Date: Saturday 11th of June Venue: TIO Stadium Gates Open: 2:30pm Kick off: 5:30pm (5:00pm CST) Head Referee: Gavin Badger Assistant Referee: Chris Butler Head to head: Player 13, Titans 9, Eels 4, Drawn 0 Head to head odds:…
Team List Tuesday – Natural Selection Edition
With the Eels heading up to the Top End (and celebrating the return of Team List Tuesday after an unexpected hiatus due to personal circumstances) I figured it was time to up my pun game. The Eels, after keeping their…
Knights Analysis – Enjoyment & Opportunity
Hands up if you need a pulse check? An understandable notion given the events of the last month. Every other day seems to present a new twist and turn in the narrative of the rugby league soap opera that is…
Match Preview – Knights vs Eels (Round 12)
Date: Monday 30th of May Venue: Hunter Stadium Gates Open: 4:30pm Kick off: 7:00pm (NYC U20s 4:45) Head Referee: Henry Perenara Assistant Referee: Gavin Reynolds Head to head: Played 47, Knights 26, Eels 20, drawn 1 Head to head…
Storm Analysis – Overcoming Stigma & Gamesmanship
I’ve mentioned this a couple of times now, but I’ve never been more proud to be an Eels supporter. You would think that given everything that’s transpired recently that this would be akin to publicly uttering the name ‘Voldemort’ in…
Match Preview – Eels vs Storm (Round 11)
Date: Monday 23rd of May Venue: Pirtek Stadium Gates Open: 5:30pm Kick off: 7:00pm Head Referee: Ashley Klein Assistant Referee: Adam Gee Head to head: Played 30, Eels 12, Storm 18, drawn 0 Head to head odds: Eels ($…
Tomorrow Night – Where Will You Be?
This is a call to arms. Tomorrow night, in what will be a final-esque atmosphere, our season starts again. If the team has ever needed a packed Pirtek Stadium, tomorrow night is the time. After the fortnight they’ve had, we…
Match Preview – Eels vs Rabbitohs (Round 10)
Date: Friday 13th of May 2016 Venue: Pirtek Stadium Gates Open: 5:15pm Kick off: 7:50pm (NYC 5:35pm) Head Referee: Ben Cummins Assistant Referee: Chris Sutton Head to head: Played 120, Eels 51, Rabbioths 66, drawn 3 Head to head…
Harold Matthews 2016 Grand Final Preview
For the second year running our Harold Matthews squad have made an undefeated run to the Grand Final. You would be forgiven for not knowing about this rather amazing feat given we are surrounded by all the drama regarding the preliminary findings of the…
Bulldogs Analysis – Who Replaces Foran?
It’s hard to deny that rugby league isn’t full of surprises. There’s always something around the corner, particularly when you’re an Eels fan. Last night, that came in the form of our Captain and Halfback, Kieran Foran, stepping down from…