As much as I tried to get excited about last Thursday’s game, it was a tough ask. Sitting in the stands, watching a cold, wet night game in the middle of the winter is hard in any season, but it…
From The Stands – July 3, 2024: The Bigger Picture
I love supporting our Eels and I do genuinely look forward to each game. Last week the result was all too familiar. There was the good and of course the bad and ultimately the team did not do enough to…
From The Stands – June 13, 2024: Learning From The Best
It was equally wonderful and brutal being in the Accor Stadium stands last Monday. The “wonderful” was that atmosphere that is always present at Eels v Dogs games, and the huge crowd on the Kings Birthday holiday brought the…
From The Stands – June 6, 2024: Stripping Back The Supporter Experience
As I took my seat in the stands last Thursday night, I made the decision to simplify my supporter experience. When I first fell in love with rugby league, and with the Eels, I never gave a moment’s thought to…
From The Stands – May 28, 2024: A Week To Be Optimistic?
I love going to the football, but last week was one mighty tough game to watch from the stands. In previous columns, I’ve written about the importance of getting to games to support the team, no matter what is…
From The Stands – May 14, 2024: A Question Of Service?
This week, I’ve decided to get specific about a couple of changes that need to be made at the Eels. I’m not talking about the obvious changes that many supporters are calling for, given the lack of form and errors…
From The Stands – May 1, 2024: Tough Times Call For Tough Selection Calls
“The big test in football is how a captain leads under conditions of adversity.” Of course these are not my words, but the words spoken by the great Jack Gibson. I believe that in a football team you have two…
From The Stands – April 22, 2024: Time To Care Like The Fans Do
I honestly find it very easy to know what to write about each week or should I say most weeks. When I watch the game something always stands out. It’s usually a moment, or a few moments, in a match…
From The Stands – April 16, 2024: Desire And The King
Professional sport is all about winning. Let’s take a cliche that we heard numerous times recently as the pressure mounted on both Jason Demetriou and Brad Arthur. “The NRL is a results driven business”. The jobs of players, coaches and…
From The Stands – April 10, 2024: Time To Turn Up
Disappointing, frustrating, confusing. We can all probably add far more colourful adjectives to our thoughts about what we witnessed from the Eels on Sunday. Most of us are realists. We understand that having a linchpin like Mitch Moses missing from…