It is a gorgeous Saturday morning in the Inner West as the Eels launch their finals campaign in both the Harold Matthews and the SG Ball. The regulation season proved to be largely successful for both squads as they each…
First Quarter Review – Round 1 Through To 6
Welcome to the first of four regular season installments (and hopefully a post-season edition!) where I will break down the respective seasons of our NRL, ISP and NYC squads across the course of 6-game brackets (following the bye schedule in the…
Team List Tuesday – Parting of the ANZ Sea Edition
Mitchell Moses will be all the talk for both teams coming into the now traditional Easter Monday classic fixture. Might as well give him a cheesy TLT headline in honour of it all! NRL Team List With the…
Whiskey Musings – Round 6: We need to have a talk, Parramatta
Round 6 Drink of choice – Nothing. Some players grow their hair or beards out until the team wins, so I am refusing to pour another drink until we chalk one up in the ‘W’ column. I am going…
Round 6 Preview – Eels vs Warriors (18th Man Edition)
New Zealand Warriors v Parramatta Eels Mt Smart Stadium Sunday 2:00PM The Eels will make the trip over the Tasman Sea in less than ideal circumstances following an injury at training to Bevan French’s posterior crucial ligament that will sideline…
Team List Tuesday – Men In Black Edition
Welcome to a Will Smith flavoured edition of Team List Tuesday as the Eels travel to New Zealand take on the men in black while Will Smith also makes his club debut for the Magpies by donning the black (and…
Whiskey Musings – Round 5: Eels finally shows signs of life but still slip to third loss
Round 5 Drink of choice – First Half – Battery Acid with a nip of passion pop / Second half – Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey For the first 40min of that game it sure felt like I would have been entitled to…
Round 5 Preview – Eels vs Raiders (18th Man Edition)
Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels GIO Stadium Saturday, 5.30pm Much like how David Gower has been called in to Saturday’s game on short notice, so too have I been drafted to fill the boots of Nathan after the Eels’…
Team List Tuesday – Raid on the Capital Edition
NRL Team List After slumping to disappointing losses over the last two weeks the Eels now travel to Canberra to face a team that is a great deal better than their 1-3 record suggests. Parramatta will be looking for a…
Whiskey Musings – Round 4: Glitch in the BA-trix as Eels repeat same mistakes to fall prey to Sharks
Round 4 Drink of Choice – Erm, Industrial thinner of your personal preference? Fermented potatoes? Let’s wind the clock back to eight days ago: “If the Eels were to sit down for an intensive afternoon team session where…