What to write about after the disappointment that was last Friday? I am being disingenuous if I ignore it. It was not good enough. The team competed for twenty minutes but from there it was no contest. Obviously the inherent…
NRLW Preview – Round 4, 2023: Broncos vs Eels
There’s no let up for the Eels troubles this week, playing a Brisbane Broncos side who are starting to catch some rhythm and form. The powerful Broncos team took care of business against the North Queensland Cowboys last round, registering…
The Preview – Round 24, 2023: Eels vs Broncos
You may not have heard, but the Parramatta Eels’ season is on the line this weekend against the Brisbane Broncos. The Eels take their third short turnaround of the year (and their second involving both interstate travel and a game…
The Tip Sheet – 2023 Ep 74: Forty20’s Amateur (Half) Hour Previews Must Win Brisbane Games
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The Tip Sheet is a one-man show this week as Forty20 tackles massive NRL and NRLW games against the Brisbane Broncos. The podcast starts with the NRLW and their mixed…
From The Stands – August 9, 2023: The Carty Way
How should we react to the Eels victory over the Dragons? We certainly had a wild ride watching from the CommBank Stadium stands. While the Eels started well and then drifted into silly errors that proved costly, I respected the…
Team List Tuesday – Buck Up Or Buck Off Edition
NRL Team List Round 24, 8:00PM Friday 11th August, The Gabba The Eels kept their season alive with a come-from-behind victory against the Dragons last week but they will get run off the sprawling spread of the Gabba if they…
The Preview – Round 23, 2023: Eels vs Dragons
The Eels’ 2023 season may be on life support, but at least we get a nice Sunday afternoon outing at CommBank Stadium to ease the pain of underperformance, misfortune and mismanagement for a couple of hours this weekend. That is,…
The Tip Sheet – 2023 Ep 70: Must Win Weekend For Flegg, NRLW & NRL
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! Three teams enter this week for the Parramatta Eels in essentially ‘must-win’ scenarios. The Jersey Flegg, NRLW and NRL teams are all fighting to keep their seasons alive making for…
NRLW Preview – Round 3, 2023: Eels vs Knights
The grand final rematch is finally here! Three weeks into the new season, the two sides kick off the BGA Reunion Day on Sunday in front of Eels home fans keen to watch a win. Newcastle lost their last match…
Team List Tuesday – Big Changes Edition
NRL Team List Round 23, 2:00PM Sunday 6th August, CommBank Stadium Round 23 brings the winds of change across all three positional groups as Brad Arthur shakes up the spine, backline and forward pack. Dylan Brown returns to five-eighth and has plenty…