Round 14 Drink Of Choice – Yamazaki Single Malt Musings have returned! After a weekend where I was addled by the flu and fortunately only have a somewhat hazy memory of the capitulation against the Newcastle Knights, I now…
Team List Tuesday – Cash Mahoney Edition
NRL Team List When are you stuck in that special place below rock bottom you quickly appreciate every little positive that comes your way. It has been a particularly awful season for all the stakeholders of our mighty club…
Live Blog – Jersey Flegg Round 13 vs New Zealand Warriors
Parramatta Eels Jersey Flegg side 1. Sione Fonua 2. Haze Dunster 3. Tuimavave Afualo 4. Noel Aukafolau 21. William Kei 6. Todd Sapienza 7. Jaydn Field 8. Sean Keppie 9. Ayden Carling 10. Michael Tupou 14. Nick Okladnikov 12. Salesi…
Team List Tuesday – The Long Kiss Good Knight Edition
NRL Team List The Origin period is upon us. It should be the signal for the Eels to ascend through the ranks of the Top 8 and stake a claim for the the Top 4. Like the titular reference,…
Whisky Musings – Round 12: Now For The Last Stand
Round 12 Drink Of Choice – Fireball Cinnamon Whisky Margin Of Error – 1 Game Effort less execution. Effortless execution. The small but critical distinction that a single press of the space bar can create. Unfortunately for the stalwart fans…
Team List Tuesday – Spinal Tap Edition
NRL Team List I have had the good fortune of never requiring a spinal tap in my relatively young life but it seems Brad Arthur is ready to go to extreme lengths to diagnose what is wrong with his ‘spine’…
Whisky Musings – Round 11: The Clock Strikes Nine on Parramatta’s Season
Round 11 Drink Of Choice – Chivas Regal 12YO Margin Of Error – 2 Games Did you hear the one about how the Eels threw away a win due to costly errors and lapses of concentration? Yes? Oh dear. It…
Team List Tuesday – Hakuna Marata Edition
NRL Team List Hakuna Marata. It means no worries – hopefully for the Eels. It has been a long time coming but Marata Niukore is finally scheduled to make his NRL debut this Saturday Friday. Fate, as it so…
Whisky Musings – Round 10: Hello Darkness My Old Friend
Round 10 Drink Of Choice – Old St Andrews Scotch Whisky Margin Of Error – 3 Games Parramatta’s tenuous grasp on an unlikely post-season berth slipped that much more on Friday night as the Eels once again battled themselves as…
Team List Tuesday – Friday Night Lights Edition
NRL Team List The fallout from Saturday’s deflating loss to the Cronulla Sharks rolls right through to Team List Tuesday as the Eels lose Kaysa Pritchard (Groin, Round 14) and Tim Mannah (Eye Socket, Round 14) for the immediate future. With their season…