely remembered…
Team List Tuesday – Credentials Edition
NRL Team List Parramatta’s strong start to the 2020 season has been dismissed in some quarters due to the calibre of opposition faced. While the Eels ground out a tough win in the opening match against the season against…