The relatively fledgling nature of the NRLW means it is still prone to throw out some truly bizarre playoff scenarios. Whereas in the NRL we often scoff when a team limps into the finals on the back of 12-win (or…
The Preview – Semi Final, 2022: Eels vs Raiders
There isn’t much better than a home final. A fired up crowd baying for opposition blood, sweating on every moment and not missing a single opportunity to get on the referee. Friday night at CommBank Stadium is a matter of…
The Tip Sheet – 2022 Ep 79: Mirrored Foes; Eels & Raiders Set To Go Blow For Blow Feat. Bernie Gurr
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes!* *Please note: The issues with iTunes should be resolved! It is all or nothing moving forwards for every team in the race for the 2022 NRL Premiership and for the…
Team List Tuesday (On Wednesday) – Last Home Stand Of The Year Edition
My apologies for a belated Team List Tuesday post. If you were peeping our socials you might have seen that Sixties and myself were out at Parramatta Leagues Club helping document the wonderful work of Super Tees. It was a…
The Tip Sheet – 2022 Ep 76: Bernie Gurr Breaks Down Parra’s Friday Night Blockbuster
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! It is go time in the NRL as we enter the first of the 2022 finals series and The Tip Sheet dials it up a notch as Bernie Gurr returns…
The Preview – Qualifying Final, 2022: Eels vs Panthers
Smell that in the air? It’s a delightful combination of finals football, controversy and fear, as Penrith’s nightmare comes to life and they must face the team that dealt out two of the three legitimate losses they have suffered this…
Team List Tuesday – Destined To Do This Forever Edition
Here we go. A whole new season. The NRL finals are upon us and by virtue of a scorching final three regular season rounds the Parramatta Eels have secured both a second chance and a Friday night showdown with the…
The Preview – Round 25, 2022: Eels vs Storm
Finals footy has come a week early for the Eels as we get a Thursday night CommBank blockbuster against our modern rivals, the Melbourne Storm. If there has been a bigger home game than this in recent years, I got…
The Tip Sheet – 2022 Ep 73: Top 4 Beckons For Eels If They Brave The Storm
The Tip Sheet is also available on Spotify and iTunes! The curtain closes on the regular season this week but not before a spectacular winner-takes-all clash between the Parramatta Eels and Melbourne Storm. The Tip Sheet previews the playoff for…
Team List Tuesday – Top 4 Thunderdome Edition
NRL Can you feel the electricity in the air this week? Short of playing for the minor premiership, the stakes don’t get any higher for the Parramatta Eels in Round 25. A Top 4 berth is on the line…