Without question, I dedicate too much of my life to the Eels. I’m fairly certain I can blame my father for starting it. Going with him to Cumberland in the 1960s as a very young kid was ground zero. I…
The Preview – Round 6, 2019: Eels vs Tigers
Date: Monday, 22 April, 2019 Venue: BankWest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 4pm Head Referee: Gerard Sutton Assistant Referee: Chris Butler Head-to-head: Played 39 Eels 21 Tigers 15 Drawn 3 Odds: Eels $1.85 Tigers $2.00 Broadcast: Foxtel Last Four Encounters: Eels…
The Spotlight – This Home Is Where Our Heart Is
Just this week Parramatta CEO, Bernie Gurr took aim at some upstart comments made by interim Tigers CEO, Simon Cook. As the two teams prepared to do battle in the opening game at BankWest Stadium, Cook was quoted as saying,…
This Week In PARRAdise – Issue 5: That’s Not A Stadium, This Is A Stadium
Gutho’s contract, the loss to the Raiders and the BankWest gates open to the public – these are the major talking points from the past seven days. But, without ignoring the importance of re-signing the inspirational “King”, I’ve decided to…
This Week In PARRAdise – Issue 4, 2019: Somebody Clone Me
What a strange week. It seems incongruous to report feeling frustrated in a week which delivered great results, but that’s exactly how the past seven days in PARRAdise impacted me. The Eels club were scattered far and wide in their…
Canterbury Cup Round 4 – The French Perfection: Magpies Hammer Jets
Extremely warm conditions were the order of the day at Ringrose Park as Wenty were taking on the winless Jets. Late withdrawals from the Sharks NRL team resulted in a few changes to the Newtown line up, whereas Wenty were…
The Preview – Round 4, 2019: Eels vs Sharks
Date: Saturday, 6th April, 2019 Venue: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park Kick Off: 7:35pm Head Referee: Chris Sutton Assistant Referee: Chris Butler Head-to-head: Played 92 Eels 42 Sharks 48 Drawn 2 Odds: Eels $2.00 Sharks $1.85 Broadcast: Foxtel Last Four…