Date: Saturday July 2nd Venue: Southern Cross Group Stadium Gates Open: 5:05pm Kick off: 7:30pm (NYC U20s 5:15) Head Referee: Ashley Klein Assistant Referee: Adam Gee Head to head: Head to head odds: Sharks ($1.30), Eels ($ 3.45) Broadcast:…
Team List Tuesday – Mind Your Mannah Edition
NRL Team List The Eels head into their blockbuster Saturday clash with the Sharks fresh from the bye but not without a dash of mystery about their line up. Brad Arthur has failed to name Tim Mannah in what was…
Match Preview – Rabbitohs vs Eels (Round 15)
Date: Friday 17th of June Venue: ANZ stadium Broadcast: Live and televised 7:30pm, Channel 9. Last four encounters: Rabbitohs 22, Eels 20 at Pirtek Stadium (2016) Rabbitohs 14, Eels 12 at ANZ Stadium (2015) Eels 29, Rabbitohs…
Rabbitohs Analysis – A Tale of Forwards, Statistics & the Cool Kids
Forwards. Even since the days of junior league, forwards have seldom received much, if any love. Generally, they were comprised of the bigger, fatter kids who weren’t overly popular but used their able bodies and made the necessary head way…
Titans Analysis – Project Darwin
Project Darwin. It’s hot, it’s sticky and it’s just plain hard to play rugby league in. For the past couple of years now, the Parramatta Eels have enjoyed a very positive sponsorship arrangement with Northern Territory tourism that has culminated…
Match Preview – Eels vs Titans (Round 14)
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…