Round 1 Drink Of Choice – Starward Wine Cask Single Malt (I know I promised something good for Round 1 but it will have to wait until our first win of the year!) Well there is no sugar coating the…
Live Blog – Jersey Flegg & Intrust Super Premiership Round 1 vs Penrith Panthers
Eels Jersey Flegg squad 1. Haze Dunster 2. Michael Cheer 3. Tuimavave Afualo 4. Noel Aukafolau 5. Taufa Afu 6. Joseph Taipari 7. Dylan Brown 8. Sean Keppie 9. Jaydn Field 10. Oregon Kaufusi 11. Nick Oklandnikov 12. Dylan Clifford…
Team List Tuesday – There Can Be Only 1[7] Edition
NRL Team List Brad Arthur was tasked with the nigh impossible responsibility of naming his first seventeen for the Round 1 derby against the Penrith Panthers and in delivering his verdict for Team List Tuesday he has produced a twist…
Live Blog – District Representatives Round 4 vs South Sydney
Harold Matthews 1. Joshua TUIPULOTU 2. Matthew KOMOLAFE 3. Sean RUSSELL 4, Viliami PENISINI 5. Ngarimu HARTE 6. Samuel LOIZOU 7. Jakob ARTHUR 8. Peter TAATEO 9. Drew LLOYD 10. (c) Trey MOONEY 11. Desmond RAUKETE 12. Oscar MEZZOMO 13.…
Whisky Musings – No Chewbacca Defence Needed As Eels Produce Trial Of The Century
Maitland Trial Drink Of Choice – Nothing! I promise to line something special up for Round 1! Parramatta fans were left to wait the longest time out of any club to see their team turn out in the preseason…but I will…
Live Blog – Jersey Flegg & ISP Trials vs Newcastle Knights
Wentworthville Magpies v Newcastle Knights – ISP trial, kick off at 4:45pm 1. Anthony Layoun 2. Atini Gafa 3. Nathan Davis 4. Dane Aukafolau 5. Eddie Aiono 6. Dylan Izzard 7. Kauri Appouri 8. Andy Saunders 9. Kaysa Pritchard 10.…
Team List Wednesday – Evolution vs Revolution Edition
NRL Team List Is it fair to suggest that this trial carries the most expectation for the two fan-bases involved out of any this weekend? Wests Tigers fans and the handful of genuine Roosters stalwarts will be glued to…
Whisky Musings – Super Early Trial Edition
Super Early Trial Edition Drink Of Choice – Balvenie Double Wood 12YO A mammoth fortnight at work covering for a staffing crisis almost magically parted way to allow me to attend the first proper Jersey Flegg and Intrust Super…
Live Blog – Jersey Flegg & ISP Trials vs North Sydney
It is time folks. After what felt like the longest off and preseason in a long, long time, we have finally arrived at the trialling period! Sixties manned the fort in spectacular fashion in my lengthy absence with his brilliant…
The Rise of the (Blue and) Golden West – The Brad Arthur Future Retrospective Part 2
Brad Arthur’s Eels The abstract concept of a sporting identity is equals parts straight forward and fiendishly complex. When distilled down to their most basic elements, the themes at the heart of all great sporting identities usually amount to common…