Round 13 Drink Of Choice – Nikka Whisky From The Barrel (with a chaser of rainwater) Just a week ago the Eels produced a singularly insipid effort to limp over the line against the Canterbury Bulldogs. While the victory…
Team List Tuesday – Treading Water Edition
NRL Team List The Parramatta Eels didn’t so much snatch victory from the jaws of defeat last week as much as they reluctantly accepted it like the shoddy sweater your aunt gave you for Christmas that you just know is going…
The Tip Sheet – Round 12 Review
The Eels squeaked past the Canterbury Bulldogs in Round 12 in an effort that has Forty20 slightly concerned. Sixties offers up a theory about how it was a game of moments and from there the boys try to unravel why…
Team List Tuesday – Prop, Lock & Load Edition
NRL Team List When the Parramatta Eels loaned away Daniel Alvaro and George Jennings to the New Zealand Warriors last week, in a token of good-will to the embattled franchise, you had to think the Eels were making this move armed with the…
The Tip Sheet – Round 11 Review
The Parramatta Eels got back on the right track with a solid 26-16 victory over the Wests Tigers. As always, Sixties and Forty20 are on hand to dissect everything that went right and wrong for the Eels – although…
Whisky Musings – Round 11: Sometimes Getting The Job Done Is Enough
Round 11 Drink Of Choice – Starward Nova Even if you are working a dream job inevitably there will be a stretch where everything conspires to impose a seemingly infinitesimal amount of drudgery upon your weary shoulders. No matter…
Team List Tuesday – Eye Of The Ex-Tiger Edition
NRL Team List Mitchell Moses spearheads a hugely welcome returning triumvirate in Round 11 that also features Ryan Matterson and Blake Ferguson as the Parrmatta Eels look to bounce back from an ugly loss against the Manly Sea Eagles. The…
The Monday Grind – Midseason Review
With 10 rounds of the 2020 NRL logged into the record books we have arrived at the midway point of a season that will go down in history for a variety of reasons. The Parramatta Eels have been overwhelmingly outstanding…
The Tip Sheet – Round 10 Review
The Eels were well off the pace when they faced the Manly Sea Eagles in Round 10 of the NRL and they were made to pay as they succumbed to a back-breaking first-half blitz. Sixties and Forty20 dig into…
Whisky Musings – Round 10: Stuck In The Mud; Eels Bog Down For The First Time In 2020
Round 10 Drink Of Choice – Fireball Hot Chocolate They slipped and they spluttered last week against the Newcastle Knights but a steely resolve in defence carried the day. This week we found out what happens when the Blue…