Date: Saturday 2nd June Venue: ANZ Stadium Kick Off: 7:35pm Head Referee: Chris Sutton Assistant Referee: Gavin Reynolds Head-to-head: Played 49, Parramatta 21, Knights 27, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $1.50 Knights $2:65 Broadcast: Foxtel from 7:30pm Last Four Encounters: 1.…
Don’t let that loss hurt. Draw inspiration from it. That should be the message from the Eels loss to the Broncos. Players should never be satisfied with a strong performance in defeat. The aim for every match is victory. Parra…
Last week’s loss to the Warriors seemed to highlight, bold and underline my recent article about the Eels woes. As I curled up into the spectator equivalent of the foetal position at ANZ Stadium, the thought crossed my mind that…
Rugby league basics. The Parramatta Eels are failing the simplest aspects of the game and it’s at the core of why the team sits at the bottom of the ladder. This post is not written as criticism of the coaching.…
The 2018 NRL Indigenous Round is being played out this week as the NRL and its 16 clubs set out to honour and recognise the role of the Indigenous community and its athletes in our great game. And why wouldn’t…
Date: Friday 11th May Venue: ANZ Stadium Kick Off: 7:55PM Head Referee: Ashley Klein Assistant Referee: Peter Gough Head-to-head: Played 152, Parramatta 65, Canterbury 82, Drawn 5 Odds: Eels $1.85 Bulldogs $2:00 Broadcast: Simulcast on Channel 9 & Foxtel from 7:30PM…
The eternal beauty of the NRL cliche! It’s the gift that keeps on giving. If you grew up watching rugby league television coverage in the 70s and 80s, yours was a diet rich in cliches and tautology. “They were the…
An 11am kick off for today’s Jersey Flegg clash at Ringrose Park rekindled memories of the old 3 grades of footy at Cumberland Oval. The Under 20s was one game in a four grades day at Wenty, with Sydney Shield,…
Farewell lower grade curtain raisers. You’ve given me decades of footy to watch, but I recognise that I’ll soon be bidding a sad goodbye. Do you remember those days of watching three grades of football on a Sunday? If you…
The much loved Leichhardt Oval was today’s venue for a highly impressive victory by the Eels under 16 team. The Parramatta side entered the finals series in second place, but suffered a frustrating Week 1 loss to the Sea Eagles,…