When Parramatta’s SG Ball team lifted the premiership trophy at Leichhardt Oval last weekend, it put the icing on the cake for the club’s successful 2023 Junior Representative program. All three teams qualified for finals football, the first time that…
Bumpers Up – April 20, 2023: It’s Getting Better In PARRAdise
It doesn’t take much to improve my mood. When the Eels start winning games, I’m immediately in a happier place. Should a victory happen to be over an old foe like the Bulldogs, it’s even sweeter. The cherry on top…
Bumpers Up – April 13, 2023: Enjoy Any Victory
How good is winning! I don’t care that the Eels weren’t “pretty” in defeating the Tigers. Any victory was far better than the alternative. From a selfish perspective, it’s much easier creating site content after a successful weekend. As a…
The Spotlight – April 8, 2023: Could Lewis Be Right About Jake Arthur?
“Jake’s pretty tall, he’s a big boy already. But as he puts some more size on, I think he’ll be a really nice ball-playing lock” Has NSW Origin great Luke Lewis just foretold the future of Jake Arthur? Writing about…
Junior Reps Live – Tarsha Gale Cup Round 9: Eels vs Bulldogs
This is a last minute change of time and venue from what was originally another change of day, time and venue. After yesterdays results the Eels are already guaranteed a place in the finals, so today is about determining where…
Live Blog – Junior Representatives Round 9 vs CC Roosters & Storm
Welcome to Eric Tweedale Stadium, the former Granville Park. The ground has enjoyed a massive upgrade since those days and today the Eels are hosting the Central Coast Roosters and Melbourne Storm. This stadium will be the new home ground…
Opinion: Could Carty Be The Short Term Centre Solution?
The fallout from the Eels loss to the Roosters will be the two match suspension of Bailey Simonsson. For a team on a publicly stated mission of looking for an outside back, this might be a mini crisis on the…
The Spotlight – March 30, 2023: Stop Holding Fans To Ransom
I thought we were over this garbage, but once again Peter V’landys is “posturing” to move the NRL grand final away from Sydney should suburban grounds not receive government funding for upgrades. Enough is enough! I don’t care whether the…
Bumpers Up – March 27, 2023: Singing Some Praises
How good is winning? After three weeks of being near enough but not good enough, our NRL team finally found a victory against the toughest of all opponents. Walking out of CommBank Stadium with a spring in the step rather…
Live Blog – Junior Representatives Round 7 vs Manly Sea Eagles
The Junior Representative competitions continue their climbs towards the finals as we enter Round 7. For the Parramatta Eels, all three grades are locked in fierce competition for a Top 6 finish with the Harold Matthews and SG Ball eyeing…