This week’s team list is close to the creme de la creme of Eels players from the last 50 years. To qualify for a place in this team, the players needed to receive an end of season award measured against…
The Spotlight – Protect The Product
“At our core, we are a football club and so we continue to be totally committed to providing our fans and partners with a successful NRL Rugby League team.” Bernie Gurr The parting words of former Eels CEO Bernie Gurr…
Team List Tuesday – Star Eels Who Played Less Than Ten Games
This week I’m naming a “best of” team with a difference. It comprises players who played less than ten top grade games for the Eels. Apart from not considering any player currently under contract, there are no provisos with this…
Instant Reaction – Greenberg Steps Down
Queue the cliche – “The drums have been beating…” Todd Greenberg’s resignation from his NRL CEO position late this afternoon has come as little surprise to anybody remotely familiar with rugby league. Once again, when there’s “noise” around a big…
Staying Connected
Social distancing, isolation, job losses, financial difficulties, health concerns – in the big picture, a period without rugby league (or any sport) seems insignificant by comparison. However, we all know that the NRL is an important industry within Australia providing…
Team List Tuesday – The Greatest Eels To Never Win A Premiership (Pre 1981)
Most recently, Nathan Hindmarsh was voted by NRL fans as the greatest player to never win a Premiership. This got me thinking. With only four premierships in our 73 years, the Eels have a “rich history” of not being able…
The Spotlight – Social Distancing Shouldn’t Stop NRL Applying The Kiss
There’s nothing like a bit of good news. And for NRL supporters, the better tidings seem to be coming via forecasts of a mid year resumption of the 2020 Premiership. Logistics around venues and social isolation have brought forward possibilities…
The Spotlight – Steering The Eels Ship
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. —Publilius Syrus Troubled waters. It’s strange that deferring to the metaphorical seems appropriate when describing the reality of confronting the financial and medical catastrophe of the Coronavirus. However, rugby league…
The Spotlight – Richardson’s Call For Strong Leadership
The news of Shane Richardson’s departure as General Manager of the Rabbitohs is one of the first of what could be many high profile casualties from the financial catastrophe currently facing the NRL. Though the questions have already been asked…
The Spotlight – Could Empty NRL Stadiums Colour Our Lounge Room Worlds?
Friendly banter? So that’s what it’s called! As Shaun Johnson replied when asked during this week’s media calls, “I don’t know if it will increase more, but you might hear it a bit more.” Stadium lock outs are going to…