Firstly the good news. The Parramatta Eels Junior Representative and Player Development program is currently on a much better path than it was in previous seasons. There is still work to be done, but from a player perspective we are…
ISP Match Report – Jets defeat Magpies
Only a few short weeks ago, the Newtown Jets absolutely demolished Wenty in an embarrassing 50 to 24 result at Henson Park. Today’s Round 19 clash would be the Magpies shot at redemption at their Ringrose Park home ground. Of…
Match Day Discussion – Eels vs Bulldogs (Round 19)
Match Day Discussion Date: Thursday, 19 July, 2018 Venue: ANZ Stadium, Homebush Kick Off: 7:50 AEST Head Referee: Henry Perenara Assistant Referee: Phil Henderson Head-to-head: Played 143, Bulldogs 76 Eels 62 Drawn 5 Odds: Eels $1.70 Bulldogs $2.20 Broadcast: Foxtel,…
The Spotlight – The Football Yips (The Psychology of Losing)
Back in April of 2017, the Eels were four games into a losing streak when I wrote a post about the sequence of losses. Titled, “The Importance of Winning” , it conversely examined the psychology of losing and began with…
Match Day Discussion – Knights vs Eels (Round 18)
Match Day Discussion Date: Friday, 13th July, 2018 Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle Kick Off: 7:55 pm AEST Head Referee: Adam Gee Assistant Referee: Tim Roby Head-to-head: Played 50 – Knights 28, Eels 21, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $1.80 Knights…
Eels Team List Nostalgia – The Unheralded
It’s the bye week, and with the Eels only featuring in lower grade matches I’ve decided to take a sabbatical from the here and now and take a buggy ride down memory lane. And what better way to do so…
Match Day Discussion – Dragons vs Eels (Round 16)
Note: Due to a site migration, the original version of this post (and all its comments) were lost. This is a copy and paste of the original article. Apologies that your comments were not able to be recovered. It’s probably…
The Spotlight – Parramatta’s Joint Venture With Wenty
The Parramatta Eels are currently undertaking a mid-season review of their football operations. Whilst the scope of the review has not been made public, there is a major component of the football program which should definitely come under the microscope.…
Match Day Discussion – Eels v Rabbitohs (Round 15)
Date: Thursday, 14th June Venue: ANZ Stadium, Homebush Kick Off: 7:50 AEST Head Referee:Gerard Sutton Assistant Referee: Peter Gough Head-to-head: Played 124 – Parramatta 54, Souths 67, Drawn 3 Odds: Eels $3.60 Souths $1.30 Broadcast: Foxtel, Nine from 7:30pm Last…
Jersey Flegg Match Report – Eels vs Sharks
An 11am kick off in cold conditions was the order for the day as the Eels Jersey Flegg team took on the table topping and undefeated Sharks. The young Parra fellas were up for this game after finishing their preparations…