NRL Team List When the Parramatta Eels loaned away Daniel Alvaro and George Jennings to the New Zealand Warriors last week, in a token of good-will to the embattled franchise, you had to think the Eels were making this move armed with the…
Team List Tuesday – Eye Of The Ex-Tiger Edition
NRL Team List Mitchell Moses spearheads a hugely welcome returning triumvirate in Round 11 that also features Ryan Matterson and Blake Ferguson as the Parrmatta Eels look to bounce back from an ugly loss against the Manly Sea Eagles. The…
Team List Tuesday – Lockdown 2.0 Electric Eelaloo Edition
NRL Team List As COVID-19 rears its head once again amidst a flurry of second wave outbreaks across Victoria and now NSW, the NRL has moved quickly to re-activate strict bubble protocols. There is even talk about shifting the…
Whisky Musings – Round 9: Junkyard Dogs Fighting Over Scraps; Vicious Defence Carries Ugly Eels To Victory
Round 9 Drink Of Choice – Lagavulin Single Malt 16YO Sometimes you don’t need to sugar-coat a result. Sometimes a game is so offensively awful or so irredeemably ugly that you just need to let it all air out and…
The Preview – Round 9, 2020: Eels vs Knights
Game Info Date: Sunday, July 12, 2020 Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Kick Off: 4:05PM AEST Referee: Gerard Sutton Head-to-head: Played 53, Eels 20, Knights 32, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $1.60 Knights $2.35 Broadcast: Channel Nine, Fox League, Kayo Last…
Team List Tuesday – Ode To The Nightwatchman Edition
NRL Team List It is shockingly easy to overlook it but David Gower is now in his 7th season at the Parramatta Eels. Only Peni Terepo surpasses him in tenure as a NRL player at the club and together the…
The Preview – Round 8, 2020: Eels vs Cowboys
Game Info Date: Friday, July 3, 2020 Venue: Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 7:55PM AEST Referee: Ben Cummins Head-to-head: Played 41, Eels 20, Cowboys 20, Drawn 1 Odds: Eels $1.40 Cowboys $2.97 Broadcast: Channel Nine, Fox League, Kayo Last Four…
Team List Tuesday – Field Marshalled For The New Field Marshall Edition
NRL Team List Let’s go! Brad Arthur has eschewed conventional selection form this week and dropped a bomb in naming Jai Field to replace Mitchell Moses. While Field was one of the candidates I explored in yesterday’s blog ‘The Surrogate 7’, I incorrectly…
The Preview – Round 7, 2020: Eels vs Raiders
Game Info Date: Saturday, June 27, 2020 Venue: Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta Kick Off: 7:35PM AEST Referee: Ashley Klein Head-to-head: Played 58, Eels 27, Raiders 31 Odds: Eels $1.66 Raiders $2.20 Broadcast: Fox League, Kayo Last Four Encounters: Eels 22 d…
Team List Tuesday – Justice For Nathan Brown Edition
NRL Team List The meat-grinder continues to churn for the Parramatta Eels this week. They fell short of a rousing comeback against the reigning premiers in Round 6 and now have to switch focus to the other 2019 grand…